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For a full listing of all BarZ Adventures press, follow the Read More link at the bottom. Click on an article title to view the full text.

"Go Explore Canada Named One of the Best Canadian Smartphone Apps"TMC News, 1/27/2011 

 

"Wetlands Navigation" - Wichita Eagle, 3/13/2011

 

"Canada's biggest travel app for smartPhones has just been released by a production company with deep roots in film and television production" - FOX business News, 7/19/2010

 

"BarZ Adventures" - Attractions Management, 9/8/2010

 

"Another Look at Those GPS Rangers in the National Parks" - National Parks Traveler, 8/22/2008

 

"DC visitors pioneer Spy Museum's gaming strategy" - Associated Press, 7/23/2009

 

"Happy Trails with a Handy Guide" - Washington Post, 7/8/2009

 

"New for '09: GPS tour guides" - CNNMoney, 12/30/2008

 

"For the Disabled, More Power for Play" - BusinessWeek, 12/23/2008

 

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - Forbes.com, 7/14/2008

 

"Handheld device plays tour guide for those who go their own way" - Austin American Statesman, 11/1/2007

 

"New technology reshaping zoo exhibits in Texas and San Francisco" - Los Angeles Times, 9/19/2007

 

"Get Lost Without Getting Lost" - The Sydney Morning Herald, 3/1/2009

 

>Full Chronology

 

2011

"Happy Trails: K-State professor Travels the Midwest to Document its Beauty, Creates GPS Tours for Cheyenne Bottoms" - K-State News and Editorial Services, 10/3/2011

"High Tech App for Stone Age State Park" - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department News Release, 9/27/2011

"Smoky Mountain Host to Launch Mobile Tour 'App'" - Macon County News, 5/12/2011

"Wetlands Navigation" - Wichita Eagle, 3/13/2011

"Go Explore Canada Named One of the Best Canadian Smartphone Apps"TMC News, 1/27/2011 

"Apps are where its at for Tourism and Much More!" - NetNewsLedger.com, 1/26/2011

"Colleges Revamp Campus Tours" - Ventura County Star,  1/7/2011

 

2010

"Top 10 College Tours in the U.S." - Accredited Colleges Online, 12/15/2010

"GPS Adventure Guides are set for ipad and ipod, iphone, for Eco-Tourism" - EcoAdventure Travel Blog, 11/5/2010

"Pasadena CVB Unveils Free Smartphone App for Visitors Using BarZ Technology" - Austin Tech Geeks, 9/16/2010

"Pasadena CVB Unveils Free Smartphone App" - TravelPulse, 9/16/2010 

"Canada's biggest travel app for smartPhones has just been released by a production company with deep roots in film and television production" - FOX business News, 7/19/2010

"BarZ Adventures" - Attractions Management, 7/19/2010

"Cal Poly Admission News" - The Examiner, 6/10/2010

"Ranger Quest by BarZ Adventures" - leisure-kit.net, 3/25/2010 

 

2009

 

"Poplar Forest goes digital" - The News & Advance, 9/23/2009

"Deaf Friendly Cities in the U.S." Online Report - Deaf411, Summer 2009

"Playing Spy in Washington, D.C." - FUNWORLD, September 2009

"Enrollment Technologies Attract Students" - College Planning & Management, August 2009

"BarZ Adventures Announces Mobile Media Engine for iPhones" - InterpTech, 7/27/2009

"Local Entrepreneur Jeff Tabor Partners with St. Augustine Pedicab" - St. Aug News, 7/15/2009

"Washington DC: Spy in the City - A New Interactive Game Ideal for Families" - Family Travel Files, 7/8/2009

"Happy Trails with a Handy Guide" - Washington Post, 7/8/2009

"Innovative student project creates GPS video tour of Powell" - Powell Tribune, 7/25/2009

"DC visitors pioneer Spy Museum's gaming strategy" - Associated Press, 7/23/2009 

"Railroad tourists can tune in to sites thanks to GPS"Akron Beacon Journal, 6/8/2009

"Texas Getaway Briefs: Stockyards offer tour device" - NewsOK, 6/7/2009

"Jumping on Board: Train travel picking up steam across the country" - Group Travel Planet, May 2009

