With a name that translates as "The first Sound from the Future" in Japanese,
Hatsune Miku is truly a product of 21st-century technological ingenuity; one of
the first virtual synthetic voice programs, known as Vocaloid, to become a
fully-fledged international popstar. Developed and distributed by Japan's
Crypton Future Media company, who had previously put their name to the Yamaha
vocals Meiko and Kaito, Hatsune Miku's voice was sampled from Japanese voice
actress Saki Fujita and her debut release arrived in August 2007. The first
Vocaloid to be created by the company itself, sh...