Convert your iPod Touch into an iPhone

Even though the 4th Generation iPod Touch has a microphone built in you may still want to buy an an additional external microphone.

Why would someone need an external microphone for the iPod Touch 4 or an iPhone for that matter?

When buying a microphone for your iPod Touch you need to know about the different microphones on the market. There are 3 different types of microphones for the iPod touch that you can choose from.

These include: Microphones that come attached to headphones (headphone/microphone combos), Microphones that are adapters in which your earphones plug into (mic adapters), and Microphones that plug directly into the iTouch (mini microphones).

In this article we have weighed the good and bad of each different type of iPod Touch microphone.

The iPod Touch with accompanying microphone and remote is almost essential for anyone who travels. I have currently carted my iTouch to over 20 countries (Cuba, Thailand, UK, Canada, India and the States to name a few) and I have used it literally every single day. Whenever I meet a fellow traveler I demonstrate to them how useful I find this little hand held device. Here I have detailed the top 10 reasons why you need to have an iPod Touch while traveling.

Broke your stock iTouch Headphones with Microphone? Consider upgrading to a better quality product. If you are like us you have noticed that Apple’s stock headphone microphone combo doesn’t quite cut it.

If you are willing to pay a little bit more you can get headphones that have a variety of better features.

The new Apple iPod Touch has the exact same technology and components as the iPhone except for one major difference – it is missing a microphone. With an external microphone, the new iPod Skype App and a wifi connection you can convert your iTouch into and iPhone in no time.

A downside to the iPod Touch has been its lack of SMS message capabilities. However there are many companies now providing 3rd party services to send text messages via your iPod Touch. We have reviewed the number of ways to SMS from your iTouch including, websites that offer SMS via their browser, iTouch apps for sending messages, and email based SMS texting.

Some of the best and handiest iPod touch applications need a microphone. We have compiled a list of the top 4 microphone enabled iPod Touch apps that we could not live without. From Shazam being able to tell us what song is playing, to free Skype-to-Skype calls, getting a microphone for your iTouch is well worth the price.