John Gruber
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That's what my phone is for.
And then my wife yells at me for looking at my phone while we're in the car.
All right.
My next one is a short one and it is just, it's a real sign of the times gadget that I want to tell you about.
which is a new thing called the Insta360 Mic Pro.
It's the NAB is right now in Las Vegas, which is basically like a camera and audio show.
It's like CES, but like much more niche and nerdy.
NAB is a blast.
But basically they took, Insta360 makes a lot of webcams and microphones and stuff like that.
And like every other company that makes these things, they've been leaning further and further into creator devices.
And this one, the Insta360 Mic Pro is the,
designed very specifically to be prominently displayed.
And the thing that it will let you do, it has a little screen on the side.
It's a round microphone that you're supposed to clip to your lapel or your shirt or whatever.
And you, it has a screen onto which you are meant to put your brand.
And this is like,
I cannot describe to you a more 2026 story about a gadget than a creator microphone that you are going to pin to your shirt that is going to show your brand as you make TikToks.
It's perfect.
People do love the fuzzy thing.
And I think I've been noticing a definite trend away from seeing these things.