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Memoket brought its Gem AI wristband to Europe for the first time at IFA 2026 in Berlin this week. The Gem is an 11g wristband, lighter than most rings, that will record a conversation when you press it once. A red LED lights up while it's recording, so the people around you can see it's on. You'll get about 20 hours of recording per charge, transcription in 153 languages, and four ways to wear it: as a wristband, a pendant, a clip, or on the same band as your Apple Watch.
The Gem costs $199 at memoket.ai, where it's now available for pre-order after the early bird stock sold out, and shipping has started to the US, UK, Canada, and Germany.
What the Gem does that other AI recorders don't
AI recorders that transcribe and summarize your meetings are a crowded category now. Plaud is the leader of the category, and its NotePin costs $159, $40 less than the Gem. Memoket's is taking a different approach with what happens after the transcription. It says that the Gem will connect conversations across time, so if a topic comes up today that was discussed in June, it can surface what was said back then, with a link to the exact moment in the recording. It can also feed that context into the tools you already use, including ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, Notion, and your calendar. That linking across time is the only new idea I've seen in AI recorders lately, and I quite like the idea.
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That memory claim is the part I'd want tested before I can trust it. Storage isn't the problem, since recordings will be stored in Memoket's cloud. The harder part will be keeping it accurate as you keep using it. Typically, the bigger the pile of conversations gets, the harder it will become to find the right moment instead of confidently bringing up the wrong one, or none at all. Nobody has tested the Gem after months of heavy daily use yet, and it remains to be seen whether a product like this will hold up over that much time and longer.
The privacy question and who this device is for
A wristband that records conversations feels invasive to me. For work, with everyone's knowledge, it's basically a note-taking tool, and that's fine. For regular daily life, I'm less comfortable, red LED or not. For US users, you'll also have to check your local laws before using one, since some US states require consent from everyone being recorded.
I wouldn't wear one myself, but I can see the use case for people who deal with a ton of interactions and can't keep up: consultants, founders, journalists, or anyone running a business on back-to-back calls. My other question is what this can do that your phone can't, since a phone will record and transcribe too, and the functionality the Gem is promising could just as easily be an app.
Memoket's answer is that the Gem is on your wrist with dedicated microphones, one press away, and it remembers across months where your phone's recordings stay separate files. If it can do what it claims with a reasonable level of accuracy, this will be a properly useful device for at least some people. A new idea that's available for purchase and use is also a relatively big deal in this category. If it lives up to its promises, then it's worth the $199.
