USB webcam. Alexa/GA voice search.

shippy · October 8, 2018 at 2:44 PM

Is there a good USB webcam app on LE/Kodi?

How about livestream on Kodi etc?

Could an Alexa/Google Assistant app be built on LE ?

**Klojum** · October 8, 2018 at 3:32 PM Official Post

LibreELEC has no default support for webcams.

shippy · October 8, 2018 at 4:18 PM

1. Ok, so do you think this Kodi add-on will work with latest LE 18beta build? Not looking for PTZ, though:

Surveillance Room - Your IP Camera Companion with extra Foscam HD Support

2. I am only inquiring about Alexa voice search (with attached USB mic/earphone) for infotainment, not necessarily the IoT/device control part.

LE23 · October 14, 2018 at 6:30 AM

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Is there a good USB webcam app on LE/Kodi?

There is a webcam app which should run on the same hardware as LibreELEC. It's made by some developers who used to work on Skype. The source is here for anyone who wants to build it.

GitHub - wireapp/wire-desktop: Wire for desktop

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How about livestream on Kodi etc?

Did you mean play a livestream, or broadcast a live stream ?

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Could an Alexa/Google Assistant app be built on LE ?

Yes but there does not seem to be a huge demand for it. There are existing features which desperately need improvement, and many people dont care for the security flaws or privacy implications of those services. You also need a microphone array for best performance, so if you want this feature you should probably buy the official hardware. That said, Mozilla is developing an open alternative to Alexa which runs on the same hardware as LibreELEC, and voice interaction will be supported. I've been told that Mozilla plans to release license-free speech recognition and $ynthesis* tools, so its possible that LibreELEC may use these components at some point.

Mozilla IoT - Things Gateway

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* Seen when I wrote this post:

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shippy · October 14, 2018 at 8:47 AM

LE23

Thanks for the answers.

By Livestream I meant the company but it gets lost in the Google search noise, and anyway with the above surveillance cam approach and Youtube is redundant.

While we wait for Mozilla, is there an Alexa/G- IFTTT kit one can install on top of LE for search only (replace typed search with voice queries)? Nothing fancy, those cheap USB much/earphones can also do the job for now.

LE23 · November 15, 2018 at 1:08 PM

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By Livestream I meant the company but it gets lost in the Google search noise

There is a Livestream Kodi app in the official repo. I think it will only play a video stream, not broadcast.

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is there an Alexa/G-IFTTT kit one can install on top of LE

Not at this time, so far as I know.

LE23 · November 17, 2018 at 8:58 AM

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Could an Alexa/Google Assistant app be built on LE ?

Here is another option ; you can install Kodi on Android and use the Google Assistant in Android

Xiaomi Mi Box S streams in 4K, has Android TV, and Google Assistant

LE23 · January 12, 2019 at 4:43 PM

Updating this thread with new information

Kodi - Home Assistant

Lexigram · A suite of tools for combining Kodi and Alexa