内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/hands-on-with-bee-amazons-latest-ai-wearable/

内容总结：

在近期对智能录音设备Bee的评测体验中，我们发现其操作设计较为简便：机身仅设有一键录音开关，配套应用程序则支持自定义双击按键功能（如标记对话片段或启动AI处理），长按手势也可设置为录制语音笔记或唤醒AI助手。

与市面多数AI录音工具类似，Bee具备对话录制与文字转写能力，但其核心差异在于创新性的内容处理方式——设备会将录音按话题自动分段（例如访谈场景可能划分为开场介绍、产品细节、行业趋势等板块），并为每段生成摘要而非简单提供全文转录。用户可通过不同色块区分段落，点击即可查看对应逐字稿。

不过在实际使用中，该设备仍存在若干局限：应用内发言人标记功能不够直观，仅支持用户确认自身发言段落，相比专业转录工具的多人声区分功能有所不足；同时录音文件在转写后会被自动删除，无法回听核对原始音频，这限制了其在需要精确核对场景下的应用。

值得关注的是，亚马逊并未将Bee定位为专业办公工具，而是着眼于日常生活场景的AI伴侣。通过与谷歌服务联动，它能将录音内容转化为行动建议（例如在会议后提醒用户在领英添加联系人）；其应用内还设有“记忆回顾”板块与个性化成长洞察功能，用户亦可手动维护个人特征信息以供AI参考。

隐私设计方面，Bee默认关闭持续监听功能，录音时设备会亮起绿色指示灯提示周围人群。亚马逊强调除公开活动外，使用者应事先征得对话方同意。这种设计显然回应了此前同类可穿戴设备因隐私问题引发的争议。

硬件层面，评测人员发现运动款腕带存在易脱落问题（在出租车等静态场景下两次松脱），而夹式佩戴配件则相对稳固。软件体验上，Bee的移动端应用界面设计明显优于亚马逊过往产品（如Alexa应用），交互逻辑清晰流畅。

随着此类AI录音设备逐步进入消费市场，其社会接受度仍面临考验：普通用户是否真的需要持续记录日常对话？如果AI监听设备成为主流，社会又将如何重新界定录音行为的合理性？正如在CES展会上的遭遇——参展商佩戴的录音设备悄然记录着所有对话，这种“万物皆可被记录”的体验令人感到微妙。Bee未来的市场表现，或许将成为检验消费者是否真正接纳这种技术生态的试金石。

中文翻译：

在早期使用Bee评测机进行的测试中，我们发现设备本身操作简便。只需按下按钮即可开启或停止录音。在配套应用程序中，用户可以自定义双击操作的功能——既可标记对话片段、处理当前对话，也可同时执行两项操作；还能设置长按手势用于录制语音笔记或与AI助手对话。（Bee的配套应用目前会提示用户启用语音笔记功能，我们也照做了。）

与Plaud、Granola、Fathom、Fireflies、Otter等众多AI产品服务类似，Bee同样具备对话聆听、录音和文字转写功能。其独特之处在于：它不会直接生成概述或原始转录文本，而是将音频按主题分段并逐一总结。例如，一次访谈可能被划分为开场介绍、产品细节剖析、行业趋势概览等不同章节。

应用界面中每个章节配有差异化的背景色，滚动浏览时更易区分。点击任一章节即可查看精确的转录文本。不过应用中标注说话者的功能不够直观——我们后来发现需要点击对话片段才能确认发言者身份，这相比其他专业AI转录工具能为每位说话者单独标注的功能略显不足。此外，Bee完成转录后会删除音频文件，这意味着需要回听录音核对准确性的使用场景将无法实现。

当然，Bee的定位未必是专业办公工具。亚马逊将其视为陪伴用户日常生活的AI伙伴。通过与谷歌服务集成，Bee能将录制对话与待办事项关联。例如在会议结识某人后，它可以建议你在领英添加好友或调研对方产品。

用户还能通过它留存语音笔记，替代传统备忘录应用的文字输入。应用内另设"回忆"板块供用户追溯往日记录，而"成长"板块则会根据对用户的了解程度提供个性化洞察。用户也可在"个人事实"板块确认并补充信息，这与其他AI聊天机器人记忆对话内容的功能颇为相似。

亚马逊表示将在未来一年为Bee推出更多功能。设备默认不会持续监听（这也正是Friend AI吊坠等竞品引发争议的原因），用户需要主动询问对方是否允许录音（除非身处音乐会等预期会被记录的公开场合）。录音时设备会亮起绿灯，提醒周围人设备正在运行。

