Walkie Talkie
@walkietalkieguides.bsky.social
Create instant multilingual QR audio guides - the elegant and affordable solution without hardware, apps, or any barriers.
Sign up and create your first guides for free (no credit card needed): walkietalk.ie
Profile managed by creators: Åsmund & Thor
Sign up and create your first guides for free (no credit card needed): walkietalk.ie
Profile managed by creators: Åsmund & Thor
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We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
Reposted by Walkie Talkie
This article presents some food for thought regarding museum technology. Curious to hear what some of our members who work in museums make of it...
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This article presents some food for thought regarding museum technology. Curious to hear what some of our members who work in museums make of it...
Reposted by Walkie Talkie
How We’re Building Museum #Technology That Gets Out of the Way.
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How We’re Building Museum #Technology That Gets Out of the Way.
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
New pricing based on your feedback: simple, transparent, unlimited, budget-friendly.
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New pricing based on your feedback: simple, transparent, unlimited, budget-friendly.
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
QR code at the entrance, next to the artwork, or on a handout. Visitor scans, audio guide opens in their browser - automatically in their language. No signup, no app, no sharing details, no device checkout.
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
QR code at the entrance, next to the artwork, or on a handout. Visitor scans, audio guide opens in their browser - automatically in their language. No signup, no app, no sharing details, no device checkout.
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Write your guide once, translate to 32 languages with one click - text and audio generated automatically.
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Write your guide once, translate to 32 languages with one click - text and audio generated automatically.
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Talked to a small museum yesterday. They were quoted €50K for a custom audio guide app. Then another €10K/year for updates. They have 20 staff members. This is why half the museums I visit have no audio guides at all. The pricing model is broken.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Talked to a small museum yesterday. They were quoted €50K for a custom audio guide app. Then another €10K/year for updates. They have 20 staff members. This is why half the museums I visit have no audio guides at all. The pricing model is broken.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We just added a live text-to-speech demo to the website. Type anything in any language, hit "Create speech," and hear it in 32 different languages. It's oddly satisfying.
Try it: walkietalk.ie
Try it: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We just added a live text-to-speech demo to the website. Type anything in any language, hit "Create speech," and hear it in 32 different languages. It's oddly satisfying.
Try it: walkietalk.ie
Try it: walkietalk.ie
We built Walkie Talkie after years working with places like Copenhagen Contemporary and Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Learned what actually works vs. what looks good in a pitch deck. Turns out: simple, fast, and reliable beats fancy and complicated every time. 🏛️
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
We built Walkie Talkie after years working with places like Copenhagen Contemporary and Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Learned what actually works vs. what looks good in a pitch deck. Turns out: simple, fast, and reliable beats fancy and complicated every time. 🏛️
How to instantly create multilingual audio guides with Walkie Talkie and serve diverse museum audiences.
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Multilingual Audio Guides: Serving Diverse Audiences in Cultural Institutions
Examine strategies and technologies for implementing multilingual audio guide programs that accommodate international visitors and diverse local communities.
walkietalk.ie
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How to instantly create multilingual audio guides with Walkie Talkie and serve diverse museum audiences.
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Why Museums should consider Walkie Talkie.
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences
Explore how QR code-based audio guides reduce barriers to access while providing multilingual content that enhances visitor engagement in cultural institutions.
walkietalk.ie
June 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Why Museums should consider Walkie Talkie.
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
🎉 27 museums signed up to Walkie Talkie in 3 weeks!
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
May 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🎉 27 museums signed up to Walkie Talkie in 3 weeks!
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
Walkie Talkie runs on reliable, fast servers in Frankfurt, Germany that are not owned by big tech.
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
May 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Walkie Talkie runs on reliable, fast servers in Frankfurt, Germany that are not owned by big tech.
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
Building for museums has taught us that 'mobile-first' doesn't mean 'app-first.' Most visitors don't want another app cluttering their phone—they want instant access to deeper stories. Web browsers are the most universal platform we have.
