Hacker-friendly karaoke PMP runs Linux (LinuxDevices) [LWN.net]

LinuxDevices takes a look at a personal media player, with a karaoke focus, that runs Linux. The device is specifically geared towards folks that want to tinker with the free software onboard. "The Cool-Karaoke stands apart from most personal media players (PMPs) that offer karaoke features due to its inclusion of 'lots of hardware audio mixers,' says the company. Unlike software mixers, hardware mixers let users mix their voices with the background music in real-time, receiving feedback through the earphone. The device is said to offer pitch shifting, high-sensitivity microphone reception, and vocal reduction, and to support multiple lyrics formats including LRC and simple text files."

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Expensive!

Posted Sep 8, 2008 18:20 UTC (Mon) by leoc (guest, #39773) [Link] (1 responses)

Wow, almost $900 for a 4GB mp3 player. I'd be amazed if this sells very many units.

Expensive!

Posted Sep 9, 2008 15:19 UTC (Tue) by ccyoung (guest, #16340) [Link]

considering Asia's love of karaoke and the weak dollar - plus the fact you can carry your karaoke collection in your pocket wherever you go - I think will do quite well.

btw, has anyone found good karaoke for linux? my wife cares more about her friends' singing than my feelings about ms.