Amazon Dash Buttons are now available in the UK

[DanceswithUnix]

I look forward to the Daily Mail stories of embarrassing things turning up in the post being blamed on faulty/hacked buttons.

[Output]

I look forward to the Daily Mail stories of embarrassing things turning up in the post being blamed on faulty/hacked buttons.

Or blamed on friends having a laugh with a button that was also bought as a laugh and not really intended to be used.

[Spud1]

I would have bought one of these if programmable.but the pre programmed products are not something I would buy from Amazon. All cheaper at costco

Personally I am more interested in Alexa when that comes to the UK, or the full Dash when they bring fresh up to Manchester (early next year, or maybe even for Christmas).

Could make my own for less than £4.99 though from an Arduino clone and a push button I guess. 5 minute job.

[Dashers]

It's going to be a long time for automated fridges. Even if I train myself for the sake of technology, there is no way the rest of the family will remember to scan things in and out, and manage the number of slices of bacon in the fridge.

What we've got into recently is doing a once round of the kitchen and tapping that into our usuals list on our local supermarkets online shop and then either collect or wait for delivery.

[Spud1]

It's going to be a long time for automated fridges. Even if I train myself for the sake of technology, there is no way the rest of the family will remember to scan things in and out, and manage the number of slices of bacon in the fridge.

What we've got into recently is doing a once round of the kitchen and tapping that into our usuals list on our local supermarkets online shop and then either collect or wait for delivery.

Google the "Smarter Fridge Cam" and their mat accessory. The camera takes images of whats in your fridge to show you what is left, and with an aim of automatically reading certain items/expiry dates etc. The mat accessory is something you place on the shelf which will weigh individual items and determine how much is left in each packet. Most useful for things like Milk where it can calculate there is 200ml remaining or whatever and alert you to buy some more.

How well it really works remains to be seen - but the concept is really interesting..I am not so sure on the camera aspect but the mats are a cool idea imo and I can see myself using them.

[Rubarb]

Tech for Tech sake.

[Dashers]

You can (in America at least), buy these buttons unprogrammed. They're more expensive though. The work simply by calling a HTTP URL. So you just set them up to call http://myserver/?id=1 and you've captured a click.

What I could do with one, is wire it into a script that will remotely open my garage door. Although I'd need to link up the circuitry for my door opener to my server so it could signal that. Or... I could just use the remote.

It seems like a vaguely neat idea, but at £5 a pop, that's a hella expensive way to reorder your dishwasher tablets.

[snedger]

Having just got an Amazon Dot I can see the practicality of telling Alexa to add stuff to a shopping list for later processing as I am wandering around my place, but having a button that went further than adding to a shopping list i.e. ordering and paying for the item just aint right.