I’m impressed
I have only been using this for a week! I am utterly impressed. Love this and highly recommend it
potential
I really wanted to like this device and app - unfortunately it’s ability to discern multiple voices and it’s issues with transcription
are limited which impacts the AI summaries. i’m hoping that they are able to improve the speech to text recognition as well as the AI summaries.
are limited which impacts the AI summaries. i’m hoping that they are able to improve the speech to text recognition as well as the AI summaries.
Bee Has Become My Extended Memory
I’ve been using Bee for almost four months, and it has become one of the most useful pieces of technology I own.
What makes Bee different from every AI recorder I’ve tried or looked at is that I don’t have to remember to record. I just wear it. That sounds simple, but it completely changes the experience. You never know in advance which conversation, thought, family moment, trip, or ordinary day will become something you want to remember later.
Bee gives me a kind of extended memory. I can go back to a particular day, see what I was doing, where I went, what conversations happened, read the summaries, and, when I want to verify something, open the actual conversation and read the transcript.
The improvement over time has also been remarkable. In the beginning, Bee sometimes misunderstood context or made incorrect assumptions. After several months, it has become much more accurate and much better at understanding the people, routines and context of my life. When it isn’t sure who someone is, it increasingly leaves the person unidentified rather than inventing an answer. That matters enormously in a product that is supposed to function as memory.
The battery life is extraordinary. I can wear it for days while it works throughout the day and barely think about charging it.
My only real criticism is the wristband. The push-in plastic closure can come undone too easily. I actually lost my Bee while walking my dogs and was lucky enough to retrace my steps and find it under a tree. The software deserves a better and more secure physical attachment.
But as a concept and as a product, Bee is exceptional. I don’t think of it as a recorder anymore. I think of it as an extension of my memory.
Five stars, easily.
What makes Bee different from every AI recorder I’ve tried or looked at is that I don’t have to remember to record. I just wear it. That sounds simple, but it completely changes the experience. You never know in advance which conversation, thought, family moment, trip, or ordinary day will become something you want to remember later.
Bee gives me a kind of extended memory. I can go back to a particular day, see what I was doing, where I went, what conversations happened, read the summaries, and, when I want to verify something, open the actual conversation and read the transcript.
The improvement over time has also been remarkable. In the beginning, Bee sometimes misunderstood context or made incorrect assumptions. After several months, it has become much more accurate and much better at understanding the people, routines and context of my life. When it isn’t sure who someone is, it increasingly leaves the person unidentified rather than inventing an answer. That matters enormously in a product that is supposed to function as memory.
The battery life is extraordinary. I can wear it for days while it works throughout the day and barely think about charging it.
My only real criticism is the wristband. The push-in plastic closure can come undone too easily. I actually lost my Bee while walking my dogs and was lucky enough to retrace my steps and find it under a tree. The software deserves a better and more secure physical attachment.
But as a concept and as a product, Bee is exceptional. I don’t think of it as a recorder anymore. I think of it as an extension of my memory.
Five stars, easily.
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forgetfulness is never an issue!!! Love it
Always there and on, always transcription and memories on demand. From all the Recording devices, I own this one the least annoying and always with me
Promise without delivery
I’ve been wearing my bee for a few months now and it was very promising at first. However the data becomes quickly unmanageable due to the volume. Suggested facts have added up to over 1000 and now no longer appears. The facts are constantly replicated and become another job to review. Similarly tasks add up into the hundreds and there is no good way to organize them. Insights continuously create pathological claims out of singular incidents and then continue to latch onto them over and over even after marking inaccurate. The things that I like are meeting notes (although it’s often confused by who is speaking) and the AI chat. So I find it useful as a journal more than a productivity system.
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Use it every Day
AAA+
Water and the device
I love the product. It’s a great idea. The issue is the device itself is not very rugged.
