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The microphone shrinks to a single chip

February 27, 2006 Microphones haven't radically changed in several decades--but a new digital version could give designers more freedom. TAGS: Akustica, microphone, single chip, interference, notebook computer, recorder, cell phone, laptop computer

FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool

December 1, 2006 Agency used novel surveillance technique on alleged Mafioso: activating his cell phone's microphone and then just listening. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., microphone, conversation, suspect, handset, cell phone, bug, New York, call, owner, battery, security

Improve your hearing with a new pair of glasses

April 15, 2006 New specs amplify sound directed at the person wearing them, while dampening background noise. TAGS: glass, Netherlands, microphone

Sony announces video chat add-on for PS3

April 26, 2007 Called the PlayStation Eye, this camera-microphone peripheral is designed to enhance the communication experience in gaming.Photo: The PlayStation Eye TAGS: Sony Playstation, console, Sony Corp., microphone, games, photograph, camera, video

'Big Brother' cameras listen for fights

November 22, 2006 Sound sensors let surveillance cameras detect aggressive tones, so police can try to nip brawls in the bud. TAGS: police, Netherlands, tone, camera, microphone, London, U.K.

Windows Live gets a LifeCam

June 13, 2006 New Webcam line designed for Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger seeks to make video calling commonplace. Photos: Webcams shoot the Messenger TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live, webcam, VoIP, microphone, video, Dell, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Smart helmet points out the potholes

August 31, 2006 Ted Selker of MIT's Media Lab invents gadgets to make his life and the environment a bit smarter. Photos: Bike helmet built for road hazards TAGS: helmet, industrial design, environment, noise, microphone, road, GPS

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

September 26, 2005 So-called softphone technology could let everything from an iPod to a PDA act like a telephone. TAGS: softphone, VoIP, Skype, telephone call, VoIP service, mobile device, Time Warner Inc., microphone, Google Inc., PDA, IP, digital camera, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., Apple iPod, USB

Is Dell's luggable lovable?

May 31, 2006 At 20 pounds, the new laptop/desktop hybrid is easily manageable, if not completely portable. CNET Reviews on the XPS M2010 TAGS: Dell, Intel Core Duo, senior vice president, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, gamer, entertainment, microphone, Microsoft Xbox, monitor, video, games, laptop computer, DVD, PC, hard drive

Google tight-lipped on U.K. spectrum bid

December 14, 2007 The company won't say whether it will participate in Ofcom's auction of radio spectrum, citing a U.S. ruling. TAGS: spectrum, auction, dividend, wireless broadband, radio, U.K., representative, Google Inc., U.S., microphone, broadband, TV
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