When it do to homebrew projects , Google is actually a pretty nerveless companionship . Unlike some of its rivals in Silicon Valley — peculiarly in Cupertino — the hunting monster sometimes likes to facilitate the great unwashed hack on into its ironware and make it their own . The latest example of this fine tradition serve one foxy British man wrick a vintage intercominto a working version of a Google Home .
The adventure start when Google roll up an AIY ( Artificial Intelligence Yourself ) Projects Voice Kit withthe May issue of MagPi magazine . The outfit includeda Raspberry Pi HAT(Hardware Attached on Top ) that made it potential to add natural voice interaction to any Pi - powered undertaking using the Google Assistant SDK . While the MagPi magazine offer direction on how to build a little cardboard box that you could verbalise to , a ironware hacker from the United Kingdom had other designs .
MisterM , the cyber-terrorist in question , has an ultra fun habitof converting vintage electronics into powerful computers using technology like Raspberry Pi . And since Google basically gave him everything he want for free with the MagPi clip , MisterM decided to turn an intercommunication system from 1986 into an operational Google Home . The procedure of the changeover really sounds moderately simple-minded as there ’s no soldering involved . Based on MisterM ’s step - by - step breakdown , it actually seems like the tough challenge was get the Raspberry Pi and related ingredient to meet into the fourscore - epoch intercom housing . But he did it !
In the end , the Google Assistant - power intercommunication system is n’t quite as potent as a Google Home . It can take commands and , with the help of IFTTT recipes , control some of MisterM ’s saucy home plate gadgets . But for now , the Google AIY softwaredoesn’t offer Chromecast or music desegregation , and it wo n’t work with a wake intelligence like “ OK Google . ” That could obviously change if and when Google updates the beginning codification . Either way of life , MisterM ’s intercom is not only cunning . It ’s perfectly awful — peculiarly becausehis Instructables posttells you how to establish your own .
The only job is have your hands on that Google AIY outfit . Right now , issue 57 of MagPi , the one that included the Google AIY Projects Voice Kit , are sellingfor up to $ 100 on eBay . However , MagPi says that Google and Raspberry Pi are now working on a wayto betray the kits to the general public , no overpriced magazine require . So be patient , hackers . Help is on the way of life .
And if you thought this project was fun , check out what else MisterM has donewith vintage electronics and Raspberry Pi . The 1970s telephone with Amazon Alexa built in is especially nerveless .
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