hernandito Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Hi Guys, I ran across this fun looking project where one can take one of those $5 Amazon Dash buttons, and they program it to send a text to your phone when you press it. It is designed to be a silent doorbell in case you need that. It seems to me that other automation functionalities can be used instead of the "doorbell/text" feature. It uses Node JS, and I can imagine others can generate these scripts. I could also see the Raspberry Pi being substituted for a Docker. I could see pressing the button to turn lights on-off or unRAID tasks... I guess other ideas can come from the gang here. For $5, it seems like a very cheap way of physically activating some task. Off the top of my head, I can think of the following: Pause/Play for your Kodi or Plex Initiate a Library Update in Kodi I ordered one of the Dash buttons to try the tutorial. What do guys think? Can someone with more scripting Node JSknowledge comment on what can be done? Thanks, H. https://github.com/initialstate/silent-doorbell/wiki PS - I ordered a Dash that had a label "Dude". I thought that was cool and edgy. Afterwards, I find out that Dude is a brand of male butt wet wipes. Quote Link to comment
CHBMB Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 PS - I ordered a Dash that had a label "Dude". I thought that was cool and edgy. Afterwards, I find out that Dude is a brand of male butt wet wipes. ROFL Can always use it to keep you in supply..... Quote Link to comment
aptalca Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have one of the buttons and set it up with homeseer. I keep it at my bedside and when pushed, it turns all the lights off (bedtime scene). I use a Windows based solution to detect the network call (not block) It certainly has the coolness factor, but there are a couple of issues: 1) battery is good for about 200 presses and is not replaceable 2) every time you press it, Amazon still gets the network call and sends you a notification to tell you about his to set it up for orders Quote Link to comment
hernandito Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have one of the buttons and set it up with homeseer. I keep it at my bedside and when pushed, it turns all the lights off (bedtime scene). I use a Windows based solution to detect the network call (not block) It certainly has the coolness factor, but there are a couple of issues: 1) battery is good for about 200 presses and is not replaceable 2) every time you press it, Amazon still gets the network call and sends you a notification to tell you about his to set it up for orders That is a bummer about the battery and 200 presses. Thanks Aptalca. Quote Link to comment
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