Blue Announces Nessie USB Adaptive Microphone

Oh snap, we've found Nessie the Loch Ness monster! Well not really, but Blue's latest consumer microphone pays a bit of homage to the mythical creature with its unique design. Blue's Nessie is a $100 adaptive USB desk mic designed for non-professionals looking to record voiceovers, vocals, instruments and more without having to tinker around with knobs and settings. The Nessie automatically sets the appropriate EQ, de-esser and level controls depending on what you're recording in real time to produce professionally enhanced, and expertly finished sound without any post editing on your part. The Nessie features a studio grade, built-in pop filter and shock mount that help reduce both vibrations from a desk, and disruptive plosives for a clean polished sound. 

The Nessie has a single internal mic condenser capsule with a carded pattern which can be adjusted up or down, and a zero-latency headphone output complete with volume and mute controls for monitoring your audio as you record it. And that's not all the Nessie has to offer. In case you'd like to take things into your own hands, there are three types of recording modes that are optimized for richer vocals, more detailed instruments and straight up raw audio recording which you can set yourself and edit in post production. You can even directly connect the Nessie to your iPad using Apple's camera adapter. Looks for Blue's Nessie USB mic to be released in Q1 2013.

Marshall Major Headphones Get Upgraded With Remote & Mic

Marshall has equipped its Major headphones with remote and mic functionality so you would never have to take them off to use that mono Bluetooth headset of yours. The bad? Marshall makes no claims as to whether the Major's newly added remote and mic features are compatible with specific mobile devices, says it just works with mobile devices. Oh and I almost forgot, the remote doesn't even have volume controls. Nice going Marshall. The price was also updated from $99 to $119.

Sony's New Official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset Headphones

Oh yes it's about time Sony releases a pair of over-ear wireless headphones. These are not any normal wireless headphones though, the Sony Wireless Stereo Headset is built for gamers and features a 7.1 virtual surround sound promising that you will hear every little detail in the game. Other add-ons such as on board volume control, retractable boom mic with a mute button and on-screen battery headset and sound control status updates will let you game all day long with no interruption. Button controls will be accessible by simply tapping or sliding your finger on the headset's surface. Sony has confirmed that these do not use Bluetooth connectivity, but instead they use a small USB Wireless Adapter. The Sony Wireless Stereo Headset is slated to be released in September for $99.99.