On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we offer a reality check on Jeff Bezos’ plan to put airbags in mobile phones; check in with Google+; talk about the rise of the Seattle-based Zulily daily deals service; and take a ride in the Uber private driver service.
Then we bring app developer Mike Schneider and AppStoreHQ‘s Scott Blanksteen into the studio for a discussion of the current landscape for mobile apps. And in our final segment, we have a new installment of Name that Tech Tune, with a chance to win a limited-edition GeekWire laptop sticker.
Listen to the full show above or directly via this MP3 file.
Headlines and links related to the topics we discussed …
Jeff Bezos wants to put an airbag in your smartphone
Study: Google+ winning over suburban parents, losing college kids and cafe dwellers
Confessions of an Uber driver: An inside look at Seattle’s new private driver service
Daily deals site Zulily raises $43 million at a huge valuation of more than $700 million
Links to some of the apps Scott and Mike discussed:
- Photosynth
- Camera Plus
- ProHDR
- Postagram
- HBO GO
- Glympse
- Dragon voice recognition
- ESPN ScoreCenter: iPhone, Android
- FanGraphs
Check out the AppStoreHQ service; and follow on Twitter @appstorehq. Also see Scott Blanksteen’s guest posts on GeekWire.
Michael Schneider’s site: This is Tech; follow on Twitter @hivebrain.
Name That Tech Tune: Can you identify this very brief clip?