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General Category => Alexa Software Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: jwlv on July 11, 2016, 06:08:14 pm

Title: Amazon Dash buttons
Post by: jwlv on July 11, 2016, 06:08:14 pm
Amazon has the Dash Button for 99 cents now (it was $4.99).
https://www.amazon.com/Dash-buttons/b?node=10667898011

It's useful for people to order pre-programmed items when they run out.

But there are a number of interesting hacks to make the Dash button do more than that.
http://www.dashbuttondudes.com/blog/2015/12/11/26-amazon-dash-button-hacks

Some of the more interesting hacks are to use the Dash button to control home automation devices (STH, Hue, Wemo, LIFX, Nest, etc.)

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51vrvhDhhTL._SL140_.jpg)
Title: Re: Amazon Dash buttons
Post by: DParker on July 11, 2016, 06:11:23 pm
Just what I need...a way to make spending my money even more effortless.   :o