New York, NY (Top40 Charts) SoundHound Inc., a pioneering company in sound recognition and search technologies, announced its flagship music product, SoundHound + LiveLyrics, is one of the first third-party apps to deploy in the highly anticipated Apple Watch today. The SoundHound app, which has been downloaded by more than 250 million mobile device users, allows Apple Watch users to:
Initiate music recognition with one tap on the Watch
See LiveLyrics® immediately display and scroll in-synch with the music, on the Watch display and simultaneously on the user's iPhone
View collected songs by scrolling on the song history list, likewise synched with the user's iPhone and iPad
SoundHound joins a select group of high-profile apps launching with Apple Watch, including Nike+Running, The New York Times, Instagram, Twitter, and Open Table.
"As you go through your day, SoundHound + LiveLyrics® allows you to capture, collect and enjoy the music around you. By making the user experience as simple and accessible as tapping your wrist, SoundHound becomes a daily pleasure, literally bringing lyrics to your fingertips," said Katie McMahon, vice president and general manager, SoundHound Inc.
SoundHound was recently first-to-market within the music category on wearables, shipping pre-installed within the Casio G-SHOCK GBA-400, a Bluetooth smart watch, beginning in
September 2014. SoundHound's technology has also been integrated in automobiles, including select Hyundai and Kia vehicles, and delivers unique, highly relevant in-cinema experiences, and the ability to interact with physical jukeboxes within select bars and restaurant venues.
About SoundHound Inc.
SoundHound Inc. is a pioneering company in sound recognition and search technologies. Its unmatched portfolio includes the world's fastest music and audio recognition, the world's only singing and humming search, instant-response large-scale speech recognition systems, and automatic lyrics alignment, LiveLyrics®. The SoundHound mobile application is the only app in the world that enables two distinct sound inputs to be recognized through a single search button. Both recorded music and a hummed query can be identified, delighting users with the magic of capturing a song or finding a song through singing it. SoundHound technologies are deployed globally through carrier, device manufacturer, and automotive partnerships. SoundHound's applications, available on all major platforms, have been downloaded by more than 250 million users.
