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I hooked up Home Assistant to a $13 open-source smart speaker and here’s how it went

For the past several months, Home Assistant has been my go-to platform to automate my smart home. This robust software provided me with local voice control, extensive customization options, and ...
Android Authority

Google starts testing a new Gemini-powered Assistant voice on Nest speakers

Google appears to have started testing a new Google Assistant voice on Nest devices. The new voice is reportedly available for a few users and offers more conversational responses. The voice is part ...
CNET

Our Ultimate Alexa Command List: 200+ Voice Commands for Echos and Smart Homes

Amazon recently launched Alexa Plus, a major AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. This new version brings significantly ...
Ars Technica

Home Assistant’s Voice Preview Edition is a little box with big privacy powers

Home Assistant announced today the availability of the Voice Preview Edition, its own design of a living-room-friendly box to offer voice assistance with home automation. Having used it for a few ...
Ars Technica

Can you manage your house with a local, no-cloud voice assistant? Mostly, yes.

The leaders of Home Assistant declared 2023 the “Year of the Voice.” The goal was to let users of the DIY home automation platform “control Home Assistant in their own language.” It was a bold shot to ...

Qwen 3 TTS AI Released : Clone Any Voice for Free and Craft Rich Speech

Qwen 3 TTS lets you clone any voice for free, adds batch processing and long-form output, letting you produce polished ...