PRODUCT NEWS
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Bluetooth Audio Tours at Maidstone Museum |
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05 Feb 2009 . BY |
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Blackbox-av has come up with a solution to an audio tour requirement at Maidstone Museum in Kent.
The museum was founded in 1858 and now houses over 660,000 artefacts and specimens in an Elizabethan Manor House.
It has created a series of podcast audio tours aimed at younger visitors and which are available for download from the museum's website. Not all of the visitors, however, would be aware of these podcasts until they arrived at the museum, so a cost-effective solution was required that would enable the podcasts to accessible on site.
Blackbox-av suggested using a Bluetooth Interactive based around a touchscreen kiosk beside the reception desk. The company's Research and Development team were given the project and in just two months created and installed a brand new and innovative Bluetooth interactive software package on a modified touchscreen kiosk system.
Visitors who may have missed website downloads at home can therefore still download them quickly and simply into their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones within the museum.
For visitors without mobile phones, Blackbox-av has subsequently added an alternative USB download capability so that the reception staff can download the tours onto very inexpensive MP3 players. These are available for purchase from the reception desk.
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Maurer Rides introduces Spike Waterfight |
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Rollercoaster and ride designer and manufacturer Maurer Rides has announced its latest
concept, the Spike Waterfight, which allows spectators and rollercoaster riders to soak one
another with water cannons.
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Triotech launches new dark ride Primordial |
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Media based attractions creator Triotech has announced the opening of its latest
attraction, a next generation interactive dark coaster installed at Lagoon Park in Salt
Lake City, Utah, US. |
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Small Footprint, Big Significance: Studio City Water Park |
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Long known for its fancy casinos, Macau realized within the past decade that it must
diversify its tourism scene to attract new crowds. With the ambition of becoming the
leisure hub of China’s 72-million strong Greater Bay Area, the city began adding shows,
attractions, and family-friendly hotels. But the offering that truly stands out with fun
for everyone is Studio City Water Park – Macau’s first stand-alone water park, with all
the water slides and aquatic play structures supplied by WhiteWater. |
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How surf simulators are transforming the experience economy |
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The experience economy, driven by evolving consumer trends, is poised for continued growth
in the coming years. Millennials have been at the forefront of this shift, favouring
memorable experiences over material possessions. This preference has extended to other
generations as well, indicating a broader adoption of experience-focused spending habits
in the attractions sector. |
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