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Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <br>Weird.<br>I asked Alexa: “Is the measles outbreak in America getting worse?”<br>The reply: “I’m not quite sure how to help you with that.”<br>Then I tested Alexa by saying: “Who is the current health secretary in America?”<br>Alexa’s response: “I’m sorry, I don’t have an answer for that.”<br>Likewise with the US defence secretary, yet my questions about the UK government were answered.<br>Is anyone else having this?</p>
IT News<p>Smart Speaker Gets Brain Surgery, Line-Out - Sometimes you find a commercial product that is almost, but not exactly perfect fo... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/02/smart-speaker-gets-brain-surgery-line-out/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/05/02/smart-</span><span class="invisible">speaker-gets-brain-surgery-line-out/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalaudiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalaudiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/musicalhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicalhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a> #3.5mmaudio <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/audiodac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiodac</span></a></p>
IT News<p>This Potato Virtual Assistant is Fully Baked - There are a number of reasons you might want to build your own smart speaker virtual assi... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/15/this-potato-virtual-assistant-is-fully-baked/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/15/this-p</span><span class="invisible">otato-virtual-assistant-is-fully-baked/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinterhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a>-assistant <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/respeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>respeaker</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portal2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portal2</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portal</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Can Hackers Bring Jooki Back to Life? - Another day, another Internet-connected gadget that gets abandoned by its creators... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/30/can-hackers-bring-jooki-back-to-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/30/can-ha</span><span class="invisible">ckers-bring-jooki-back-to-life/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalaudiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalaudiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bankruptcy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rootaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rootaccess</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/toyhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toyhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/jooki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jooki</span></a></p>
Em :official_verified:<p>After Amazon's news this week, <br>I feel the need to share this advice from my Privacy Guides article again:</p><p>Notify guests if you are <br>using a smart speaker 🔇 </p><p>If you are using a smart speaker device in your home such as Amazon's Echo (Alexa), Apple's HomePod (Siri), Google's Nest, </p><p>Inform your guests about it when they enter your home ⚠️</p><p>These devices have the capacity <br>to record all conversations, and there has already been instances of accidental privacy invasion reported about this 🔓</p><p>Even if you don't mind yourself, <br>offer your guests to UNPLUG your smart speaker while they are visiting you 🔌</p><p><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyguides.org/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/10/the-privacy-of-others/#notify-guests-if-you-are-using-a-smart-speaker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a></p>
M. Grégoire<p>Has anyone tried <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/OpenVoiceOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenVoiceOS</span></a> ? What was your impression if so?</p><p>"OpenVoiceOS is a community-driven, open-source voice AI platform for creating custom voice-controlled interfaces across devices with NLP, a customizable UI, and a focus on privacy and security."</p><p><a href="https://www.openvoiceos.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">openvoiceos.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(I'd like to have a <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a>-type device, but I don't want Amazon, Google or Microsoft to listen to my home.)</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/OVOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OVOS</span></a></p>
Soheb<p>Just out of curiousity, how many folks have a smart speaker (e.g. Amazon Echo, Nest Smart Speaker, Apple HomePod, etc) on Mastodon?</p><p><a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/smartdevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartdevices</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/smartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AppleHomepod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleHomepod</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alexa</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AmazonEcho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEcho</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Echo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echo</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/EchoDot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EchoDot</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Nest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nest</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskMastodon</span></a></p>
smeg<p>Is the original Google Home Mini considered a deprecated or unsupported product? Half of the time or more, it will only say "Sorry, something went wrong" and not work</p><p><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/googlehome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>googlehome</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Oral-B Hopes You Didn’t Use Your $230 Alexa-Enabled Toothbrush - With companies desperate to keep adding more and more seemingly random features to... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/08/oral-b-hopes-you-didnt-use-your-230-alexa-enabled-toothbrush/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/06/08/oral-b</span><span class="invisible">-hopes-you-didnt-use-your-230-alexa-enabled-toothbrush/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electrictoothbrush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrictoothbrush</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Leaked images show that Apple may put a display on its HomePod smart speaker. Tech Radar has more: <a href="https://flip.it/1FGbj5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/1FGbj5</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HomePod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomePod</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Amazon's new Echo Show 8 features edge-to-edge glass, a centered camera, improved audio for minimizing background noise and adapting to room acoustics, and a new UI that adjusts depending on how far away you are. Pre-orders open today for $150. Ships next month. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EchoShow8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EchoShow8</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AmazonEchoShow8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEchoShow8</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AmazonEchoShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonEchoShow</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Crowdfunding fail: Mycroft Mark II open source smart display is no longer shipping to Kickstarter backers</p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/crowdfunding-fail-mycroft-mark-ii-open-source-smart-display-is-no-longer-shipping-to-kickstarter-backers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/crowdfunding-fa</span><span class="invisible">il-mycroft-mark-ii-open-source-smart-display-is-no-longer-shipping-to-kickstarter-backers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mycroft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mycroft</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MycroftMarkII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MycroftMarkII</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartDisplay</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SmartSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartSpeaker</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CrowdfundingFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdfundingFail</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/liliputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liliputing</span></a></p>
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