I can see people buying used without a dock and getting mad the old one won’t work. But then there’s usb-c so you can at least charge I for handheld;)

Im not sure what you meant by the nabu part that’s not a component and you can’t find it in source

That highly depends on the language you’re using and therefore the model you’re going to settle on. If you’re using English you’re obviously lucky in that regard, but not everyone (including me) does. I’m not sure what do you mean it’s not open source, because Micro Wake Word and Voice Assistant are. Check the link I’ve posted it has both source for the software and hardware design

Thanks, I like them too! I’m amazed how much can one do with a 3d printer and ac solder iron:)

None of them required many cloud specifically, but you have to provide it with STT and TTS engines. You can use other 3rd party or run it on your own hardware, but to do it effectively (have it transcribe your voice in a second instead of 20) you need a GPU.

I am using a few of self-built assistants using https://github.com/formatBCE/Koala-Satellite/tree/main - which was heavily inspired and uses a lot of very similar hardware to HA Voice. I have to say my speakers turned out pretty great.

If you say so;) Please don’t get too offended, it doesn’t sound that different from each other :) Here’s one example of why that might be: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NRdg1MOYxHo

Sorry, New Zealander ;) as someone who lives directly on the opposite side of the globe (Poland) I don’t see that much difference in accent;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT637TV3y5s

Oof Australian (not Austrian?;)) accent seems to be heavy ;)

Because then we would still have Stalin and the Red Alert scenario. Somehow I believe that would be worse.

Some of the stuff doesn’t need that much building, and some of it makes your life better (and there’s no alternative available in the market), that it makes it worthwhile.

They’re pretty cheap for something you’re not ordering from China too. If not reliable they’re from Ikea, so good customer service and they’ll replace them if something breaks (had it happen with Somrig).

As for a rotary I’ve ordered and I’m going to try this one.

ESPHome is a really good thing to look into if you’re a bit more advanced user, and CYD is a steal for what it is (even with the resistive touch screen it has).

From Zigbee devices I’d highly recommend the ones from Ikea (Somrig, Styrbar, Symfonisk - depending on what you’re going to use it for), and there are a lot more on AliExpress.

Another route might be using ESPHome and program something like Cheap Yellow Display (5-10$ on AliExpress) with LVGL.