Launched in 2015, the gadgets allowed customers to order particular items at the touch of a button. Dozens of brands offered one.

Thanks to the Internet, shopping has become increasingly convenient. Amazon and other Internet retailers have extended this convenience to household items, infringing on the usual territory of grocery ...

R.I.P., Dash button, we hardly knew you. Or needed you, for that matter. The Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) device that allowed you to reorder individual products at the touch of a button is no more. The e ...

This story is part of a collection of pieces on how we spend money today. Amazon’s Dash Buttons were either the pinnacle of gimmickry—a bunch of plastic purchase-dongles that served no use except to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chris Walton is a former Target executive turned retail journalist. Amazon announced that it will kill its famed Dash Button, ...

A court ruling classifies the Dash buttons as a violation of consumer protection legislation in Germany because they don't show what price will be paid for a product at the point at which they are ...

Amazon’s first foray into smart home technology, the Dash button, is officially defunct, as the company announced it would discontinue the functionality of all existing buttons later this summer.

In what feels like the first good use for an Amazon Dash Button, a programmer hacked his button to donate $5 to the ACLU whenever he wishes. In a post published to Medium, Nathan Pryor detailed the ...

Amazon Dash Buttons are finally tackling the most important human needs: toys. The online retailer has added 50 new brands to its press-to-order Amazon Prime program. The latest Dash Buttons include ...

Designer Nathan Pryor has converted Amazon's "buy now" button into an easy way to donate to the American Civil Liberties Union whenever he feels the need. Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with ...

Amazon has confirmed that it's pulling the plug on its ludicrous Dash buttons. The device was a small, battery-powered control that allowed you to order a specific product when you needed it. The most ...

Amazon stopped selling its Dash buttons earlier this year, which spelled the death knell for the gimmicky product. After this month, you won't be able to instantly order household necessities when you ...