Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Windows tablet smart mirror
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I have found a few open source voice applications, BUT, I am pretty new at this stuff and have no idea how to incorporate them into MM.
Some that I have found that are supposed to work with WIndows is Simon, HTK, & Sphinx4, just to name a few off what I have researched in the past year. I was pretty optimistic with Sphinx4 as most generally, the voice modules associated with MM are sphinx-based or use pocketSphinx. But, to get anything to work, I need more knowledge.
I have been reading on them, but geez… way over my head… Yeah, I did try to stand up! Still higher than my learning. And I have a degree in computer programming. From 15 years ago, and have not used it since graduating. So, EVERYTHING is new to me!
I have been dabbling with Ubuntu, and seems to be a little easier getting these modules to work. Even that is a relearning situation, haven’t messed with anything Linux-based for 15 years either.
As much as I like Windows, I would like to see MM applications to be utilized with it. For now, I am getting ready to create a dual-boot with Ubuntu with my dev machine, so I can at least play with those modules that are not compatible with Windows at this time.
I also tried to use a Windows tablet at one time, but it wasn’t compatible, too old of ARM to get anything installed on it. I have a NextBook waiting for me to repair in the hopes of being able to at least try to use it for MM.
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That doesn’t add a lot of confidence to my project, but thanks for the tips. I’m also not a programmer, but I have friends I always bother with my crazy plans… My goal is to really get a seamless integration and make a user friendly experience. If I can accomplish it, i’m happy to share the setup…
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@shinobi MMM-Voice module has command for display off/on. (Go to Sleep, and Please Wake up)
i have a module that does movement detection with webcam. and uses the same commands to turn off/on the display…
MMM-Voice also allows one to hide/show individual modules…
i use them both together.
MM is what is called a single page web application… just ONE web page is displayed, but the content of the page is constantly updated dynamically with javascript…
the MM execution model is pretty straight forward… any data u need to acquire is done with the node_helper of the module. and then the module file actually interacts with the browser, by supplying its segment of the display, wrapped in an html div.
the OS (linux, raspi, windows, apple…) none of them KNOW anything about MM… mm is just an app (web app), displaying full screen over the os desktop.
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@sdetweil wow that sounds promising. I still have to get my hands on a win10 tablet… I prefer to buy it used ;). After that, I will play around with all kinds of your suggestions. I will share my build, once it’s done and works how i want it to. Will the MMM-Voice command also work, when the screen is locked in win10?
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@shinobi screen locked? I do not know, but doubt it
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MMM-Voice or any of the other voice recognition modules will not work with Windows.
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@justjim1220 now that sounds less promising… looks like i will buy the tablet tomorrow and then i can start experimenting. also my test set of different mirror glasses arrives tomorrow. too bad i will be on a business trip for two weeks, hahaha.
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Ok, I got my tablet, the small test mirror glasses and also MM installed on windows. the display is viewable through all the glasses, but through 3 of them only pretty weak. the fourth one lets much more light through, but i also can see the edges of the display, because it’s not that much of a deep black. in my mind i want a really sophisticated solution. so i will go with the lower light glass or maybe a thin white border around the display background, so it looks like a frame…
when i turn off the display, the tablet locks it, so i definitely need a login solution.
idea: display general data on the windows lock screen for everyone. display personal data when logged in.
