Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers
Summary
Open-hardware Pine64 unveils PineVoice, a $50 smart speaker aimed at Home Assistant tinkerers, built on a RISC-V SoC with emphasis on local, open-source software. The piece notes protocol deprecation and recommends ESPHome-based Linux Voice Assistant, highlighting the trade-offs between DIY openness and device limitations.