The development kit is up for pre-order starting today for $399. And while that might be a little too expensive for a hobbyist developer (a Raspberry Pi costs $25), it isn't exorbitantly priced like some game console development kits. If you wait until after the pre-order window, the cost jumps by $100.

Of course, if you don't want to get your hands dirty with hardware -- or spend any money -- you can always make skills for Alexa for free with Amazon's developer portal. That's helped Amazon's voice platform grow by leaps and bounds, so it'll be interesting to see what effect Intel's new kit will have.