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We pretty much knew it was coming, but Microsoft just officially announced the Lips karaoke game official. Just like we’d heard, the singalong title will come with a motion-sensitive mic that lights up in time to your voice. The game interface is somewhat similar to Rock Band or Singstar, where you have to hit various pitches accurately to rack up points — but in addition to the game content, you’ll be able to sing along to your own music off a Zune or iPod.

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We’ve been waiting so long for the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum to finalize something, we’d nearly given up hope. Turns out, all it took was a rousing announcement by Google and the formation of the Open Handset Alliance to get those gears a-turnin’. Okay, so maybe those events weren’t the catalyst, but whatever the case, Release 1.0 is ready to rock. With the specifications finally complete, LiPS is hoping to “enable mobile industry players to achieve basic interoperability for applications and services deployed on Linux-based phones,” and moreover, to allow services and compatible phones to be churned out even faster. Put simply, the entity “targets interoperability through real open standards and specifications, not de facto acceptance of single platform implementation.” Bold though that may be, we certainly like the sound of it, and according to LiPS Executive Director Bill Weinberg, the next step is to “complete an RFP for a hardware reference platform” and hook up with a number of hardware vendors to get the ball rolling. Fight on, LiPS!

[Via LinuxDevices]

 

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