The noTours project presents its first audio-guide system hardware. These audio guides are built with the smartphone Acer Liquid A1 (with Android 1.6 and version 1.01 of noTours Software), the Case Peli i1015 and a special flycase for transport and protection that incorporates a battery charging system. All parts are airtight, crushproof and water resistant. (The cases have a external headphone jack and a external volume system)

The work is a 360º soundscape of the city of Rotterdam. Audience can explore it while seated in a spinning chair because the playback changes depending on view´s orientation. It was built on Android and the code will be included in a future version of noTours. Enrique Tomás (the programmer, and the main Android/noTours software developer), has presented this work in Rotterdam on December 2009.

Documentación fotográfica de la presentación de noTours en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Bilbao en noviembre de 2009. Mikel Arce (responsable de la asignatura “El Hecho Sonoro” de la facultad) organizó la presentación como un encuentro entre Soinupama.net y Escoitar.org. Allí se presentó la primera versión de noTours. Xabier Erkizia y Chiu Longina presentaron Escoitar y Soinumapa y Oier Iruretagoiena, Berio Molina y Horacio González presentaron los motores software de ambos proyectos.

NoTours is a pioneer project by the collective Escoitar.org, that allows touring a place while living an augmented acoustic experience connected with the actual spaced visited and the rizhomatic situation of the territory involved. This project will use mobile devices based on open source code (Android) as well as GPS technologies (which provides the position of users) and 3D audio contents (binaural and ambisonics).