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E056 Tile's Steve Klinkner | What are the Challenges of Asset Tracking in the Consumer Space?

IoT For All Podcast · 10 Mar 2020 · 34m

What this episode covers

Steve Klinkner, VP of Engineering at Tile, explains the technical and business challenges of building a consumer asset tracking network. He details how Tile evolved from a simple Bluetooth beacon to a global 'Find My' network, overcoming Android fragmentation and battery life constraints by shifting from persistent connections to low-energy advertising. Klinkner also discusses Tile's strategy for embedding its technology into partner hardware like HP laptops and Bose headsets, and the privacy considerations of using a crowdsourced community for location data.

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Tile, Zingo, Ned Apple, Bose, HP
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KeySmart, Find My

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