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January 6, 2009 4:19 PM PST

Photos: Audio gems from Macworld 2009

by Donald Bell

Photo of the blue Microphones Mikey.

Blue Microphone's Mikey iPod accessory was a surprise find at Macworld 2009.

(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)

The Macworld show floor can induce deja vu for habitual attendees. From a hardware perspective, often it's the same vendors offering the same products, with slight variations from year to year. Despite the gloomy economic outlook, however, I found a surprising amount of new products on the show floor (or, at least new to me). Here are the highlights.

Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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