Amazon’s Bee devices are on sale, while Apple’s announced Watch features are slated for beta later in 2026. Both companies describe controls for processing nearby speech.
Glasses, watches and pendants with artificial intelligence promise to remember conversations and organize the day, but their continuous listening raises a delicate question: can there be an illegal interception even if the audio is not kept? Experts warn that, in some states of the U.S., the device user could face more legal risks than the manufacturer.