Mirror mirror on the wall ... Implementing a voice assistant into a smart mirror #2

Getting the mirror to speak, finally.
In my previous article, I was telling about the different voice assistants and how we choose one for the implementation into the smart mirror.
Now it's time to work on the actual implementation ...

Mirror mirror on the wall ... Implementing a voice assistant into a smart mirror #1

Last summer, I was building a smart mirror with a Raspberry Pi, an old monitor and some spyglass.
Now, the smart mirror got extended by a voice assistant to become a speaking mirror.

Google AIY Voice Kit

A while back, Google and the MagPi did a collaboration which resulted in the first AIY Project, the AIY Voice Kit.

Google AIY Voice Kit

The House of Da Vinci at a Chromebook

Lately, I was playing a bit of The House of Da Vinci at my Chromebook. Yes, playing at a Chromebook is something real now.

Google Home Mini

Recently, I was getting a new toy at home that I wanted to get for a long time: A Google Home (Mini)

The Google Home Mini package.

XODO PDF Reader & Annotator

Reading and writing PDF documents at a Chromebook ... no longer a challenge with XODO, more of a joy :-) 

Building a smart mirror

In this article, I will tell you about my summer project 2017: Building a smart mirror.

STAEDTLER Noris Digital

A Chromebook with pen support is great. Having the pen sitting within the body of the Samsung Chromebook Pro is even better as it's always there when you need it.
But sometimes, especially when working a lot with the pen, the build in pen is a bit too small.
This is where the STAEDTLER Noris Digital comes into play.

STAEDTLER Noris Digital

Samsung Chromebook Pro

At CES in January 2017, some interesting Chromebooks were presented. Especially the models by ASUS (the ASUS Chromebook Flip 2) and Samsung (the Samsung Chromebook Plus and it's big brother the Pro) been of interest to me.