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
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. 🏛️
🎉 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
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
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
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
Walkie Talkie is build and designed in Norway and Denmark. 🇳🇴🇩🇰
We're storing and running everything on secure EU-based servers in Frankfurt because privacy and security actually matters. Your data and content stays in Europe.
Take that, Big Tech! 🇪🇺
#MuseumTech #Visitorexperience
We're storing and running everything on secure EU-based servers in Frankfurt because privacy and security actually matters. Your data and content stays in Europe.
Take that, Big Tech! 🇪🇺
#MuseumTech #Visitorexperience
May 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Walkie Talkie is build and designed in Norway and Denmark. 🇳🇴🇩🇰
We're storing and running everything on secure EU-based servers in Frankfurt because privacy and security actually matters. Your data and content stays in Europe.
Take that, Big Tech! 🇪🇺
#MuseumTech #Visitorexperience
We're storing and running everything on secure EU-based servers in Frankfurt because privacy and security actually matters. Your data and content stays in Europe.
Take that, Big Tech! 🇪🇺
#MuseumTech #Visitorexperience
We built this after watching most visitors give up at Step 1: Download our app!
Now they scan a QR, it opens instantly, they listen.
Turns out people actually WANT to use audio guides. They've just been turned off by downloads, sign ups and layers of app navigation to get to the actual experience.
Now they scan a QR, it opens instantly, they listen.
Turns out people actually WANT to use audio guides. They've just been turned off by downloads, sign ups and layers of app navigation to get to the actual experience.
May 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We built this after watching most visitors give up at Step 1: Download our app!
Now they scan a QR, it opens instantly, they listen.
Turns out people actually WANT to use audio guides. They've just been turned off by downloads, sign ups and layers of app navigation to get to the actual experience.
Now they scan a QR, it opens instantly, they listen.
Turns out people actually WANT to use audio guides. They've just been turned off by downloads, sign ups and layers of app navigation to get to the actual experience.
From one museum person to another: we know the budget struggles, the tech headaches, the accessibility requirements, the last-minute donor requests... we built walkie talkie to solve ALL of it.
Come see: walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #Museums #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience #AudioGuides
Come see: walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #Museums #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience #AudioGuides
May 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
From one museum person to another: we know the budget struggles, the tech headaches, the accessibility requirements, the last-minute donor requests... we built walkie talkie to solve ALL of it.
Come see: walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #Museums #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience #AudioGuides
Come see: walkietalk.ie
#MuseumTech #Museums #MuseumEd #VisitorExperience #AudioGuides
Want to hear a Walkie Talkie audio guide?
Here's one we did for "Bridal Procession in Hardanger" by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, 1848.
Listen here: walkietalk.ie/c/5jAY8Wpo
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #AudioGuide #MuseumPros
Here's one we did for "Bridal Procession in Hardanger" by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, 1848.
Listen here: walkietalk.ie/c/5jAY8Wpo
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #AudioGuide #MuseumPros
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Want to hear a Walkie Talkie audio guide?
Here's one we did for "Bridal Procession in Hardanger" by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, 1848.
Listen here: walkietalk.ie/c/5jAY8Wpo
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #AudioGuide #MuseumPros
Here's one we did for "Bridal Procession in Hardanger" by Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude, 1848.
Listen here: walkietalk.ie/c/5jAY8Wpo
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #AudioGuide #MuseumPros
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #4:
Real-time Updates: Exhibition changed? Text updated in seconds, audio guide recording instantly refreshed in multiple languages, QR code stays the same.
No more outdated information or waiting for recordings.
#MuseumOperations #MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Flexibility
Real-time Updates: Exhibition changed? Text updated in seconds, audio guide recording instantly refreshed in multiple languages, QR code stays the same.
No more outdated information or waiting for recordings.
#MuseumOperations #MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Flexibility
May 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #4:
Real-time Updates: Exhibition changed? Text updated in seconds, audio guide recording instantly refreshed in multiple languages, QR code stays the same.
No more outdated information or waiting for recordings.
#MuseumOperations #MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Flexibility
Real-time Updates: Exhibition changed? Text updated in seconds, audio guide recording instantly refreshed in multiple languages, QR code stays the same.
No more outdated information or waiting for recordings.
#MuseumOperations #MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Flexibility
Meet the creators of Walkie Talkie:
Åsmund has designed cultural experiences for over 15 years.
Thor has nearly two decades product and business expertise from the cultural sector.
