Neat Microphones Widget adds some space-age style to your podcast rig

Capture both audio and the spirit of postwar America with Gibson's newest microphones.

Neat Microphones, a brand created by Gibson Guitars, just launched its Widget series, an affordable line of stylish desktop mics, Gizmodo reports. The three mics, which are sonically identical, are available at a variety of electronics and music stores to pre-order for $99.

All three mics offer a simple plug-and-play USB setup, while height adjustment comes courtesy of the tracks the mic is mounted on. Skipper Wise, president of Neat Microphones, touts that the mics can record professional 24 bit/96kHz audio, in a video from the National Association of Music Merchants convention January 2015 Read more...