Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff
Amazon is expanding its Bee wearable line with two new AI-powered devices that record and summarize daily conversations. The devices integrate with productivity services to automate tasks like drafting emails and scheduling meetings.
Why it matters
The expansion signals a push toward 'always-listening' consumer AI hardware that aims to integrate deeply into personal and professional workflows.
Last year, Amazon bought Bee, a relatively unknown startup with a $50 always-listening AI wearable that summarized every conversation you had. Today, the e-commerce giant is announcing two new Bee devices — and a new subscription to go with them. First is the $74.99 Bee Frontier, an updated version of the original Bee device. And coming soon is the $99.99 Bee Eclipse, a credit-card-shaped gadget that snaps magnetically onto the back of a smartphone.
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