turn your iPhone into an NT4

[studer58]

...and at $200 it's going to make a lot of 'shavers' instantly obsolete...eh....expect to see a lot of these in the front rows of the concerts you record in the coming months !
RØDE Microphones Online Store — iXY Stereo Microphone for iPhone and iPad

[celticrogues]

Not compatible with iphone 5 though :(

-Mike

[KrisM]

Originally Posted by celticrogues

Not compatible with iphone 5 though :(

-Mike

Things like this always seem to come out a few months after the latest iDevice and then are only compatible only with older ones for one reason or another it happened before the Lightning connector with other add ons

[JonesH]

Looks cool but I'd like an iPhone 5 version. And I'd have liked if it was possible to to change from XY to near coincident.
Seriously, cardioids at 90 degrees is almost mono... (Tongue in cheek..)

[digidandy]

Originally Posted by celticrogues

Not compatible with iphone 5 though :(

-Mike

It's compatible using the 30-pin to Lightning-adapter. Not sure how convenient this is, though on the other hand: using the 30-pin *cable* to Lightning adapter would move it away from the iPhone a bit, which could(?) be an advantage.

As others have pointed out, though: Things like the Sony PCM-M10 now cost $250, are about just as portable, have incredible battery life, and very good internal mics.

I couldn't be more happy with the thing (and, of course, it's very nice with the NT4), so not sure I would spend $200 on the iXY.

[David Spearritt]

I see a lot of ripped out iPhone connectors when mics are bumped or knocked or some other accident befalls the user. Zero structural integrity.

I wonder what Rode are going to do about catering for the tiny iPhone 5 connector. Some sort of extra scaffolding required.

Great marketing though. I like the scrolling website.

[rumleymusic]

The chances that these are the same capsules as an nt4 are pretty much 0. Much more likely a cheaper electret capsule seen in standard shavers, which can run of of very little power.

I guess I'm not surprised that rode did this, but I am a little disappointed. Kind of like Apple itself putting all its efforts into throw away mobile devices instead of serious computers.