Griffin Technology has promoted a novel accessory permitting iPod users to capture audio onto their digital music players.

The Lapel Mic works essentially in the same way to a studio TV microphone, allowing owners to record conversations, interviews, or lectures into its digital memory bank.

The easy-to-use accessory can be connected to any iPod equipped with the Griffin iTalk voice recorder but is also compatible with PowerWave for stereo recording and iListen voice-recognition software.

Griffin Technology president Paul Griffin said: “The Lapel Mic is a great new accessory for iPod owners everywhere, including reporters, broadcasters, presenters, and even students.”

The accessory offers high quality stereo or mono audio input, features a standard 3.5mm stereo mini-jack and a swivel clip.

The Lapel Mic accessory will retail from around £8.50 and will be distributed in the UK by AM Micro