What is a RosettaStone™ Tablet
A RosettaStone™ is a natural stone tablet with advanced object hyperlinking technology that fits in the palm of your hand.
It is an artifact that serves as your personal long-term historical archive.
The front face of a RosettaStone has engraved hieroglyphic style symbolism, called Life Symbols, that you select during the order process from a list of options that best represents your key life associations.
Each RosettaStone™ has the ability to communicate additional information in the form of text about its engraved Life Symbols. You author this information and anyone with a web-enabled cell phone can access the information. This transfer is achieved by leveraging one or more object-based technologies including RFID, image recognition and hardlinking.

What Happens When I Touch my Cell Phone to the Tablet
If your phone is NFC-RFID enabled, touching your phone to the stone tablet will return the tablet's associated information. At the time of this writing, there is no other memorial tablet that offers this capability.
If your phone is not NFC-enabled you can still access the same detailed information by using the URL shown on the tablet. All tablet URL or channels pull from the same database network..
What Cell Phones Will a RosettaStone Work With
You can access the associated data with any Internet-enabled cell phone. Only NFC-enabled phones can access the data using touch-technology. Cell phone users in the United States are not expected to have NFC enabled phones until late 2010.
Is There a Subscription or Any Renewal Fee With This Product
No. No subscription, nothing to renew and no recurring fee.
Do I Need to Install Any Software on My Phone to Use This Product
No. You do not need to download any software to your cell phone to use this product.
Is There a Battery Inside the RosettaStone Tablet
No. The internal microchip(s) use the phones own magnetic field to power up just long enough to communincate and then returns to a dormant state, all in less than one second.
Which Stone Should I Purchase
Purchase the granite Memorial RosettaStone if your tablet is going to be professionally installed or inset in to a headstone or if you seek the longest possible life of a personal artifact.
Purchase the travertine Personal RosettaStone for indoor use, green burial gift, a generational artifact or family heirloom.
Purchase a Data Tag for lowest cost option to associate data-archived information with a headstone (text and photo).
If you are a memorial manufacturer please contact us for professional options.
What Makes the RosettaStone Special
It is the longest life memorial tablet available.
RosettaStone tablets and Data Tags make digital information available directly at the headstone, with or without an NFC enabled phone.
The embedded NFC-RFID Touch-to-Stone technology in the RosettaStone is unique in the memorial industry.
The best assurance program in the industry includes: 30 day money back guarantee, one year warranty and our Forever guarantee.
Hand crafted. The RosettaStone is hand crafted by master stone masons in the southwestern United States without the aid of any laser powered cutting equipment. The product is natural and the work is human.
At What Point in Life Does Someone Purchase a RosettaStone™
RosettaStones are intended for mature adults who have reached a stage in life with identifiable milestones and associations. Such milestones may include a profession, discipline, paternal capacity, love of music or skill, to name only a few.
Each buyer selects their own milestones (Life Symbols) to be engraved in the face of the RosettaStone tablet.
A RosettaStone stays with you during life and represents you after life.
How to Purchase
You can download an Order Form,and fax your order. Or, you can purchase directly from our online Web store. You may also purchase our tablets directly through most churches and memorial brokers For more information, email us at RosettaStone@objecs.com or call M-F 10AM to 3PM (MST / GMT -7) at 1-888-692-7009 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-888-692-7009 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Ext 701.
Any Tips on Selecting My Life Symbols
Yes. Life Symbols are the engravings found on the face of every RosettaStone tablet. Our best advice is to be honest. We are not all Egyptian Pharaohs, Kings or rule makers. One of our favorite symbols is that of the barber pole. There are few famous barbers, but like so many other blue-collar jobs it is a noble profession and barbers in the future will almost certainly find such records of interest. We have hundreds of Life Symbols available. Start with our Order Form, and let us know if we can help in your selection.
How Long For Delivery
Normal delivery time is between 3 - 4 weeks. Please don't hesitate to contact us for current product delivery times or for more urgent needs. 1-888-692-7009 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-888-692-7009 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Ext 701.
What Does My RosettaStone Tablet Purchase Include
One Personal or Memorial RosettaStone™ tablet.
Our 30-day satisfaction guarantee, product warranty, Forever gurantee and our exceptional customer support.
Access credentials to the heart of our system, the RosettaStone™ Data Archive network. It is from this access point that you may archive and edit the stone's related digital information.
Felt polish cloth.
Product box or other holder.
Double sided 3M VHB indoor / outdoor surface mounting adhesive strip.
RosettaStone owner's manual with technical information, various installation and care instructions.
Optional accessories may be available as a promotion or at an additional cost.
