Home Assistant

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Gamester17 on 2026-05-24 08:34:50+00:00.

MiciMike drop-in replacement circuit board for the first-generation Google Home Mini crowdfunding campaign has already gotten over 1000% funding with more than 2-weeks left to go

https://www.crowdsupply.com/micimike-rev-devices/micimike-home-mini-drop-in-pcb

The concept is make it simple to partially reuse and convert the shell of a Google Home Mini into a fully open-source and local-only Home Assistant voice smart speaker compatible device. The project is a community highlight mentioned in the latest Open Home Foundation newsletter

https://newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/research-as-an-antidote-to-software-brain/

It is expensive and very niche but nice solution for those who want to keep the exact same aesthetic, and can do a stealth upgrade of its internals without others in the family seeing a difference on the outside