Thread: Alexa goes Mobile
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Old 03-29-2016, 07:24 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
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.
Shrewd move on Amazon's part. Hackers will cover ground Lab126 wouldn't even think of.
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