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I was excited about this project, so I'm saddened by this news. Having said that, I'm a little confused by the outcome here. What I really want is a pre-built
by jehb 4y ago
I was excited about this project, so I'm saddened by this news.
Having said that, I'm a little confused by the outcome here. What I really want is a pre-built piece of hardware that runs the Mycroft open source project, so I don't have to go figure out which speaker and microphone array works with whatever Raspberry Pi clone I can actually find in stock at the moment. I would be a little disappointed if there were no longer an entity working on the software itself, but honestly all I ever use this type of device for is 1) setting timers 2) checking the weather 3) playing music, so assuming those things work reasonably okay with the current software, I'm not really in need of further innovation here.
Back to the hardware - what am I missing? Can I buy this? The Mark I seems to no longer be manufactured and the Mark II is what seems to have now become vaporware because of this litigation. I understand it might not be a loss leader like a Google Nest Home Assistant Hub Device (I've given up on actually understanding Google's naming anymore), but it really shouldn't be that expensive for a "dumb" smart speaker. Does anyone make this? I'd prefer no proprietary hardware, but I'd accept a somewhat-closed piece of hardware if it could run software of my choosing.
- joseda-hg 4y agoAccording to the page, you can still buy the Hardware, it's made by a "partner" and it's self funding "Which brings us to the present day. We will still be shipping all orders that are made through the Mycroft website, because these sales directly cover the costs of producing and shipping the products. However we do not have the funds to continue fulfilling rewards from this crowdfunding campaign, or to even continue meaningful operations."[1] 1.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-mark-ii-the-open-voice-assistant/posts/3729060 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aiforeveryone/mycroft-m...
- jehb 4y agoYou're right - I read the Register article linked here and jumped straight to the project homepage without realizing the stock listed there was a separate source than the Kickstarter described in the article.