Building your own Echo-like device is about to get easier

DParker · « **on:** August 23, 2016, 04:02:38 pm »

Seeed has launched a KickStarter campaign for their soon-to-be-shipped "ReSpeaker" maker components:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seeed/respeaker-an-open-modular-voice-interface-to-hack?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=edmall&utm_campaign=respeaker_ks

I'd jump on this, but the shipping cost is too high at the moment, and for the $160 or so that I'd spend on the components that I'd want I think I'll wait a little bit on some reviews and feedback on quality and usability first. Looks mighty fun though.

vegasguy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2016, 04:25:57 am »

The PC boards and components look a lot like some of the pictures I've seen with an Echo teardown.

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DParker · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2016, 11:42:40 am »

The PC boards and components look a lot like some of the pictures I've seen with an Echo teardown.

A Chinese company making something that appears to have been reverse-engineered from someone else's product? I'm shocked...SHOCKED, I tell you!

jwlv · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2016, 01:43:38 pm »

Is it a Chinese company that's making this ReSpeaker?

DParker · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2016, 01:47:00 pm »

Is it a Chinese company that's making this ReSpeaker?

Yep. Seeed Studio: https://www.seeedstudio.com/ I've bought a few things from them before (mostly Arduino project stuff). They're OK.