Comments on: iPod Touch for use in the Gallery /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/ Technology blog of the Brooklyn Museum Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: Shelley Bernstein /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-16330 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:01:43 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-16330 Hey Mark – you know we use that for the ipads, but I didn’t translate that to working on ipods, too. That’s great news – it works well for us. Thanks!

]]> By: Mark Watlington /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-16226 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:51:01 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-16226 In reply to Shelley Bernstein.

There’s actually a relatively new software feature called “guided access” that comes standard with iPod, iPhones and iPads that allows hardware buttons to be disengaged for a period of time. This might be easier than covering home buttons when it comes to iPod tours

]]> By: Shelley Bernstein /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-15986 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:29:33 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-15986 In reply to Sarah.

Hi Sarah,

We don’t use the ipod touches for tours because of a lot of these issues. Most museums are using cases to lock down the home button if they implement them.

]]> By: Sarah /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-15958 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:07:53 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-15958 I would love some info on how your ipod tour has turned out. We are considering using iPod touch devices for our audio guide at our small museum in MI. I’m having some of the same issues that it appears you had in 2008.

]]> By: Shelley Bernstein /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-7189 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:31:53 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-7189 In reply to Kain.

Hi Kain,

To my understanding, Apple still has not provided a museum mode for ipod touch devices or iphones. I believe most museums are utilizing cases that cover the home buttons as a solution.

]]> By: Kain /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-6984 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:43:26 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-6984 Hi Shelley, I would also appreciate some tips for a ipod touch “museum mode” tour of our gardens.

]]> By: Camille /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:58:12 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-1614 Hello,

I work for a Museum in Belgium, and I wanted to know a little bit more about all this stuff, because we are thinking to give iPods to our visitors during the visit. Some advice ?

]]> By: Shelley Bernstein /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:45:56 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-931 Breton, I just sent some stuff your way…

]]> By: Breton /2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:38:50 +0000 /bloggers/2008/10/31/ipod-touch-for-use-in-the-gallery/#comment-927 Hello, I work for an art museum in australia which is currently looking into using ipod touches. I am intrigued by this :”Our solution is not perfect, but it’s not difficult to accomplish and if you drop us a line we can point you to some existing documentation on the web that helped us.”

You wouldn’t mind doing a little bit of pointing, would you?

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