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title: makers | Blog
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# Blog posts tagged *"makers"*

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[Guest](https://canonical.com/blog/author/guest)

16 May 2017

### [DataArt release new version of Alexa Virtual Device for Raspberry Pi](https://canonical.com/blog/dataart-release-new-version-of-alexa-virtual-device-for-raspberry-pi)

Internet of Things

Ubuntu tech blog

This is a guest post by DataArt. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact ubuntu-devices@canonical.com This project aims to provide the ability to bring Alexa to any Linux device including embedded systems like Raspberry Pi or DragonBoard boards. The binary release is packed into a snap package, which is a perfect ...

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[Maarten Ectors](https://canonical.com/blog/author/maarten-ectors)

16 October 2015

### [PiGlow API: one small snap for humanity…](https://canonical.com/blog/piglow-api-one-small-snap-for-humanity)

Internet of Things

Ubuntu tech blog

Victor Palau created a very nice blog post around the PiGlow. With his permission we are reproducing it here. My first steps into snappifying, I have publish a RestApi for PiGlow (glowapi 0.1.2). I though it might be a good first step and mildly useful for people wanting to set up build notifications, twitter mentions, ...

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