Pi-Voice
AI
voice assistant
SHOW HN2013
98points
38comments
#230of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea, fun to see open-source Siri-like tool
From 2 comments
So it's open-source Siri in Python? Cool!
hawkw on HNI think there will be some cool applications with this and a Rasberry PI. I'm floating around this half-baked idea of plugging Rasberry PI's into the light sockets of my home…
mcrider on HN
Objections
Voice output quality is poor
From 1 comment
The voice is terrible, though.
mtgx on HN
Wolfram Alpha misses many queries and gives overly long answers
From 1 comment
It is Siri minus a lot of the language processing. I'm glad to see interest in the topic since this is the type of thing I am currently working on a http://www.stremor.com But…
drakaal on HN
Requests
Support for other TTS engines like Festival
From 1 comment
Yes it does SAPI[1]. There's a few for linux but nothing that's become any kind of standard unfortunately, festival tends to have the best voices but is a bit of a pain to use…
simcop2387 on HN
Hook into smart home devices like Ninja Blocks
From 1 comment
You should totally hook Pi-Voice up to NinjaBlocks.com and all your connected devices!
schappim on HN
Extensions for others to build
From 1 comment
That's the idea, this is literally just the first concept there's a whole bunch of cool things to be done. I'd love to make it possible for others to build their own extensions…
rob_mccann on HN
Questions
Can system dictation and TTS APIs be used on Mac or Windows?
From 2 comments
Hmmm, on Mac, might be possible to simplify using system's dictation (have no idea if they have API for that, probably no, but maybe there is a way to hack it) and system's…
flixic on HNSounds like a good idea to me, I wonder if Windows has a similar API too?
rob_mccann on HN
Alternatives named
Siri
From 1 comment
It is Siri minus a lot of the language processing. I'm glad to see interest in the topic since this is the type of thing I am currently working on a http://www.stremor.com But…
drakaal on HN
Wolfram Alpha
From 1 comment
It is Siri minus a lot of the language processing. I'm glad to see interest in the topic since this is the type of thing I am currently working on a http://www.stremor.com But…
drakaal on HN