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Weblog Article - April 22 , 2005
Article from Deborah Elizabeth Finn's weblog, "Technology for the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector":
http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/4/22/607624.html
Press Release - October 11, 2004
Machine Dreams debuts its new Communicator audience response system at BizBash's New York City Pier 94 Event and Style Show October 14th and 15th, 2004.
The Communicator is the first of a new category of interactive wireless devices designed specifically for rental at meetings and events. The Communicator is a powerpacked 2.4ghz wireless personal computer with 10 unique features:
- Built In push to talk microphone and translation earphone
- Smart Cards for registration and data tracking
- Secure Voting with multiple choice and open ended questions
- Instant Text messaging and Whiteboarding
- Game Show and Team competitions
- Memory for breakout room data capture
- Powerful 2.4Ghz encrypted transmission
- Real-time Multi-Site function links handsets from scores of locations
- Logos can be displayed in its large LCD screen
- Completely integrated with Powerpoint
The Communicator is used by hundreds of corporations, associations and meetings and event organizations across the United States to enable their entire audience to instantly share its thoughts and ideas. At its New York City debut, The Communicator will be used at BizBash events to:
- Conduct a formal vote using multiple choice
- Collect key issues from the audience using the wireless microphone feature
- Prioritize and rank key industry issues
- Solicit ideas from everyone with instant text messaging
- Track demographic differences by job title to key questions
- Enable participants to compete for prizes with a custom game show
Machine Dreams is the exclusive US provider of The Communicator and the leading supplier of audience response services in North America.
The Communicator is used at medical and legal symposia to engage the participants and extract knowledge and best practices. It is used at association and government forums to give attendees an opportunity to interact, share thoughts and ideas and vote. The Communicator is used at hundreds of corporate meetings to facilitate training, to entertain through game shows and indoor and outdoor team competitions, to rank and prioritize options and to offer opinions and ideas. It is also used as a testing device, a real time market research tool and a certified formal voting device.
The Communicator is capable of serving from 5 to 5000 participants at one time. Participants can be at a single location or can be spread out across locations throughout the world. The handsets are easy to use, have rechargeable batteries that last throughout the day, and have backlighting and an LCD screen for easy use in darkened rooms.
Contact:
Machine Dreams Incorporated
877-646-2455
mike@machine-dreams.com
www.machine-dreams.com
MassINC Article - January 1, 2004
Massachusettes based MassINC (The Massachusettes Institute for a New Commonwealth) uses The Communicator for their RealTalk event:
http://www.massinc.org/real_talk/index.html
Machine Dreams Incorporated
Corporate Offices
800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 107
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
612.371.4428
mike@machine-dreams.com
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