10 Finding Simplicity with Tile's Nick Evans
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English - November 21, 2014 02:24 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDesign Arts Technology industrial design hardware kickstarter technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nick Evans of Tile joins Stephan Ango to discuss how we can all strive to design simple, useful products.
My guest on this episode is Nick Evans, the founder of Tile. Tile is making an elegant Bluetooth-powered tracker that helps you find lost items.
While the idea is simple, executing it with this level of polish and minimalism is always a challenge. On the show we discuss some of the decisions that led to Tile's industrial design, as well as the challenges of crowd-funding the project via a self-hosted campaign. We compare some of the pros and cons of Kickstarter versus options such as Tilt and Selfstarter.
Nick and I also chat about FCC regulations, and what we hope to see from carriers as the internet of things develops. Amazon's Whispernet is an early example of how devices like the e-ink Kindle can benefit from low-bandwidth connections. Opening up such a network to startups would have a profound impact on the types of devices that can be designed.
Finally, our conversation was also an opportunity to discuss some of the new collaborations Tile is launching, such as their integration with Blunt Umbrellas.