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Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say by tzahola on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:39PM (#15883077)
Or they can install ultrasound beacons in the stores. They already have access to the microphone for obvious reasons.
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Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say by amigoingtodie on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:46PM (#15883130)
Not even ultrasound, just correlate what everybody hears at the same time?
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Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say by lultimouomo on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:52PM (#15883160)
They might just need one data point, if the playlist curator tells them the exact moment at which the song started.
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