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Re:New Pebble Device by lopis on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @02:45AM (#46215183)
That's interesting. A Piezo Button generates enough power to send a radio signal?
Re:New Pebble Device by PMunch on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @03:00AM (#46215272)
Indeed, I have a remote doorbell where the outer button is a piezo button and the inside bell part is connected to a socket. But the button is quite thick, presumably because it needs a bit of travel to get enough energy. Granted that's for a device that sends multi-wall penetrating strength of 433Mhz radio waves. For something like this where the distance is only about 25cm you might be able to get a button small enough.
Re:New Pebble Device by shellfishgene on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @05:11AM (#46216061)
Have a look at the EnOcean kinetic smart home switches, there are now also other companies making them.