June 8, 2004
Mobile Karaoke Service Comes to U.S.
First International Digital a mobile content developer, has launched the first karaoke service in the U.S. for mobile phone users, reports Moco News.
"Mobile Karaoke allows users with BREW-capable handsets to download karaoke songs and display synchronized lyrics and images through Verizon's service. Users can purchase individual songs for $1.25, or in bundles of three ($3.49), or six ($5.99) units".
Other mobile Karaoke applications and services from around the world:
-- Karaoke on your phone - Vodafone Japan launches karaoke phone with embeded sing-a-long functionality.
-- Celcom introduces 'Mobile Karaoke' - Celcom Malaysia, the country's largest mobile phone operator, has introduced a new entertainment service dubbed the Mobile Karaoke for its subscribers with GPRS-enabled handsets
-- SingTel's new Mobile Karaoke service offers the operator's post-paid mobile subscribers full-length songs for download. These come with synchronized lyrics to prompt users singing along". cf The latest in mobile content--karaoke.
-- Nokia and Taito will reportedly collaborate in providing karaoke functions to cell phones. cf Nokia, Taito Teaming Up in Mobile Phone Karaoke.
-- Irish technology company Alatto has developed a new java application called air.karaoke, that will let users download songs and lyrics, to create mobile karaoke machines.
-- Japanese ringtone providers allow subscribers to 'practice' songs. This service has been widened to include images, and users can send up to four photos which can be 'watched' while the audio clip is playing. cf Karaoke ringtones.
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