PINE64 has been building budget-friendly ARM and RISC-V hardware since 2015, when the original PINE A64 single-board computer launched on Kickstarter. The community-driven outfit has since put out devices like the PinePhone, the ROCK series of SBCs, and the Ox64 RISC-V board.And now with the PineVoice, they are stepping into the smart speaker space, going the Home Assistant way instead of bundling Alexa or Google Assistant.🚧PINE64 points out that this device is still in the early stages of development and might have some snafus.What does it pack?Built specifically as a voice satellite (basically a relay) for Home Assistant and not a general-purpose smart speaker, the PineVoice's horsepower comes from the Bouffalo Lab BL606P.Which is a RISC-V SoC that pairs a 480 MHz 64-bit T-Head C906, a 320 MHz 32-bit T-Head E907, and a 150 MHz 32-bit T-Head E902 core.For the memory, PINE64 includes 32 MiB of pSRAM and 788KB of SRAM, along with 16 MiB of XSPI NOR flash for storage, and wireless connectivity is handled via 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2 (BT+BLE).Wake word detection runs locally through MicroWakeWord, currently using the "Hey Jarvis" model from ESPHome instead of routing audio through a cloud server. The firmware speaks the Wyoming Protocol, which is how Home Assistant's voice interface talks to satellite devices like PineVoice.A dual microphone array handles audio capture, a built-in speaker outputs audio with physical buttons for volume, and a hardware switch handles mic mutes. A center LED ring shows what PineVoice is doing at any given moment, and these light patterns are said to replace spoken responses from the speaker for most actions and states.The whole thing measures 65 mm x 65 mm x 66 mm and connects over a single USB-C port that handles both power and data.Get onePineVoice is in stock now for $49.99 at the Pine Store's community price, with a $59.99 retail price for those buying elsewhere. It ships with a USB-A to USB-C cable in the box (as shown above), and PINE64 backs the device with a 30-day warranty.Additionally, the source code for PineVoice's firmware can be found on Codeberg and the specification sheet on the documentation portal.PineVoiceSuggested Read 📖: ArmSoM Sige6 is The First Sige Board to Ditch Rockchip