You may have heard the news that Amazon has opened up their Dash Wand to everyone, meaning that it is no longer just for users of their Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service. Here’s what the Dash Scanner Wand is, and what it isn’t.

Someone at Amazon marketing is brilliant – launch a new product so novel, on March 31st – that you’ll get extra media attention with the “Is it an April Fool’s joke?” coverage. But the Amazon Dash button is no April Fool’s joke. And ultimately it’s all about the Internet of Things.