$(removed) lapel clip-on microphone plugs into smartphones

Mark Frauenfelder 4:46 pm Fri Jun 10, 2016

This lapel clip-on microphone is regularly $(removed), but for a limited time you can buy it on Amazon for $(removed) if you use the code 5PLJVX5D. I just bought one. I'll let you know how it works.

The reason I got it is that I sometimes make videos using my phone (using this great smartphone tripod mount) and the phone's built-in mic doesn't do a great job when I'm more than a few feet from the phone. I have a bunch of old iPhones, and I will use one of them with this mic plugged in it to record the audio.

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