What do you do when you hear a song you like, but have no idea who it is by? Well, the old school way was to sing it at the record store, but that is as sorry as trying out for American Idol. In the 21st century you have ways to name that tune without having to belt into song. The Verizon Wireless V CAST Song ID will allow you hear a song, hold the phone toward the music and then capture a sample of the music. From this V Cast Song ID will identify the music and even allow you to purchase a matching full-track song, ringtone or ringback tone. So next time you’re in a club or just listening to the radio you can use this feature to name the song, which sure beats asking someone, “do you know who this is?”
May 22, 2007
V CAST Names that Tune
Posted by Peter Suciu
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Hasn’t this notion been kicking around for quite a long time now? I seem to remember Orange trialling a service that sounded distinctly like this in 2001.
Comment by MichaelClarke — May 22, 2007 @ 9:49 am
Michael: Yup, Gracenote has a similar service called Mobile Music ID: http://www.gracenote.com/gn_products/mobileMusic.html
It has been included in some of Sony Ericsson’s Walkman-branded handsets for a couple of years and seems to work quite well.
Comment by Tom — May 23, 2007 @ 12:39 am