This device sounds a heck of a lot more practical than a soundcard! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Them little round plastic things
>I wondered that myself actually, I don't know. Grifin Technology make > the Imic so check with them I guess. > I also neglected to mention that as this device doesn't require > drivers on a PC or a Mac then its damn useful to use if you're on the > road installing Windows on different computers as Windows just finds > the Imic and uses it so you can get Narrator up and running to > complete the Windows Install if you need to. > > On 04/12/2006, at 11:59 PM, John Sanfilippo wrote: > > Hmm, does this come in a fire wire version? > > Thanks for the tip. > > Js > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 04:20 > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org > Subject: Them little round plastic things > > > Hi all! > I'm a user of 2 very different computer systems here, I use standard > PC'S with Windows and LINUX and I use my trusty Mac so when I heard > about a small sound device that could be plugged into all my machines > without any need for drivers I was most interested hence the arrival > of my Imic today. > I felt cheated there for a while when i received the box, something > as small as this promising me good audio quality? My missgivings > increased upon the opening of the box to discover that the Imic is > about 1 and a half inches round, it looks almost comical, like one of > those toys we used to play with as kids, like an oversized watch or a > standard sized lollypop but the outside looks I can assure you having > tested this little beauty are truly deceptive. > The Imic plugs into a USB 2.0 port of your computer and as I've > already stated, whether you're a fan of your Mac or of your PC makes > no difference whatsoever, just plug the Imic in and you have another > sound device, great for those laptop systems that don't have a full > sound device built-in. > The layout of the Imic is extremely simple, just 2 3.5MM minijack > stereo sockets and 1 switch. One socket is for line-out whilst the > other is for line-in/stereo microphone, the switch toggles the line- > in socket between microphone and line-in. > So how does it perform? just as good as any other sound card or > device as I said earlier, I'm amazed. > How do you know its connected? With the Mac you see it available as > an audio input/output device. In Windows, you'll see it in the list > of audio devices under the audio tab in Sound. > How much is an Imic? An absolute steal at $50.00 Australia, that's > what I paid for mine. > A CD ROM comes with the Imic but as yet I haven't examined its > contents, I've had no need to. > Dane Trethowan > Positive feeling and power from me is yours > Phone +61 3 9747 3975 > fax +61 3 9743 7954 > mobile: +61 425 777 508 > Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: grtdane12 > > > > > > Dane Trethowan > Positive power and feeling from me is yours. > Phone: +61 3 9747 3975 > Fax: +61 3 9743 7954 > mobile: +61425 777 508 > Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: grtdane12 > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists > we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > Dane Trethowan > Positive power and feeling from me is yours. > Phone: +61 3 9747 3975 > Fax: +61 3 9743 7954 > mobile: +61425 777 508 > Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > skype: grtdane12 > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
