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Software
Lightning Review: The Ultimate Karaoke Experience Kit
5:40AM Mark Wilson | We’ve all seen Karaoke kits, but few have beheld the sheer awesomeness of The Ultimate Karaoke Experience Kit, an online Karaoke service for Mac and PC. More »
Games
Wii Peripheral to Make Karaoke Even More Awkward
11:50PM Mark Wilson | In case you found drunkenly singing famous songs off-key in front of friends, co-workers and strangers alike to be a positive experience, maybe you could try singing into this new Wii toilet plunger. More »
Software
Microsoft Songsmith’s Corny Musical Infomercial
2:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Microsoft’s Songsmith software, which creates Casiotone-style beats to match whatever off-key warbling is optimistically sung into a mic, finally has an ad as corny and annoying as the software itself promises to be. More »
Games
Lips Karaoke Game For Xbox 360: Hardware and Media Import Review
4:00AM Jason Chen | Xbox 360’s Lips karaoke game is notable for two reasons. One is the Vegas loungy motion-sensitive wireless microphones that trigger bonus scoring opportunities for you as part of the game. The second is the feature that lets you use any DRM-free song from your iTunes/Zune/Amazon library as a base for singing. So what the hell went wrong? More »
Gadgets
Giz Tech Tip: Share the Karaoke Mic Or People Will Stab You
10:20AM Jason Chen | An unfortunate man in Malaysia learned the first rule of Karaoke by the painful way of being stabbed to death last week. (This is what he should have done to appease his attackers.) More »
Entertainment
Bush Airport Sets Up Karaoke Booths, Makes Travelling a Bigger Nightmare
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Have a flight heading into George Bush airport in Houston? You might want to make some adjustments now that management has set up karaoke booths to entertain (?) weary travellers. More »
Toys
Sega’s Disco Karaoke Machine Twirls Its Disco Ball, Connects to Mobile Phones
1:45AM Kit Eaton | Two things set this Sega Hitokara karaoke machine apart from the rest: it’s connected to a cloud-based database of 43,000 songs via mobile phone and it’s got a whirling, light-up mirrored disco ball. Ohboyyes. Granted you’d have to be a fan of both karaoke (you strange person) and cheesy disco lighting, but what the heck—it’s a neat gizmo, with built-in mic and speakers. But it only connects to special karaoke-enabled mobiles in Japan, so you’ll probably not see one. Japanese disco karaoke fans can get them from December for the equivalent of around $US75 though. [Technabob via DVice] More »
Gadgets
Memorex SingStand Might Actually Make Karaoke Cool Again
7:00AM Wilson Rothman | The galaxy of gimmicky karaoke machines was starting to fade before Memorex’s SingStand came along. This baby organically melds mic stand and iPod dock, and at $US70 doesn’t even put you into debt to do so. The base is where the brains are—vox effects like reverb plus “Auto Voice Control” for removing original song vocals—along with two 4-watt “full-range” speakers. There’s even a second mic input for Sonny-and-Cher-Pre-Divorce moments. The catch is that there’s no 30-pin connector for charging or enhanced iPod control, but at least a 3.5mm miniplug means you can pop in your Zune or Sansa too. [Memorex via Electronista] More »
Games
Lips Karaoke Confirmed, Lets You Sing Any Song on Your Zune (or iPod!)
5:00AM John Mahoney | Microsoft just confirmed that Lips is not just an awkward prerelease codename but the final title of the Xbox 360 karaoke game with motion-sensing, rhinestone-encrusted microphone we’ve been hearing about. Most interesting though is integration with your Zune or–gasp!–iPod for loading your own songs into the game. No more complaining that your local ‘oke joint isn’t indie enough for you. [Gizmodo's E3 Microsoft Liveblog] More »
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