Quick & dirty three-way switch w/two iris buttons & a bulb. Why not?

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@Danabw

My son is all in - he’s been carrying one of the buttons around like it is a light saber since I suggested we do this.

Yanno, you might be able to MacGyver it up a bit more, and fill his life with buttons. I’m not sure how much more responsive and reliable these are, but I’ve seen articles and Youtube vids about people getting fairly creative with these, and they’re only $5 each (free if you use the button to order the product it was initially programmed for).

Hack the Amazon Dash button to control a SmartThings switch

I recently bought the $5 Amazon dash button. While the thought of pushing a button and having Kraft Mac & Cheese arrive at my doorstop two days later is intriguing, I’d rather hack the button. The Dash has a wifi chip that communicates with the Amazon mobile app, but we can interrupt that final step and make it do whatever we want. First, I’ll show the video and then provide instructions to replicate this at home. Here’s how it works… Step 1: Get the MAC address of the Dash button Open up the Amazon shopping app, and configure the Dash button to work with your local network. Click Settings → Dash Devices → Manage devices. Add your SSID and network password, and watch the Dash button light up with a blue LED. Now, once you get to the screen where you need to select which item to purc…