With
the world seemingly transferring everything online to apps and cloud
services, we're losing touch with how our actions trigger reactions.
Bttn, a physical button that can be used in any way its owner sees fit,
is an attempt to bring back a tactile element to the way we connect with
everyone and everything around us.
To understand Bttn you first need to understand IFTTT (If This Then That). IFTTT is a service which enables users to connect various Web applications. Using its Recipes function, you can set one application to act in a certain way when another condition is met. The "This" is a trigger such as "When I am tagged in a photo on Facebook," while the "That" is an action such as "Send me an SMS text message."
To understand Bttn you first need to understand IFTTT (If This Then That). IFTTT is a service which enables users to connect various Web applications. Using its Recipes function, you can set one application to act in a certain way when another condition is met. The "This" is a trigger such as "When I am tagged in a photo on Facebook," while the "That" is an action such as "Send me an SMS text message."
IFTTT is a powerful tool to have in your arsenal, and Bttn brings IFTTT
offline and into the real world. Bttn is, on the face of it, just a
simple red button figuratively begging to be pressed. What happens when
it's pressed depends entirely on what action Bttn has been programmed to
trigger.
Individuals could use Bttn to let their child send a text message to
their parents when they get home from school, or enable them to order a
pizza from the local restaurant when they're too tired to make dinner.
Businesses could use Bttn to notify the boss when someone arrives for
work, or to allow customers to register their satisfaction with the
service on their way out of the door.
Whatever IFTTT Recipe is programmed into Bttn, the device will connect
to The Button Corporation servers and turn the trigger into an action.
LED lights on Bttn will glow yellow when the request is being processed,
green when it's completed, and red if there is an error. Bttn achieves
all of this via Wi-Fi, SMS, or data connection. A pair of AA batteries
are all that's needed to power Bttn for a whole year.
Bttn is available to pre-order for €69 (US$94) with deliveries expected
to begin in October ... giving interested parties plenty of time to
test out IFTTT in preparation.
Source: BT.TN
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