All products have arrived promptly and as-described. Very satisfied with my purchases from Ameridroid.

The hardware here is good, the fit and finish is quite pleasant, the attention to detail with the lights (the ring of LEDs doesn't just turn on or off as the volume changes, but each light can partially brighten to indicate more levels of volume control) and switches (a physical microphone switch!) are nice too. One brief note is that this isn't an iPod-style "clickwheel": it's a physical wheel that spins, and the clicky button is in the middle, but I don't expect that'll bother me.

My main complaint is not with the hardware, but the current state of the software side: using only Home Assistant built-ins and local addons (not including Ollama), it can't really respond well to what should be basic sentences, like "What's the temperature outside?" or "Pause the music", at least in my HA setup. Others, like "Turn on the house lights" are fine, so this may depend on better names or configuration within Home Assistant, but it would be great if HA provided a better flow for making the necessary tweaks. It's also probable that LLM integration would resolve some of these issues, at the cost of sending everything to a third party or relatively long delays.

Anyway, the hardware is great, 5/5, so that's the rating I'm giving. The software side can be improved in the future, but don't go into this expecting a fully-formed virtual assistant just yet.

Received the product swiftly and initial setup was really easy. Now I'm staring down the learning curve of Home Assistant configuration for my environment - that's a longer journey. But the product and purchasing experience were great.

Shipping for this was FAST and it was well-packaged. I appreciate the prompt service!
The device, itself, is rather nice. (Especially if you've rolled your own with a Pi Zero and a 2-mic hat or similar configuration.) This thing just works.
Is it the best sound quality? No... but it isn't terrible, either. It's a small form-factor and well-engineered.

The go-to store for SBC!!!

The product come as expected, fast, and work out of the box.

Arrived quickly, work great, and even shipped with some gummy bears, which was mega cool :)

The ZBT-1 works beautifully with Home Assistant. Highly recommend!

Just got my Odroid today. It is a long way from the USA. Good packed. Loved the personal note and the jelly gum you cared to put it. My wife saw it and took it, ate it within seconds. Next order put two in hahaha.

thank you again. and now it will be happy setup day.

Best greetings from Koh Samui

Markus

Buying from the UK I was quite worried about shipping. Ameridroid managed to deliver quite quickly and at a reasonable cost. Communication was great during the whole process. Staff were friendly and efficient. Will definitely recommend

I’ve been using the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, and it’s honestly impressive how far things have come. The wake word detection is quick, responses are natural, and—best of all—everything runs locally. No cloud dependency, no data being shipped off somewhere, just fast and private smart home control.

Setup was surprisingly straightforward, and it already works with most of my Home Assistant automations without extra tinkering. The voice feedback feels thoughtful and personal, not robotic or canned. It’s still early days, but this preview shows massive potential—especially for anyone who values privacy, customization, and open-source innovation.

If this is just the preview, the full release is going to be a game-changer.

This is an, in three word, amazing little device. The detection is spot on and I didn’t realize I could even use it to detect pressure, to for example, turn off all lights and set the alarm to active, when going to bed. But I think I’ve only scratched the surface with this amazing device!

This hardware is cool. Very small, very light, very fast. Just plug it in and it works! The Zigbee antenna is very convenient and is integrated tightly. Looks like plenty of software and firmware updates have been on deck. I appreciate the work that went into this product.

Very easy to work with, great communication.

The HA yellow is great, I'm glad I got one before they're gone. Ameridroid got my order out in record time, even though I thought it would take a few days to ship, they shipped it out immediately. Very happy customer here.