Hatsune Miku in New York in October. Photo: Courtesy of Crypton Future Media It wasn’t until 2007, though, that Crypton released Hatsune Miku (her name means “first sound of the future”), a highly ...

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan's most famous Vocaloid — a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case, comes ...

Who is Hatsune Miku? Well, she’s not really a “who” at all. She’s not a person, or a team of people. Or even an animated front for a real singer, like Gorillaz. She’s a piece of vocal software that ...

Dallas’ biggest live act last weekend wasn’t even technically alive. Hatsune Miku’ is a 3D projection, an animated singer created in Japan who sings and dances next to a live band on stage. Her ...

CHIBA, Japan >> Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s most famous Vocaloid — a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case, comes ...