Karaoke

Finnish Court Says Teen Libeled Teacher With YouTube Clip

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2007 - 2:51pm.

Helsinki - A court in Finland has found a 15-year-old guilty of libel, for posting a YouTube clip of his teacher singing karaoke at a school event with the added English-language subtitle, "Karaoke of the mental hospital," Reuters reported.

Sony Ships "SingStar Pop" Karaoke Game for PlayStation 2

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2007 - 3:27pm.

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday shipped its "SingStar Pop" karaoke-style singing game for PlayStation 2 to retailers. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's London Studio, the sequel to "SingStar Rocks" lets players sing along to 30 actual music videos from artists including Destiny's Child, A-Ha, U2, James Blunt, Franz Ferdinand and Whitney Houston. The game also incorporates the PlayStation 2's EyeToy USB camera accessory to allow users to watch and record themselves performing.

UpSnap, Sound Choice Team on Mobile Phone Karaoke Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2007 - 5:02pm.

*This story originally contained an error and has been corrected. See below.

Davidson, N.C. - UpSnap, a provider of free mobile search and streaming mobile audio entertainment, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with karaoke firm Sound Choice to create a mobile karaoke service. Mobile users can text "karaoke" to 27627, choose a song, and are then sent a streaming karaoke version of the song to their phones. North Carolina-based UpSnap is offering the service for free for 30 days, after which time it will cost $1.99 per month.

*This story initially said that lyrics would be sent to phones along with the audio. Sound Choice contacted DMW to inform us that lyrics are not included in the serice, only streaming karaoke versions of songs.

Electronic Arts Acquires Online Karaoke Community SingShot Media

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2007 - 8:36am.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced that it has acquired San Francisco-based SingShot Media, developer of an online karaoke community.

Fonix Debuts New Voice Recognition Tech for Karaoke Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 9:39am.

Salt Lake City, Utah - Fonix, a developer of speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies, on Wednesday introduced a new version of its VoiceIn voice recognition application designed specifically for karaoke game developers.

tags: Games | Karaoke | Fonix |

Buzz Watch: kSolo.com is A Lot of Fun

Authored by Jay Baage on October 5, 2006 - 6:42am.

From Digital Music Forum West 2006: Why on earth would people want to listen to cheesy Karaoke-singers online? Well, if it was your friend, boss or someone famous singing, would you not be temped to easedrop? I sure would and it turns out a lot of other people would too. kSolo.com is an online success-story that is now part of MySpace and Fox Interactive.

SingShot Launches Online Karaoke Community

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2006 - 12:30pm.

San Francisco - SingShot, a start-up digital music company founded by former RealNetworks employees who worked on the Rhapsody music service, on Monday announced the launch of their American Idol-style online karaoke community. The site lets users record their own karaoke versions of thousands of available songs and post them online; other users can then rate and comment on their recordings. SingShot performances can also be embedded into users' personal blogs and MySpace pages, and shared via e-mail. A two-week free trial of the service is available, after which time SingShot is available for between $4.95 and $9.95 per month, depending on the subscription plan.

Fox Interactive Media Acquires Early-Stage Firms Newroo, KSolo.com

Authored by dmw on May 1, 2006 - 7:11pm.

Los Angeles - Fox Interactive Media, the News Corporation unit whose recent acquisitions include MySpace and Scout Media, announced on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of early-stage companies Newroo and kSolo.com. San Francisco-based Newroo provides a search tool that helps users create their own websites by aggregating and remixing content from third-party websites and blogs, while kSolo.com is an online karaoke site that lets users share their performances. Financial terms of both transactions were not disclosed. "Fox Interactive Media's acquisitions of Newroo and kSolo demonstrate our commitment to empowering users with interesting tools that they can use to further enhance their online experience and online identity," said Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinsohn. The company plans to utilize the technologies across various Fox Interactive Media properties.

Interactive Television Networks Adds Karaoke Channel to IPTV Service

Authored by dmw on April 6, 2006 - 3:11pm.

Irvine, Calif. - Interactive Television Networks, a provider of IPTV services, said on Thursday that it has partnered with Sound Choice to launch the company's Karaoke Channel on its Internet TV service. The channel will be offered beginning in June for an additional $4.95 per month, or $2.95 for a 48-hour period.