AWS IoT Button

#1

Post by vasinov » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:01 PM UTC

Re: AWS IoT Button

#2

Post by braum » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:16 PM UTC

Have they updated the branded ones so you can't reuse them? otherwise why waste $20 when you can get one of the original branded versions for $5.

Re: AWS IoT Button

#3

Post by jijojv » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:21 PM UTC

braum wrote: post #2

Have they updated the branded ones so you can't reuse them? otherwise why waste $20 when you can get one of the original branded versions for $5.

$20 is stupid https://www.google.com/search?q=dash+button+hack

Re: AWS IoT Button

#4

Post by exposite » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:32 PM UTC

jijojv wrote: post #3

braum wrote: post #2

Have they updated the branded ones so you can't reuse them? otherwise why waste $20 when you can get one of the original branded versions for $5.

$20 is stupid https://www.google.com/search?q=dash+button+hack

bt.tn: 69 EUR flic: 34 USD AWS IoT Button: 19.95 USD

Re: AWS IoT Button

#5

Post by shorodei » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:47 PM UTC

> The battery should last for approximately 1,000 presses. When the device battery runs out of charge, there is no way to recharge or replace the battery.

This limits use cases to infrequent-press applications.

Re: AWS IoT Button

#6

Post by trhway » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:54 PM UTC

shorodei wrote: post #5

> The battery should last for approximately 1,000 presses. When the device battery runs out of charge, there is no way to recharge or replace the battery. This limits use cases to infrequent-press applications.

But also limits the damage :)

https://twitter.com/AvidanRoss/status/727222223417667584?lan...

"Amazon dash button lost in my house is being tapped and ordering bulk paper towels. Time to hunt down a wifi signal."

Re: AWS IoT Button

#7

Post by cyphar » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:55 PM UTC

I read the manual, hoping to see the punchline. This isn't ... real ... is it?

Re: AWS IoT Button

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Post by evan_ » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:57 PM UTC

shorodei wrote: post #5

> The battery should last for approximately 1,000 presses. When the device battery runs out of charge, there is no way to recharge or replace the battery. This limits use cases to infrequent-press applications.

This is interesting, since from teardowns it looks like there's literally just a AAA battery in there:

https://mpetroff.net/2015/05/amazon-dash-button-teardown/

Re: AWS IoT Button

#9

Post by lojack » Thu, May 12, 2016, 11:59 PM UTC

cyphar wrote: post #7

I read the manual, hoping to see the punchline. This isn't ... real ... is it?

People were hacking their Dash buttons to do this, and amazon was already producing the hardware and software, so why not monetize it?

Re: AWS IoT Button

#10

Post by ceejayoz » Fri, May 13, 2016, 12:00 AM UTC

braum wrote: post #2

Have they updated the branded ones so you can't reuse them? otherwise why waste $20 when you can get one of the original branded versions for $5.

The branded ones are presumably subsidized by the brands they're labelled with, and getting them to do whatever you want is a fairly hacky process to my knowledge.

$20 is pretty comparable to most of the IoT "do anything when pressed" stuff I've seen on Kickstarter and elsewhere. It'd be a handy "arm my security system" sort of thing for me.