HearPlanet

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Hear Planet is available at the iPhone store.

HearPlanet is the first talking tour guide for cell phones. Launched early in 2009, HearPlanet already has had over 500,0000 downloads. It provides global coverage with hundreds of thousands of locations and is currently in development for specific use of the National Parks.

Named one of the top 50 iPhone apps for 2009 by Tech Digest, Founder/CEO, Steve Echtman won 2009 Award for Top Silicon Valley Company and was a Keynote Speaker for MacWorld. Hear Planet has been featured in Apple’s full page iPhone ads in the NY Times and Wall Street Journal as well as National Geographic Adventure Magazine, United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine and more.

2 Responses to “HearPlanet”

Editor says:

April 28, 2010 at 6:11 AM

I understand HearPlanet was also selected by National Geographic as a top 10 application.
Amy Seidman, Publisher says:

September 29, 2008 at 4:29 PM

This is one example of how partnerships can be formed - not only around distribution of information - but through developing community around content.

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Welcome to the National Park Service Think Tank, a blog dedicated to uncovering the strongest, most viable, and effective technology tools for use in NPS interpretation as part of Made For the Media by Incredible Places.

Currently the National Park Service has formed a committee to evaluate existing technology, media and how they may be used in the parks in future. As part of that endeavor, Incredible Places invites technology and media producers to tell us about your solutions and share ideas. We want to know what new cool stuff is out there, what media experiences and technology you have that you believe would benefit the National Parks, and your ideas for how we can educate people about our natural resources.

The National Park Service current agenda is called the Renaissance of Interpretation and consist five pillars. Two of them are using \"emerging technologies\" and working with \"partnerships\".

We invite you to submit your ideas, technology solutions, services, applications, media, and anything related you feel would make a great contribution to the National Park System\'s Interpretation which includes exhibits, films, self guided tours, and all the educational material you see when you visit a park. This also includes solutions for handicapped and elderly who are not able move around like the general public.

Interactive multimedia offers a retention rate of 35% which leads to obvious benefits exist for uses in exhibits and for handicapped people. The application and possibilities are boundless and is in the interest of educating people about National Park Service and similar organizations in need of these applications.

Join us today to help generations tomorrow!

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