ALSong is a free software MP3 player with a difference in that it automatically links to the lyrics of the tune it’s playing and displays them on-screen. Perfect for those little singalong sessions. The lyric database contains 1,000,000 lyrics and it copes with OGG, WAV and other formats as well as MP3. Free for non-commercial use.  Now you can listen to your music and get the lyrics played back in time to the music. The ALSong Lyrics window plays back song lyrics…

Mmm…much hype coming our way from the folks at Humanised, with the launch of Enso. As far as I can tell it’s a Windows utility which gives you memory resident super macros. Er…it’s cute, but not really rocket science and certainly not to my mind worth the launch splash or Walt Mossberg’s attention. Ah well, what do I know? I don’t mean to be snarky but I get the feeling that these good folk are charging $24.95 for a utility that some whizz…

Podcast Autocue. Podcasting grows up and gets a tool that the BBC would be proud of. An autocue system that lets you sound as if you’ve been broadcasting for years. $24.95. [Another product worth checking out if you’re into video journalism is VideoCue 2, which is a teleprompter and video recorder with a bunch of features. Unfortunately Mac only though. $39.99 for the basic version].  News anchors don’t memorize their script – they use autocues, screens underneath the camera showing their script…

The KishKish Lie Detector for Skype. Part of their commercial answering machine software which will cost you $49.95 a year for the privilege of using a bit of dodgy voice stress analysis on your Skype calls. We suggest you save your money and try building your buddy list in a more hospitable way.  Now KishKish SAM offers you a tool to detect the lies you hear on your Skype phone. With the use of KishKish SAM VSA you can monitor whole conversation…

ChatterBlocker. Plagued by a noisy office? Then you need the £11.35 ChatterBlocker program. The software uses samples of voices, music and sound effects to mask out distracting background noise and let you concentrate on getting your job done. Sounds a bit *£&£(E_£>=$%_(£*$£, really.  ChatterBlocker doesn’t “stop” noise — it reduces the intelligibility of nearby conversations to make them less distracting. This is done using auditory masking, the same psychoacoustic phenomenon exploited by MP3 and related compression algorithms. Intelligible speech is…

Voice Buddy. Voice recognition package for games. Load it up and start issuing game commands and all sorts of groovy stuff using your mouth instead of your fingers. Sounds great, but somehow we suspect that fragging your way out of Castle Wolfenstein using voice commands may just be a bit painful. Whatever. It’s $39.95.  There’s nothing else like it. This is the must-have add-on that every gamer needs. Only Voice Buddy gives you true, interactive voice control for games and…

AAA Logo Maker. So you’ve got the company formed and produced that hot, radical new Web 2.0 application that’s going to be a smash on Sand Hill Road. But you don’t have the logo ready? Aaargh. Don’t panic, try this software instead. Lots of fonts, templates, cool widget clip-art and flexible layout options. No transparent output though, so make sure it’s all on a white background, OK? $49.95.  This logo design software will help you to design professional logo image for…