Bee的运动腕带略显单薄——佩戴期间曾两次意外脱落，当时仅是静坐状态（如乘坐出租车时）并未大幅摆动手臂。我们尚未测试夹式胸针配件，但其质感明显更为牢固。

总体而言，这款移动应用的设计远超亚马逊自研产品（如Alexa移动端体验），且易于操作。但"我们需要专用AI设备录制对话以更了解自己"这个前提假设，目前仍缺乏充分验证。对于非会议、访谈等专业录音场景的普通消费者，这类设备真的具有实用价值吗？

倘若AI录音设备成为主流，社会文化也需对"可接受行为"的边界进行重构。当前，随意录制普通人生活影像虽在公共场合合法，却常被视为失礼之举；同理，未经许可使用AI设备录音也可能被视作不得体行为。当然并非所有人都会遵守这种社会契约，而这可能导致人们在公共场合自我审查言论。

例如在CES展会期间，我们曾在Soundcore展台与代表交谈。当对方认同我对竞品的某句评价时，他们指着别在衣领上已开启录音的AI设备开玩笑说："对着我的麦克风大声再说一遍吧。"这种意识到现实世界所有对话都可能被记录（无论是否获得同意）的体验着实令人不安。

Bee的市场反响——无论成功与否——都将帮助亚马逊判断：这究竟是不是消费者真正期待的未来世界。

英文来源：

In early tests with a review unit of Bee, we found the device itself was easy to use. It’s just a press of a button to turn recording on or off. In the app, you can configure whether a double press bookmarks a section of the conversation, processes the current conversation, or both, and you can set whether a press and hold gesture lets you leave a voice note or chat with the AI assistant. (Bee’s companion app currently reminds you to enable voice notes, so we did.)
Like many other AI products and services, such as Plaud, Granola, Fathom, Fireflies, Otter, and more, Bee can listen, record, and transcribe audio conversations. Where it differs is that instead of offering an overview or a raw transcript, it segments the audio into sections and summarizes each part. For instance, an interview might be segmented into sections like the introduction, the nitty-gritty product details, an overview of industry trends, and whatever else you may have talked about.
Each section is tinted with a different background color for easier differentiation as you scroll. You can tap into an individual section to see the exact transcription.
It wasn’t immediately obvious how to label the speakers in the app — we learned we could tap on a segment of the conversation to confirm if we were the speaker, but this fell short of other professional AI transcribers, where each speaker could be labeled. In addition, Bee discards the audio after transcription, making it a non-starter for use cases where you need to play back the audio to ensure accuracy.
That said, Bee isn’t necessarily meant to be a work tool. Amazon sees this as an AI that can live alongside you as you go about your day. By integrating with Google’s services, Bee can tie a recorded conversation to a task. For instance, after meeting someone at a conference, it could suggest that you friend them on LinkedIn or research their product.
You can also leave yourself voice notes, as an alternative to writing something down in your notes app, for instance.
Another section in Bee’s app lets you look back at past days’ memories, while a “Grow” section will offer insights the more it learns about you. You can also confirm and add to a “facts” section about yourself, which is somewhat equivalent to other AI chatbots’ ability to remember things you discussed.
Amazon says it will be shipping more features for Bee in the year ahead.
Bee isn’t always listening by default, which is why rival wearables like the Friend AI pendant saw backlash. Instead, you’re meant to ask if you can record someone’s conversation (unless at a public event of some sort, where recording is already expected).
When you do record, a green light turns on, alerting others to the fact that the device is in use.
Bee’s sports band was a little flimsy. The band fell off twice while being worn, both times while just sitting and not moving the hands much (like in a taxi). We have not yet tested the clip-on pin, but it feels more sturdy.
Overall, the mobile app’s design is far ahead of the apps Amazon has built in-house, like the Alexa mobile experience, and it’s easy to use. But the premise that we need an AI specifically to record conversations to learn more about us is still largely untested. Is there a world where such devices make sense for consumers who aren’t recording in professional settings, like meetings and interviews?
Plus, if AI listening devices go mainstream, there will also have to be some sort of cultural shift in terms of what’s appropriate and what’s not. Today, it’s somewhat looked down upon to record video of everyday people going about their lives, even though it’s technically legal when they’re in public; similarly, it may be considered tasteless or gauche to record audio with an AI device if you don’t first ask permission.
Not everyone will abide by that social contract, of course, which could see people self-censoring their speech in public.
At CES, for instance, we were chatting with a rep at the Soundcore booth. When they liked something I said about a competitor’s product, they joked, ‘Say that louder into my microphone,’ pointing to the already-recording AI device subtly pinned to their shirt. It was an odd experience to realize that everything said in the real world could one day be “on the record,” whether you consented or not.
Bee’s traction — or lack thereof — will help Amazon determine if that’s a world that consumers actually want.