Karaoke snippets

Karaoke snippets Some noteworthy moments in history.* Inoue Daisuke never bothered to patent his karaoke machine design, missing out on more than $150 million, according to some estimates. Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario developed a separate system called the Minus-One and patented it in the 1980s.* The North Korean security ministry shut down karaoke bars in 2007 after declaring them to be a source of “enemy scheming” that would “threaten the maintenance of the socialist system.”* The dubious art form has even spawned its own fads. In “movieoke,” amateur actors replace the original stars in films. PowerPoint Karaoke competitors deliver extemporaneous presentations on slides they’ve never seen before. * Chinese automaker Geely equipped its Beauty Leopard sports car with a built-in karaoke machine. * ABBA’s “Waterloo” is the most performed karaoke number, according to British performing rights group PRS for Music. Source: Times research