[SGVHAK] DIY Alexa-enabled speaker + new Mars skill

[Claude Felizardo]

Well if you ever get one, someone has come up with a kill switch to make sure it is truly disconnected in case they decide to turn on the mic and not turn on the LED:

IoTuesday: Amazon Echo Kill Switch
https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2273 <https://www.sparkfun.com/news/2273>

a link from that page is also interesting...

https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/27/amazon-echo-audio-data-murder-case/ <https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/27/amazon-echo-audio-data-murder-case/>


> On Jan 20, 2017, at 2:10 PM, Braddock Gaskill <braddock at braddock.com> wrote:
> 
> eek, 8 pages of dense instructions for the generic linux install.  I
> don't really want a "project".  Let me know how it goes on the Pi.
> 
> -braddock
> 
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>> I think so.  They say to follow the push-to-talk version.
>> 
>> "Follow the instructions to set up the push-to-talk only prototype on Linux,
>> Mac, or Windows."
>> 
>> https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Linux
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I didn't read it carefully, so I don't understand why the instructions
>> appear to require building a mobile app for Android or IOS.  I believe it
>> has to do with how you authenticate with Amazon in order to use their Alexa
>> Voice Service.
>> 
>> Lan
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Braddock Gaskill <braddock at braddock.com>
>> To: Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com>; Hardware Hacking Special Interest Group
>> <hak at sgvhak.net>
>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 1:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SGVHAK] DIY Alexa-enabled speaker + new Mars skill
>> 
>> Can you turn any Linux box with a microphone into an Alexa interface?
>> I'd like to play with it.
>> 
>> -braddock
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Lan Dang via HAK <hak at sgvhak.net> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> There was news not too long ago that JPL had built an Alexa skill to
>>> enable
>>> people to get more detailed, real-time information about Mars.  Here it
>>> is.
>>> 
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory-NASA-Mars/dp/B01LYTB0MS
>>> 
>>> I have no desire to bring an Amazon Echo into my house, but I might be
>>> interested in building an Alexa-enabled speaker using a Raspberry Pi.  It
>>> would be fun to learn more about Alexa skills.  All I need is a usb
>>> microphone, which I just ordered from Amazon for under $5.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/25/11307066/amazon-alexa-echo-speaker-diy-guide-raspberry-pi
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Lan
>> 
>> 
> 

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