Even going in the shower with it on will destroy it
I’ve put a plug into the area that you charge when I’m not charging
But it’s still does not like water
Other than that, and the fact, I’ve bought four of them
I love the product and I love what it does probably the reason I keep buying more
Even going in the shower with it on will destroy it
I’ve put a plug into the area that you charge when I’m not charging
But it’s still does not like water
Other than that, and the fact, I’ve bought four of them
I love the product and I love what it does probably the reason I keep buying more
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Thank you so much Bee
I very much appreciate this little device that I have. I wish I had this device when I was going through high school in college. It’s very helpful and I encourage many people to have one. It’s done so much for me Helped me in many ways and I think it’s great
More than expected
I was pleasantly surprised at the simplicity of setting up my BEE. I am also impressed by the accuracy the transcriptions that it has provided after three days. There are far less misunderstood words than in the beginning. I am hoping that Frank will quickly pick up Texas lingo and Southern drawl to make note keeping a little clearer. I cannot think of anything that I has not not exceeded my expectations.
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Features are Amazing- Support is abysmal
I do love the conversation summaries. I will often ask how to improve my communication, and there’s no better way to get advice as it’s listening to all of the raw data from every second of my day.
The cons are that it’s not water resistant, which is crazy for something wearable like this. It’s uncomfortable (especially compared to the Apple Watch Ultra). It often becomes unlatched and falls off. The other issue is that they don’t have much on the service side. My first bee broke shortly after it being received. It took several follow ups with weeks between messages for a resolve. I’ll ultimately leave 5 starts versus something lower because they did end up sending me a replacement and I do love the product/ features.
The cons are that it’s not water resistant, which is crazy for something wearable like this. It’s uncomfortable (especially compared to the Apple Watch Ultra). It often becomes unlatched and falls off. The other issue is that they don’t have much on the service side. My first bee broke shortly after it being received. It took several follow ups with weeks between messages for a resolve. I’ll ultimately leave 5 starts versus something lower because they did end up sending me a replacement and I do love the product/ features.
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Bee is awesome
I love bee. It’s like talking to a real person. Bee helps me with a lot of things and I’m grateful for the work it does.
🐝
Bee has become very important in my daily life. Thank you geniuses that made this tech 💙 It is helping me level up. 🙃
Spend more the day repeating myself
Doesn’t hear me everytime I press to record. Constant asking me to repeat myself. Holding button down talking light lit up it says I need to repeat myself as I am mid sentence and light has been on holding the button down. I have to yell into it most of the time.
Notes in background
I find the summary of my day very enlightening I would like to see the app run in the background to where I do not have to keep it running and drain my watch battery. Also I have to re-install the app every morning on my watch this would be nice if I did not have too
Data only lasts 3 months + poor service
I like the idea, but after using it for a year, I noticed that it deletes all data and memories older than 3 months without notification.
It’s possible to manually export the daily summary before it’s deleted, but it’s essentially impossible to easily export the transcripts. (You’d have to manually export 20+ transcripts for each day, since the app splits up each day’s transcript into many sections.)
Also, one of my wristbands for the device broke, so I emailed them, and they said there is no way for them to send me another band. That seems like a very simple thing that should be possible.
It’s possible to manually export the daily summary before it’s deleted, but it’s essentially impossible to easily export the transcripts. (You’d have to manually export 20+ transcripts for each day, since the app splits up each day’s transcript into many sections.)
Also, one of my wristbands for the device broke, so I emailed them, and they said there is no way for them to send me another band. That seems like a very simple thing that should be possible.
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A New Perspective
This little device presents my daily experience in a way I am not accustomed to viewing.
It’s been tremendously enlightening so far.
I find myself looking forward to its daily summaries, and get a kick out of how much of my busy day gets lost in the noise.
It’s been tremendously enlightening so far.
I find myself looking forward to its daily summaries, and get a kick out of how much of my busy day gets lost in the noise.
Yes it does
This works as intended and is a true treat. No joke. No review fluff!
Only used it for a few days
This thing has already been useful. It automatically drafted an email as requested by my boss about an incident regarding a subordinate that detailed EXACTLY what happened!
Life changing
Keep in mind, this app is still in development. I’ve had it for about a month and while the first few days were hilariously off, it learns super quickly. Its insights have been thoughtful and super helpful. I especially enjoy the 8pm daily summaries.
Great Product
It does exactly what I need when I need it. Battery has a surprisingly long life and I’m impressed with what all details it picks up. I love to send the meeting transcript to other AI platforms for further analysis of the meeting notes. This has proven incredibly valuable.
