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Google Introduces Song Matching via Humming, Whistling or Singing

Google has added a new feature that lets you figure out what song is stuck in your head by humming, whistling or singing — a much more useful version of the kind of song-matching audio feature that it and competitors like Apple’s Shazam have offered previously. From a report: As of today, users will be able to open either the latest…

Spotify Now Lets You Search For Songs By Lyrics

Spotify has rolled out a useful new feature today for iOS and Android that allows users to search for songs by its lyrics. 9to5Mac reports: When you’re not sure the name of a song/artist, music recognition apps like Shazam are great if a song is playing. However, they don’t work near as well if you’re just trying to sing a couple…

Spies Can Eavesdrop By Watching a Light Bulb’s Vibrations

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Researchers from Israeli’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science today revealed a new technique for long-distance eavesdropping they call “lamphone.” They say it allows anyone with a laptop and less than a thousand dollars of equipment — just a telescope and a $400 electro-optical sensor — to listen…

Developer Made an Ad Blocker That Works On Podcasts and Radio

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Meet AdBlock Radio, an adblocker for live radio streams and podcasts. Its creator, Alexandre Storelli, told Motherboard he hopes to help companies “develop alternative business models for radio and podcast lovers that do not want ads.” “Ads exploit the weaknesses of many defenseless souls,” Storelli told Motherboard. “Ads dishonestly tempt people, steal their…

Shazam for Android Now Recognizes Music Playing Through Headphones

Shazam, the Apple-owned app that helps users identify songs playing around them, can now recognize songs you’re listening to through your headphones when using an Android phone or tablet. From a report: Acquired by Apple for $400 million last year, the company introduced a feature called ‘Pop-Up Shazam’ to its Android app recently, which when enabled, works with any other Android…

A Brief Guide to Shazam’s Surprising Mid-Credits Character

Like all modern superhero movies, getting the full effect of Warner Bros.’ Shazam requires that you sit through a few minutes of credits in order to see a scene featuring hints about things that might come to pass in future sequels or other films set in the shared universe. Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-brief-guide-to-shazams-surprising-mid-credits-charact-1834004429

Shazam’s Greatest Message Is About Growing From Forgiveness

Billy Batson being an orphan is a central part of his heroic origin story, which factors into the inherent goodness that makes him worthy of becoming Shazam. Golden Age Captain Marvel comics established that even without a traditional nuclear family or the influence of adult role models in his life, Billy was ready to… Read… Continue reading Shazam’s Greatest Message Is About Growing From Forgiveness

Shazam’s Filmmakers Open Up About the Movie’s Biggest Surprises

When we recently talked with Shazam director David F. Sandberg and producer Peter Safran about the film, they explained that making the film fun was of the utmost priority. Now that it’s in theaters, we can delve into a bit more into what that means. Read more… Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/shazams-filmmakers-open-up-about-the-movies-biggest-sur-1833606796

The New Shazam Movie Has Some Odd Video Game References

This weekend the newest DC superhero film, Shazam, was released. Critics enjoyed it. I liked it a lot too. Though while the action and jokes are strong in Shazam, there are some weird video game references that caught me off guard. Read more… Source: https://kotaku.com/the-new-shazam-movie-has-some-odd-video-game-references-1833860728