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
May 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Building for museums has taught us that 'mobile-first' doesn't mean 'app-first.' Most visitors don't want another app cluttering their phone—they want instant access to deeper stories. Web browsers are the most universal platform we have.
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
Did you know?
We are also the creators of Opus Classics.
A beautiful app classic literature and art.
We are also the creators of Opus Classics.
A beautiful app classic literature and art.
Rediscover timeless literature with Opus Audiobooks, honored as Apple’s "Best New App of the Week" in the US.
Get 6 months free: apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=o...
Get 6 months free: apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=o...
Opus Audiobooks: Easy discovery
YouTube video by Opus Audiobooks: Must-reads
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May 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Did you know?
We are also the creators of Opus Classics.
A beautiful app classic literature and art.
We are also the creators of Opus Classics.
A beautiful app classic literature and art.
Call us boring, BUT: The future of visitor experiences isn't in VR headsets, complex AR or reality bending AI - it's in making the technology we're already using work invisibly and effortlessly.
Simplicity always wins. #MuseumTech #Audioguides #MuseumEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edni...
Simplicity always wins. #MuseumTech #Audioguides #MuseumEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edni...
What is Walkie Talkie?
YouTube video by Walkie Talkie
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Call us boring, BUT: The future of visitor experiences isn't in VR headsets, complex AR or reality bending AI - it's in making the technology we're already using work invisibly and effortlessly.
Simplicity always wins. #MuseumTech #Audioguides #MuseumEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edni...
Simplicity always wins. #MuseumTech #Audioguides #MuseumEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edni...
Strong contender for "Museum SoMe Manager of The Year"
@themerl.bsky.social 🫡
@themerl.bsky.social 🫡
duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O
May 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Strong contender for "Museum SoMe Manager of The Year"
@themerl.bsky.social 🫡
@themerl.bsky.social 🫡
700MB app downloads, device queues, content that takes months to update.
The museum audio guide is broken. Time to fix it.
Wrote for Medium about the quiet revolution happening in cultural institutions worldwide 🎧
#MuseumEd #Museums #VisitorExperience
medium.com/@hello_49904...
The museum audio guide is broken. Time to fix it.
Wrote for Medium about the quiet revolution happening in cultural institutions worldwide 🎧
#MuseumEd #Museums #VisitorExperience
medium.com/@hello_49904...
Why the Audio Guide Revolution is Finally Here (And It’s Not What You Think)
How a simple QR code is quietly transforming museum experiences
medium.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
700MB app downloads, device queues, content that takes months to update.
The museum audio guide is broken. Time to fix it.
Wrote for Medium about the quiet revolution happening in cultural institutions worldwide 🎧
#MuseumEd #Museums #VisitorExperience
medium.com/@hello_49904...
The museum audio guide is broken. Time to fix it.
Wrote for Medium about the quiet revolution happening in cultural institutions worldwide 🎧
#MuseumEd #Museums #VisitorExperience
medium.com/@hello_49904...
Small museums, big dreams: You have incredible stories but tiny budgets. 💭
Walkie Talkie starts free. No setup costs, no hardware investment.
Great storytelling shouldn't depend on deep pockets.
We can always tailor to your needs.
Drop us an email at:
[email protected]
#MuseumEd #MuseumTech
Walkie Talkie starts free. No setup costs, no hardware investment.
Great storytelling shouldn't depend on deep pockets.
We can always tailor to your needs.
Drop us an email at:
[email protected]
#MuseumEd #MuseumTech
May 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Small museums, big dreams: You have incredible stories but tiny budgets. 💭
Walkie Talkie starts free. No setup costs, no hardware investment.
Great storytelling shouldn't depend on deep pockets.
We can always tailor to your needs.
Drop us an email at:
[email protected]
#MuseumEd #MuseumTech
Walkie Talkie starts free. No setup costs, no hardware investment.
Great storytelling shouldn't depend on deep pockets.
We can always tailor to your needs.
Drop us an email at:
[email protected]
#MuseumEd #MuseumTech
Happy International Museum Day!
