Deveillance 由近期 Harvard 毕业生 Aida Baradari 创立，已公布仍在开发中的 Spectre I：一款可携式桌上型球体，声称以超音波发射器、AI 生成干扰讯号，以及 RF 与 Bluetooth Low Energy 探测来阻止附近装置录下语音，并记录麦克风。公司预计于 2026 年下半年上市，售价为 1,199 美元。其在 2026 年 3 月 6 日的公开引发快速扩散，反映出市场对「持续聆听」AI 穿戴装置的隐私焦虑正在升高。
文章将 Spectre I 的诉求放进更广泛的监控反弹之中：美国政府与大型科技公司都在扩张资料搜集，而消费者对环境式录音的容忍度正在下降。Ring 的 Super Bowl 广告在 2026 年 2 月引发反弹；一周后，该公司放弃原定合作案。这些连续事件显示，公众态度正迅速转向要求装置层级控制、同意机制与更强监管，这也是 Spectre I 爆红的社会背景。
但核心质疑同样明确：评论者认为，若装置足够小，它可能缺乏足够功率；若功率足够，体积又难以隐蔽，这是物理限制。Melissa Baese-Berk 指出，人声差异极大，不存在单一「语音讯号」可被普遍锁定；Benn Jordan 与 Dave Jones 也怀疑 RF 侦测主张，认为更可能只是扫描 Bluetooth 音讯装置。WIRED 看到的示范影片不足以证明效能，因此 Spectre I 目前更像是隐私需求的指标，而不是已被验证的解决方案。
Deveillance, founded by recent Harvard graduate Aida Baradari, has unveiled the still-in-development Spectre I, a portable tabletop orb that claims to block nearby devices from recording speech using ultrasonic emitters, AI-generated interference signals, and RF plus Bluetooth Low Energy detection. The company expects to sell it in the second half of 2026 for $1,199. Its March 6, 2026 debut spread quickly online, indicating rising privacy anxiety around always-listening AI wearables.
The article places Spectre I within a broader backlash against surveillance. US government agencies and large technology firms are expanding data collection, while consumer tolerance for ambient recording is falling. Ring’s Super Bowl ad triggered backlash in February 2026, and one week later the company abandoned a planned partnership. Together, these events suggest a fast shift in public sentiment toward device-level controls, meaningful consent, and tighter regulation, which helps explain why Spectre I went viral.
The technical criticism is equally clear. Skeptics argue that if the device is small enough to be discreet, it may lack sufficient power, while a jammer strong enough to work would be harder to conceal; that tradeoff is a physics problem. Melissa Baese-Berk notes that human voices vary too much for one universal “voice signal,” and Benn Jordan and Dave Jones doubt the RF-detection claims, suggesting it may mostly scan Bluetooth audio devices. The evidence shown to WIRED does not verify performance, so Spectre I currently looks more like a signal of demand for privacy tools than a proven solution.