Hire with confidence. Post a job on the world's #1 job site. to access more talent. Get tools to find candidates with the skills and experience you need, easily. Lightstream (a cloud-based live streaming service that is set up via web browser) is now integrated with the Twitch Xbox app. With Lightstream, Xbox creators can add overlays, alerts, different scenes, and more to their stream without needing to invest in a streaming computer or capture card.
If you're anything like an average Chromebook user, you'll find yourself using a headset with Google Talk/Voice and Google Plus Hangouts more and more. If so you will undoubtedly run into the limitations of the on-board microphone on both new Chromebook models. They're fine for a quick call to a friend, but lack the quality for continuous use. A shortcoming, especially during those important calls when quality of sound is important. Not to worry though. There is an excellent solution, or two actually.
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Buddy FlamingoMic 7G
The Buddy FlamingoMic 7G Portable is a 17″ unidirectional noise-canceling microphone. It has a specially designed L shaped USB connector, designed especially for the Chromebook, notebook, netbook and tablet PC.
This microphone is ideal for use with all portable devices. Contort this microphone into any desired position to suit your needs. The use of FilteredAudio technology makes this by far Buddy's highest quality FlamingoMic to date. The unrivaled combination of highly accurate speech recognition results and ease of use makes the Buddy FlamingoMic 7G an ideal product for use both at the office and on-the-go.
Laptop can t read external hard drive. If a headset mic is not for you because of pain in the neck or because of –the most common complaint by people– you feel silly wearing it the FlamingoMic is for you. It plugs into the USB port and easily coils up neatly against your computer for portability and easily extends for dictation. Oh yes, and you have both your hands free to use the mouse or keyboard, flip through papers, hold your cup of coffee. Logic windows 10.
Buddy HeadsetMic
When a headset is more your cup of thee then the next generation of headset microphones, the Buddy HeadsetMicTM series is the way to go. Made of heavy duty, highly durable materials such a stainless steel headband and Teflon reinforced cables, Buddy headsets are backed by an industry leading 2 year warranty. Featuring a top of the line, highly unidirectional microphone element, this headset has been designed from the ground up with quality in mind.
Xbox App On Chromebook
Very important for you the Chromebook owner is to remember that the Chromebook sports a 3.5mm TRRS connector which is not your every day connector. The Buddy HeadsetMicTM is ideal for pairing with devices such as a Google Chromebook, Apple iPad, iPhone or iPad hands-free voice capture simply because is comes with such a TRRS connector. Next to being an awesome product that is also very affordable.
Microsoft has a new way for you to stay connected to your Xbox community, no matter which type of web browser you use. Indeed, we recently spotted a new Xbox extension for Edge, Chrome, and Firefox.
Found by a link on our Microsoft Rewards dashboard, this official Microsoft webpage mentions that with the Xbox extension, you can 'Stay connected with Xbox on your PC.' On Windows 10, the webpage automatically links to the appropriate store for installing the extension depending on which browser you're using. It also highlights that with the Xbox Extension gamers can 'Get quick access to Xbox Game Pass, social media, live streams, and more on your Edge, Firefox, or Chrome browser.'
We checked and the extension is currently listed for download with the Chromium-version of Edge and in the Chrome Web Store as well an add-on for Firefox. We tried it on Microsoft's own browser and the extension has a couple of different functions, though it doesn't really directly link up to your Xbox or allow you to stream it.
For one, it changes the Edge new tab page so you'll see a background with your favorite Xbox-themed image. There are a few options, ranging from Xbox Game Pass, Forza Horizon 4, Gears, Ori, or State of Decay. Depending on which wallpaper you choose, you'll also have 'Fast Access' to the latest Xbox news and Game Pass Quests. That is delivered through links on the top part of the new tab page or video previews that will take you to Xbox social media accounts or Twitch and Mixer. We've included a few screenshots above. Glyph hard drive not mounting.
While it doesn't bring Xbox One games to your PC, this extension is fairly nifty as it brings customization options for Xbox fans. Do you like the Xbox extension? Let us know in the comments below.
Update: We've updated this post to clarify that the extension is now available on Chrome as well as Firefox. Thanks to our reader for the download links and the tip!
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