Siemens Aquaris - Watertight and Dustproof Hearing aid

Siemens AquarisTM hearing aid is not only watertight and dustproof, but also robust and impact-resistant. These qualities are achieved by features such as a special casing with a sealed battery compartment, a watertight microphone membrane and a protective cover. A slip-on sports clip holds the hearing instrument securely behind the ear, even when the wearer is moving around. LINK: Youtube

Awesome Biomechanical Mic Stand

Adam Gontier, lead singer of the band Three Days Grace, commissioned artist Chris Conte to make him a microphone stand. What he got is something straight out of The Terminator! Link -Via: The Daily What, Via: Neatorama

(image credit: Dennis Blachut)

MP3 Inventor Demonstrates First Working Laser Mic

Anyone who's ever attended a Styx concert can tell you that lasers and smoke are both integral components to any musical act. But now compressed audio pioneer David Schwartz is squeezing the tech into microphones to achieve higher fidelity recording. LINK



The first clip explains how things work. Essentially, smoke rises through a tube, you talk or sing into the smoke and as the vapor moves with your voice, the laser can measure these particles without affecting them (interfering) in any way. LINK: Youtube



The second clip will show you how a laser mic actually sounds. In one word, that's "horrendous." But given that we're witnessing a demonstration of the very first prototype by a guy who knows a thing or two about audio, we'll shrug off the quality and expect things to get better. Plus, when have lasers ever failed us in the past? [via DVICE], Via: Youtube

Vintage Microphones

A collection of vintage microphones. LINK