Orpheo Hybe: a royal choice at Versailles

Full screen model

A French design with 30 years of cultural innovation behind it

The result of many years of research, the design of the Orpheo Hybe had to combine two things: innovative technology and user-friendliness to ensure a high-performance product. For 30 years, Orpheo has been working with cultural and tourist institutions and gathering detailed feedback directly from the public that we have served so closely, which has enabled our teams to continuously improve the usability of our products.

Our engineers designed all the Hybe’s electronic and mechanical features at our R&D centre in Grenoble, as with all of our products. This in-house design gives us control over the entire production chain so we can manufacture a truly high-performance product. The Hybe is both compact and waterproof thanks to a robust casing designed for high volumes of visitors and indoor as well as outdoor use.

Orpheo Hybe: one device, two functions

The new hybrid multimedia guide combines two key product lines at Orpheo:

• it’s an audio guide suitable for self-guided tours with sound as well as video capability plus a high-quality touch screen and integrated map functionality for finding your way around;
• It also has radio technology for group tours with a “push-to-talk” function offering two-way communication so that visitors can ask questions throughout the tour.

The Orpheo Hybe is ideal for self-guided tours and group visits, the one device offering both modes so there’s no need to invest in two separate pieces of equipment. The Hybe’s versatility also means flexibility for the tour guide, who can combine live commentary through the built-in microphone as well as playing pre-recorded media directly to the visitors’ handheld device to elaborate on a point of interest.

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