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Amazon Launches Bee Frontier Wearable And Bee Eclipse Recorder For Personal AI Insights
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Bee Frontier is a wristwear/clip-on AI device priced $75. Bee Eclipse is a credit-card-sized recorder magnetically attaches to phones, priced $100.
Bee Frontier and Eclipse
Amazon introduced two new Bee AI products, Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse, as personal AI devices that turn conversations into useful insights and reminders. Amazon said Bee Frontier is a next-generation AI wearable that can be worn on a wrist or clipped onto clothing, and Amazon described it as having IP67 water resistance and up to seven days of battery life with USB-C charging. Amazon said Bee Eclipse is a magnetic phone attachment about the size of a credit card that attaches to the back of a smartphone, and Amazon described it as having more than 21 days of battery life on a single charge.
“Bee Frontier is our next-generation AI wearable, and Bee Eclipse is a magnetic phone attachment.”
About AmazonAmazon said audio is processed in real time then deleted, and Amazon said customers have control of their data. Amazon said Bee can be connected to Alexa+ to ask Alexa for hands-free summaries and to-dos, or to Amazon.com for personalized shopping.
About AmazonPrices, battery, and memory
Amazon’s Bee Frontier was priced at $75 U.S., and Amazon’s Bee Eclipse was priced at $100 U.S., as Amazon expanded its AI gadget market under the Bee brand. Amazon said the Bee Frontier can be worn on a person’s wrist or clipped to clothing, and Amazon said it has a starting retail price of $75 U.S. Amazon said Bee Eclipse is a credit card-sized gadget that magnetically attaches to the back of a smartphone, and Amazon said it costs $100 U.S.
Amazon said a Bee Pro subscription costs $12 U.S. per month, and Amazon said users can delete their conversations and transcripts any time. Amazon said Bee Frontier replaces the original Pioneer, which sold for $50 and is no longer available, while the new model keeps seven-day battery life and USB-C charging of its predecessor.
Privacy and access controls
Amazon said Bee is private, and Amazon said audio is never stored, cannot be accessed or shared, and users are prompted to gain permission from call participants each time a recording is started. Amazon said Bee devices are designed so that "no one, including Amazon, can access your data," and Amazon said users can delete their transcripts and summaries at any time. Amazon said Bee uses a private computing security architecture that processes audio into insights in real time and deletes it immediately afterward, and Amazon said no raw audio is ever stored.
Amazon said transcripts are encrypted using keys generated and controlled entirely by the user's device, and TechCrunch said this means no one else, including Amazon employees, can access those files unless a user manually and intentionally shares them. Amazon said users can opt to connect Bee to Alexa, and Amazon said Voice ID can verify the speaker’s identity before sharing information.
