Xilinx Blog Mycroft's Privacy-Centric Voice Assistant Kickstarter Project based on Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC hits 400% funding, gets Fast Company article, and video

Last week, the Mycroft Mark II Privacy-Centric Open Voice Assistant Kickstarter Project, which is based on Aaware's far-field Sound Capture Platform and the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, hit 300% funding on Kickstarter. Today, the pledge level hit 400%-$200k-with 1235 backers. There are still 18 days left in the funding campaign; still time for you to get in on this very interesting, multi-talented smart speaker and low-cost, open-source Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC development platform. Meanwhile, there seems to be a new pledge level that I don't recall: a $179 level that includes a 1080p video camera. That's in addition to the touch screen and voice input, which gives the Mycroft Mark II an even more interesting user interface. There are only a limited number of $179 pledge options, with 177 remaining as of the posting of this blog. In addition, Fast Company has also published an article on the Mycroft Mark I Kickstarter project titled "Can Mycroft's Privacy-Centric Voice Assistant Take On Alexa And Google?" Be sure to take a look. For more information about the Mycroft Mark II Open Voice Assistant, see: Mycroft Mark II Open Voice Assistant Kickstarter Project hits 300% of goal with 935 backers in 4 days. Only 24 days left in campaign New Kickstarter Project: The Mycroft Mark II open-source Voice Assistant is based on Aaware's Sound Capture Platform running on a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC For more information about Aaware's far-field Sound Capture Platform, see: Looking to turbocharge Amazon's Alexa or Google Home? Aaware's Zynq-based kit is the tool you need. Development secrets behind Aaware's Zynq-accelerated far-field, sound-capture platform 13 MEMS microphones plus a Zynq SoC gives services like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home far-field voice recognition clarity