It's that easy
How the birthday gift works
Whether it's your own life story, a conversation with someone special, or memories of a loved one, e-mem turns them into a personal audiobook for family and friends to keep.
Step 1
Buy the voucher
You order the voucher online, get it as a PDF in your inbox a couple of minutes later and print it out at home. No waiting for the post, no shipping costs.
Step 2
Sign up & redeem the code
Your parents or grandparents set up their own account using the code from the voucher. From then on it's their account, and there's nothing else for you to do.
Step 3
Choose a question catalog
Choose from our three question catalogs, depending on whether you want to record your own story, the story of a loved one, or the memory of a loved one.
Step 4
Record & tell
Record answers to the questions we ask, at your own pace, directly in the browser on your computer or with a tablet/smartphone. No download required.
Step 5
Preserve forever
Download your recordings or order them as a personalized USB stick in an elegant box or a picture frame.
Why a milestone birthday is the right occasion
These are days for looking back anyway. Old photos come out, someone tells a story, everyone laughs, and then it's gone again. e-mem catches those stories instead of letting them fade in the room.
It doesn't start with the whole sweep of a life, but with single questions. The first day of school. The first money earned. Almost everyone has an answer to that.
A fit for every milestone birthday
- 70th birthday – seven decades no one else remembers
- 75th birthday – enough distance for honest answers
- 80th birthday – a whole working life to tell
- 85th and beyond – short answers are plenty
Flowers last a week, a gift card until it's spent. A recording, the family still listens to years later.
Was andere sagen
Erfahrungen von Familien, die e-mem verschenkt haben
"Wir haben meiner Mutter zum 75. Geburtstag einen e-mem-Zugang geschenkt. Sie hat wochenlang aufgenommen und war am Ende gerührt, wie viele Erinnerungen wieder aufgekommen sind. Das Ergebnis ist unbezahlbar."
Hamburg
"Mein Großvater hat eine Geschichte, die wir als Familie nie vergessen wollen. Mit e-mem haben wir sie endlich festgehalten, in seiner eigenen Stimme. Ein Geschenk, das wirklich bleibt."
München
"Zur Goldenen Hochzeit meiner Schwiegereltern war e-mem das Schönste, was wir verschenken konnten. Sie haben die Geschichte ihrer 50 gemeinsamen Jahre erzählt, jetzt haben wir sie für immer."
Berlin
Questions about the birthday gift
What age is e-mem suited for?
Can I set this up as a surprise?
How early do I need to order?
Does the birthday person need to know their way around technology?
Is there something physical at the end?
A gift that outlasts the day.
Choose one of our personalized products – or start for free.
Digital question catalog
Unser digitaler Fragenkatalog begleitet dich Schritt für Schritt durch deine Lebensgeschichte. Die sorgfältig zusammengestellten Fragen zu Kindheit, Familie, prägenden Momenten und persönlichen Erlebnissen helfen dir,
Erinnerungen zu entfalten, die sonst vielleicht im Verborgenen geblieben wären.
Einfach Frage für Frage beantworten und mit deiner eigenen Stimme aufnehmen, was nur du erzählen kannst. Dann als fertiges Hörbuch herunterladen.
Wooden picture frame
The wooden picture frame from a European manufacturer is an elegant way to present special memories in style. With its high-quality wooden frame and glass, it impresses with a timeless, premium look.
The frame is available in white, black and dark brown. The double passe-partout gives the presentation a particularly refined effect. A photo in 10 × 15 cm format is placed in the first passe-partout (the image can be uploaded via the website), and the USB stick with the digital memories is stylishly presented in the second passe-partout.
Linen picture frame
The linen picture frame from a European manufacturer is an elegant way to present special memories in style. With its high-quality wooden frame and glass, it impresses with a timeless, premium look.
The frame is available in white, black and dark brown. The double passe-partout gives the presentation a particularly refined effect. A photo in 10 × 15 cm format is placed in the first passe-partout (the image can be uploaded via the website), and the USB stick with the digital memories is stylishly presented in the second passe-partout.
Voucher
for question catalog and picture frame
Voucher
for picture frame
Voucher
for question catalog