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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago (1 child) Easy fix: permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 year ago (3 children) Follow-up fix: get home assistant and recreate this yourself with a $15 device https://esphome.io/projects/index.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children) I started making my own several years ago but got sidelined by health issues and haven't gone back to it. :( My end goal is I have a lot of comic books. I want a voice assistant that can query a database and then turn on smart lights to show box locations. I got the database done, I got the queries working, then had a heart attack and never got the voice input or smart light output working. :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Damn. I hope you're feeling better, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Working on it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah I understand the health issues for sure. First prostate cancer with a radical prostatectomy and then a year later Guillain-Barré Syndrome. I had lots of projects on hold for several years. This was like 5 years ago and I’m good now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Oh that is fucking awesome. Hope you can finish it and share it one day! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Can I replace AppleHome with this stuff? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's fun and I recommend it, but I'm hesitant to say you can 'replace' your existing systems with it. You'll probably mostly be able do what you want to do, but we're still in the enthusiast stage and there's going to be annoyances and frustrations. Home assistant is also one of the easier things to setup as far as self hosting goes, but you're going to pick up some skills on the path to getting it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Trust me, there’s annoyances and frustrations aplenty with Apple permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can find a hass replacement for the Echo Flex, I will name my firstborn after you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) How far away is the Home Assistant Voice Preview from what you're looking for? It doesn't plug directly into the wall but instead uses a USB C cable (that you provide). Other than this, mine can answer questions, search the internet, turn things on and off, play music via Spotify, Jellyfin, etc. Tell me about the state of stuff in Home Assistant (temps in rooms, how the solar is doing, what's on my shopping list and can add things, etc). It requires you already have Home Assistant set up but it is a pretty good experience so long as you're willing to do some amount of tinkering to make it your own. Like other comments say it's not general public ready but it's pretty close and costs $69. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't plug directly into the wall That's a huge deal: it stays out of the way and it's a complete unit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 year ago (3 children) Follow-up fix: get home assistant and recreate this yourself with a $15 device https://esphome.io/projects/index.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children) I started making my own several years ago but got sidelined by health issues and haven't gone back to it. :( My end goal is I have a lot of comic books. I want a voice assistant that can query a database and then turn on smart lights to show box locations. I got the database done, I got the queries working, then had a heart attack and never got the voice input or smart light output working. :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Damn. I hope you're feeling better, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Working on it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah I understand the health issues for sure. First prostate cancer with a radical prostatectomy and then a year later Guillain-Barré Syndrome. I had lots of projects on hold for several years. This was like 5 years ago and I’m good now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Oh that is fucking awesome. Hope you can finish it and share it one day! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Can I replace AppleHome with this stuff? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's fun and I recommend it, but I'm hesitant to say you can 'replace' your existing systems with it. You'll probably mostly be able do what you want to do, but we're still in the enthusiast stage and there's going to be annoyances and frustrations. Home assistant is also one of the easier things to setup as far as self hosting goes, but you're going to pick up some skills on the path to getting it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Trust me, there’s annoyances and frustrations aplenty with Apple permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can find a hass replacement for the Echo Flex, I will name my firstborn after you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) How far away is the Home Assistant Voice Preview from what you're looking for? It doesn't plug directly into the wall but instead uses a USB C cable (that you provide). Other than this, mine can answer questions, search the internet, turn things on and off, play music via Spotify, Jellyfin, etc. Tell me about the state of stuff in Home Assistant (temps in rooms, how the solar is doing, what's on my shopping list and can add things, etc). It requires you already have Home Assistant set up but it is a pretty good experience so long as you're willing to do some amount of tinkering to make it your own. Like other comments say it's not general public ready but it's pretty close and costs $69. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't plug directly into the wall That's a huge deal: it stays out of the way and it's a complete unit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children) I started making my own several years ago but got sidelined by health issues and haven't gone back to it. :( My end goal is I have a lot of comic books. I want a voice assistant that can query a database and then turn on smart lights to show box locations. I got the database done, I got the queries working, then had a heart attack and never got the voice input or smart light output working. :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Damn. I hope you're feeling better, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Working on it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah I understand the health issues for sure. First prostate cancer with a radical prostatectomy and then a year later Guillain-Barré Syndrome. I had lots of projects on hold for several years. This was like 5 years ago and I’m good now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Oh that is fucking awesome. Hope you can finish it and share it one day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Damn. I hope you're feeling better, my friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Working on it! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Yeah I understand the health issues for sure. First prostate cancer with a radical prostatectomy and then a year later Guillain-Barré Syndrome. I had lots of projects on hold for several years. This was like 5 years ago and I’m good now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Oh that is fucking awesome. Hope you can finish it and share it one day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Can I replace AppleHome with this stuff? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's fun and I recommend it, but I'm hesitant to say you can 'replace' your existing systems with it. You'll probably mostly be able do what you want to do, but we're still in the enthusiast stage and there's going to be annoyances and frustrations. Home assistant is also one of the easier things to setup as far as self hosting goes, but you're going to pick up some skills on the path to getting it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Trust me, there’s annoyances and frustrations aplenty with Apple permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's fun and I recommend it, but I'm hesitant to say you can 'replace' your existing systems with it. You'll probably mostly be able do what you want to do, but we're still in the enthusiast stage and there's going to be annoyances and frustrations. Home assistant is also one of the easier things to setup as far as self hosting goes, but you're going to pick up some skills on the path to getting it working. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Trust me, there’s annoyances and frustrations aplenty with Apple permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago Trust me, there’s annoyances and frustrations aplenty with Apple permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you can find a hass replacement for the Echo Flex, I will name my firstborn after you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) How far away is the Home Assistant Voice Preview from what you're looking for? It doesn't plug directly into the wall but instead uses a USB C cable (that you provide). Other than this, mine can answer questions, search the internet, turn things on and off, play music via Spotify, Jellyfin, etc. Tell me about the state of stuff in Home Assistant (temps in rooms, how the solar is doing, what's on my shopping list and can add things, etc). It requires you already have Home Assistant set up but it is a pretty good experience so long as you're willing to do some amount of tinkering to make it your own. Like other comments say it's not general public ready but it's pretty close and costs $69. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't plug directly into the wall That's a huge deal: it stays out of the way and it's a complete unit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) How far away is the Home Assistant Voice Preview from what you're looking for? It doesn't plug directly into the wall but instead uses a USB C cable (that you provide). Other than this, mine can answer questions, search the internet, turn things on and off, play music via Spotify, Jellyfin, etc. Tell me about the state of stuff in Home Assistant (temps in rooms, how the solar is doing, what's on my shopping list and can add things, etc). It requires you already have Home Assistant set up but it is a pretty good experience so long as you're willing to do some amount of tinkering to make it your own. Like other comments say it's not general public ready but it's pretty close and costs $69. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't plug directly into the wall That's a huge deal: it stays out of the way and it's a complete unit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't plug directly into the wall That's a huge deal: it stays out of the way and it's a complete unit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 point 1 year ago Yeah that's why I called it out. It seemed like it was an important part. There probably isn't an actual reason why you couldn't connect it to a wall plug in a way that replicates this setup even if a bit hacky. E.g. short cable then attach the unit to the top of the plug. It's not that heavy and may attach fine without coming out of the wall. permalink fedilink source parent
