Shigeichi Negishi invented the first karaoke machine in 1967. The Sparko Box resulted in thousands of copycat versions being made. Negishi died of natural causes on January 26 after a fall, but the ...
While Negishi’s death is just being reported now, he died of natural causes on Jan. 26 after a fall. His daughter, Atsumi Takano, confirmed his death. Negishi’s pioneering karaoke machine, dubbed the ...
Negishi first invented the machine, originally called a "Sparko Box," in 1967 after his coworkers jokingly insulted his singing voice Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...
Shigeichi Negishi, the entrepreneur who invented the world’s first karaoke machine, has died aged 100. Negishi, whose 1967 “Sparko Box” prototype is among several devices credited with ushering in ...