Amazon has released two new Bee-branded AI gadgets, the $75 wrist-worn Bee Frontier and the $100 Bee Eclipse that attaches magnetically to a smartphone. Both devices continuously listen to conversations, transcribe them, and use a companion app to generate summaries and to-do lists, with encrypted transcripts accessible only to the user. This marks the first product update since Amazon's July 2025 acquisition of startup Bee, whose original wristband sold for $50.
The Nothing Ear wireless earbuds are now selling for $69, down $40 from their regular price. The discount brings a 37% reduction off the earbuds' retail price, which include adaptive active noise cancellation, dual-device pairing, and IP54 water resistance.
Nvidia's RTX Spark chip is now shipping in laptops from multiple manufacturers, with prices starting at $2,599 for a 24GB Asus ProArt P14 at Best Buy. Configurations scale up to 128GB of unified memory, with models like the Asus ProArt P16 reaching nearly $7,000 and HP's OmniBook line topping out around $5,300. Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra with 48GB of memory is also among the initial retail offerings.
Apple introduced the Apple Home Collection, a set of cameras, thermostats, sensors, a video doorbell and a smart lock co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. The devices launch alongside HomeView, Apple's first dedicated smart display, marking the company's first in-house hardware push into the smart home after 12 years of relying on third parties through HomeKit.
Researchers cited by BleepingComputer found attackers exploiting known vulnerabilities in D-Link ShareCenter NAS, Ubiquiti UniFi Video NVR, and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer to install the Pawns.app bandwidth-sharing software on compromised devices. Hikvision and Dahua DVR/NVR units were also targeted, though the exact flaws used weren't identified, and in some cases attackers set up SSH key authentication to retain persistent access.
Jabra has discontinued its Enhance Select 700, 500, 300, and 50R hearing aids, replacing them with three new over-the-counter models: the Enhance Select M1, M2, and M3. The devices share nearly identical physical designs and weight across the lineup, with most changes occurring internally rather than in form factor.
Amazon unveiled two new AI wearables under its Bee brand: the $75 Bee Frontier, worn on the wrist or clothing, and the $100 Bee Eclipse, which attaches magnetically to a phone. Both devices record conversations or calls and use AI to generate transcripts, summaries, to-dos and reminders, viewable through a companion app.
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Amazon SVP of Devices Panos Panay told founders that failure is a necessary part of building successful products. He pointed to Microsoft's Surface RT tablet, which led to a nearly $1 billion write-down during his tenure there, as an example of a major failure he later learned from.
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a shift from app-driven smartphone use toward ambient AI devices that work passively in the background. He tied this vision to Amazon's newly launched Bee wearables, which record and process audio in real time to surface reminders and insights without storing raw conversations, using encryption keys controlled by the user's device.
Ledger has announced a new hardware crypto wallet designed to resemble a smartphone. The launch comes as the company faces renewed scrutiny over how it handled earlier reports of backdoored devices, which surfaced months before some crypto wallets were drained of funds.
Amazon has released two new Bee-branded devices that continuously record and transcribe conversations: the $75 wristband or clip-on Bee Frontier, with up to seven days of battery life and improved noise filtering, and the $100 phone-mounted Bee Eclipse. Amazon says the devices generate summaries, spot recurring themes and suggest actions or purchases, while asserting raw audio is never stored and users can delete transcripts. The Bee Frontier ships Thursday; the Bee Eclipse is coming soon.
Apple unveiled a Home Collection of smart devices including a HomeView panel, HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, and nine accessories ranging from $40 sensors to $400 security cameras. A ZDNET reviewer, evaluating the lineup from a renter's perspective, singled out LG's $200 Indoor Cam as a standout pick due to its lamp-like design, automatic privacy mode, and lack of wall-mounting requirement.
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