AIY Voice Kit v2 (includes Raspberry Pi Zero WH) [discontinued] Reviews

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“Yes, only two stars. I spent one month buying cables and accessories, trying to connect the box. Sometimes I bought wrong ones because it was not clear what you should buy and why. For example, I had to buy keyboard just to enter password and never used it again. This is wasteful. It would be beneficial if connectors to a laptop or PC were included. They only cost 5 GBP, but would make a lot of difference to a user. The box is made of the cheapest materials. It costs 46 GBP, pi zero costs 11 GBP, speaker costs 5, sd card - 2. What is the rest of the price for? Cardboard box? I had to etch programming 3 times, it was giving me the error. python voice_recorder.py gave me an error. Lots of unnecessary issues at every step. Overall a nice product, but overpriced and underthought. Surprised to see Google name on this.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“This I a great kit for all ages but you would need an adult to help with the software. I like the fact that it gives you easy access to the spare GPIO pins that the hat doesn't use so that you can easily integrate it into a project.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Marvellous kit with all you need to make an AI in your home.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Half expected to get the "latest" version, google have released a new design, don't know about differences but newer is most often better :/”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Not being one of the lucky few to receive this free with the MagPi, I finally bought one. I was impressed with the design and ease of assembly, obviously a lot of thought went into it. With regard to the software side of things- the included MagPi excerpt is a little lacking. There are changes to the software since original publication so you MUST check the website for the updated procedure. A few places it’s not made clear where the AIY files are stored.. best to use file browser and check yourself. While it leads you through the set up procedure, I felt that it could have done with more explanation of some of the modules, rather that expecting to follow by rote. All in all a nice little unit, I haven’t explored it in depth but have a few ideas of apps/skills to write for the platform. I look forward to the Vision unit being released in the UK.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I would class this as an intermediate project. The hardware assembly is straight forward and downloading the Google version of Raspbian and installing on a SD card is well documented. There are some test scripts to make sure everything is working and also some demo scripts, so you will have a working Google Home by the end of chapter five. It becomes more of a challenge when you want to take the next steps. The excellent guide has many more advanced examples, but a knowledge of Python programming would be an advantage, so you could start modifying the examples for you own ends. I would recommend working through a beginner’s guide and learn some python first. Once you have that under your belt then it would be a great first real project. The main thing is to have fun!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I love these projects... small, simple and very expandable! Great way to learn about AI.”