{"id":17470,"date":"2017-08-09T18:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17470"},"modified":"2017-08-09T16:13:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T15:13:23","slug":"create-your-own-amazon-alexa-clone-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-usb-mic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17470","title":{"rendered":"Create your own Amazon Alexa clone with a Raspberry Pi and USB mic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?resize=560%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?w=757&amp;ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?resize=560%2C419&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alexa-v3-mini-watermarked.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gus, over at <a href=\"https:\/\/pimylifeup.com\/raspberry-pi-alexa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PiMyLifeUp<\/a>, has used a Raspberry Pi and a USB microphone to create his very own Amazon Alexa clone. He goes through installation of the software, connecting it up to your Amazon account and starting the program up on boot. <a href=\"https:\/\/pimylifeup.com\/raspberry-pi-alexa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gus, over at PiMyLifeUp, has used a Raspberry Pi and a USB microphone to create his very own Amazon Alexa clone. 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