I checked out Aussie microphone company Ricsonix, a tiny company located in the depths of the NAB Radio hall. (See more at www.gracedistribution.com.)

I was on a hunt. The previous evening I ran into an old friend who always seems to be up on the latest audio gear. He raved about Ricsonix Blue Wireless, a very impressive Bluetooth mic they’ll be delivering later this year.

Blue delivers CD-quality audio with zero compression. It‘s about a third the weight, size, and cost of conventional radio mics, according to the company. The system is said to use the latest frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, making transmitters and receivers need less power consumption for near field operation.

Neat part: the transmitter is so small that it fits right under the shirt front, and isn’t some bulky block of a box that shows up stuck in the talents‘ waist. The receiver is also small, lipstick size in fact, and simply plugs into the XLR. That’s it. $1,300 complete. Delivers later this year.

They also sell a button mic that’s, well, literally so small it hides under a faux button, which they provide.