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Rob Woodbridge

UNTETHER.tv is the most comprehensive look into the back rooms and boardrooms of the most innovative mobile and pervasive computing companies and experts on the planet. Each episode helps you bring mobile into your business with the goal of increasing revenue.

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285 episodes
Updated Mar 2, 2016

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Mar 2, 2016
A little comfort by the side of the road
Welcome to episode #274. On the show: Sodimac lets you sleep on the side of the highway; Crimtan partners with Primesight; The Rappi App for simple grocery shopping; LiveNation gets into location with their own LBM platform; Deliv partners with UPS; Yahoo! Japan partners with IndoorAtlas; ASDA + Clear Channel UK; xAD launches MarketPlace; PlaceIQ and LiveRamp work together for TV ads; Geofeedia and Dell partner. Our resource is from ODUM and focuses on the proximity payment market.
Feb 23, 2016
In case of emergency call your nearest...WaffleHouse?
Welcome to episode #273. On the show: Poster in motion for the film Creative Control; Web.com acquired Yodle; Alibaba invests in Groupon with them knowing; Mitsubishi's mid-air display - it's like magic; In case of emergency call your nearest WaffleHouse; Walgreens gets deeper into beacons; Kontakt.io raises $5M clams; Foursquare + Delivery.com; Exterion pulling O2 customer data for OOH targeting; Yoose + Telkomsel case study. Our resource is from the Samsung Keynote presentation and features Ma
Feb 17, 2016
Gaga, Intel and Bowie...#DoesNotCompute
Welcome to episode #272. On the show: Amazon's Treasure Truck hits the streets of Seattle; Gemalto launches LinqUs IoT platform; Lady Gaga teams with Intel for David Bowie tribute at the Grammy's; KeyDuino means fist bumping your car to unlock it; MicroChippy and Bubbledogs create a pop-up Canine Cafe; Going Hongbao for Chinese New Year's; ParkHub & Verifone parked a s**t ton of cars at SuperBowl 50; Verve launches self-serve location platform for SMBs; Tommy Hilfiger and GPS Radar get you i
Feb 9, 2016
Coming into Los Angeles
Welcome to episode #271. On the show: Order Domino's from Amazon Echo; Los Angeles GeoHub; Citymapper raises $40m; Ace Hotel + WeTransfer; Starbreeze's Starcade virtual reality arcade; Geofeedia raises $17m; Land Rover's #hibernot Instagram campaign; Indoo.rs and Micello team up; Screenvision & Mobiquity bring beacons to the movies; McDonalds fights literacy.
Feb 2, 2016
Shazaming your neighbourhood
Welcome to episode #270. On the show: Miami Heat taps AisleLabs; Down with CCTV-like service for location; Coors Light brings local music tastes to your ears with help from Shazam; Wells Fargo and BoA welcome ApplePay; UberRush delivers for Nordstrom; PeopleCount launches PlacesCount; Best Buy brings in Slyce; ViaDirect partners with Broadsign; ShopperTrak launches Advanced Analytics offering; Indoo.rs releases "SLAM" engine. Resources from Unacast and Samsung.
Feb 2, 2016
Holograms, bone conducting conversations and self-serve grocery stores
Welcome to episode #269. On the show: Real holograms thanks to Kino-Mo; Proxfinity's smart badge for conferences; Samsung's TipTalk lets you talk into your finger; Down with walkie-talkies thanks to Theatro; Microsoft's Skip means no lineups at Gerrity Supermarkets; Carrefour lets you shop like a Jedi; Estimote rakes in $10M; PlaceIQ trumps that with $25M; Microsoft is acquiring InMobi; InMarket puts beacons in every RiteAid store. Our App selection is Basket from Andy Ellwood.
Feb 2, 2016
Get a Lyft, drive-thru and get local
Welcome to episode #268. On the show: Are you ready for a drive-thru supermarket?; Euclid Analytics raises $20M; Foursquare (enough said); GoInStore; Lyft partners with National MedTrans Network; EyeQ to make waves at NRF; 7Eleven helps corrupt with rewards; Google creating a virtual reality division; Vistaprint gets into local listings; Shelfbucks acquires Emmoco. Special EyeReport from Atlanta with Aubriana Lopez and Rob Friedman. Our resource comes from Samsung: Retail Technology Trends 2015.
Jan 13, 2016
Down with Dengue Fever
Welcome to episode #267. On the show: CES beacon scavenger hunt (again); EyeLock & Diebold rename the ATM "Irving"; Screen commerce by Think&Go; Billy Bishop Airport DOOH's the tunnel; Faking human stench to fight Dengue Fever; GM takes a Lyft for half a billion; Car commerce thanks to OnStar and Synchross; Emirates + Millennial Media; AT&T, Cisco, IBM, Intel and the city of IoT; Garmin & Accuweather team up around MinuteCast. Special guest is Brian Handly, CEO of Reveal Mobile.
Jan 5, 2016
Tweet that drone outta my face
Welcome to episode #266. On the show: The first beacon'd city; Crowdsourcing maps from driving your Toyota; Does it seem like Jameson's is following you? They are; Adored loved to the tuned of $2.3 million; Fleetzen's on-demand fleet of pick-up trucks; ShopperTrack acquired by Tyco; Starbucks teams with Alibaba; Twitter lets you control drones; LinkNYC wifi payphone are HERE!; P&G testing Snapchat ads in Ulta stores. Two resources for you today: Swirl's report on the state of store personali
Dec 30, 2015
The 2016 predictions extravaganza
