Episode 34: Really Nearby

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Bunner and Akshay Kannan from the Nearby team. Nearby is a technology that allows devices that are, er, nearby to communicate in one of several ways (including ultrasonic frequencies, which is just kind of awesome).

Favorite bits: "beeps and boops" (a technical term), "acoustical chamber" (sounds a lot cooler than it probably is), and the three most important things about Nearby: proximity, proximity, proximity.

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Nearby Product Overview

Andrew: google.com/+AndrewBunner
Akshay: google.com/+AkshayKannan
Tor: google.com/+TorNorbye
Chet: google.com/+ChetHaase

Episode 15: Location, Location, Location

Tor and Chet are joined in this podcast episode by Marc Stogaitis, the lead of the Android location client team. Join us to hear the exciting and mysterious term "urban canyon" and also about the three most important things in location services: location, location, location.

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Relevant Links:
Fused Location Provider API: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/FusedLocationProviderApi.html
Geofencing API: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/GeofencingApi.html
Activity Recognition API: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/ActivityRecognitionApi.html
Beyond the Blue Dot (Google I/O 2013): https://developers.google.com/events/io/sessions/325337477

Location History dashboard: https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/

Marc: https://plus.google.com/107675566661349240635/posts

Tor: google.com/+TorNorbye

Chet: google.com/+ChetHaase