Thanks for the info on the Smithsonian Newton tours. I'm passing
this along to other Cyberguide people, so they know what else
is out there.
Gregory
In a recent message you wrote:
> Checked out the Newtons at the Smithsonian Air and Space last Saturday.
>
> They seem to be MP 120 or 130, but are in some kind of carrying case, so I
> couldn't see. There's som PCMCIA card in there, which I suppose is either
> custom or lots of extra memory.
>
> A headphone jack is attached somewhere in the back of the Newton, and it
> gives you audio tours. There are guided tours, and self tours. The guided
> tours give you instructions on how to get somewhere, and then you press a
> button to hear information about the object. There's some kind of plastic
> coating on the surface, which protects the screen and allows you to use your
> fingers to press the buttons.
>
> You can also bring up a keypad, and type in the number of the display (if
> there is one), and it gives you a description of the object.
>
> They buttons on the bottom (Names, Dates, Extras, etc) are replaced by four
> buttons, Light, Menu, Text, and Pause.
>
> There is no self-tracking, though, but there is a built-in map that you can
> scroll back and forth.
>
> The name of the company that developed it is Visible Interactive, based in
> San Fran and Washington DC. The card I got follows:
>
> Antony Maderal
> 1901 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suit 805
> Washington DC, 20006
> 202-822-6400
> FAX 202-822-6402
> AMVisible1@aol.com
>
>
> --
> We are such stuff
> As dreams are made on, and our little life
> Is rounded with a sleep.
> -Jason I. Hong (hong@cc.gatech.edu)