Museums are democracy in action - preserving memory while shaping how we see ourselves and each other. In our fractured world, they remain spaces where complexity is embraced and 'I don't understand' becomes invitation, not dismissal.
#internationalmuseumday
Museums are democracy in action - preserving memory while shaping how we see ourselves and each other. In our fractured world, they remain spaces where complexity is embraced and 'I don't understand' becomes invitation, not dismissal.
#internationalmuseumday
May 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Happy International Museum Day!
Museums are democracy in action - preserving memory while shaping how we see ourselves and each other. In our fractured world, they remain spaces where complexity is embraced and 'I don't understand' becomes invitation, not dismissal.
#internationalmuseumday
Museums are democracy in action - preserving memory while shaping how we see ourselves and each other. In our fractured world, they remain spaces where complexity is embraced and 'I don't understand' becomes invitation, not dismissal.
#internationalmuseumday
This Hilma af Klint audio guide demonstrates the text-to-speech technology available on our platform - sounds pretty great, huh?
You can also utilize existing recordings. Either way, visitors just scan a QR code to listen.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
You can also utilize existing recordings. Either way, visitors just scan a QR code to listen.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
May 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This Hilma af Klint audio guide demonstrates the text-to-speech technology available on our platform - sounds pretty great, huh?
You can also utilize existing recordings. Either way, visitors just scan a QR code to listen.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
You can also utilize existing recordings. Either way, visitors just scan a QR code to listen.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
International Museum Day (on Sun 18/5) feels more relevant than ever - a celebration of spaces that anchor us to truth, beauty and shared understanding when so much feels adrift.
Here's to the institutions that make space for nuance in a world that increasingly resists it!
#internationalmuseumday
Here's to the institutions that make space for nuance in a world that increasingly resists it!
#internationalmuseumday
May 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
International Museum Day (on Sun 18/5) feels more relevant than ever - a celebration of spaces that anchor us to truth, beauty and shared understanding when so much feels adrift.
Here's to the institutions that make space for nuance in a world that increasingly resists it!
#internationalmuseumday
Here's to the institutions that make space for nuance in a world that increasingly resists it!
#internationalmuseumday
We believe so-called “generative AI” must only amplify your storytelling, NEVER control it.
Translate? Yes. Polish? Yes. Suggest? Yes. Invent facts? Never!
Visitor experiences are best handled by expert human curators, not fabrication-prone algorithms.
Your expertise amplified→ No hallucinations.
Translate? Yes. Polish? Yes. Suggest? Yes. Invent facts? Never!
Visitor experiences are best handled by expert human curators, not fabrication-prone algorithms.
Your expertise amplified→ No hallucinations.
What is Walkie Talkie?
YouTube video by Walkie Talkie
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We believe so-called “generative AI” must only amplify your storytelling, NEVER control it.
Translate? Yes. Polish? Yes. Suggest? Yes. Invent facts? Never!
Visitor experiences are best handled by expert human curators, not fabrication-prone algorithms.
Your expertise amplified→ No hallucinations.
Translate? Yes. Polish? Yes. Suggest? Yes. Invent facts? Never!
Visitor experiences are best handled by expert human curators, not fabrication-prone algorithms.
Your expertise amplified→ No hallucinations.
5 years ago: "Nobody will scan QR codes"
Today: Gestures broadly at every restaurant menu or tourist destination. The infrastructure is here. Your visitors know what to do.
Time to give them something worth scanning.
walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #VisitorExperience #MuseumEd
Today: Gestures broadly at every restaurant menu or tourist destination. The infrastructure is here. Your visitors know what to do.
Time to give them something worth scanning.
walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #VisitorExperience #MuseumEd
May 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
5 years ago: "Nobody will scan QR codes"
Today: Gestures broadly at every restaurant menu or tourist destination. The infrastructure is here. Your visitors know what to do.
Time to give them something worth scanning.
walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #VisitorExperience #MuseumEd
Today: Gestures broadly at every restaurant menu or tourist destination. The infrastructure is here. Your visitors know what to do.
Time to give them something worth scanning.
walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #VisitorExperience #MuseumEd