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U-Turn Round Makes an Appearance on BBC1 Weatherman Walking
The U-Turn Round – our popular windup powered outdoor audio point has made an appearance on BBC Ones ‘Weatherman Walking’. Episode 1 of this new series saw weatherman Derek Brockway visiting Afan Forest in Ponthrydyfen – Neath Port Talbot. Richard Burton & Rob...
How Do I Create A Multi-Zone Surround Sound Museum Experience?
EDIT: The SoundScape has been discontinued. It’s been some time since we completed a ‘How to’ post, the last being ‘How do I create a museum video exhibit’ way back in 2013! So with the release of our Bespoke SoundScape we thought it was time to release another ‘How...
New Digital Audio Player Range – Press Release
The venerable Envoy SB (SoundByte) and SB Lite digital audio players from Blackbox-av, both used in many museums and attractions throughout the UK, have been replaced by the new SoundClip (SC), which has better features and a wider range. SoundClip 2 Starting with...
Affordable Museum Software, Lightbox 2
Take charge of your museum interactives with Lightbox 2. Display an array of multimedia content to visitors in an attractive multi-touch user interface. Brand it to your needs and add/edit content as and when required. Enhances Visitor Experience Packed with features...
Newsletter – The 2014 Roundup
Merry Christmas from blackbox-av! before we get lost in the Christmas spirit we thought we’d share some of our best bits from 2014, whilst wishing you a successful and Happy New Year. So take a look at a sample of the projects we’ve completed this year as well as some...
Introducing our new Soundclip Range
Packed with features for a great price, the SoundClip series is our new range of compact, stand-alone, high quality stereo audio players (and an amp!) “The amazing new solid state, stereo and easily programmable audio range from blackbox-av. Designed and manufactured...
Case Study – Mixed Interpretation at Llanyrafon Manor
A Grade II Listed building, Llanyrafon Manor is one of the most historic buildings in Cwmbran, South Wales. We were originally approached by their management team to simply supply AudioSigns, both Touch and Turn. Over the course of a year interpretation at the...
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...
