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    How does Shazam work, the phone number that tells you the name of a song if you play it down the phone - great when clubbing and you want to know what the tune on the dance floor is?

    Question #91474. Asked by billythebrit. (Jan 23 08 12:08 PM)


    JimmieDancer

    		"Shazam's service is built around a patented proprietary pattern recognition technology that can identify recorded audio even under noisy conditions. This song recognition technology enables users to recognize, tag, and interact with any piece of music at the time they hear it. The Shazam service runs on a hosted service platform and is driven by Europe's largest music information database - over 3,200,000 music tracks, metadata and cover art."

    http://digg.com/tech_news/Shazam_identify_song_by_playing_it_to_your_mobile_phone

    Jan 23 08, 12:36 PM
    MonkeyOnALeash

    		This is how the "conventional" Shazam works:


    Shazam: Word used to change Billy Batson into Captain Marvel in the comic book series.

    Wisdom of.....Solomon
    Strength of...Hercules
    Stamina of....Atlas
    Power of......Zeus
    Courage of....Achilles
    Speed of......Mercury

    http://www.umanitoba.ca/acn/unix/software/vendor_html/shazam/name.htm

    Jan 23 08, 1:09 PM

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