How a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.


The Original Push

August 28, 2015


INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 21 for Friday, August 28, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.


This week we talk about how a smartphone is like a mouse pointer for the physical world.


Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...


SHOUTOUTS

Amy Greene
Wyatt Greene
Mary Murphy
Brock Whitten

FEATURE

wayfinding for visually impaired in airports
wait time in bank/park/store
checkins at school/camp/church/friends

LINKS

Google Latitude
a16z Podcast
Target Launches Beacon Test In 50 Stores, Will Expand Nationwide Later This Year
Physical Web
Exploring the Physical Web with Chrome for iOS
Eddystone
Amazon Puts Image Recognition Into Its Main iOS App

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!


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