November 21, 2006

24-Hour Poddy People

DoPi Karaoke

This one’s dedicated to all the ladies out there looking for love.

Turn up the volume, please. Check. Next up: DoPi Karaoke, a new way to please or torture the crowd (depending on the singer).

The DoPi kit (converter, mic, cables, song card) brings sing-along to your video iPod or MP3 player. Cruise the site, download the hits, plug in your headphones, and lyrics pop up on your screen. You can karaoke on the way to work, on the way home from work, or instead of working at all.

At home, connect the converter to a TV, add microphone, and you’ve got yourself an insta-partay. DoPi plays back files; lyrics (and videos) appear on the set. Dual mic inputs allow for duets. A ’90s-style echo enhances live performances (lawd help you).

So if you’re feeling Chuck Berry or Bobby McFerrin, Snoop or Fabolous, Gigi or Man of La Mancha — you can let everyone know in the key of B flat.

Hours of entertainment packed into one little pod.

Drunk, tone-deaf amateurs not included.

Available online at dopikaraoke.com.