Using Parse for IoT to Create an Order Button

Using Parse for IoT to Create an Order Button(blog.parse.com)

32 points by mattieuga 11 years ago | 10 comments

joezydeco 11 years ago |

Spark has some interesting stuff in this area.

$19 for the upcoming Photon board, and $39 for the cellular-connected Electron.

https://store.spark.io/

Arduino seems like overkill here.

PanMan 11 years ago |

The interesting part of the Dash isn't the backend (something that can handle API calls), but the hardware, and how cheap they can make it.

icebraining 11 years ago | |

As I mentioned in the other thread, the ESP8266 is a Wifi chip that you can buy for $5/each on an order of 1, and can run custom code, so you'd only need one of those plus a case, battery and button. You could probably build a button for less than $10, without even ordering large quantities.

oasisbob 11 years ago | | |

Don't forget your power regulation.

Animats 11 years ago | |

True.

They've also found the killer app for the Internet of Things - having devices order their own refills. Coming soon to Whirlpool washers and (scarily) Brother printers.

"Creates a direct connection between your wallet and our bank account."

icebraining 11 years ago | | |

A direct connection between my wallet and bank account? How so? If anything, that's what my debit card does :)

aikah 11 years ago |

Does anyone knows the tech behind cloud code? how do they execute javascript safely on the server ?

doomspork 11 years ago |

The title led me to believe that Amazon had teamed up with Parse for this which I would have found surprising.

This has nothing to do with Amazon Dash other than using a button trigger an HTTP request.

chatmasta 11 years ago | |

I think dash announcement is why facebook is releasing this blog post now.

doomspork 11 years ago | | |

The title has changed and it is now clearer, the title was originally "Amazon Dash built on Parse".