Certain embodiments of a noise canceling microphone with acoustically
tuned ports are disclosed herein. In one aspect of the invention, the
noise canceling microphone may comprise a housing, a transducer for
converting received energy received into electrical signals, where the
transducer is located in the housing, a front and rear sound pathways to
a front and rear sound openings in the transducer, where the front and
rear sound pathways may be located on opposite sides of the housing and
may be displaced 180 degrees off a vertical axis. The noise canceling
microphone may further comprising a boom for supporting the noise
canceling microphone, where the boom may be deformed to place the noise
canceling microphone near the mouth of the user. For example, the boom
may be deformed to place the noise canceling microphone at least ten
millimeters away from the edge of the mouth of the user.