LBMA Podcast: LIVE From MoDevEast!
Welcome to episode #160. On the show: We are LIVE from MoDevEast in Washington D.C. University of California Berkeley tests image-based indoor location; Qualcomm’s Gimbal sensors hit the street; Westjet surprises and delights the world; Mojiva partners with Retailigence; Tetley tests holographic help; Argo Tea uses Twitter for barista tips; Pitney Bowes partners with Twitter. Our Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin looks at what we do with our phones while in the store. The Resource of the week features INC Magazine’s Wearable Computing Boom. Our funding news focuses on Momentfeed, Estimote and Shopify. Our special guest is Barg Upender, founder of Mobomo.
Episode 160
Recorded: December 12, 2013
Hosts: Rob Woodbridge & Asif Khan
Show highlights:
A few announcements
– Do you have a location based marketing question? Ask us here and we’ll answer it on an upcoming show.
A Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin: What do we do with our phones inside the store? (3:35)
Special guest of the week: Barg Upender, founder of Mobomo (18:40)
App fascination of the week:: HeyDay (5:40)
Top news of the week
1. University of California Berkeley tests image based indoor location (8:55)
2. Qualcomm releases Gimbal sensors (11:15)
3. Westjet amazes passengers with Santa campaign (14:08)
4. Mojiva partners with Retailigence (28:40)
5. Tetley uses virtual assistant / Argo Tea uses twitter to tip baristas (30:25)
6. Pitney Bowes partners with Twitter (34:40)
7. Funding news: MomentFeed raises $5.5M / Estimote gets $3.1M / Shopify $100M (37:30)
Resource of the week: Inc. Mag – Wearable computing boom (43:55)