If you’d like to add one button to your Android smartphone, you could use pressy. But what if you wanted or needed more. Dimple may provide a solution if your Android smartphone or tablet supports NFC. It is a thin NFC sticker, about 0.5mm thick, that you can attach to the back of your device to add 4 hardware buttons.
The sticker is compatible with devices running Android 4.0 and above, not made out of metal, and with NFC support. This means HTC One M7 and M8 smartphone are not compatible due to their metallic bodies.
Using the NFC sticker appears to be extra simple. Once you’ve sticked your Dimple to the back of your device (or your case), simply install Dimple.io app to configure the buttons to do what you want to: launch your favorite apps, take a picture, turn on & off the flash light, call your mum, and so on. You can also do more advanced features via Tasker, and there will also be an open plugin development SDK.
The downside is that the device is not available yet. The developers will launch an Indiegogo campaign on May 6, where you’ll be able to pledge between $15 (early bird) to $26.99 to back the project, with shipping expected for August. The retail price will be $28.99. For more details, head over to dimple.io.
Via Ubergizmo.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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Nice idea, I guess I will order one
Dimple.IO campaign is live – http://igg.me/at/dimple/x/1760545