Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers
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- #RISC-V
- #Open Hardware
- #Smart Speaker
- Pine64 launched PineVoice, a $50 smart speaker with RISC-V chip and open-source software.
- Hardware includes Bouffalo Lab BL606P SoC with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Zigbee, dual mics, speaker, and local wake word detection.
- Factory firmware uses Alibaba's YoC platform and Wyoming Satellite protocol for Linux-based Home Assistant, though Wyoming is deprecated.
- Specs: 32 MiB pSRAM, 16 MiB flash, 128 KiB ROM; intended as embedded device, not high-performance PC.
- Early-stage development; may have quirks; firmware updates expected; not a consumer-grade product.
- Pine64 focuses on low-cost, open hardware for developers; comparable price to Amazon Echo Dot and Google Nest Mini.
- Unlike cloud-dependent proprietary devices, PineVoice targets local, open-source networks.
- Available for $49.99 with USB cable, guide, 30-day warranty; suitable for tinkerers.