https://east.fm/enFri, 26 Oct 2018 22:16:53 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://east.fm/posts/using-an-amazon-dash-button-for-emergency-notifications/index.htmlKenneth H. East<div class="section" id="using-an-amazon-dash-iot-button-for-medical-emergencies"> <h2>Using an Amazon Dash/IoT Button for Medical Emergencies</h2> <p>I've been interested in the Amazon Dash button as a generic IoT device since they were introduced. The original branded buttons are a great deal at $5, but using them for other than their intended purpose is a chore. With Amazon's introduction of the generic <tt class="docutils literal">IoT Button</tt>, it is now quite simple to create custom behavior associated with the button. These notes describe how I used one to I create an 'emergency' button for my 103 year old father.</p> <p><a href="https://east.fm/posts/using-an-amazon-dash-button-for-emergency-notifications/index.html">Read more…</a> (6 min remaining to read)</p></div>AWSIoTpythonhttps://east.fm/posts/using-an-amazon-dash-button-for-emergency-notifications/index.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2017 22:39:19 GMT