I'd be more interested in an SBC focused on audio, with a good selection of IO that I could hook up to my existing sound system and a mic, rather than an integrated smart-speaker.
yes, if you don't worry about sound quality too much. No, if you care about sound quality in not so small space (you'd need 2+ physical speakers in the box, etc etc)
I read people hack Sonos speakers' hardware to make it more useful.
love these things pretty much just for stuff that's faster than pulling out my phone or quick and brief. also asking for music beats searching it up and trying to connect to a speaker.
so stuff like unit conversion, music service integration, definitions, etc. would absolutely pay for an open device like this.
what would the assistant's name be? some pinecone play on words? the unicorn perhaps?
What stack would it target? e.g., is the intent to have a something that can run Rhasspy on-device, or is it something that would just handle wakeword detection and offload TTS/STT/intent detction elsewhere?
what's the point of a smart speaker to begin with? I never get why people would have something with the same functionality as their phones, but with the additional risk of a mic* listening to you 24/7.
*another mic, i mean, smartphones are already invasive enough
it doesn't even have to be a full product, but some type of DIY kit where the hardware and software is well integrated.
I've built myself a small speaker with a pi zero + a 3W amp + some good but small woofers and tweeters. The hardest part was getting the crossover working. I thought about making it "smart" but I didn't want to rely on cloud features. If you manage to get an on-device system, I'd definitely be interested.
Said yes, but I guess really it depends. Sounds quality, of course, but equally important is that I do _not_ want a microphone. I don't want to have more microphones connected to the internet around me than absolutely necessary, no matter how much I trust the software.
"smart" in what way? I have an airplay speaker which is great and I can use it from Linux, but not from android ): If there was some universally supported WiFi casting audio casting that would be nice
Work with Nabu Casa so it integrates well with @homeassistant and #YearOfTheVoice and I'll be picking up one for every room in my house.
I'd also suggest talking to Synesthesium (the lead dev over at https://community.rhasspy.org/ who is also the primary dev hired for Year Of The Voice).
would love multiple form factors too. like having something to replace a sonos, but also one with a travel outdoor form factor (like some stuff JBL makes) and maybe a larger one for bigger parties would be awesome.
maybe this is the start of someone building a FOSS Sonos-like realtime audio sync system to group all your speakers together like no other manufacturer lets you do
Personally I'd rather see a #FOSS smart speaker priced at $69, with $50 going towards a better quality sound device and $19 from each unit going towards paying for additional development for the missing pieces in the community software projects.
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in reply to PINE64 • • •if it sounds good, is repairable, the battery doesn't fail within a year, and still can be manufactured ethically given those constraints, sure.
if not, you'd just be manufacturing e-waste.
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in reply to PINE64 • • •yes, if you don't worry about sound quality too much. No, if you care about sound quality in not so small space (you'd need 2+ physical speakers in the box, etc etc)
I read people hack Sonos speakers' hardware to make it more useful.
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in reply to PINE64 • • •love these things pretty much just for stuff that's faster than pulling out my phone or quick and brief. also asking for music beats searching it up and trying to connect to a speaker.
so stuff like unit conversion, music service integration, definitions, etc. would absolutely pay for an open device like this.
what would the assistant's name be? some pinecone play on words? the unicorn perhaps?
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in reply to PINE64 • • •If the wifi driver exists at launch...
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in reply to PINE64 • • •what's the point of a smart speaker to begin with? I never get why people would have something with the same functionality as their phones, but with the additional risk of a mic* listening to you 24/7.
*another mic, i mean, smartphones are already invasive enough
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in reply to PINE64 • • •it doesn't even have to be a full product, but some type of DIY kit where the hardware and software is well integrated.
I've built myself a small speaker with a pi zero + a 3W amp + some good but small woofers and tweeters. The hardest part was getting the crossover working. I thought about making it "smart" but I didn't want to rely on cloud features. If you manage to get an on-device system, I'd definitely be interested.
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in reply to PINE64 • • •the mycroft smart speaker costs $399 and probably still can't work offline with competitive quality
they have 5.1 million dollar funding to make this product work, but i think still not succeed
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mycroft-ai-inc
so i think it's not possible for you to create a competetive product, that cheap
rather focus on ARM and RISC-V devices and simpler Open Hardware products
Mycroft - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
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in reply to PINE64 • • •Doesn't really appeal to me, but I have been toying with a an auditory browser I might try running on such a smartspeaker...
But for homecontrol, I'm very happy with switches!
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in reply to PINE64 • • •Depends on the sound quality. Also what makes a smart speaker "smart"?
*Edit: one of those ones with a mic and Wi-Fi? Then my answer is no, but we'll see
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in reply to PINE64 • • •finally a hardware for #yearofvoice ?
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in reply to PINE64 • • •Work with Nabu Casa so it integrates well with @homeassistant and #YearOfTheVoice and I'll be picking up one for every room in my house.
I'd also suggest talking to Synesthesium (the lead dev over at https://community.rhasspy.org/ who is also the primary dev hired for Year Of The Voice).
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in reply to PINE64 • • •omg yes.
would love multiple form factors too. like having something to replace a sonos, but also one with a travel outdoor form factor (like some stuff JBL makes) and maybe a larger one for bigger parties would be awesome.
maybe this is the start of someone building a FOSS Sonos-like realtime audio sync system to group all your speakers together like no other manufacturer lets you do
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