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He's not talking about a rasberry pi in general, he's talking about Project Alias, the device featured in this article, and the first step in the instructions i
by Johnny555 8y ago
He's not talking about a rasberry pi in general, he's talking about Project Alias, the device featured in this article, and the first step in the instructions is connecting the Pi to your Wifi so you can download the software.
So yeah, this project turns the raspberry pi into an internet connected listening device.
- pacala 8y agoGreat point. What happened with good old physical connections via USB cables?
- Johnny555 8y agoIt's probably the same reason that people started installing listening devices in their homes in the first place -- convenience. Few people want to walk around and plug in a cable to update/reconfigure their devices.
- djreynolds 8y agoAlso says in the same instructable that once the device is trained that there's no need to have the device connected anymore. It also doesn't need to be connected to the internet - you just need to be able to get to it via a browser with a microphone - I was able to train the device with no connection to the internet.