Dadlexa: The No-AI Smart Speaker
It’s hard to fully appreciate how revolutionary radio and television were when these technologies first arrived in people’s homes. Hearing the voices and seeing the faces of people who were not physically present was so shocking that some people imagined little people actually lived in the new boxes that sat in their living rooms. After experiencing decades of technological advancement, we are not so easily amazed by new gadgets today. But Sean Clark’s son might be starting to wonder if a tiny version of his dad lives in a little box called Dadlexa.
Dadlexa is a DIY smart speaker created by Clark. Unlike its commercial counterparts, Dadlexa is not powered by artificial intelligence. Rather, it is powered entirely by good old biological intelligence supplied by Clark himself. When his son presses the button and asks a question, the audio is forwarded to Clark’s phone. He then answers, and the audio...
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