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# USB 2.0 Mini Microphone Dongle

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** COM-18488 · **Brand:** [Sparkfun](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/usb-20-mini-microphone-dongle.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/usb-20-mini-microphone-dongle.html.md))

Plug this small microphone into a USB port and add microphone functionality without any additional drivers...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $16.80 (inc GST) — $15.27 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 5+ $15.04 (exc GST) · 25+ $14.73 (exc GST) · 100+ $14.11 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney).
- We can dispatch 7 today, and up to 5 more in 5–11 days.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=COM-18488:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/COM-18488:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

This is a tiny USB Microphone from Kinobo that plugs into your laptop, desktop, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano Dev kit, anything with a USB port you may be using as a computer to add microphone functionality. There is no need to install any extra software as you OS should detect the device & automatically install it. Simply launch your program that requires microphone input and away Sparkfun go!

**Note:** This microphone is best used in a port that's not near your computer's cooling fan.

### Features

- Works without drivers: just plug it in to your Windows PC for an instant microphone
- Good for Voice Dictation Software or Skype
- Portable, leave it plugged in to your laptop / notebook
- Omni directional noise-canceling mic picks up sound from longer distances

### Documents

- How To Wiki

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/C/O/COM-18488-1.jpg)