I never really got the point of them since they were usually for things that stored really well and get used up at a relatively constant rate so it's usually not a surprise when you run out, so like why would I need to rush and blindly push the button to buy more detergent/toothpaste of a certain brand without knowing the price when I'd just eventually buy it in my normal shopping run/order.
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#12Amazon was no longer allowed to sell them in Germany earlier this year. Consumer protection agency said the button isn't a clear enough buying agreement (here payment forms need to make clear it costs money to click, exact price, what you buy). Amazon allowed itself to change the product, e.g. amount of washing liquid.
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#13I've no real love for the intended use of the dash buttons (re-orders of items) but do hope that some other company comes up with a similarly easily hackable wireless button for interactions.
As of now, Amazon appears to still be selling their "IOT button" (which is basically a programmable dash button) https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/
Yes, but at $19.99 it's pretty expensive. I don't know what the right price point for something like this but, given the fact they are easily lost, definitely HW people on HN, is this impossible at scale?
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#14It was always baffling to make non-trivial custom hardware in an age of universal smartphone ownership. Does Amazon even have any good apps? Seems like easy subscription management and re-ordering is something they could do there.
Amazon already has their Subscribe and Save program.
I actually really liked the dash buttons for those items that I did not use as regularly, but the number of items like that are pretty low to warrant having more than 2 or 3 of these things.
Then when I rebuilt my wireless network I just did not care to move them over.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
As of now, Amazon appears to still be selling their "IOT button" (which is basically a programmable dash button) https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/
Yes, but at $19.99 it's pretty expensive. I don't know what the right price point for something like this but, given the fact they are easily lost, definitely HW people on HN, is this impossible at scale?
$5: probably doable. An esp8266 dev board goes for $2 on AliExpress. That leaves $1 for plastics and $2 for a lipo battery.
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#16It was always baffling to make non-trivial custom hardware in an age of universal smartphone ownership. Does Amazon even have any good apps? Seems like easy subscription management and re-ordering is something they could do there.
Amazon already has their Subscribe and Save program. I actually really liked the dash buttons for those items that I did not use as regularly, but the number of items like that are pretty low to warrant having more than 2 or 3 of these things. Then when I rebuilt my wireless network I just did not care to move them over.
Really liking them and abandoning them anyway is a pretty solid indictment of the idea.
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#17I've no real love for the intended use of the dash buttons (re-orders of items) but do hope that some other company comes up with a similarly easily hackable wireless button for interactions.
As of now, Amazon appears to still be selling their "IOT button" (which is basically a programmable dash button) https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/
The $15 "1st Generation AWS IoT Button" is out of stock, but the $20 "AWS IoT Enterprise Button" is still in stock. Is there a difference besides the label?
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#18I’m probably alone but I’m pretty bummed about this. I regularly used them to order detergent and Clorox wipes when we were getting low. Haven’t been fully out of either in a couple years.
How much work would it honestly be for them just to keep the existing ones going.
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#19These were the ":CueCat" of 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat
I wonder what today's equivalent is?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Amazon already has their Subscribe and Save program. I actually really liked the dash buttons for those items that I did not use as regularly, but the number of items like that are pretty low to warrant having more than 2 or 3 of these things. Then when I rebuilt my wireless network I just did not care to move them over.
Really liking them and abandoning them anyway is a pretty solid indictment of the idea.
I will say this is an issue with iot devices in general right now.
When I rebuilt my wireless network, every smarthome device has to be modified and that was the worst part about it.
At least these were basically free anyways (you bought them for $5 and then got a $5 credit on your first purchase with them) so I did not feel a need to switch them over.