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Created: 05/23/2007
Video description: CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari talks to the folks at Melodis (Midomi.com) and Mywaves regarding their "offbeat" start-up ideas. Mywaves plans to bring entertainment video to your cell phone, while Midomi plans to sell you selected music clips and offer amateur versions of favorite songs to the brave. Both companies, hoping to grow exponentially in the coming years, are housed in Saeed Amidi's Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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