By Todd Ogasawara on August 28, 2009 4:30 AM

Mini-Podcast 12: Recorded on a Noisy Street-Touch Pro2 Voice Notes App Did a Good Job

Woah! I just looked at the blog entries I wrote today and the snarky quotient was way too high! I don’t start out a writing session with a snarky-ness level in mind. I just write about mobile tech related topics and news items that interest me and whatever comes out in this blog comes out. So, please accept my apologies for the high snarky-ness level today! However, I’m happy that this final blog entry of the day ends on a positive note.

Although I only started podcasting regularly starting late last year (2008), I’ve been testing mobile podcast recording options for about two years now. I’ve tried a bunch of Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and smartphones, a LiveScribe Pulse Smartpen (which actually does a pretty good job of it) and an iPhone 3G. I would say the LiveScribe pen has the best recorded sound quality of all those devices. But, the problem is that because of the pen’s odd design and lack of a pen tip cap and pocket clip, it is not something I carry with me except when I know I am going to use it.

It is a bit early to say for sure, but it looks like the HTC Touch Pro2 may be the right device for mobile podcast recordings. Its recordings have small but noticeable audio compression artifacts. But, I think the overall audio quality is acceptable for podcasts (especially short ones like my infrequent, so far, mini-podcasts). However, I was very impressed by signal-to-noise ratio (me talking vs. everything else) in this podcast which was recorded in busy downtown area next to a busy street.

- You can listen to the podcast right now from your web browser by using the embedded player above.
- You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or this RSS feed.
- You can also point your smartphone’s browser at mobiletoday.podbean.com to listen to or download the MP3 file over the air to your phone.