The H2 can record a podcast, or singers and musicians might use it to capture live performances. It can also feed audio directly to a computer.
With the press of a single button, you can record in stereo from the front or back of the unit, or in 360-degree surround sound. Four built-in microphones each record separately for individual track editing and mixing.
There are connectors for external microphones and a line in for musical instruments. The H2 records on SD memory cards up to 4 gigabytes in size; a 512-megabyte card is supplied.
The H2, which is available at major electronics outlets, connects via USB to transfer files to a PC or Mac. It can run off two AA batteries or its AC adapter. The company says the H2 will run continuously on alkaline batteries for four hours.
Zoom is a brand of Samson, a leading supplier of audio equipment for professionals, so if your creative output doesn't sound so great, it might just be your own fault.
DINOSAURS RETURN, IN A 2.0 VERSION
From Land of the Lost to Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have never died out in popular culture. For a mere US$350, you will soon be able to get your own prehistoric pet lizard to tramp around the house: Pleo, a sophisticated robot dinosaur from Ugobe.
While it looks like a friendly little camarasaurus on the outside, Pleo has plenty of power on the inside. It has two 32-bit microprocessors and four 8-bit subprocessors - not to mention 100 customized gears, 38 sensors, 14 motors and a camera-based optical system. It runs a special operating system, Life OS, that allows it to "learn," act on its own and interact with people.
Pleo runs on a rechargeable battery that gives it about an hour of playtime between charges.
Ugobe was set to release Pleo next month, but a last-minute design change to give it an external battery charger has pushed back delivery.
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