Bee Frontier is $74.99 and available now. Bee Eclipse starts at $99.99 and is “coming soon.” Recording starts with a button; Amazon says audio is not stored.
Amazon on Thursday introduced two Bee personal AI devices. Bee Frontier, priced at $74.99, is a wearable for the wrist or clothing with up to seven days of battery life, IP67 water resistance and dual microphones; it is available now in Lavender, Sage and Onyx. Bee Eclipse, starting at $99.99, is a credit-card-sized magnetic phone attachment with more than 21 days of battery life; Amazon says it will be available soon. Amazon says a single button turns recording on and off, with a visible LED while the device is processing audio, and that users can set the device to turn off automatically if no sound is detected for a chosen period. Amazon says audio is processed in real time and is not stored, then discarded after processing, and that transcripts, summaries and to-dos are encrypted with keys only the customer’s device creates and controls under Bee Private Compute, which Amazon says neither Amazon nor Bee can access. Amazon also says customers can connect Bee to Alexa+ for hands-free summaries and to Amazon.com for shopping recommendations based on mentions. The Verge reports Amazon confirmed in a press briefing that Bee does not store audio recordings and uses Private Compute for encrypted transcripts. Privacy, storage and button-control claims are company statements.
Sources: Amazon · Amazon, Bee Private Compute · The Verge