Your iPod as a voice recorder

In the market for one of those portable voice recorders? Look no further—just use your iPod to do the job. I’ve been using my 4th Generation iPod it to keep a convenient record of some recent meetings. Then after doing a sync, I can archive the memo’s to my computer and email them to fellow employee’s if necessary. The iPod saves your audio recordings as .wav files (the necessary software–the Voice Memo Utility–has been included with all iPod’s since October, 2003–except for the Nano, Mini and Shuffle models).

Otherwise, its strictly plug and play. In regards to microphone choice’s, I prefer the iTalk by Griffin Technologies. It has an Automatic Gain Control to help set the signal level for recording, a built-in speaker for playback (I’ve used this feature in my car to listen to an Audiobook), and a pass-through mini jack so you can listen using external headphones without removing iTalk.