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The prefix nano calls to mind something microscopic. Tiny robots invisible to the eye, or an iPod many orders smaller than its predecessors. When I hear the word I expect  tiny . Apparently when Blue, the respected studio microphone maker that has spent nearly a decade producing great USB mics, hears the word nano it expects “slightly smaller than the big guy.” The Blue Yeti Nano, which was announced today, is the smaller sibling to Blue’s Yeti microphone—a popular tool for streamers and podcasters. Few microphones can match the Blue Yeti for that near-perfect mix of price, quality, and ease of use. It’s also hefty, weighing 2.2 pounds and standing 11.61 inches tall. It can be alarming to see in person, but the size allows it to fit larger microphone capsules inside, allowing you to capture better audio. Blue claims that though the Yeti Nano shaves nearly a pound off the weight and 2.3 inches off the height, it still manages comparable performance to the original Yeti. We h...