DiscoverThe Mr. Beacon Ambient IoT PodcastJason Wu on $1 Bluetooth Beacons & Qualcomm’s RFID Chip for Phones
Jason Wu on $1 Bluetooth Beacons & Qualcomm’s RFID Chip for Phones

Jason Wu on $1 Bluetooth Beacons & Qualcomm’s RFID Chip for Phones

Update: 2025-09-23
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This week on the Mr. Beacon Podcast, Qualcomm’s new Dragon Wing Q6690 chip, bringing RFID to smartphones—a long-promised shift for auto-ID and IoT. We also speak with Jason Wu, CEO of InPlay, about the $1 Bluetooth beacon and how InPlay’s NanoBeacon technology lowers costs, simplifies deployment, and opens new markets from smart labels to cold chain monitoring. A timely look at IoT’s evolving economics and ecosystem.


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Mister Beacon is hosted by Steve Statler, CEO of AmbAI Inc. — creators of AmbientGPT, the AI agent that connects people to products and the brands behind them. AmbAI also advises leading brands on Ambient Intelligence strategy.


Our sponsor is Identiv https://www.identiv.com, whose IoT solutions create digital identities for physical objects, enhancing global connectivity for businesses, people, and the planet. We are also sponsored by Blecon http://www.blecon.net. Blecon enables physical products to communicate with cloud applications using Bluetooth Low Energy.


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Jason Wu on $1 Bluetooth Beacons & Qualcomm’s RFID Chip for Phones

Jason Wu on $1 Bluetooth Beacons & Qualcomm’s RFID Chip for Phones