Old Tech Is Sometimes the Best Tech

Aug. 23, 2016
The Cooper Hewitt has a connected pen that make for an unforgettable museum experience.

Visiting the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, I was impressed by a new technology I haven’t used at a museum before. The museum gives a pen that record items under a personal passcode for visitors to build their own collection of high-resolution images and information. I used the pen to collect the following gallery.  

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