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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...
Precis
“A précis (pronounced “pray-see”) is a type of summary or abridgement.” This blog post is all about audio content! When it comes to interpretation (next to hardware) content is the name of the game, it’s what takes an exhibit / audio trail / presentation from good to...
Visitor Counters – Tracking Visitor Numbers For Heritage Sites
We often get asked “How best can we estimate the number of visitors to a large outdoor site which has multiple access points?”, in fact that’s the exact question we recently saw popping up again causing a discussion in the AHI (association for heritage interpretation)...
2012 Roundup & A Look into the future
With an eventful 2012 drawing to an end we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to have a quick look back on the last year and reminisce about some of what we’ve done and try to figure out where we’re heading (apart from the Christmas party!). What might 2013...
U-Turn: Vandal Resistant Outdoor Listening Point Success
In 2011 we were honoured to provide one of our outdoor listening points for the new Richard Burton Trail, the popular U-Turn Round was a great fit for the trail which was created with the aim of developing scenic and useful cycling routes between Port Talbot, Cwmafan,...
Creating Effective Visitor Experiences at the National Trust
At blackbox-av we endeavour to help National Trust properties throughout the UK influence the feelings of their visitors. We want to help create a memorable visitor experience which adds value to the membership fee or entry price and encourages the visitor to return,...
