Karaoke is a very special phenomenon, born in Japan, but which has extended throughout the whole world and has become extremely popular. And since Apple's iPod is another major phenomenon, it was to be expected that they would meet, at some point. And that point seems to be the IPS-11G Karaoke Station from Cavs Multimedia Inc.



This highly innovative device plays the role of a “bridge” between a portable media device (iPod, MP3 player, USB memory stick, etc.) and the user's audio-video system. Thus, it is capable of playing back the files from the memory of various devices directly on the screen of the personal television set using a remote controller. And speaking of file types, it's interesting to mention that the IPS-11G works with a very wide range of multimedia content type, stored in MPEG, AVI, DAT, VOB, MP3, JPEG, BMP, GIF formats.



Another very important type of file it's compatible with is the MCG-MP3 (karaoke format, which also gives the name of the device). The karaoke files can be downloaded online or extracted from CD+G karaoke discs using IPS Manager program included in CAVS IPS-11G package.



The IPS-11G includes Composite and S-Video connectors, analog and digital audio outputs, as well as 2 microphone inputs and also an USB connector. Moreover, it's extremely easy to carry around, since it measures just 100mm x 28mm x 80mm, at a net weight of 193 degrees.



The IPS-11G Karaoke Station from Cavs Multimedia Inc. can be purchased for just around 130 US dollars, which is indeed a very affordable price point, given just how much fun this thing could prove to be, especially if you're a “hardcore” karaoke fan.