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Bee

A clip-on or wristband wearable that captures your conversations through the day, then turns them into summaries, to-dos, draft emails and calendar invites.

by Amazon · last checked Oct 15, 2026

Illustration · Wearables · not a product photo

What has been shown

On sale under the Bee brand; the team is now part of Amazon's Devices & Services.

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Layer3 Labs reported in August 2026 that Bee continues to ship under the Bee brand from bee.computer, at $49.99 for the hardware. Layer3 Labs

As of Oct 15, 2026 · Layer3 Labs (independent reporting), Amazon (company source)

Can you get it?

Available now

Sold through Amazon.com: Bee's own product page links to Amazon. Bee's pages don't say which countries it ships to.

United States · As of Oct 15, 2026 · Bee (Amazon) (company source), Bee Eclipse (company source), Layer3 Labs (independent reporting), Big Guy on Stuff (independent reporting)

Is it still alive?

Active
  • Human involvement: User-directed Amazon
As of Oct 15, 2026 · Amazon (company source)

Bee Frontier is sold through Amazon.com for $74.99; Bee Eclipse is coming soon from $99.99.

What the evidence says

  1. Documented by company source

    Reviews disagree on Bee's subscription: Layer3 Labs (August 2026) lists an optional Bee Premium plan at about $12 a month, while Big Guy on Stuff (updated August 2026) says Amazon dropped the fee and a Premium tier has not launched.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Layer3 Labs (independent reporting), Big Guy on Stuff (independent reporting)
  2. Company claim

    Amazon says a single press of Bee's button starts and stops capturing, with a green LED showing when it is recording.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Amazon (company source)
  3. Company claim

    Amazon says Bee transcribes conversations in real time and does not store the audio, and that transcripts are encrypted with keys only the user's device controls.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Amazon (company source)
  4. Company claim

    At CES 2026 Amazon introduced Actions, which connect Bee to email and calendar to draft emails and create invites, alongside Daily Insights, Voice Notes and Templates.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Amazon (company source)
  5. Documented by company source

    TechCrunch reported that Bee is worn as a clip-on pin or a bracelet, and that Bee's co-founder sees Bee and Alexa as complementary, with a future in which the two come together.

    Observed Oct 15, 2026 · TechCrunch (independent reporting)

Price

  • Bee Frontier$74.99Sold through Amazon.com. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Bee (Amazon) (company source)
  • Bee Pro$11.99/monthOptional. Summaries, recaps and 14-day memory are included at no extra cost; new customers get 30 days of Bee Pro free. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Amazon (company source)

What changed

  1. Price$49.99 (Bee)$74.99 (Bee Frontier); Bee Pro $11.99 a month

    Bee moved to Bee Frontier ($74.99, sold through Amazon.com) and Bee Pro ($11.99 a month). Bee Eclipse is coming soon from $99.99.

    Amazon now prices and sells Bee as its own product line, and the subscription question is settled: the basics are free and Bee Pro is optional.

    Source: Bee (Amazon) (company source), Amazon (company source)

What we don't know yet

  • Everything above is company-reported: no customer, regulator or independent confirmation is in the Index yet.

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