How to Install the Tablet
The Personal RosettaStone™ (travertine) is not designed to be installed or adhered to an outdoor monument due to its physical characteristics including its thickness, risk to blunt force damage by equipment and stone degradation from manmade pollutants. Please contact us for assistance if your use of this product requires extended outdoor service, or please read 'How Long' service details below in this FAQ.
The Memorial RosettaStone™ ( black granite) is ideal as a professionally installed inset to a headstone with a sandblasted or cut recess at the time of inscription. The perfect installation results in a slight rise of about 1/8" of the tablets surface above the face of the headstone. Running your hand across the surface is enough to fill the rise and enough to be caught by the sun's rays. Your mortuary or funeral directory can assist with the installation and we will bill the order to them when applicable. Purchase includes a 3M VHB adhesive strip for an adhesive mount option.
What is the RosettaStone Warranty and Guarantee
Each RosettaStone tablet comes with the best assurance in the industry starting with a 30 day money-back guarantee from the date of purchase covering product performance and/or customer satisfaction.
Each RosettaStone tablet comes with a 1 year limited liability warranty against manufacturing and performance defects.
Each RosettaStone tablet comes with a 'Forever' guarantee, which is a separate fractional fee guarantee, beginning one year after date of purchase. The Forever guarantee survives from generation to generation available to anyone that is in possession of the Data Archive credentials assigned to a specific stone tablet or Data Tag. There is no requirement to present a receipt or show proof of purchase to exercise this guarantee. The fractional fee of this guarantee is 15% of the current retail price and covers all product repair and service described below in to perpetuity / forever.
The Forever guarantee is honored by repairing, refunding, replacing with equivalent or current product, at our sole discretion. When repairable, we will correct any technology defect or natural weathering and environmental degradation. We will re-burn / code electronics as needed, refresh the stone face, inspect, repair, polish and or hone the tablet to factory specifications as needed, when replacement is not required.
The RosettaStone tablet warranty and Forever guarantee do not cover vandalism or modification, breakage caused by prying, dropping or any cause of blunt force damage.
The warranty and guarantee are considered void when tampering of the internal electronics has occurred or aftermarket modifications to the tablet have been made.
The warranty and Forever guarantee do not cover shipping charges to our facility, any on-site repair or service, stone removal from a memorial marker or custom modifications.
Is the Stone Tablet Engraved, it Feels Smooth
Yes, it is engraved, and there is no paint on the surface or any part of a RosettaStone tablet, with the exception of the occasional errant design and measurement markings left by the stone mason.
Each RosettaStone is engraved using a process called micro-engraving. The closest analogy to how this process works would be a tattoo for stone. Micro-engraving is deeper than traditional laser engraving and has a far greater persistence in presentation service life.
Where is The RosettaStone Made
The RosettaStone is made in two locations in the southwestern United States.
What are the Dimensions of a RosettaStone™ Tablet
It is very close to the size of an iPod™ Classic.
The RosettaStone tablets (travertine and granite) are approximately 2.4" X 4.0" or 60mm X 101mm
The thickness of the Personal RosettaStone (travertine) is about 0.4 inches thick or 10mm. The Memorial RosettaStone (granite) is about 0.3 inches thick or 7mm.
How Long Will the 'Personal' RosettaStone Last (Travertine)
Normal indoor presentation service life is indefinite.
The Travertine product is a beautiful stone to hold and attractive to many customers because of its striking fine hue and ability to age and even patina in the human life span. However, it is a Century Class artifact, meaning that its outdoor service life is measured in hundreds of years, far less than our Memorial RosettaStone™. In good outdoor conditions the Personal RosettaStone should be expected to be readable no longer than 300 years. The primary cause of stone degradation is acid rain.
The service life of the travertine product will be greatly reduced to less than a single generation in the presence of high amounts of acid rain, salt, ocean mist, acidic compounds, industrial pollutants, some household chemicals, wind-blown sediment and repeated equipment surface abrasions caused by grounds upkeep equipment and/or long-term submersion in liquid.
How Long Will the 'Memorial' RosettaStone Last (Granite)
Normal indoor presentation service life is indefinite.
The granite product is a Millennium Class Artifact, meaning that its outdoor mounted presentation service life is measured in thousands of years. This is our highest-rated stone artifact at 3.2 millennium (3,200 years). It is highly resistant to UV, dry or humid environments, most natural and man-made chemicals as well as extreme temperatures found in the world's harshest geographic locations. Effects of complete long-term water submersion of less than 100 feet are negligible on the tablet and its internal electronics.
The black granite used to make the RosettaStone tablet is over 1 billion years old and provides a beautiful example of nature's consistency across epic time periods.