Welcome to episode #265. On the show: This is our annual predictions show. We highlight the things that stuck with us throughout 2015, how our 2015 predictions panned out during the year, the trends we see gaining steam and the companies that you should be paying attention to as we head into 2016.
Dec 23, 2015
Nothing says Christmas like Membo, WayRay and the Samsung piano + Gary Johnson of ESRI
Welcome to episode #264. On the show: Membo moves into mobile; Moz partners with NavAds; WayRay announces the first holographic navigation; the Samsung holiday piano; Netflix helps you create snooze socks; Factual raises $35M; Mondelez's Cherry Ripe campaign down under; Facebook & UBER team up in Messenger; JCPenny's VR view of Santa's workshop; BestBuy sends GeekSquad to MSP airport for the holidays. Our resource of the week is how displays are changing sports concession stands. Our special
Dec 15, 2015
Absolut-ly IoT, treats for cookies and Walmart's mobile payments grand entrance + Ted Mann of SnipSnap
Welcome to episode #263. On the show: Absolut-ly IoT; Pagen treats for real web cookies; Wayfindr finds Google - and $1 million; Irisys' Gazelle 2; Tapestry of Hope with Jane Goodall and ESRI; PlaceIQ and IRI team up; Walmart's mobile payment play; Download the Sears app to get free shipping; Dwolla & Seamless work on P2P payments together; Gamestop drives PowerUp with fuel rewards integration. Resource of the week is Star Wars weather from Tom Scott. Our special guest is Ted Mann, founder o
Dec 9, 2015
No hiding from racist tweets + Mikhail Damiani of Blue Bite
Welcome to episode #262. On the show: You can't hide from racist tweets; Bfonics launches WiFi beacon; Mobify acquires Donde; UberMedia's LROI; Tyrers Department Store tests the Digital Clothing Rail; Aruba Networks launches Mobile Engagement 2.0; Domino's Easy Order button; Placemeter's new Sensor Technology; Soundpays launches their mobile wallet in Canada; Krispy Kreme connects with NCR for loyalty & location; Blue Bite partners with Rouge Media. Our special guest is Mikhail Damiani, co-f
Dec 3, 2015
Da da da daaaaa da + Erik McMillan of Shelfbucks
Welcome to episode #261. On the show: Star Wars infiltrates bus shelters; Placester raises $27M; Beretta's bluetooth gun; L&PM Editores gives away subway tickets in books; Kantar Shopcom partners in data with 4INFO; Book your room at the Air Canada Centre thanks to AirBnB and MLSE; Tapad partners with VisualDNA; Royal Caribbean's #ComeSeekLive Periscope campaign; TCS acquired by Comtech; Loblaws #marketmoments miss. Special guest is Erik McMillan of Shelfbucks.
Dec 3, 2015
Car vending machines, tv ads that follow you & Virgin's SeatView + Ryan Laul of dTheory
Welcome to episode #260. On the show: Millennial Media works with Rentrak to match TV ads with mobile; Western Union partners with WeChat; America's Movie Night courtesy or RedBox; National Geographic launches "Find your park, love your park"; Carvana's car vending machine; SenionLab launches StepInside; Gravy + ROIChecker creates VisitCast; RoamingAround Launches RapidApp; Google and Virgin America launch "Seatview"; Oxfam partners with xAd. Special guest is Ryan Laul of d[Theory].
Dec 3, 2015
The crazies are everywhere
Welcome to episode #259. On the show: Jet.com entices employees with virtual reality; Uber partners with TomTom; PillPack wraps pills in location; PriceLocal launches in Charlotte; SingPost opens a mall; Coke's Wish In A Bottle campaign; Google Maps go all in on offline; Verve partners with Moat; Blippar's British poppy appeal campaign; Spotify recommends nearby concerts. Our research is from Localytics: Users want more mobile personalization and location is the key.
Nov 11, 2015
The starships have descended
Welcome to episode #258. On the show: A fleet of starship...delivery robots; LISNR raises $$; Amazon kills product dead; MediaSignage geotargeting moving vehicles; Rodilla gives away lunch; Facebook let's brands know who's nearby; Walgreens marries rewards and Apple Pay; Apple testing new indoor survey app; Google puts DoubleClick on billboards; SweetIQ collects some bucks; What3Words inside of ESRI. Our resource of the week is the GeoFeedia case study on Sports World Chicago.
Nov 4, 2015
Lowe's in spaaaaaaace
Welcome to episode #257. On the show: Tommy Hilfiger brings VR to the store; eeGeo launches global 3D mapping platform; MLB using SnapChat geofilters for the World Series; Taggalo blends beacons with facial recognition; Sochat lets you text anyone nearby; Lowe's opening a hardware store in space; Sears introduces you to experts; IBM to acquired the Weather Network's digital business; Thinknear introduces GeoVideo; Facebook adding location-based notifications tab. Our resource is the white paper
Oct 27, 2015
It's 2012 all over again
Welcome to episode #256. On the show: Zikit's now or never coupons; Paying with sounds; Short stories by ShortEdition; Unmapped; Pixie; Google's shopping insights; UNICEF Kid Power with Target; Uniqlo's U-Mood; GPS-based metering in NYC; MapQuest's refresh; Gimbal whitepaper - Unlocking the future of OOH.
Oct 21, 2015
Mapping the American curse
Welcome to episode #255. On the show: Pinterest says location for every pin; Westfield and Commbank beacon Australia; Get yer booze really easy see from Drinkeasy; Cat mapping; MoveLoot does the heavy lifting; Pikato acquired by RetailNext; SIM Partners + Show Carnival; Niantic Labs raises $20M; #OpenUpTheFun with Tostitos Canada; Gimbal gets Phigital; Mapping America's cursing.