Justin Alvey

Come join other creative minds to build the next computer. One that understands you, keeps you curious, and fits so naturally you'll forget it's there. It's the sharpest, most eclectic team I've had the pleasure of building with.

@Stammy and 400 nits won’t cut it in a well lit space (vs Studio Display’s 600)

this seems impressive until you read that it's only 129 PPI. you really want 200+. bjango.com/articles/macex…

@OfficialLoganK @GoogleAIStudio 🙋‍♂️

Big upgrade to vibe coding in @GoogleAIStudio lands in Jan, but if you want to test early… 👇🏻

@sjwhitmore ❤️

we have sad news to share today... working with Jason & the team over the past few years was such a joy. i'm proud that we got something out into the world together, and I feel so lucky that we got the chance to take a shot at building something new. we are so grateful to everyone who tried Dot & our other prototypes. to our users - you can download your data via Settings -> Request your data.

@DrOnwude @sesame We're releasing a variant of the CSM base model here for everyone to build on! 📈 code: github.com/SesameAILabs/c… space: huggingface.co/spaces/sesame/… checkpoint: huggingface.co/sesame/csm-1b

@DrOnwude @sesame Thank you! 1-2 weeks. The demo is a fine-tuned version of the base model on the talent's voice that we can't release, but the base model is still extremely capable - you can get a preview of capabilities on the research blog post.

Excited to share a peek of what I’ve been working on We @sesame believe voice is key to unlocking a future where computers are lifelike Here’s an early preview you can try! 👇 We’ll be open sourcing a model, and yes… we’re building hardware! 🧵

@natjin @sesame 😊

@justLV @sesame fwiw, her jokes did land. i love maya already @justLV

@GregDNeilsen @sesame Thank you! 🙏

@justLV @sesame Wow, exciting stuff Justin. Definitely agree about less screens and intrigued by the wearable eyewear concept. Keep it up!

We believe in the magic of combining technology and storytelling to create rich characters and delightful experiences. Try out our preview here: sesame.com/voicedemo

Lastly... We can do with less screens in our lives. We’re building comfortable, all-day wearable eyewear, for the most natural way for a personal companion to see, hear and respond. Doing this right is tough, but we’ve made solid strides - I’ll be sharing more on this soon

@LinusEkenstam Wait till you see what I’m cooking up next! ;)

This is already 16 months ago. Jailbroke Google Home Mini by @justLV

@erhartford @JeflonZuckgates @onbeeper It is, albeit a bit out of date on the LLM/TTS side github.com/justLV/onju-vo…

@JeflonZuckgates @justLV @onbeeper Thankfully, I have a handful of older google nest mini's

I “jailbroke” a Google Nest Mini so that you can run your own LLM’s, agents and voice models. Here’s a demo using it to manage all my messages (with help from @onbeeper) 🔊 on, and wait for surprise guest! I thought hard about how to best tackle this and why, see 🧵

@AidanLiyanage @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial I feel I have to expectation set here - this isn't a product, nor will I be making it one. I've shared this as many were interested in hacking on this further - if you're not comfortable tinkering on software, firmware & electronics but want a product, best to pass on this

@justLV @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial When will individual orders be available?

Here's one of my modded Google Nest Mini's using @OpenAI function calling to take notes & control 💡 I’m releasing all code & docs to get this exact demo running yourself, including: 💬 Messages 🏡 Home Assistant integration 📝 Note-taking github.com/justLV/onju-vo…

@piit79 @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial Yep, that's probably the best approach. I didn't have the time to manage a crowd funding campaign for this, but if I did do it pricing would have to be $50-60 each and shipping into EU would not be possible without EMC certification

@justLV @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial Awesome, thanks! I'll most probably order a batch. If anyone in the EU wants one (or a few) at cost (+ cheap shipping), please let me know - I'd be happy to order more :)

@dgilperez @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial Yep, unfortunately there's no easy way to let people get single units as cheaply as I'd like. FYI if I'd sell through a site like CS, tariffs. margins & fees would still push the price-point to about $50/60 which is more than a Google Nest mini which is why I hesitated doing it

@justLV @OpenAI @PCBWayOfficial Ok so they just got back with the quotes for 5 items: $146 - $25 PCBs, $30 assembly, $90 components (microphones and bluetooth / wifi chips are ~$45 alone). Just posting for information. It's a bit more than I expected, it seems I will need to make this work and sell the rest XD

@MariuszKulerski @OpenAI No none of that is implemented. They'd all send audio to the server and it would have to decide which one to respond to, so it would be possible (if anyone undertakes it as a project that is!) This isn't a stand-in for existing speakers I'd probably advise you to keep yours ;)

@justLV @OpenAI Looks awesome, congratulations 👏👏 Have you tested how two or more speakers work while installed nearby? We have five in total at home, they choose which one (including phones) should respond and it's working quite good for most of the time.