Did you know that the Facebook mobile app likely has access to your smartphone microphone? And recently, a conspiracy theory that the mobile app listens to your conversations for advertising purposes ...

Microphones in gaming systems have been a familiar feature since the innovative Nintendo DS. With it, the outlandish feature was used to do things like blow objects on the screen in WarioWare Touched!

You can test a microphone on a Windows 10 computer to ensure it's plugged in correctly and working. To test your microphone, you'll need to open Windows' Sound Settings menu. Testing how your ...

Your microphone relies on software to perform a number of functions, from noise cancelation to audio processing. Depending on the model of microphone, these features can consume a large amount of data ...

Music education major Rachel Janielis says it’s stressful when she cannot properly hear a professor speaking or a presenter talking at events. “I remember an event at the beginning of the year when ...

Some WhatsApp users on Android have noticed recently that the microphone seems to be in use more than it’s supposed to be, but WhatsApp claims this is a problem on Google’s end rather than its own. It ...

You can record your podcast on your iPhone, but what you might not be able to do so easily is make sure that the audio sounds good. Buying a broadcast-quality microphone or a separate audio recorder ...

A microphone is one of the most essential PC peripherals, particularly if you rely on it for work, gaming, or content creation. However, when it stops working, it can disrupt your video calls, online ...

In most large classrooms, turning the projector on will lower the screen automatically In some large classrooms the screen can be lowered using controls on the touch panel In smaller classrooms, pull ...

As our audio-reactive projects increase in sophistication, we may decide to replace a simple MEMS microphone plus amplifier with one that offers automatic gain control. This is a follow-on to my ...

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Jim Zagryn, design engineer at VisionPoint configures the IP addresses for a corporate boardroom at Millennium Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, MA. The Biamp Nexia units include a gated type automatic ...