Introducing FreeSpeaker – A Modular Smart Home Hub Prototyping Platform
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Hermann Leinweber, Jonatan Crystall, 
Frank Hessel, 
Florentin Putz, Matthias HollickAuthors Info & Claims
Hermann Leinweber, Jonatan Crystall, Frank Hessel, Florentin Putz, Matthias HollickAuthors Info & ClaimsArticle No.: 113, Pages 1 - 3
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Smart home speakers have become a commodity item in many households and provide interesting research opportunities in areas like wireless communication and human-computer interaction. Commercial devices do not provide sufficient access for many research tasks. We present a modular smart home hub designed specifically for research purposes. The electronic and mechanical components are designed with reproducibility in mind and can be easily recombined for a project's needs. Additionally, we show applications of the hub in different scenarios.
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October 2023
1605 pages
ISBN:9781450399906
DOI:10.1145/3570361
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- Xavier Costa,
- Joerg Widmer,
- Co-chairs:
- Diego Perino,
- Domenico Giustiniano,
- Program Chair:
- Haitham Al Hassanieh,
- Program Co-chairs:
- Arash Asadi,
- Landon Cox
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