<story><title>Year of the Voice – Chapter 2: Let&apos;s talk</title><url>https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/04/27/year-of-the-voice-chapter-2/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>balloob</author><text>Founder Home Assistant here. Let me know if anyone has any questions.&lt;p&gt;Edit: if you want to keep in the loop of the work we&amp;#x27;re doing, subscribe to our free monthly newsletter @ &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;building.open-home.io&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;building.open-home.io&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Year of the Voice – Chapter 2: Let&apos;s talk</title><url>https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/04/27/year-of-the-voice-chapter-2/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>pwpw</author><text>A local voice assistant is the last link missing in my entirely local smart home setup, so this is exciting news. I would love if I could convert a google home mini that I have on hand to use with this, but my understanding is that the hardware is too locked down for tinkering with.&lt;p&gt;I love the VOIP integration shown off that can hook up to an old phone. One of my guilty pleasures is using peak forms of technology from the 20th century when things were more analog. It could be a lot of fun to bring an old phone into the mix to complement my turntable and PVM.</text></comment>