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Tech & DIY
- Publisher: Popular Science
- Editor: Marina Galperina
- Published: January 24, 2023
The ambitious Popular Science tutorial required the use of a soldering iron.
LONG BEFORE SIRI, there was Audrey. But even before Audrey, there was the blueprint for the name- challenged Voice-trol.
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A DIY voice assistant from 1950...
Many thanks to Marina Galperina, Popular Science Managing Editor.