<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Looks like fun. </div><div><br>On Jan 20, 2017, at 1:49 PM, Lan Dang via HAK <<a href="mailto:hak@sgvhak.net">hak@sgvhak.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3232">I think so. They say to follow the push-to-talk version.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3169"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3176">"Follow the instructions to set up the push-to-talk only prototype on <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3193" href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Linux">Linux</a>, <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3194" href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Mac">Mac</a>, or <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3195" href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Windows">Windows</a>."</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3196" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3413" dir="ltr"><a class="" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3416" href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Linux">https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app/wiki/Linux</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3425" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3426"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3491"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3055" class="qtdSeparateBR"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3497" dir="ltr">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.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3659" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3519" dir="ltr">Lan<br></div><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3013" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3012" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3011" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3010" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3039" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Braddock Gaskill <<a href="mailto:braddock@braddock.com">braddock@braddock.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Lan Dang <<a href="mailto:l.dang@ymail.com">l.dang@ymail.com</a>>; Hardware Hacking Special Interest Group <<a href="mailto:hak@sgvhak.net">hak@sgvhak.net</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 20, 2017 1:39 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [SGVHAK] DIY Alexa-enabled speaker + new Mars skill<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3314" class="y_msg_container"><br>Can you turn any Linux box with a microphone into an Alexa interface?<br clear="none">I'd like to play with it.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-braddock<br clear="none"><div class="yqt4105035328" id="yqtfd99999"><br clear="none">On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Lan Dang via HAK <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:hak@sgvhak.net" href="mailto:hak@sgvhak.net">hak@sgvhak.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi all,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> There was news not too long ago that JPL had built an Alexa skill to enable<br clear="none">> people to get more detailed, real-time information about Mars. Here it is.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory-NASA-Mars/dp/B01LYTB0MS" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Jet-Propulsion-Laboratory-NASA-Mars/dp/B01LYTB0MS</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I have no desire to bring an Amazon Echo into my house, but I might be<br clear="none">> interested in building an Alexa-enabled speaker using a Raspberry Pi. It<br clear="none">> would be fun to learn more about Alexa skills. All I need is a usb<br clear="none">> microphone, which I just ordered from Amazon for under $5.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484948667922_3844" shape="rect" href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/25/11307066/amazon-alexa-echo-speaker-diy-guide-raspberry-pi" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/25/11307066/amazon-alexa-echo-speaker-diy-guide-raspberry-pi</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Lan<br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>