You love Alexa, but you do not like the aesthetics of the Amazon Echo ? Well, you're lucky. With true geniuses, you will end on GitHub a complete set of instructions on how to obtain Alexa on a Raspberry Pi . Of course, one of these miniature computers is not as elegant as what the one can find the Amazon device, but you will be able to adapt according to your desires.
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Surprisingly, the tools to have Alexa does not seem to be so complicated. Indeed, you will need a Raspberry Pi 2 and a USB microphone to start, but if not, the remaining components are relatively basic. You have an Ethernet cable? Awesome. A micro SD card? Even better. And if not, do not worry, you'll find all the instructions to buy on Amazon components.
While other ideas to design your own Amazon Echo have been circulating on the web, this is perhaps the most complete guide and most detailed to date . With a full list of ingredients, how to assemble, to start to install the VLC media player and register for a developer account on Amazon, you'll find that the process is very cool.
A project for the Easter weekend
Of course, it should be noted that this personal version of Amazon Echo will not trigger Alexa whenever you say the magic word. Indeed, you will need to press a button to tell Alexa to talk to you. But hey, if anyone wants to understand how to get around this, know that the project is open source, and we may well have the answer soon.
So if you are looking for a project for the Easter weekend, you may want to build your own Amazon Echo . There are a lot of steps, but it seems fairly simple for anyone with an iota of experience in DIY.
See also: The Galaxy S7 survive after spending 45 minutes in a washing machine
Surprisingly, the tools to have Alexa does not seem to be so complicated. Indeed, you will need a Raspberry Pi 2 and a USB microphone to start, but if not, the remaining components are relatively basic. You have an Ethernet cable? Awesome. A micro SD card? Even better. And if not, do not worry, you'll find all the instructions to buy on Amazon components.
A project for the Easter weekend
Of course, it should be noted that this personal version of Amazon Echo will not trigger Alexa whenever you say the magic word. Indeed, you will need to press a button to tell Alexa to talk to you. But hey, if anyone wants to understand how to get around this, know that the project is open source, and we may well have the answer soon.
So if you are looking for a project for the Easter weekend, you may want to build your own Amazon Echo . There are a lot of steps, but it seems fairly simple for anyone with an iota of experience in DIY.