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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (shipping update)
This brief update is a follow-up about the first article boards we've received. You can click the video to listen while reading this post, then blame me the rest of the day when you find yourself whistling the hook....
Giving Thanks (along with a Shipping Update)
In the United States, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season running to the end of the year. Today I'll reflect on the year that has nearly passed as well as update you on hardware production. Shipping Update Before I blather on I'll get to what many...
Halloween Update: Trick or Treat
I'm a big fan of Halloween. I had over 100 kids come to my door last night displaying their creativity in both the themes and execution of their costumes, and I was happy to reward them with a little candy. But this season is known not only for treats, but also for...
The Future of … Everything!
It has been another exciting and busy week (and weekend) for the Mycroft team. This week seemed to be all about the future ... the future of voice interfaces, the Future of Cooking, the future of funding. Keep reading to see what all the future holds and what that...
Shipping Update, LaunchKC and AI for Everyone
The last two weeks have been a flurry of activity around Mycroft HQ as we pushed forward with hardware production and software development and simultaneously competed in the LaunchKC startup competition. All of this ended in positive results, but none of it has been...
Phonemes and Visemes in Pairs, Oh My!
This week I'm going to do a little geek dive into the theories behind our technology. Specifically, I'll be looking at what goes into text to speech (TTS) — i.e. what allows Mycroft to talk back to you. Phonemes Text to speech is really a kind of translation. We all...
Mycroft’s National Tour
The team is hard at work behind the scenes making sure they do their best to deliver product to those who back our crowdfunding campaigns. Instead of staying quiet for weeks during that process I thought I would share a few photos our CEO, Joshua Montgomery, took...
Hardware Delivery Milestones
Things are getting exciting around Mycroft HQ as the pieces are starting to come together for our production run. We are expecting to ship the first devices out the door at the end of September. We thought you'd be interested in knowing what leads up to loading the...
Mycroft Welcomes New CTO Steve Penrod
Things have been busy behind the scenes at Mycroft this summer. We are happy to announce that Steve Penrod is joining the organization as CTO! He brings years of experience in technology development and startups to the team, as well as some interesting voice...
Managing Skills, Delivery Update, and Skill Challenge
The Mycroft team has fantastic news about skill development, a delivery update, and a new coding challenge focused on skill creation! Check it out!