"Malls harnessed for video games" - SCTWeek, 5/29/2009

"10 Things National Parks Won't Tell You" - SmartMoney, 5/22/2009

"GPS Technology Supports Adaptive Recreation in Our National Parks" - Disaboom, April 2009

"GPS units and travelling: get lost without getting lost" - The Sun-Herald, 3/1/2009

"A Techy Tour: A new spin on the campus visit" - CURRENTS, February 2009

"Fort Worth Stockyards Introduces High-Tech Tours" - Leisure Group Travel, 2/11/09

"Fort Worth Stockyards Get High-Tech Tours" - NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, 2/3/2009

"Fort Worth Stockyards unveil GPS tour guide" - Dallas Morning News, 2/1/2009

"Device gives virtual glimpse of Poly" - Mustang Daily, 1/28/2009

"Making Travel Accessible for the Disabled" - Assistive Technology, 1/22/2009

 

2008

 

"New for '09: GPS tour guides" - CNNMoney, 12/30/2008

"For the Disabled, More Power for Play" - BusinessWeek, 12/23/2008

"Virtual Tour Guide" - Fortune Small Business, December 2008/January 2009

"Focus on New Media: GPS Ranger Incorporate Accessibility Features" - HFC on Media, November/December 2008

"Black Friday Specials at the Independence Visitor Center" - PR-CANADA.net, 11/13/2008

"The Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas" - UpTake Attractions Blog, 11/10/2008

"Revolutionary GPS Ghostly Guided Walking Tours in Historic St. Augustine" - The Student Operated Press, 10/27/2008

"Jeff Tabor and the GPS Guided Paranormal Ghost Walking Tour Experiences" - American Perspective (News Blaze), 10/27/2008

"Shenandoah park making personal connections" - The Free Lance-Star, 10/7/2008

"The GPS Ranger: Is One in the Hand Worth It?" - HFC on Media, September/October 2008

"National Park Uses GPS Rangers" - Rocky Mountain Tracking: Real Time Tracking System News, 9/26/2008

"Santa Barbara Zoo Launches New Zoo Ranger Tour" - Santa Ynez Valley Journal, 9/18/2008

"Smarter Edge - GPS Ranger" - SmartMeetings.com, 9/16/2008

"Cal Poly only university in nation to use GPS Ranger for guided tours" - KSBY-TV / MSNBC, 9/11/2008

"Austin-Tacious! Dennis Visits the Texas Capital (Part 2)" - Out Traveler GPS, 9/11/2008

"New Hand-Held Tour Puts Zoo's Animals at Visitors Finger Tips" - Noozhawk, 9/11/2008

"Santa Barbara Zoo Visitor Can Now Tour With A Zoo Ranger" - Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 9/4/2008

"Electronic gizmos planned for race shop tours, Dale Trail" - Independent Tribune, 8/28/2008

"GPS and the National Park System" - Linda's Backroad Musings, 8/25/2008

"Another Look at Those GPS Rangers in the National Parks" - National Parks Traveler, 8/22/2008

"AudioConexus: GPS-triggered sightseeing tours" - GPS Business News, 8/20/2008

"Phildelphia Multimedia Tour" - Jetsettersblog, 8/15/2008

"Shenandoah National Park Multimedia Tour" - Jetsettersblog, 8/15/2008

"Extraordinary variety and surprising options characterize ship shore excursions offered by CLIA Cruise Lines" - Travel Daily News, 8/13/2008

"GPS units for trails available to Shenandoah National Park visitors" - Northern Virginia Daily, 7/28/2008

"'Ben Franklin' Leads Visitors on Interactive GPS Ranger Tours of Independence National Historical Park" - TRIPinfo.com, 7/23/2008

"Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center Launches Multimedia Tour Detailing the Sites and History of America's Birthplace" - Travel Video News, 7/22/2008

"Past as Prologue: Gadget Gives Historic Guided Tours to Deaf" - The Bulletin, 7/21/2008

"Shenandoah National Park Launches Multimedia Tour Inviting Visitors to Experience the Blue Ridge Mountains Like Never Before" - Travel Video News, 7/17/2008

