This is great. I'm getting one of these buttons now.
How I Hacked Amazon’s $5 WiFi Button
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#22Something similar could be built easily using an ESP8266, but a single AA battery would not be enough. Looking at this guide[1] it looks like new sw can already be flashed on it, but other than using the uart or some gpio, i don't see attempts at using the wifi interface. [1] https://learn.adafruit.com/dash-hacking-bare-metal-stm32-pro...
Additional info beyond the adafruit article: https://github.com/dekuNukem/Amazon_Dash_Button
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#23I could see this being a useful tool when trying to form good habits. Brush teeth? push the button. Get a fresh glass of water from the fridge? push the button. When analyzing other aspects of my life such as spending, I have tools to show me what I've done in the past, and those tools can help me improve (e.g. spending reports). This is admittedly reactionary, but I find it useful nonetheless. Track enough other "st…
That's exactly what I plan on using mine for. It makes logging actions so much faster. I would love to just have a smartwatch with a set of about 12 or so buttons that correspond to a specific action, but that will take time to happen, if at all.
Are there any other cheap wifi buttons without the bootup delay? Looking for something to talk to my raspberry py to turn off/on lights or switch spotify songs, would be annoying to have to wait for it.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's exactly what I plan on using mine for. It makes logging actions so much faster. I would love to just have a smartwatch with a set of about 12 or so buttons that correspond to a specific action, but that will take time to happen, if at all.
Check out Nuimo[1]. It's a small programmable device featuring a simple LED matrix style display while supporting multiple types of interactions. I could even see this in use at factories for ordering supplies for a specific machine or calling service technicians to it. [1] http://senic.com
looks really cool, wondering if its worth an upgrade from using a 5$ webcam and a raspberry pi that i use for gesture control now, since the webcam lets me do audio commands as well.
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#25This sounds like a potential Kickstarter project idea. A generic version, perhaps a pack of stickers to put on devices symbolizing misc. everyday things.
yeah idk what terms to search for when looking for a generic wifi button. searches just come up with premade solutions from belkin or whatever.
i just want a switch that can send a message to my raspberry pi without the bootup lag
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#26I could see this being a useful tool when trying to form good habits. Brush teeth? push the button. Get a fresh glass of water from the fridge? push the button. When analyzing other aspects of my life such as spending, I have tools to show me what I've done in the past, and those tools can help me improve (e.g. spending reports). This is admittedly reactionary, but I find it useful nonetheless. Track enough other "st…
That's exactly what I plan on using mine for. It makes logging actions so much faster. I would love to just have a smartwatch with a set of about 12 or so buttons that correspond to a specific action, but that will take time to happen, if at all.
Just a note, Misfit Flash now allows you to program button presses (single or double) to IFTTT, and from there you can go anywhere: https://ifttt.com/misfit
It's also fairly cheap at $19 (though not as cheap as these Amazon buttons, of course).
Edit: Misfit Flash is an activity / fitness tracker: http://misfit.com/products/flash
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#27I could see this being a useful tool when trying to form good habits. Brush teeth? push the button. Get a fresh glass of water from the fridge? push the button. When analyzing other aspects of my life such as spending, I have tools to show me what I've done in the past, and those tools can help me improve (e.g. spending reports). This is admittedly reactionary, but I find it useful nonetheless. Track enough other "st…
Screw pressing the buttons. Can I train an Amazon Echo to listen for me brushing my teeth?
Be very careful about what you want Alexa to listen for.
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1yuyyc/i_r...
EDIT: I should probably add NSFW for the link above...
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#28I am really curious to eventually learn the mentality (and financial status) of people who use these buttons for real with Amazon.
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Screw pressing the buttons. Can I train an Amazon Echo to listen for me brushing my teeth?
Just put a webcam in your bathroom, you can track how long you brush, floss, even shower (save water if you're in CA!) with just one device. No, seriously, the bathroom is the last place I want the quantified self.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Screw pressing the buttons. Can I train an Amazon Echo to listen for me brushing my teeth?
Just put a webcam in your bathroom, you can track how long you brush, floss, even shower (save water if you're in CA!) with just one device. No, seriously, the bathroom is the last place I want the quantified self.
I assume you're concerned about privacy; the bathroom is probably the second best place (after the fridge) for tracking your health stuff.
I would 100% buy a digital medi-toilet that analyzes my wastes and warns me if something is off.