A $129 credit-card-sized recorder called Pocket, which captures words offline and transcribes them via an AI app, closed an $11 million funding round on June 29, 2026, led by Accel, with Y Combinator and investors including ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski. The company has shipped more than 130,000 units since its late-2025 launch and generates a $27 million annualized revenue run rate. However, in at least 12 US states—California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, with Delaware adding civil liability—recording without the consent of every party is a criminal act. In Massachusetts, unauthorized recording is a felony carrying up to five years in state prison and a $10,000 fine; in Pennsylvania, it is a third-degree felony with up to seven years and a $15,000 fine; in Florida, it carries up to five years and a $5,000 fine. California's Invasion of Privacy Act applies to anyone recording a person physically located in California. When a recording crosses state lines, the stricter state's law generally applies. Pocket requires the user to initiate recording.