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Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by xigency » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:43 PM UTC

MCRed wrote: post #46

Remember what I was saying yesterday about Amazon throwing things against the wall? Can you see how this idea is ill considered? IT doesn't make much sense. I predict in 5 years nobody will remember this and it will be gone from Amazon's site. But for this press cycle it's PR that makes Amazon look "innovative" and like a "tech company". Just like the Amazon fire phone did... for a little while. How much was wasted o…

It's a push button for laundry detergent. How could anything be easier? Doesn't really matter if people buy them or not when it costs 2 cents to make.

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by jgrowl » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

teddyuk wrote: post #68

bentcorner wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What you need is RFID and smart garbage cans. When you throw something out, it orders itself for you to be on the doorstep the next morning. ♫ The cat came back, the very next day ♫

no, i don't want auto ordering I wat ordering when i say so a button that i can push is perfect

Well how about automatically compiling a grocery list of things you need for you... and a web interface that has a one click order for each item you need restocked?

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by Harimwakairi » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

How easy will it be to reverse engineer these and use them for other purposes? And is anyone else old enough to remember Cue Cat?

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by bduerst » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

imroot wrote: post #168

hammock wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But that would require some kind of physical tracking system... Package RFID tags with every item, and a smart fridge/smart cabinet. It's not that hard. A retailer like Walmart might even pay for the manufacturer to install these RFID tags, as they can be used double-duty in the retailer's own inventory process.

Or, you can do what I do -- a barcode scanner near my trash can that scans the UPC codes of everything that I throw away (or recycle) and adds it to my shopping list for the next time that I'm out.

Are you the guy who runs the Oscar github repo?

https://github.com/danslimmon/oscar

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by webo » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC

kozak wrote: post #172

I'm not from the United States, so forgive me if I don't understand how Amazon works. But does this system imply that orders through this system will be delivered in individual mail packages, with delivery fees paid (either explicitly or implicitly) for every package? When a normal human makes an order, she will group several items in one delivery package most of the time. Especially for the inexpensive and non-urgen…

The button doesn't actually order, it simply adds it to your Amazon cart. You can checkout individual items or group multiple into the same delivery.

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by discardorama » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC

I have no need for this, but I signed up anyways to play with it and hack it, if possible. Imagine hooking up these buttons to call the kids to the dinner table... :-D

Added later: is anyone else reminded of CueCat, from the 90s?

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by toomuchtodo » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:45 PM UTC

nevir wrote: post #167

toomuchtodo wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey Google (through my Nest), am I low on anything? If so, go ahead and order it through (whomever is cheapest|whomever can get it here today).

Or: "Thanks Google! I didn't know I was low on toilet paper"

Didn't I just read on HN the other day that you can do motion tracking with audio? I wouldn't be shocked if my Nest thermostat and protect smoke detectors could geolocate my in my home.

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by winsome » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

kozak wrote: post #172

I'm not from the United States, so forgive me if I don't understand how Amazon works. But does this system imply that orders through this system will be delivered in individual mail packages, with delivery fees paid (either explicitly or implicitly) for every package? When a normal human makes an order, she will group several items in one delivery package most of the time. Especially for the inexpensive and non-urgen…

Yes

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by gburt » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

Is it April 1 already?

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by Dirlewanger » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

3princip wrote: post #14

This looks awful. Imagine a house full of branded buttons. Yuk. Though I'm sure my toddler would love pressing them endlessly. And all that packaging in the video, the horror. It must an April fools joke.

Another small step of society pulling the moral wool over their eyes in exchange for convenience...