Prego says that the screen-free Connection Keeper has no wifi or Bluetooth, doesn’t hook up to the cloud, and doesn’t pack any AI features.
Using the gadget is simple. Just press a button, and the device’s two microphones begin recording, and you press the button again to make it stop. You can upload your recordings to StoryCorps’ website after manually transferring them to your computer using a cable — and if you opt in, share it with the company, which makes physical copies of its recordings and adds them to its collection in the Library of Congress.
Title makes it sound a lot worse than it is.
Although without any WiFi or AI I struggle to see what the purpose is even supposed to be. Using my phone would be free-ish and would accomplish all the same goals, although much easier to use. This device itself sounds like it is essentially just a very basic voice recorder.