If you’re in the market for a small voice recorder for work, study or even just personal note taking on-the-go, you may be interested in this recently released gadget. Called ThumbTacks Microphones, they look, unsurprisingly like real thumb tacks and simply plug in to your iPod’s headphone jack, making spontaneous recordings easy.

The ThumbTacks Microphones are made by a company called SwitchEasy and will work with the voice recording capability of the iPod Nano 4G and iPod Touch 2G. The company claims their mini-mics are the smallest microphones in their category and measure just 1.21″ (30.7mm) x 0.46″ (11.7mm) x 0.46″ (11.7mm) including casing.

The thumb tack design sure makes these mics stand out from the crowd and yet are entirely practical, offering an easy to grab shape that makes them a snap to plug in and remove.

Along with a gold-plated plug, the company claims their ThumbTack’s each contain an “outstanding quality” microphone and will work with third party apps too, if you have a Touch. They are available from SwitchEasy direct in black, red and white and are a steal at just $12.99.

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SwitchEasyThumbTacks via CoolestGadgets