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There is also Vis-Box which is very similar but much cheaper and far easier to use... http://vis-box.weebly.com/ Peter Ralley Peter RALi Studios <http://www.rali.org.uk> Heritage-Now <http://www.heritage-now.co.uk> Film and Audio Production - Heritage Interpretation 07792 075855 01283 790054 On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Mary B Hickford <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think there has been some discussions about audio guides. This e-mail is > an ad for a company but does give some information which might be useful. > > Regards, > > > Mary (Marette) Hickford > > 07811 337958 > [log in to unmask] > > Linked In: uk.linkedin.com/in/missmhickford/ > Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaretteHickford > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Info-Point <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 6 September 2016 at 16:56 > Subject: Info-Point News > To: MaryHickford <[log in to unmask]> > > > Heritage and digital interpretation > View this email in your browser > <http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=cf26f0f731&e=ffc2fd82e5> > *Audio guides - What to do when they age* > > We have recently been contacted by three venues with the problem that > their audio guides are now looking tired, and can run out on busy days. We > have proposed a novel solution that we'd like to share. This idea solves > the immediate problem in a quick and dirty way, but also lays a foundation > for future enhancement. > *Past and future investment in audio-guides can be integrated with > Info-Point to extend useful life, capacity, and flexibility.* > The immediate solution is to copy your existing audio files onto an > Info-Point > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=ab65c1ee98&e=ffc2fd82e5> > system so that visitors with smartphones (76% according to Ofcom) don’t > need to borrow an audio guide handset. If you have numbered audio stops > then the Info-Point navigation can replicate this, so that there is no need > to change physical displays. The visitor can simply do the same audio tour > on their mobile. > > As a next step, updated and augmented content can be authored and tested > on the Info-Point unit, but hidden from access until ready. All the new > content can then be turned live in one go, and the audio handsets phased > out at a point chosen by you. > > Although most visitors now have a smartphone, you can still provide > devices for those that don't. Your Info-Point can at any time be used to > drive low-cost tablets that can be loaned on an individual basis, or be > installed as public touch-screen devices driven by your Info-Point. > > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=e9c95d6e48&e=ffc2fd82e5> > An Info-Point unit creates a Wi-Fi with your own private web behind it. > > Accessibility Substitute > Venues with access issues are not only providing virtual tours via > Info-Point units as their mainstream interpretation, but are going the > extra mile to enable excluded visitors to share in their party's visit. > A webcam add-on means that wheelchair users can share in the visit > experience by following their party live on webcam. Those with restricted > sight and hearing can use their own web browsing device with their own aids > such as screen readers. > You can also add low-cost loan tablets, or fix them to walls or plinths to > create public touch-screen kiosks driven by your Info-Point. We have > examples from a steam pumping station > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=3936fb9c3a&e=ffc2fd82e5> > to a historic sawmill > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=24c2b68fc4&e=ffc2fd82e5> > where small volunteer-led museums in grade II listed buildings have used > Info-Point to tick the boxes with funders. > Two tours were recently installed by Edinburgh-based Abound Design at > Jordan's Quaker Meeting House in Buckinghamshire. > Unattended sites > Info-Point that can serve your visitors 24/7 without the need for staff, > and without risk of vandalism or theft as the hardware can be secured out > of sight. Uploading and editing content is so simple that volunteers can do > it. We have several unattended reference sites in England, Scotland, and > Wales. > > We will be speaking at the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance > Conference > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=d3a9ef73dd&e=ffc2fd82e5> > in London on 30th November, including an idea for soliciting secure > on-the-spot donations at unmanned sites. > > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=0eeaa6a265&e=ffc2fd82e5> > > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=5fabe67fba&e=ffc2fd82e5> > > <http://info-point.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0536d72b8d6e90bd3dc9257f7&id=480ff2e5e6&e=ffc2fd82e5> > *Copyright © 2016 Webnebulus Ltd, All rights reserved.* > We are sending you this newsletter because we have had previous direct > contact with you about Info-Point (eg. M+H show?). 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