Shazam

Every now and then, an idea pops up that’s so good yet so obvious that you wonder why no-one has ever thought of it before. Shazam is one of those kinds of things! The problem Shazam attempts to solve is familiar to many of us. Suppose you’re in a pub or club and hear a new song which you really take to. ‘Aah, I’ll go out any buy it tomorrow!’ But then you hit a major snag – you haven’t got a clue which song it is, and nor have any of your friends. Or suppose you’re listening to the radio, and you hear a really cool song which you’ve never heard before. The problem is, the idiot DJ is more ... more

Every now and then, some new product comes along that just makes you go "wow!" Shazam is one of these. It won't change your life, but it's pretty funky nevertheless! Shazam is an amazing concept - a great use of mobile technology. So how is it useful? Well, how often have you been sat out in a bar or somewhere and heard a brilliant track playing in the background whose name you just don't know? It's happened to me more than once or twice - I'd hear an amazing piece of music, but never have a clue what it was and how I could get a copy! Shazam overcomes that by instantly identifying tracks. It ... more