Your computer probably has a microphone in and, while they’re ok and are getting better, their small size often means that the sound isn’t especially good. It's probably enough for video chats ...

Windows 11/10 allows PC users to listen to a portable music player or other device connected to the microphone jack through a selected playback device such as your computer speakers or headphone.

There are several reasons why Google Meet may not be able to detect the audio input device attached to your computer. Your mic is muted by your system settings – Google Meet Google Meet is a new ...

Luckily, someone had already figured out how to read out a microphone and present a USB device to a PC, so all that was needed was to put all the bits together into a convenient form factor.