Synopsis
Proximity and location technologies are key to the Internet of Things (IoT) and are causing our digital and physical worlds to converge. Mr. Beacon is a series of interviews with the leaders of companies that are at the center of this revolution. Steve Statler wrote "Beacon Technologies", a survival guide for people that want to design solutions that use Bluetooth beacons to create experiences that combine location awareness with the power of cloud computing.
Episodes
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Episode 6 - Nextome CEO Interview
03/07/2016 Duration: 31minVincenzo Dentamaro reveals details of their deployments at Fiat's factories, the Rome subway and museums in Italy and the US. They talk about their approach to pricing and their future plans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 5 - Google's Physical Web Project lead Interview
02/07/2016 Duration: 43minScott Jenson on Google’s announcement to move Physical Web directly into Android, how it's being used, Bluetooth activation and concerns about Google controlling the Physical Web proxy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 4 - Gimbal CEO Interview
02/07/2016 Duration: 45minJeff Russakow discusses the deployments Gimbal are powering, reveals numbers of developers on Gimbal's network, and a surprising vertical that is exploding ... and it's not retail. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 3 - Proxama CEO Interview
16/06/2016 Duration: 49minInterview with Proxama CEO of Proximity Marketing Jon Worley. He discusses the lessons learnt and results Proxama have seen from their pioneering work building one of the first beacon networks, deploying beacons in buses, taxis, airports, and town centers in the UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 2 - Estimote's CEO Jakub Krzych
16/06/2016 Duration: 01h25sEstimote’s Jakub Krzych is CEO & Co-Founder of the most visible of the Bluetooth Beacon makers. He discusses the use cases that are driving the market forward, their newest products enabling direct control of appliances, the latest announcements from Google and offers free Physical Web T-Shirts to our listeners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 1 - Intro to the Series & Pointr Labs COO Interview
14/06/2016 Duration: 47minWe talk to one of the leaders in indoor location technology using Bluetooth Beacons, Pointr Labs' COO Chris Charles about what people are using indoor aps for, why venues are investing into indoor mapping, the level of accuracy achievable, what deployment involves, the relevance of what Google is doing with its new standards, examples of customers and the future of the industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.