The Mr. Beacon Ambient IoT Podcast

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.

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Episode 6 - Nextome CEO Interview

Vincenzo 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 03, 2016•32 min

Episode 5 - Google's Physical Web Project lead Interview

Scott 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 02, 2016•43 min

Episode 4 - Gimbal CEO Interview

Jeff 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 02, 2016•46 min

Episode 3 - Proxama CEO Interview

Interview 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2016•50 min

Episode 2 - Estimote's CEO Jakub Krzych

Estimote’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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 16, 2016•1 hr

Episode 1 - Intro to the Series & Pointr Labs COO Interview

We 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 14, 2016•47 min

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