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Christmas 2013 – Newsletter
Well it’s been a great year for Blackbox-av and we hope it’s been a great year for you too. This is just a quick email to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and tell you how much we’re looking forward to working with you in the New Year. It's beginning to look a lot...
November Newsletter – 2013
Dial up the Past To mark the First World War Centenary blackbox-av are happy to announce the release of our revised Period Telephone audio points for just £895.00. Our R&D department has been busy at work updating this popular product in time for 2014, a year that...
Us and the National Trust
The National Trust performs a vital role for heritage in the UK, in their own words… “We’re a charity that works to preserve and protect historic places and spaces – for ever, for everyone” National Trust Projects Over the years we’ve been lucky enough to get involved...
June 2013 Newsletter
Touch screens, touch tables, interactivity – very popular technology in museums at the moment so we thought that in this edition of the blackbox-av newsletter we’d tell you about our work with Museum Software and Interactives. As you’d expect, value is an important...
U-Turn & Audio Post USB Update Rolls Out – Press Release
Manufacture has begun of the newest U-Turn Round and Audio Solar Post. Although aesthetically identical to the last version, upgraded firmware and updated electronics means both the U-Turn and Audio Post now boast improved functionality and easier programming. As the...
Solar Audio Post Defeats The Elements
Bruce Kaiser is a wayside interpretation specialist working for the National Parks Service in West Virginia, United States. Interested in using our Solar Audio Posts and an audio description delivery system for the blind, he requested one to put under extreme testing....
Audio Bench Added To Our Product Range
We recently completed a bespoke project for Llanyrafon Manor, a heritage site in Torfaen. We’ve already supplied a number of Audio Signs and standard signage to this great location in Cwmbran (read about it here) and continuing the theme of outdoor audio...
May 2013 Newsletter
“What has blackbox been up to recently?” We hear you ask, “Quite a bit actually” is the answer we would give if you phoned and asked in person (why don’t you phone, we’d love to chat!). Here’s just a snippet of news regarding some of our recent projects and some new...
Sneak Peek – Bespoke Museum Interactives for Finchingfield Guildhall
Here’s a little sneak peek at some bespoke museum interactives we’ve put together for a project at Finchingfield Guildhall for interpretation designers Smith & Jones. The large multi-touch Screen will be used to create an interactive tabletop, allowing multiple...
Solar Audio Posts – George Takei Dedication
A new museum in Arkansas has been opened in a dedication ceremony led by Star Trek actor George Takei. Unearthing a piece of much forgotten American history, the Rohwer Internment Museum remembers those Japanese-Americans who were held in camps around America against...
March 2013 Newsletter
So blackbox-av has been enjoying one of our busiest periods since any of us can remember, with record sales of our U-Turn round, a number of ongoing projects with exciting attractions / organisations like Duxford Air Museum, London Zoo and The National Trust (to name...
“Audio Posts Enhance The Richard Burton Trail”
The Richard Burton trail has been selected as walk of the month by Mark Rowe for ‘The Independent’ in March 2013. Blackbox-av were delighted to take part in the construction of this trail with the supply of a U-Turn Round audio post. Something noticed by The...
