Amazon has launched two AI-powered listening devices under its Bee brand: the Frontier wristband and the Eclipse phone attachment. Both are built to capture everyday conversations and use the audio to generate summaries and product recommendations, according to an official announcement.

The two products are the first Bee devices to reach the market since Amazon acquired the San Francisco-based wearables startup in July 2025. Before the acquisition, Bee had raised $7 million and sold a single product, the $49.99 Bee Pioneer wristband.

Listening devices designed to remember what you said

The Bee Frontier is a listening device that can be worn on the wrist or attached to clothing. It carries two microphones with noise filtering, offers as much as seven days of battery life and holds an IP67 water resistance rating. The device charges via USB-C and comes in three colors: Lavender, Sage and Onyx. The wristband sells for $74.99 and is already available on Amazon.com, according to the company.

The Eclipse is a credit-card-sized device that attaches magnetically to the back of a phone. It is rated for more than 21 days of use on a single charge, will come in four colors — Silver, Midnight, Honey and Blush — and will start at $99.99. Amazon has yet to put it on sale.

On either device, recording starts only when the user presses a button, and an indicator light shows when audio capture has begun. Amazon says the Bee devices are designed to let people focus on conversations instead of jotting things down, with summaries, to-do lists and reminders available later through its mobile app or a new desktop app.

Shopping features sit behind $11.99 subscription

Linking Bee to Amazon.com lets the device turn casual comments into product searches. The integration is optional and requires Bee Pro, which Amazon prices at $11.99 a month. The pricing also marks a step up from Bee's pre-acquisition hardware: both new devices start above the $49.99 Pioneer, and the shopping capability adds a recurring monthly cost on top of the one-time device.

Bee Pro unlocks unlimited conversation summaries, the desktop app and integrations with Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook and Apple HealthKit. Subscribers can also ask Alexa+ on an Echo device about details captured by Bee. Users who skip the subscription still receive summaries, but their device memory is limited to 14 days. Amazon is offering new buyers a 30-day free trial of Pro.

GeekWire put the shopping tool in the context of a long-standing suspicion that phones secretly listen to conversations to serve targeted ads — a claim researchers have found no evidence to support. Amazon's approach is more explicit, as the device records only when users choose to activate it.

A small light on your wrist is the only warning

The privacy risks extend beyond the person wearing Bee, since others nearby may also be captured in recordings without realizing it. Amazon says the Eclipse prompts users to obtain consent from everyone on a phone call each time recording starts.

Tech reviewer Jon Rettinger, who has more than 1.66 million YouTube subscribers, questioned whether such measures adequately protect people who have not agreed to be recorded, CNET reported.

Rettinger added that 12 US states already require all parties to be notified when any form of conversation is being recorded, while California specifically requires consent from everyone involved in a private conversation. For users, that patchwork means the rules governing a Bee recording can shift depending on which state it takes place in — a consideration for devices designed to capture everyday conversations.