Don't rely on the wimpy microphone built into your phone or laptop. Here's how to find the best USB (and XLR with USB) mics for gaming, podcasting, and recording music, including our top-tested picks.

Most laptop computers integrate a microphone into the bezel that surrounds the screen, so you can record your voice or use it alongside your webcam. If you're having problems using it with a certain ...

Testing, testing, one, two, three. If you’re on the hunt for the best USB microphones on the internet, it’s your lucky day. We headed over to Amazon and scoured through their offerings to deliver only ...

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The MAONO DM40 PRO USB/Wireless microphone is a budget-friendly, wireless condenser microphone built with gamers in mind. Featuring onboard noise cancellation, large range compatibility and impressive ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Recording applications like Apple's GarageBand and ...

Blue's latest microphone — the Yeti Nano — is a miniaturized version of the company's popular Yeti USB mic. AppleInsider has spent the last couple weeks testing it out ahead of the launch and we are ...

Left in the pandemic’s wake is a hungry and growing audience of media consumers. Small-time content creators like myself have successfully tapped into this market by streaming games, hosting podcasts ...

Starting off as a spotty youth who worked in Currys, he moved to the BBC (after getting a degree) where he was an editorial wrangler. A stint writing for Top Gear and co-presenting Sky One's Gadget ...

Recently we got sent a cool little item to review from the folks at Antlion Audio in the form of the ModMic USB Microphone. There are a lot of gamers out there that can't afford to buy one of the ...

Take one look at the new Tula Mic, the debut product from Tula Microphones, and you can't help but feel nostalgic. The retro, yet futuristic, microphone has some serious 1950's vibes. But instead of ...