Wednesday 26 January 2011

Interactive Globes

Interactive Globes


Here at JustGlobes there is only one interactive globe that we deem of high enough quality to feature on the website, the Intelliglobe by Replogle World Globes.


The Intelliglobe is the first interactive globe from Replogle World Globes, the worlds premium globe manufacturer. It is simply the highest quality interactive globe available the world over. when comparing it even visually to other interactive globes it surpasses in every way.


The Intelliglobe is the educational and entertaining globe that contains geography and general information that is truly interesting, useful, and thought provoking. Touch the wireless Intellipen™ to the globe to play games and explore amazing facts about the world.  The wireless Intellipen™ that is included with this interactive desktop globe features 1GB of easily updatable memory and plays spoken audio in 4 languages: English, Spanish, French and German. The included 48-page World Discovery Book features maps, world flags, landmarks, animals, dinosaurs, foods, explorers, moon maps, sky maps, and more!


How to Use Your Intelliglobe:  The Intelliglobe™ uses an infrared scanner to "read" microscopic symbols on the globe and World Discovery Book (also included with this interactive globe). Touch the wireless Intellipen™ to the globe or book to play games, explore, and discover amazing educational facts about the world. The Intelliglobe™ is the most advanced globe featuring thousands of facts in 4 different languages: English, Spanish, French & German. Information for the Intelliglobe™ can be updated through the Replogle Globes website.


Explore Features:  To learn about a city, country or area using this interactive globe, use the tip of the pen to touch one of the Explore categories on the feature panel (located on base), and then point your Intellipen™ to a place on the globe. Touch different categories to learn more exciting information about the world. Explore Features include:  Geography  - Cities+  -  Countries & Territories+  -  States & Provinces  -  Population*  -  Music+  -  Language Spoken+  -  History+  -  National Government+  -  Life Expectancy  -  Economics+  -  Geology+  -  Currency  -  Climate+  -  Area in Square Miles+  -  Ecology+  -  Area in Square Kilometers  -  Current Time


* City Population includes greater metropolitan area.  + sign indicates that there are multiple pieces of information available under that feature. Touch the pen multiple times to desired areas to hear additional bonus audio. For example, in history mode you can touch each country three different times to find out three different facts about the country.


Compare Features:  To compare information between two places, touch two locations on the globe one after the other.  Compare Features include:  Distance  -  Flying time  - Population -  Area  - Life Expectancy


Games:  The Intelliglobe™ offers a number of different games you can play.  To play Find Games, touch one of the find categories with your Intellipen™. The Intellipen™ will tell you to find a certain location on the map. Find the locations as quickly as possible to obtain the best score before the time runs out.  Find games include:  Find Continents  - Find Countries  - Find Cities  - Find Waterways  - Find Locations and Landmarks. This can be a very challenging game to play even for some geographically challenged adults.


To play Trivia Challenge, touch the Trivia Challenge category. The Intellipen™ will ask you 10 random trivia questions. Touch the proper location on the globe for each question. Try to achieve a perfect score of 10 correct answers.


To play Multiple Choice Challenge, touch the Multiple Choice Trivia Challenge category. Test your knowledge. To answer the question, touch the A, B, C or D button or a place on the globe. Try to achieve a perfect score of 10 correct answers.


Facts:  Touch the pen of this interactive globe to the Earth facts and Amazing facts category found on the base to learn interesting & amazing facts about the world we live in. Facts such as, "The coldest temperature on record, -128.6° F (or -89.2° C), occurred in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica and the hottest temperature on record, 136° F (or 57,7° C), occurred in 1922 in El Azizia, Libya."

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