The portable possibility of and smallest-in-the-world karaoke are put on the market in palm size this autumn.

One-person karaoke is enjoyed with world's smallest "box" --
TAKARA TOMY, a major toy (がんぐ) company, puts on the market the portable apparatus which can enjoy karaoke this autumn, looking at words by a small liquid crystal display. It sends as a loss leader to the Tokyo toy show which will open on the 19th.
A main part is one-side a 7cm cube, and connects and sings headphone with a microphone for exclusive use. Regulation of an echo effect, a pitch, and tempo can also be performed. Simultaneous sale is due to put on the market in the prices of about 10,000 yen from October, and to be carried out also in the Asian countries where karaoke culture is established.
The software of music does not go into a main part, but he buys the exclusive cartridge containing ten music, or it downloads from an exclusive homepage through a personal computer. About 200 yen per music are this prospect. 3500 music is prepared at the beginning.
If the additional purchase of the headphone is carried out and they are connected two, the duet which hears a mutual singing voice can also be performed.
TAKARA of the predecessor of TAKARA TOMY put on the market the karaoke sing-along music system "e-kara (e-kara)" of the microphone integral type to be connected with television in 2000, and became a hot-selling product which will sell 3,450,000 pieces in and outside by March, 07.
The portable possibility of and smallest-in-the-world karaoke are put on the market in palm size this autumn.