What is… Amazon Dash?

Order key products with internet-connected buttons that let you push once for delivery. Is the Dash Button the future of the smart home or anotherAmazon folly?

Tired of traipsing down the aisles of your local supermarket? Amazon hopes so – it’s offering small buttons that you can stick up around your home to reorder key products. Here’s how it works. What is Dash? Amazon Dash is a set of standalone buttons that connect to your Wi-Fi and Amazon Prime account. Stick them up around your home – the kitchen, utility room and bathroom – and simply press them to reorder products. If you’re a fan of Gillette razors, for example, you could affix the Gillette-branded Dash button to your bathroom mirror, and press it when you’re out of blades. A new pack lands on your doorstep in two days, with free delivery via your Prime subscription. Does that mean we can reorder beer at the touch of a button? Not…

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