<s>
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
was	O
a	O
consumer	O
goods	O
ordering	O
service	O
which	O
uses	O
proprietary	O
devices	O
and	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
for	O
ordering	O
goods	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
consisted	O
of	O
multiple	O
components	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Wand	O
,	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connected	O
barcode	O
scanner	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
device	I-Application
,	O
used	O
to	O
reorder	O
consumer	O
goods	O
around	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
integrating	O
with	O
AmazonFresh	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Replenishment	I-Device
Service	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
physical	O
button	O
or	O
auto-detection	O
capability	O
to	O
their	O
devices	O
to	O
reorder	O
supplies	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
when	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Virtual	O
Dash	B-Device
Buttons	I-Device
,	O
which	O
mimic	O
the	O
appearance	O
and	O
function	O
of	O
physical	O
Dash	B-Device
Buttons	I-Device
,	O
but	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
website	O
and	O
some	O
smart	O
devices	O
with	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Wand	O
(	O
originally	O
branded	O
simply	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
)	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
highlights	O
benefits	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
never	O
forget	O
an	O
item	O
again	O
"	O
and	O
suggests	O
users	O
keep	O
the	O
device	O
on	O
the	O
kitchen	O
counter	O
or	O
refrigerator	O
so	O
that	O
every	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
can	O
add	O
items	O
to	O
its	O
grocery	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Wand	O
is	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
first	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Barcode	O
Scanner	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
;	O
it	O
replaces	O
the	O
two	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
button	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
scanning	O
barcodes	O
and	O
activating	O
the	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
scanner	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
has	O
Alexa	B-Application
built	O
in	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
ask	O
for	O
recipes	O
and	O
order	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
Now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dash	B-Device
Button	I-Device
and	O
Dash	B-Device
Replenishment	I-Device
Service	I-Device
(	O
DRS	O
)	O
were	O
introduced	O
by	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
news	O
stories	O
questioning	O
whether	O
the	O
Dash	B-Device
Button	I-Device
was	O
an	O
early	O
April	O
Fools	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Button	I-Device
is	O
a	O
small	O
electronic	O
device	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
ordering	O
products	O
easy	O
and	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dash	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
come	O
in	O
packs	O
;	O
each	O
device	O
contains	O
an	O
embedded	O
button	O
emblazoned	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
frequently	O
ordered	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
configure	O
each	O
button	O
to	O
order	O
a	O
specific	O
product	O
and	O
quantity	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
account	O
,	O
and	O
mount	O
the	O
buttons	O
,	O
using	O
adhesive	O
tape	O
or	O
a	O
plastic	O
clip	O
,	O
to	O
locations	O
where	O
they	O
use	O
the	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
button	O
sends	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
signal	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Shopping	I-Application
app	B-Application
,	O
and	O
orders	O
new	O
stock	O
of	O
whatever	O
product	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
configured	O
to	O
order	O
;	O
the	O
click	O
also	O
sends	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
user	O
half-hour	O
to	O
cancel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
Dash	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
were	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
invitation	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
members	O
who	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
request	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
allegedly	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
dispute	O
between	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Germany	O
,	O
where	O
Amazon	B-Application
battles	O
with	O
unions	O
and	O
is	O
under	O
investigation	O
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
monopolize	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
Buttons	I-Device
initially	O
partnered	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
Dash	B-Device
Buttons	I-Device
were	O
the	O
Tide	O
,	O
Bounty	O
,	O
and	O
Cottonelle	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
shipment	O
of	O
Dash	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
members	O
,	O
Popular	O
Mechanics	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
reprogrammed	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
push-button	O
data	O
tracker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
scientist	O
Edward	O
Benson	O
published	O
instructions	O
online	O
to	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
wireless	O
spreadsheet	O
entry	O
device	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
trigger	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
API	B-General_Concept
endpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
approach	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
hijacking	O
and	O
re-routing	O
the	O
button	O
's	O
network	O
connection	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Consumers	O
 '	O
Research	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Amazon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
was	O
being	O
reprogrammed	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
other	O
purposes	O
such	O
as	O
ordering	O
pizza	O
,	O
tracking	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
controlling	O
lights	O
and	O
outlets	O
in	O
households	O
configured	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
such	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
programmer-friendly	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
expensive	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Dash	B-Device
Button	I-Device
"	O
which	O
allows	O
programmers	O
to	O
make	O
programming	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
discontinued	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
unnecessary	O
due	O
to	O
automatic	O
reordering	O
and	O
product	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
voice-activated	O
shopping	O
on	O
Alexa	B-Application
products	O
would	O
succeed	O
the	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
sent	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Dash	O
Wand	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
disconnected	O
in	O
a	O
month	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
with	O
no	O
recourse	O
other	O
than	O
to	O
use	O
other	O
Amazon	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
owners	O
to	O
simply	O
recycle	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
