How to Kit Out Your Smart Home Without Big Data and Privacy Snooping
If you want to stay private, you’ve got to DIY it.
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Maker Pro News: Open Source Startup Mycroft Takes on Amazon Alexa
Digital assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home exploded in popularity this year, but how are open source rivals responding?
Alexa, Flush The Toilet
Instead of dropping $6000, use an Alexa to build your own fancy toilet that will flush when you tell it to.
This Week in Making: 3D Print with Alexa, Touch-A-Sketch, and More
This week, check out Alexa using a 3D printer, an Etch a Sketch getting a makeover, and a random number generator using lava lamps.
GE Integrates Alexa into Spiffy New Light
Amazon’s Alexa get’s a sleek new home in this GE light fixture as part of their efforts to increase the number of connected appliances.
Go Hands-Free with Alexa Voice Service and Raspberry Pi
Make your own hands-free assistant with a Raspberry Pi and the updated Alexa voice service
Hey Alexa! Make a Voice Command, Win an Amazon Echo
Win your own Alexa-powered suite of devices, Amazon’s Echo, Dot, and Tap, by creating and submitting your own voice-command Skill to the “Hey Alexa!” Amazon Alexa Skill Contest.
