iKaraoke for iPod
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Even those of us who can't hold a note in a bucket enjoy a sing along. American Idol proves that every week. But now thanks to Griffin's brilliant iKaraoke you can sing along to your favorite tunes without being laughed at by an entire nation. You won't even have to go to a karaoke bar or strut around the bedroom in your underwear yelling into a hairbrush.
iKaraoke is a truly ingenious iPod accessory that sends the music from your iPod to your stereo minus the lead vocals, so you can step up to the mic and sing your favourite tunes without the likes of Beyonce and Bono cramping your style.
How? Well, a clever button quietens the frequency carrying the vocals, leaving the backing track for you to sing along to. Clever eh? You can hook iKaraoke up to your stereo via the line-in cable. You can even pause, scan forward/backward, add reverb to your warbling or temporarily drop the original vocals back in.
Best of all iKaraoke lets you sing along to absolutely anything you want, not just hackneyed (but brilliant) classics like Summer of '69 and My Way. Whether you're keeping it real rapping to Eminem, Cookie Monster-ing it along to some grindcore metal in your car, or vocally butchering a Rat Pack fave at an iKaraoke party, this idiot-proof gizmo is guaranteed to make you feel like a real star. Or a real idiot, depending on your vocal prowess.
Okay, so the slender microphone is a bit 70's game show looking, but you won't care about that when you're singing the "Dearly beloved..." part from Prince. Besides, I'm in the Mood for Dancing is quite a challenge. Especially if you're doing it wearing a sequined mini-skirt and sprayed-on leggings. So we hear.
We reckon iKaraoke is going to sell faster than tickets to an Abba reunion so hurry up and hit Buy. All together now: "At first I was afraid, I was petrified…"
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Features:
- Your biggest hits on your system - Plug into your home or car audio, via the provided line out cable
- You're in control - Adjusts backing music volume. Pause, scan forward and back, skip tracks. Boost your voice with adjustable reverb.
- Attention please - Mutes music to use iKaraoke as a PA.
- No batteries - Powered from your iPod.
iPod Compatibility:
*Plug and play - Connects to all docking iPods
iKaraoke TunePrompter software
Using TunePrompter is easy...
- Go to the Griffin site and download the iKaraoke TunePrompter software (PC & Mac) and install it!
- Open TunePrompter
- Load your favorite song
- Type your lyrics in or let TunePrompter help you find them
- Tap your spacebar along with the music to teach TunePrompter
... and that's it. Now you've got a karaoke video for whatever your musical poison happens to be, specifically formatted and ready to play on your Video iPod!
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"Karaoke is the best thing a man can do with himself when he's battered, but the selection on offer at the local pub is invariably rubbish. If my girlfriend gave me this on Christmas morning, allowing me to sing along to every tune on mt iPod, i'd drop to my knees and weap with joy."
Scarlet |
"Calling all disco divas! Plug this into an iPod Nano and get singing!"
House Beautiful |
"If you insist on inflicting your caterwauling on others, it has a lineout and an FM transmitter for plugging into a stereo or tuning in with a radio."
Stuff |
"...looks like the ultimate addition to any right-thinking iPod owner's parties."
Tech Digest |
"...until the next series of The X Factor, amateur singers can hone their vocal skills..."
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A really niftly little product! Lots of fun and easy to use!
Scott, Essex - May '07 |
It's good and it works for most songs but if the track is mono (ie: it doesn't have the vocals on a different frequency) then it doesn't work. Other than that, it's great.
Michael Morton, Bushey, Herts. - May '07 |
Very good fun thing to do and makes your singing better.
Jacob, AZ - Feb '07 |
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