Portable Interpretation Equipment: What to Get and Why

A case containing the Digi-Wave System, by Williams Sound (an open case showing portable transmitters and receivers plus headphones)

Portable interpretation systems get a bad rap, and the names used to designate them leave no doubt: tour-guide system; bidule (the thingy); valisette (the briefcase). Yet there are settings where they are the only practical solution available, which explains their increasing popularity with many international organizations for use on field missions and in meeting rooms […]