video guide

COS'E' I-MUSE

The interactive video guide

i-muse is the video guide on mobile devices for visitors of museums, exhibitions, trade fairs, cities, parks and archeological sites.
  • It gives a “quality leap” to the tour experience thanks to the very effective multimedia content.
  • It is a tool which opens new communication possibilities for the visitor.

i-muse system

i-muse is the evolution of the classical audio guide: it was developed thanks to new hardware and software tools.

i-muse palm

MOBILE DEVICE

Compact device, which isn’t cumbersome. The PDA, Smartphone or wearable computer, all allow showing multimedia content, in a simple and engaging way.
Rfid and GPS technology

RFID AND GPS

This permits identification of a work of art or an environment thanks to smart tags (Rfid) or positioning thanks to satellite network system (GPS).
Wireless headphones

WIRELESS HEADPHONES

The visitor is assured freedom of movement by using high quality wireless headphones to play audio contents. High quality headphones helps visitors to live i-muse experience.




Devices

The system will be extended to other platforms.
i-muse works on both Windows Mobile and Windows CE (PDA, smartphone, wearable computer similar to Zypad). The conversion for the iPhone OS (iPhone e iPod Touch) is under development. i-muse will also support Symbian OS (Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, etc.) and Android-based devices.

Palm with windows mobile. Wearable computer: Zypad. Iphone with Iphone OS. Smartphone with Symbian. Smartphone with Android.



Contents selection

There are various ways to select contents:
  • radio identification with Rfid or ZigBee
  • positioning with GPS or GSM network
Rfid or ZigBee allows to identify a work of art or an environment thanks to smart tags. It’s possible to be positioned on a map thanks to the GPS or GSM network.


Rfid technology. ZigBee. GPS. GSM network.