Voice assistant for the visually impaired — YouTube, weather, timer by voice.
Built for my blind mother. Maximally reliable — no manual steps, no UI, voice-only interaction.
Voice assistant for visually impaired users. Russian language. Neural wake-word detection (openWakeWord), Google STT + gTTS, YouTube search, weather, timer.
| # | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake word | Neural wake-word detection via openWakeWord (ONNX, offline). Say 'алекса' to activate. |
| 2 | YouTube search | Voice query → results announced → navigation (next/back/play). Opens in Vivaldi app-mode. |
| 3 | Weather | Current forecast for default city via Open-Meteo (free, no API key). |
| 4 | Time | Current date and time, announced in natural language. |
| 5 | Timer | Voice-activated timer with spoken expiration notification. |
| 6 | Now playing | Ask 'what's playing?' — announces current video title from browser window. |
| 7 | Sound cues | Earcons for accessibility: beep before recording, chime on search, fanfare on startup, done after command. |