It’s not what it looks like

This thing is an mp3 player/memory device sold for audio tours. It’s been built to look like a design classic and is, of course, nothing of the sort. It does fascinate me though and it chimes with something that’s stayed with me since I jotted it down at SXSW last year: If you’re going to copy […]

Notes from Tate Handheld Conference – Nancy Proctor

Nancy Proctor is Head of Mobile Strategy & Initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution. Links: Video and some notes from Nancy on the Tate Handheld wiki Slides on Slideshare My notes* Museum visitors using their own technology, instead of the museum’s devices might lead to cost savings. No need to pay so much for media players, charging […]

Wanted

I am hugely grateful to Mike’s recent post over at Five Players where he’s written (amongst other things) about Wanted. Wanted is the gameshow that I’ve often described to people in an overenthusiastic manner, but without ever remembering the name. Until now it has always eluded my (admittedly half-hearted) efforts to find any reference to the show […]