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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Gamester17 on 2026-03-17 21:41:49+00:00.
New open source ESP32-based replacement circuit board as drop-in for the original Google Home Mini (Gen1) smart speaker is in pre-launch for upcoming crowdfunding campaign. Based on an it will be more or less have feature parity with Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition hardware as that firmware is used as base:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/micimike-rev-devices/micimike-home-mini-drop-in-pcb
Inspired by the similar Onju Voice project but with same advanced XMOS DSP chip as Home Assistent Voice Preview Edition hardware, this new PCB design will be much more expensive to make but makes for very cool showpiece and talking point when can reuse the old hardware with its original aesthetic as a local voice assistant satellite for Home Assistant as well as Sendspin audio player via Music Assistent.