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Ok. Now I want one.

When I saw how the app Shortcut Buttons lets you put virtual buttons around your home to trigger smart home devices using Apple’s Vision Pro, I was (almost) sold.

This is a use case for the $3,500 head computer I can really get behind (you know, once it doesn’t cost $3,500). The lack of new interfaces for the smart home is something I complain about a lot. This might shut me up for a bit.

Check out Matthew Cassinelli’s rundown of how the $8 app works.

<a href="https://www.finnvoorhees.com/shortcutbuttons"><em>Shortcut Buttons</em></a><em> lets you set up home automation shortcuts in relevant places. “Easily dim the lights or order food when watching a movie, or start a timer when cooking in the kitchen.”</em>
<em>You can position the Shortcuts above things in your home, and they “will anchor-in-place in your spatial computing environment.”</em>
<em>The shortcuts can be styled however you like using colors and icons.</em>
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Shortcut Buttons lets you set up home automation shortcuts in relevant places. “Easily dim the lights or order food when watching a movie, or start a timer when cooking in the kitchen.”
Image: Finn Voorhees
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