Your DIY computer can now come with an assistant.

Google and Raspberry Pi have teamed up to bring “OK, Google” functionalities to your home-made computer. The companies released a hardware accessory, a Voice HAT (Hardware Accessory on Top), which can turn a Raspberry Pi 3 into an assistant. It adds a speaker and a microphone to the tiny computer. You can then integrate voice interaction using Google Assistant’s SDK. That means it will be possible to build a voice-controlled speaker with your Raspberry Pi 3, and you can control it just like a Google Home.

The entire kit, Google AIY Projects, is only available with the latest issue of The Mag Pi – the official Raspberry Pi magazine. So, for £5.99 (approx RM 35), you will get the magazine plus the kit that includes Voice Hat and everything needed to start building right away. It also includes step-by-step instructions for connecting the Pi to Google’s voice services.