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gridMob’s iOKi brings karaoke to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you; Lady Gaga version announced, first

Categories: Applications, iPhone
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Lady Gaga iOKi - iPhone app

A company called gridMob is bringing what they say is the “first true karaoke experience for iPhone and iPod Touch” to the AppStore. The application is called iOKi and in addition to putting a karaoke machine in your pocket, it also allows users to browse and purchase tracks from a vast catalog of songs – they’ve signed contracts with all major labels.

And the news doesn’t stop that. In addition to the “generic” version of the application (which is still not available in the AppStore), gridMob has also announced a special, Lady Gaga-branded application, who [Lady Gaga] I’m not sure I like. But considering just how popular Lady Gaga seems to be these days, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the app becoming a bestseller. It comes with four Lady Gaga karaoke tracks featuring her master recordings, plus the newly released “Bad Romance” from her soon to be released album “Fame Monster.” All this could be yours for $4.99 (a dollar per song). Moreover, gridMob prepares to release other versions of iOKi app, branded by other artists later in the year…

Lady Gaga iOKi [iTunes link]

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Gretch

    I always wondered why record companies didn’t market karaoke better. Everyone loves to sing to their favorite artists’ hits. This Gaga app is going to be HUGE.

  • Nassir

    So does this mean there are going to be different versions for different artists eventually? She’s a pretty good start.

  • Dusan Belic

    @Nassir

    Yap, that’s what they say.
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    And apparently they plan to charge a buck per song.

  • Johan

    Have any of you tried The Karaoke Channel on iPhone? The description and screenshots are pretty impressive, well, better than ioki, but there are no reviews yet…