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fjtorres · 03-29-2016, 12:03 PM

Amazon has released step-by-step instructions for building an Alexa terminal out of a Raspberry Pi 2 or 3:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/raspber...tag=TRE17cfd61

https://github.com/amzn/alexa-avs-raspberry-pi

This allows Alexa access outside the markets where the Echo, Dot, and Tap are sold.

The design is Tap-like in that it requires pushing a button to activate the microphone but the build cost is significantly lower than even the Dot. (~US$50, maybe less.) And not much of a handicap for audiobook playback or Kindle ebook TTS.

Given the flexibility of the Raspberries and the ingenuity of the hackers interesting things will be forthcoming.

03-29-2016, 12:03 PM	#61
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Amazon has released step-by-step instructions for building an Alexa terminal out of a Raspberry Pi 2 or 3: http://www.zdnet.com/article/raspber...tag=TRE17cfd61 https://github.com/amzn/alexa-avs-raspberry-pi This allows Alexa access outside the markets where the Echo, Dot, and Tap are sold. The design is Tap-like in that it requires pushing a button to activate the microphone but the build cost is significantly lower than even the Dot. (~US$50, maybe less.) And not much of a handicap for audiobook playback or Kindle ebook TTS. Given the flexibility of the Raspberries and the ingenuity of the hackers interesting things will be forthcoming. Last edited by fjtorres; 03-29-2016 at 12:07 PM.