The Musical Road

File under wonderful. Lancaster, California has a musical road that has been pock marked with special grooves that sing out a tune.

Made by Honda as part of an upcoming advertising campaign, the road plays "The William Tell Overture" and for best results the company advices you to drive over with a Honda Civic because the company says that the road was tuned specifically to the tires and wheelbase of a Civic.

[via Newlaunches]

Cameraphone and MMS Combine to Offer Music Information

This is fabulous. A record label is launching a service that enables music fans to get information about music, simply by taking a photo of the CD case and sending it via MMS to their server.

"MMS & Buyis about impulse purchase through picture taking: You are looking at a CD in the store or passing by a promo poster. Aim your mobile, send the picture as MMS, immediately get ringtones, video clips, concert tickets and further information about the music.

The company says that the service is based on image recognition engine and supports recognition of printed and electronic media , TV/ LCD screens, CD/DVD covers, Posters and T-Shirts.

MMS & Buy launches in the UK focusing on Music CD's, starting with the Top 20 UK singles. "

[via Cellular News]

Musician's Companion

Musicians! Now you can have an all-in-one musician's tool on your phone, wherever you go. The Yamaha guitar companion includes a chord reference, metronome, and pitch pipe, all in one convenient application. [via Moco News]

Did you know that your cell phone is more powerful than a PC was twenty years ago? It has more processing power, better audio and graphics, more memory, and better network bandwidth. Yet, this powerful little computer is used mostly to make phone calls or play games. Now Yamaha is taking advantage of this computer in your pocket to introduce a new line of applications for musicians.

The Musician's Companion is available for a one-time $9.99 purchase. There are no monthly recurring charges.

Enter your phone number to purchase from your phone, in international format.

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