With its latest app, millennial-focused publisher Mic said it’s hoping to give you a full newsreading experience from your iPhone lockscreen. The app is an updated version of the MicCheck app ...

Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. $5 with 2 item minimum. www.stressfactory.com.

Plus, since the iRig Mic works with with any iOS app (the built in video camera, Sonoma Wireworks FourTrack, etc) I think you really get your money’s worth when you shell out $60 for it.