Amazon's Bee unveils two AI wearables that turn conversations into to-do lists

Amazon's device unit unveiled two new wearable gadgets built around its Bee artificial intelligence assistant on Thursday, the first new hardware from the company since it acquired the AI note-taking startup in 2025. The devices, named Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse, are designed to listen to everyday conversations and automatically turn them into summaries, to-do lists, and calendar entries, extending Amazon's push to put always-on AI companions into wearable form.

Bee Frontier, priced at $74.99 and available immediately through the Bee website, is a wristband or clip-on device with an ultra-soft silicone band, IP67 water resistance, up to seven days of battery life, USB-C charging, and dual noise-filtering microphones. It ships in Onyx, Lavender, and Sage colorways. Bee Eclipse, starting at $99.99 and arriving soon in Silver, Midnight, Honey, and Blush finishes, is a credit-card-sized accessory that attaches magnetically to the back of a smartphone and offers more than 21 days of battery life on a single charge, according to Amazon's official product announcement.

How the privacy model works

Both devices work the same way: a single button turns recording on or off, an indicator light shows when the device is actively summarizing a conversation, and raw audio is processed in real time and then deleted rather than stored, Amazon said. Transcripts are encrypted with keys that only the user's own device creates and controls, and the system runs on what Amazon calls "Bee Private Compute," an isolated processing environment the company says it cannot access itself. Users can delete transcripts and summaries at any time, and Bee Eclipse prompts the wearer to get permission from other call participants before a phone-call recording starts.

Subscription and competition

Summaries, recaps, and 14 days of memory come free with purchase. A new Bee Pro subscription, priced at $11.99 a month, adds unlimited summaries, deeper Alexa+ and Amazon.com integration, suggested to-dos, daily memory recaps, a personal chat assistant, and conversation templates for settings such as lectures or brainstorms. New buyers get their first 30 days of Bee Pro free. The launch places Amazon's Bee line against a growing field of AI "recording pin" competitors, including Plaud's Note and Note Pro devices and the Pocket AI wearable, as consumer tech companies race to bring ambient, listening-based assistants to market, according to TechCrunch's report on the launch.