Righty, before one of us takes an actual axe to a Google device, and I think it might be Kat before it is me... anyone here have recommendations for some "button" device that works well with #HomeAssistant.
I am aware there may be some things don't even need batteries in the buttons/switches, which will talk to a hub... so something like that that HA can grok would be nice so we can just have a physical button that I can set up to toggle lights/etc in HA. Buttons that could be stuck to the wall, or just sat on desks, etc.
Cheap too, ideally cheap. Don't want much do I? đ
(I don't have the time right now to be trying to work out the alternative voice recognition stuff, it'll happen... but right now I want a trivial solution to prevent a Googlcide... not that I am against Googlcide, we have a long term plan/hope to fully eliminate it.)
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