MusiKube re-appeared on the radar screen Tuesday, announcing the launch of a text-message mobile music identification application that allows users to purchase ringtones directly over their handsets.
With the service, dubbed SongLink’d, mobile users can identify songs by playing tunes into the phone, and a text message returns song title and artist name. The service also provides links to buy ringtones for phones or full-track and CD downloads for computers. MusiKube is offering the service free through April 11; users will be charged $1 for each successful identification after the promotion.
Shazam Entertainment is providing the audio recognition technology for SongLink’d, which marks MusiKube’s first major product offering in a year.
“Everyone has been in a situation where they’ve heard a great song and wished that they could have identified and purchased it right then and there,” said Sunjay Guleria, chief executive officer of NMK Inc., which acquired MusiKube several months ago. “Now they can.”
MusiKube is offering the service through Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless. Cingular also offers a music identification service through technology from Loudeye Corp. Gracenote also offers a music identification service.
