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If you don't mind pulling your phone out, IFTTT launched a new app called Do that just lets you push a button to "do" something on one of their channels. They have pre-made recipes for putting the current time into Google Spreadsheets etc. https://ifttt.com/recipes/227069-track-your-work-hours
I think IFTTT is working on a Pebble app as well, but it hasn't launched.
👤sp332🕑10y🔼0🗨️0
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A Pebble with Tasker could get you there (HTTP POST) or one of the integrations. Even IFTTT or DO. You could probably also even go with the Magic Form app described in the OP's article.
Making it context aware is possible too (e.g. in the bathroom or at work) with some thinking of Wifi routers or if you wanted NFC tags, iBeacons.
👤acutelyobtuse🕑10y🔼0🗨️0
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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
👤nicksergeant🕑10y🔼0🗨️0
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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
👤pstadler🕑10y🔼0🗨️0
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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.
👤celim307🕑10y🔼0🗨️0
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