New Phone Service Promises to ID Songs

Coolnat2004 writes "Ever get a song stuck in your head, but you missed the DJ announcement of the song name? That's the idea powering a new cell phone-based service called 411-SONG. Just call 866-411-SONG, and hold your phone up to the speaker. 15 seconds later the call ends and the information on your song is displayed on your phone's screen. This comes at a price, though. 99 cents for your first 5 songs, and then 99 cents a song after that. However, nbc4.com reports that a subscription model may be coming soon. Wouldn't this technology be great for fixing up all those ID3 tags?"

Comments

And after they charge you $.99 for IDing the song,

[Stephen Samuel]

The RIAA will send you a writ of suit asking $30,000 for violating their copyright.

Service for slashdot

[Anonymous Coward]

I am waiting for the service that allows you to hold your camera phone up to your computer screen and it tells you if the slashdot article is a dupe. (which this one is)

Re:Uh

[commodoresloat]

Nope; that's just normal slashdot user conversation. You must be new here.

No, I'm New Here

[New Here]

No, I'm New Here

Re:No, I'm New Here

[WhatAmIDoingHere]

How do you find every single "You must be New Here" post and reply so quickly?

I can name that tune in 3 notes!

[stinkpad]

Gee... they could have made a game show of that.
Oh... wait...

Re:Well

[dnixon112]

Thanks for the idea!

Sincerely,
Google

Re:UK has Shazam Already

[pete6677]

Yep, its pretty accurate. I called them up, farted into the phone, and it gave the name of some Backstreet Boys song.

Re:Uh

[ag0ny]

So... now it costs as much to figure out what a song is as to buy it?

How could you buy it if you knew what song it was?

Re:Uh

[ag0ny]

Ooops...

How could you buy it if you didn't know what song it was?

(Note to self: first coffee, then Slashdot)

Re:Uh

[GermanShorthair]

"Big Ol' Jed had a light on"

Re:Uh

[QuaZar666]

Thats better than the books that I get recommended. Amazon.com thinks I'm a lesbian and recommends oral sex books.

Re:UK has Shazam Already

[pete6677]

Wow, I didn't realize there were Backdoor Boys fans on Slashdot with mod points tonight. I must have struck a nerve.

Re:Uh

[dukeisgod]

Amazon couldn't be further off the mark for it's suggestions to me. I've bought some school books on amazon before, and it constantly recommends similar books. They must think I read that shit for my health.

Re:Uh

[lunakyoshi]

I am a lesbian, and amazon recommends "The All-American Male's Guide to Getting More Pussy."

Congratulations

[caino59]

You just got added as a friend by 75% of the slashdot crowd ;oP

Re:Congratulations

[dolmen.fr]

Yours too.
Next time I try to be funny I will add smileys for you.

Old news

[t_allardyce]

This is so old i can see the dust on that phone number, there was a nother service planned years ago, maybe they went under. Also there already is a service that ID's your mp3's online and tags them for free, tho i forget what its called - anyone?