The stand itself can be adjusted from a horizontal position up to a 75° angle. Below there’s a 10W speaker with knobs for volume and echo in front. I don’t know what the third knob does, but that’s not the strangest thing about this product. Watch the video to see what I mean.

Does that sheep shearing game only work if you have the stand? Do you have to play the game before you can sing? So many questions, only one way to find out. Take one for the team and order the Karaoke Anywhere stand from Japan Trend Shop. $178(USD) gets you the stand, an AC adapter and two microphones. Murder possibly included.

The other unique feature of the Mix Walkman is called Zappin’, which supposedly seeks and plays the chorus of a song to make it easier for you to decide if you want to listen to it or not. Unless you’re into prog, instrumental or other genres and songs that don’t have choruses of course. It also has a music recognition feature similar to Soundhound and Shazam, although of course the availability of that feature may depend on your service provider.

The phone side of the Mix Walkman is pretty standard stuff. It’s Android-based, has a 3″ 400×240 touchscreen, connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi only, has Bluetooth and micro-USB support and a 3mp rear camera. It also has dedicated apps for Facebook, Twitter and Google Talk.

I’m quite curious about how exactly the Karaoke mode lowers the vocal parts of a song; if it’s merely a glorified virtual EQ then it’ll dampen other sounds and not just the voices. The Zappin’ feature is quite practical though; I wish the iPhone had that feature. The Mix Walkman will be available on the third quarter of this year; no word on price yet. Check out the Sony Ericsson website for more info.

[via Newlaunches]

You can order the USB Karaoke Mute-Mic at Japan Trend Shop for $80 (USD). Also works with Windows XP and Vista. No karaoke game or music included.

With music games rocking the industry and raking in the cash, it’s no surprise someone like Webber wants to increase his mountain of cash get in on the action, particularly considering that he’s expanded before, notably with BBC shows and American Idol episodes. Expect a lot of singing, and maybe even a little auditioning when the titles debut.

Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade…
Masquerade!
Hide your face so the world will never find you…

Oh, you know you want it.

[PaidContent.org via Game|Life]

While it’s far from the only Karaoke system out there, what sets Segatoys’ new Hitokara Home Karaoke system apart from the crowd is the mirrored disco ball that spins and shines as you screech along to your favorite bubble gum pop tunes.

It’s also unique in the way it gets its songs. Instead of playing from a CD or DVD, the Hitokara interfaces with a handful of special Karaoke capable mobile phones so you can download songs from the Hitokara online collection which currently has a whopping 43,000 free tracks. But unless they have Rock You like a Hurricane on there, I’m not buying one. Lyrics appear on your phone as the sound streams out of the Hitokara’s stereo speakers, and the LED-illuminated disco ball spins.

The Hitokara will ship this December for ¥7140 (appx. $75 USD). I doubt you’ll see these anywhere outside of Japan for a while.

This nifty project was created by Randy at F.A.T. He says, “The breathalyzer microphone is a system for the inconspicuous collection of blood-alcohol content level data sets. In other words, you can measure a person’s sobriety with a device, that for all intents and purposes, looks no different than a standard microphone.”

He kindly put the how-to up on Instructables, in case you’re inspired to make one of these for use on your drinking buddies. In essence, you rip a cheap karaoke mic apart, add some wires to the XLR and the switch, make a tricky bracket, attach it to an alcohol sensor you previously ordered from Thailand, and voila. To make it portable, you can use a tape deck or something else to hide a datalogger and arduino.

Then you just have someone talk or sing into the microphone, and use a computer to get the SD card readings to get the info. Now you know fo’ sho’, that mofo is DRUNK. And you have computer data to prove it to him.

[via Make:]

At its core, the PS2 SingStar Bundle is a special white PS2 with a white Dual-Shock controller. In addition, you’ll get a copy of the karaoke game SingStar Pop and a pair of USB microphones so you and a friend can sing duets.

The grand total for all this casual gaming goodness? Just $149.99 USD. So if you’ve never bothered to pick up a PlayStation 2, there’s no better time.

The software will enable developers to add voice command capabilities to games with little impact on CPU or memory usage. In addition, their a special Karaoke edition of the software will enable the Wii to report timing, pitch and accuracy of vocals, opening the gates to a wave of new singing games for the little console that could.

Fonix has previously provided voice recognition capabilities for other consoles such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3, so it’s good to see the Wii get the same.

[Press Release]

The Tomy Dacky Healing Partner Dog has six internal sensors which can react to human touch and praise. While they start out only able to bark, if you give them enough positive reinforcement, they’ll be asking you how your day was and singing you a birthday song in no time flat. Once fully trained, Dacky dogs will be able to speak up to 650 words (all in Japanese). Heck, they can even do Karaoke.

Gadget importer AudioCubes has gotten their hands on these cute little furballs from Japan, and is selling them for $99 a pup.

The Digital Cowboy CA-K7 media player features the unique ability to remove vocals and a built-in microphone to sing along to your favorite tunes. The player can handle MP3, WMA, OGG audio formats and also has an FM radio built in. Its karaoke feature even lets you adjust key, pitch and echo for your vocals. The CA-K7 features a nice 1.8″ color display, and comes in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB versions.

I haven’t managed to find a U.S. importer for this player, but you can pick one up for UK importer KJGlobal and have it shipped stateside from there.

[via Akihabaranews]