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Amazon's Bee clip-on records for Alexa and your shopping cart

Amazon-owned Bee's first new devices since the acquisition include an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to your phone and starts at $74.99; they only listen very closely.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 11:56 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:56 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Alexa, Amazon, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Amazon's Bee gadgets arrive at $75 and $100, and they listen (October 15).

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe new Bee devices summarize your conversations, make your to-do lists, and plug into Alexa and Amazon shopping, so every argument you have can end up in a cart.

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