"Den Shenandoah National Park auf der Reisen nach North und South Carolina einmal anders erleben" - (German) openPR, 7/16/2008

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - Deaf Times, 7/15/2008

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - Forbes.com, 7/14/2008

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/13/2008

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - York Daily Record, 7/13/2008

"Deaf history buffs get Philly GPS video tours" - Examiner, 7/13/2008

"Philadelphia Offers New High-Tech, Self-Guided Tour" - Travel Babel, 7/12/2008

"Philly bound? The DL on the GPS" - Courier Post, 6/30/2008

"Interpretation in the Digital Age" - HFC on Media, May/June 2008

"A HI-TECH Tour of Austin" - Austin Wide Open, Summer 2008, p. 10

"OKC Zoo introduces handheld tour device" - The Journal Record, 5/13/2008

"The Oklahoma City Zoo Introduces Interactive Video GPS-Guided Zoo Tour" - The Online Geocacher, 5/8/2008

"Oklahoma City Zoo Introduces BarZ's Interactive Video Zoo Tour" - Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, 5/8/2008

"OKC Zoo Debuts Zoo Ranger GPS Tours" - Topix; OklahomaCity.com, 5/7/2008

"Texas tour gets technical guide" - Birmingham Mail, 4/30/2008

"GPS Ranger" - National Center on Accessibility, 4/23/2008

"Key West Florida is First Cruise Port to Offer BarZ Adventures' GPS Ranger Multimedia Tours for Shore Excursions" - News Blaze, 4/23/2008

"BarZ Adventures GPS Walking Tours of Austin" - Jetsettersblog, 4/11/2008

"BarZ Adventures Debuts GPS Walking Tours of Austin" - Modern Agent, 3/27/2008

"Guides for Handicapped People" - Locative Media, 3/25/2008

"GPS Ranger lends navigation assistance to hearing impaired travelers" - Gadgetell, 3/22/2008

"GPS Ranger Now Has Sign Language Capabilities" - TechFresh, 3/22/2008

"GPS Ranger: GPS/Multimedia Touring Device for the Hearing Impaired" - GPSObsessed, 3/21/2008

"GPS Ranger now with sign language" - Navigadget, 3/21/2008

"GPS device adds sign language to virtual tours" - Crave, 3/21/2008

"GPS Ranger does Sign Language" - Ubergizmo, 3/21/2008

"GPS Ranger does Sign Language" - Gadgets Connect, 3/21/2008

"Austin Offering GPS and Sign Language Tours" - Texas Tripper, 3/17/2008

"GPS Ranger Invites Visitors to Tour Austin Using Cutting-Edge Technology" - Texas Tourism, 3/11/2008

 

2007

 

"Charming ranger for GPS tours"Locative Media, 11/26/2007

"Your personal park ranger" - Family Travel, 11/5/2007

"Handheld device plays tour guide for those who go their own way" - Austin American Statesman, 11/1/2007

"BarZ and u-blox introduce multimedia GPS tour guide" - Electronic Product News, 9/25/2007

"GPS Ranger in Death Valley" - Navigadget, 9/20/2007

"New technology reshaping zoo exhibits in Texas and San Francisco" - Los Angeles Times, 9/19/2007 

"BarZ and u-blox Introduce Revolutionary Multimedia GPS Tour Guide" - The Auto Channel, 9/19/2007

"BarZ and u-blox offer multimedia GPS tour guides" - GeoConnexion, 9/19/2007

"BarZ Adventures shows edifying GPS Ranger" - Insta GPS, 4/24/2007

 

2006

 

"BarZ Adventures Releases GPS Ranger" - Review Zine, 10/10/2006

"GPS Ranger and The Zoo Ranger" - Hacking GPS, 10/10/2006

"Geo-tagging is cool, but Geo-casting with GPS Ranger is cooler" - jkOnTheRun, 10/9/2006

"BarZ Adventures unveils educational GPS Ranger" - Engadget, 10/9/2006

"GPS Device for Tours and Zoos" - Navigadget, 10/9/2006

"GPS Ranger Series Technology Invites Visitors to Go...Explore...Discover" - News Blaze, 9/25/2006

 

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