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That PineVox hardware looks great. There's a great lack of smart speakers that aren't bound to some service like Apple, Amazon or Google. Now with LLM prolifer
by wkat4242 3y ago
That PineVox hardware looks great. There's a great lack of smart speakers that aren't bound to some service like Apple, Amazon or Google.
Now with LLM proliferation a self hosted voice assistant that actually works will become pretty possible.
- dugite-code 3y agoAnd it's well timed with HomeAssistant's new voice interaction developments. That and the news of how unprofitable Amazon and google home's offerings are.
- Cacti 3y agoaren’t they supposed to lose money? i though they were subsidized by the business specifically to collect data that can be used elsewhere.
- dugite-code 3y agoThe problem is most people only use them to set timers, start spoitfy and maybe turn on a light or two. They lack discoverability and so make poor shopping portals setting a hard cap on what other revenue sources can be found for them. This is why Amazon, Apple and Google have begun canceling or at the very least scaling back some of their smart home products.
- WhatIsDukkha 3y agoWhy don't people just use bluetooth conference mics and most any hardware?