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In this video I review the Audio-Technica AT2020 USB condenser microphone. This microphone is a great option if you’re looking for an affordable mic for voiceover and podcast work that functions with Mac OS X and PC by simply plugging it in via USB. With a Cardioid polar pattern this microphone does a good job of filtering out background noise while still sounding crisp and sharp.

The AT2020 comes with a long USB cable, carrying pouch and a desk stand.

Specs:

Frequency Response: 20 -16,000 Hz
Bit Depth: 16 bit
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Power Requirements: USB power (5V DC)
Weight (less accessories): 13.2 oz (374 g)
Dimensions: 6.38″ (162.0 mm) long, 2.05″ (52.0 mm) maximum body diameter

http://www.ted.com Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney. Using similar technology, Dr. Atala’s young patient Luke Massella received an engineered bladder 10 years ago; we meet him onstage.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

http://www.ted.com Blogger Courtney Martin examines the perennially loaded word “feminism.” In a personal and heartfelt talk, she describes the three paradoxes that define her generation’s quest to define the term for themselves.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.