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BEAM is a wearable, programmable button with an AMOLED display

There are “smart” versions of everything from watches to light bulbs, to toothbrushes these days, for better or worse. So it shouldn’t be surprising that someone decided the pins you attach to your backpack or shirt could be smarter. BEAM is a smart button/pin with a 400 x 400 pixel AMOLED display that can show […]

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Make a DIY external button for your smartphone for $5

A couple of years ago, a tech gadget team created Pressy, an external button for your smartphone that could placed in the headphone jack and remapped for different uses. The button lets you control some phone functions without turning on the screen. Want to make your own multi-purpose button?  A DIY project posted on Instructables shows […]

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Misfit Flash Link is a $20 activity tracker and “smart button”

The makers of the Misfit Shine and Flash fitness trackers have have launched new software called Misfit Link that lets you use those devices to control your smartphone’s camera or music player. Don’t have a Misfit device yet? No problem: the company is launching its cheapest model yet: The Misfiti Flash Link launches today for […]