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

[John Burke]

Looks like fun. 

> On Jan 20, 2017, at 1:49 PM, Lan Dang via HAK <hak at sgvhak.net> 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
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> 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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