#MuseumTech #DigitalCulture #MuseumEd
Åsmund has designed cultural experiences for over 15 years.
Thor has nearly two decades product and business expertise from the cultural sector.
#MuseumTech #DigitalCulture #MuseumEd
May 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Meet the creators of Walkie Talkie:
Åsmund has designed cultural experiences for over 15 years.
Thor has nearly two decades product and business expertise from the cultural sector.
#MuseumTech #DigitalCulture #MuseumEd
Åsmund has designed cultural experiences for over 15 years.
Thor has nearly two decades product and business expertise from the cultural sector.
#MuseumTech #DigitalCulture #MuseumEd
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #3:
Advanced text-to-speech technology saves thousands on voice recording costs.
Natural-sounding voices in every language without hiring voice actors or recording studios.
You can of course also add pre-recorded audio.
#BudgetFriendly #Museumtech
Advanced text-to-speech technology saves thousands on voice recording costs.
Natural-sounding voices in every language without hiring voice actors or recording studios.
You can of course also add pre-recorded audio.
#BudgetFriendly #Museumtech
May 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #3:
Advanced text-to-speech technology saves thousands on voice recording costs.
Natural-sounding voices in every language without hiring voice actors or recording studios.
You can of course also add pre-recorded audio.
#BudgetFriendly #Museumtech
Advanced text-to-speech technology saves thousands on voice recording costs.
Natural-sounding voices in every language without hiring voice actors or recording studios.
You can of course also add pre-recorded audio.
#BudgetFriendly #Museumtech
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #2:
One text input, 32+ language outputs.
Write once, reach global audiences automatically. Make your exhibits accessible to international visitors with zero extra work.
#Multilingual #MuseumTech
One text input, 32+ language outputs.
Write once, reach global audiences automatically. Make your exhibits accessible to international visitors with zero extra work.
#Multilingual #MuseumTech
May 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #2:
One text input, 32+ language outputs.
Write once, reach global audiences automatically. Make your exhibits accessible to international visitors with zero extra work.
#Multilingual #MuseumTech
One text input, 32+ language outputs.
Write once, reach global audiences automatically. Make your exhibits accessible to international visitors with zero extra work.
#Multilingual #MuseumTech
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #1:
No app downloads needed! Visitors simply scan a QR code and instantly hear audio guides in their preferred language.
No technical barriers between your content and your audience.
#MuseumTech
No app downloads needed! Visitors simply scan a QR code and instantly hear audio guides in their preferred language.
No technical barriers between your content and your audience.
#MuseumTech
May 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Walkie Talkie Walkthrough #1:
No app downloads needed! Visitors simply scan a QR code and instantly hear audio guides in their preferred language.
No technical barriers between your content and your audience.
#MuseumTech
No app downloads needed! Visitors simply scan a QR code and instantly hear audio guides in their preferred language.
No technical barriers between your content and your audience.
#MuseumTech
We want everyone to be able to try Walkie Talkie on their collection/exhibition.
You can create a free demo audio guide by using the module on walkietalk.ie
And there's also a free-tier available, no credit card needed.
You can create a free demo audio guide by using the module on walkietalk.ie
And there's also a free-tier available, no credit card needed.
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We want everyone to be able to try Walkie Talkie on their collection/exhibition.
You can create a free demo audio guide by using the module on walkietalk.ie
And there's also a free-tier available, no credit card needed.
You can create a free demo audio guide by using the module on walkietalk.ie
And there's also a free-tier available, no credit card needed.
Scan a QR code and instantly hear art come alive in your language - no apps or signups needed.
Perfect for museums seeking simple, beautiful and accessible audio solutions.
Scan or click to try a demo: walkietalk.ie/c/nms2JdL4
Sign up is free, no credit card needed.
#MuseumTech #AudioGuide
Perfect for museums seeking simple, beautiful and accessible audio solutions.
Scan or click to try a demo: walkietalk.ie/c/nms2JdL4
Sign up is free, no credit card needed.
#MuseumTech #AudioGuide
May 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Scan a QR code and instantly hear art come alive in your language - no apps or signups needed.
Perfect for museums seeking simple, beautiful and accessible audio solutions.
Scan or click to try a demo: walkietalk.ie/c/nms2JdL4
Sign up is free, no credit card needed.
#MuseumTech #AudioGuide
Perfect for museums seeking simple, beautiful and accessible audio solutions.
Scan or click to try a demo: walkietalk.ie/c/nms2JdL4
Sign up is free, no credit card needed.
#MuseumTech #AudioGuide
May 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM