The Boston Audissey: The MP3/iPod Walking Tour of Boston

August 21, 2005 The MP3 player began its surge of global popularity based on its ability to play high quality music in a portable form factor and we estimate 20 million MP3 players will be sold globally in 2005. Interestingly, the rise of the MP3 player has also caused the birth of podcasting and now we’re seeing peripheral and associated markets dependent on the MP3 player begin to emerge – such as downloadable personal trainers and now downloadable audio tours. Last week Audissey Guides announced the release of The Boston Audissey, an MP3/iPod compatible walking tour through one of America's most legendary cities. Combining a downloadable and printable on-line map, the tour combines haunting sound effects and musical scores with fourteen different Bostonians narrating the tour through 27 sites with vivid accounts of historical events that happened at each spot. No doubt there'll be more interesting uses of the MP3 player but we like this idea and the implementation.

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