Re:Amazon Provides DIY Echo Plans for Raspberry Pi
by alexcaps on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:03PM
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It's not low cost yet, but check out http://josh.ai. Starting high end but price will drop significantly.
Re:Amazon Provides DIY Echo Plans for Raspberry Pi
by modoc on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:40PM
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I will, thanks!
Re:Amazon Provides DIY Echo Plans for Raspberry Pi
by stepanhruda on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:27PM
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Sounds like all of these could also be handled by a phone/watch instead of needing a device for each room.
For adding to shopping list, check out Amazon Dash.
Re:Amazon Provides DIY Echo Plans for Raspberry Pi
by modoc on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:35PM
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I have a few Dash buttons, but it's SUPER limited what you can link them to. Plus I'd need hundreds of them:) The "Alexa, add XXXX to my shopping list" works really well for me.
I don't wear a watch around the house, and I don't really like smart watches honestly - I like big heavy metal automatics. Likewise I enjoy being able to leave my phone on the charger somewhere else. I dunno. I mean long term dream would be integrating things like "smart" mirrors, semi-smart AI-esque assistants, and so on. Then again, I'm currently in a zero-tech house on the beach in Costa Rica, with a barely there internet connection, so it's not like any of this is that important...
Re:Amazon Provides DIY Echo Plans for Raspberry Pi
by robbiet480 on Friday March 25, 2016 @07:43PM
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Let me introduce you to Dasher: https://github.com/maddox/dasher
Have:
Adding things to my shopping list (via Alexa - currently in the kitchen and bathroom - two most frequent rooms where I'm like "hey I need more XXXX")
Changing the temperature (Nest via phone app and command line tool I wrote, and now Alexa just did a native integration)
Finding out my schedule for the day.
Finding out the weather forecast for the day.
Playing music (via Sonos or Alexa)
Locking front door when I'm going to bed.
Getting notified of movement or sound in the house while I away (Nest Cam and Smart Things)
......
Like the OP I'd love to have the voice control available in any room of the house. I'd love to have better security features (i.e. if I drive up my driveway at 3 AM turn on the outside lights, if a stranger drives up my driveway at 3 AM WAKE ME UP WITH AN ALARM). I'd love better voice controlled Sonos music selection. Composing emails, having handsfree phone or video calls, warming up the oven at a certain time, etc...