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Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition
A small local-first voice device for controlling Home Assistant without handing the whole room to another cloud assistant.
For the smart-home person who wants voice control and still wants the house to feel like theirs, not Amazon's beta lab.
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~$59
Best for
Home Assistant users, privacy-conscious households, and tinkerers who want local voice control for lights, timers, and automations.
Skip if
You want plug-and-play Alexa simplicity, do not run Home Assistant, or need a polished mainstream assistant experience.
Tags
smart home home assistant voice control privacy local control
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