# Voice in a Can with Damian Mehers

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Podcast: [Empower Apps](https://stenobird.com/podcast/empower-apps-676755)
Published: 2024-09-03T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2265d82f
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## Resource

Damian Mehers shares the story of his app Voice in a Can from inception to shutdown. We talk customer stories and the future of voice assistants. Guest Damian Mehers’ blog | Swift, SwiftUI and .NET from Switzerland Damian Mehers (@dmehers@fosstodon.org) - Fosstodon Damian Mehers (@DamianMehers) / X Damian Mehers - YouTube DamianMehers (Github) Damian Mehers | LinkedIn Announcements Come see me at Server-Side Swift Conference. 26th-27th September 2024. London, UK use EMPOWERAPPS to get 15% off Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings. Join Bushel Beta Join our Brand New Patreon Page! Links End of life for Voice in a Can Alexa Presentation Language ZX81 - Wikipedia Related Episodes Plinky with Joe Fabisevich Triple Glazed Apple Development with Malin Sundberg and Kai Dombrowski PixelBlitz in Public with Martin Lasek The Making of Callsheet with Casey Liss Posture Island with Jordi Bruin Revisiting Third-Party APIs with Christian Selig Social Media Email leo@brightdigit.com GitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit Leo - @leogdion LinkedIn BrightDigit Leo Patreon - brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - What is Voice in a Can? (11:46) - Working with the Alexa Voice Service (16:25) - Customer Stories and Shutting Down (21:21) - Future of Voice Assistants Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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