Tech lovers now have the motivation to cheer as Raspberry Pi 3, the mini computer, will soon support Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana. It's hard to believe, but it's true, Microsoft is conveying support for Cortana to its Windows 10 IoT Core OS.
With the coming of this support, Raspberry Pi 3 clients will soon have the capacity to build inventive voice-equipped tech gadgets, which can take Cortana commands. Nonetheless, to take advantage of the feature, one will need to upgrade the designer or developer board, which can run Windows 10 IoT Core, to the Creators Update for the OS.
Cortana will work in the same manner as it works on PCs. In this way, one will have the capacity to test Cortana on things, like, the time, traffic, climate or weather, and stock market. DIY device developers will now have the capacity to manufacture smart home gadgets using Raspberry Pi 3, which will support and acknowledge Cortana commands.
However, to include Cortana support in the gadget, the developer needs to guarantee that the device keeps running on Windows 10 IoT Core, as opposed to a Linux-based OS. Using Raspberry Pi 3, device developers will have the ability to program customized commands for Cortana on gadgets. These commands could be associated with a wide variation of features, such as mapping, updates, news, occasions, word references, and that's just the beginning.
Microsoft extending Cortana support to Windows 10 IoT Core and other liberated or independent single-panel PCs, such as, Raspberry Pi 3 which can be translated as a smart approached to counter the well known Amazon's Alexa-smart home device, like, the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, as per PCWorld.
Logitech's S150 USB speaker is the one and only that supports the Creators Update. But, the alternatives for microphone's consist of Sound Tech CM-1000USB Table Top Conference Meeting Microphone, Microsoft LifeCam HD 3000, and Blue Microphones Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone/Cardioid. Microsoft will start revealing the Windows 10 Creators update from Tuesday, April 11.
