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Related to this, I still think think the original version of the Hue Tap switch was clever and I'm still surprised didn't have more clones and didn't entirely s
by WorldMaker 3y ago
Related to this, I still think think the original version of the Hue Tap switch was clever and I'm still surprised didn't have more clones and didn't entirely survive the internal revision wars/external protocol wars: the original didn't use a disposable "button" battery and instead used mechanical energy of pushing the button to power sending the Zigbee signal. It takes more force than a regular light switch to hit it with enough physical power, but it's also kind of satisfying in the way a mechanical keyboard button can be or a big chonky "snooze button" that you kind of want to smack with some force anyway.
I've heard it said that sort of mechanical powered switch with Thread/Matter is much harder, except with these old existing ones in bridges with old Zigbee compatibility, and more's the pity. It still seems such a good idea to me, one less battery to waste/go bad at exactly the wrong time.
- bombcar 3y agoIt was a phenomenally amazing idea, and I'm really sad it was discontinued. When I realized how it did the magic, it almost singly-handedly sold me on Hue (their stupid upcoming app account requirement unsold me, let me tell you).
- WorldMaker 3y agoYeah, I'm not thrilled about that account "requirement change" either. To be fair, for various different reasons over the years, I've used third party apps a lot more than the main Hue apps, so this may just be a push to switch back to third party apps again and/or finally upgrade from a Hue-only bridge to something like Apple Home Hub, which I'd been considering lately anyway because Apple HomeKey sounds like something useful to me (I'm less likely to forget my watch than my keys these days).