Build a voice assistant on Raspberry Pi using ElevenLabs and Open Meteo, so you get live forecasts hands free.

While I enjoy tinkering with Home Assistant to make my smart devices work, I ensure all of them are manageable locally. While axing most cloud-dependent services, the only thing I miss is voice ...

Pocket TTS is an open-source text-to-speech model that runs on CPUs, clones voices from 5 seconds of audio, and keeps voice ...

The ReSpeaker Lite is a single-board kit for building your own smart speaker, packing a dual microphone array, mute and user buttons, a 3.5mm out jack, a JST PH-2.0 speaker connector, and an XMOS ...

Talking to ChatGPT instead of typing feels faster, more human and better suited for how people actually think and work. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes ...

Chatterbox local TTS ElevenLabs Alternative adds markup cues for pauses, laughter, and emphasis, giving precise control over ...

Google’s timeline for switching devices to Gemini now lands in 2026. Google’s timeline for switching devices to Gemini now lands in 2026. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, ...

Geezer Butler recently hailed the advantages of artificial intelligence, saying it helped him develop songs for his upcoming solo album. Butler was asked about his current activities following Black ...

Microsoft is testing a hidden 'Chat with Copilot' button in Windows 11 File Explorer, signaling deeper AI search and a coming ...

Apple’s long-awaited Siri upgrade is nearly here, signaling the biggest overhaul yet as Apple races to make its voice assistant truly intelligent.

Never let it be said that Kelly Clarkson had nothing to say. The Kelly Clarkson Show host has a talk show for a reason: she loves to talk! When the Grammy winner joined The Voice's Coaching line-up in ...