Two Guys on Mobile – Episode 20: The camera is the killer app, Shazam FTW and do we need NFC?
June 26, 2011 
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Episode 20
recorded June 26 2011
Running time: 53 minutes
Welcome to Two Guys on Mobile. A weekly web show that focuses on the key stories that are driving our industry. Your hosts are Jeff Bacon and Rob Woodbridge – two mobile industry veterans who bring insight, perspective and expertise to the show each and every week.
Hosts:
Rob Woodbridge
Jeff Bacon
This week:
Story No. 1
And the killer app on phones is…the camera! We explore the many reasons why the unsung hero of every device out there is the camera – from taking snaps of your credit card with Card.io, to Flickr’s recent announcement of the dominance of the iPhone, to facial recognition, Google Goggles, augmented reality and much more. Who knew cameras were so cool?
Story No. 2
Shazam just closed a $32 million round of financing so, of course, we dive right into the fray to discuss what the audio recognition software industry means to you, brands, advertisers and the impact it will have on media, television and the connected consumer.
Story No. 3
NFC is everywhere – well, is talked about everywhere – but is this a technology that will revolutionize the way we work, play and pay or will if flame out like the promise of RFID? All we know is that there are lots of people doing things without the use of NFC including companies like GetAround.com who use WiFi to rent cars. Intrigued? Well listen on.
All this and much much more – with a few detours of course.
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