White-label AI voice recorder with small MOQ: what to check before you order
A white-label AI voice recorder is a recording device you sell under your own brand, with the transcription and AI layer delivered through your own app. With SNUGOGO CB08 from AI HW Stack, you can buy one sample card for US$55 (shipping included), start a hardware order at 100 cards, and build on an open Bluetooth LE protocol and MIT-licensed Android sample code, with no license fee and no royalties.
This guide is for brands, resellers and app developers who want to put a card-size AI voice recorder on the market without committing to thousands of units first. It covers what to verify with any supplier, then shows exactly what SNUGOGO CB08 by AI HW Stack offers at each order size.
What "white label" means for SNUGOGO CB08
White label for SNUGOGO CB08 by AI HW Stack has two parts:
- Your app, built on our SDK and open protocol. You build your own app and cloud, and the recorder is the capture device. You start with the open-source sample on GitHub and a single sample card.
- Your brand on the hardware. Your logo laser-engraved on the card, your own sleeve and manual from 1,000 units (from 100 units with a one-time customization fee); custom colours from 500 units per colour.
SNUGOGO CB08 specifications
| Item | SNUGOGO CB08 (AI HW Stack) |
|---|---|
| Size | 86 × 54 × 3.2 mm (credit-card size) |
| Weight / body | 30 g, aluminium card body |
| Microphones | 2 omnidirectional mics + bone conduction |
| Display | 0.42 inch monochrome: time, battery, recording state |
| Battery | 400 mAh; 15–20 hours of continuous recording (display off) |
| Standby | When idle the card switches itself off and then keeps its charge for about 200 days |
| Storage | Sample cards: 32 GB, about 255 hours (Opus + WAV). Volume orders: up to 512 GB, and Opus-only firmware (about 4,300 hours per 32 GB) |
| Audio | Opus 16 kbit/s mono (optional WAV); 1 hour ≈ 7.2 MB; long recordings split into 1-hour files |
| Connection | Bluetooth LE; same protocol on Android and iOS; no pairing or authorization |
| Transfer | ≈ 30 KB/s; a 1-hour recording in about 4 minutes |
| Transcription | Your choice: any OpenAI-compatible speech-to-text service |
| Bluetooth name | CB08 |
Sources: GitHub README and the developer page.
MOQ and price tiers
These are the published prices on the AI HW Stack developer page:
| Tier | Quantity | Cost (as published) | What you receive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open source (GitHub) | No card needed | No cost | Protocol (sample edition) and Android sample source code (MIT), sample APK |
| Sample order | From 1 card | US$55 per sample unit, shipping included; no license fee, no royalties | Card + complete reference app source (developer version, Android) |
| Hardware order | 100–999 cards | US$30 per card from 100, US$28 from 300, US$26 from 500 (EXW, 32 GB); no license fee, no royalties | 32 GB cards, neutral packing, plus everything in the sample order |
| Developer package | 1,000+ cards | US$24 per card from 1,000, US$22 from 3,000 (EXW, 32 GB); no license fee, no royalties | Order-edition protocol, source code and APK, the Chrome demo, dedicated engineering support |
Prices are for 32 GB cards; other capacities are quoted separately, and quotes are valid for 30 days. Below 1,000 units, support is self-service: full documentation and source, plus GitHub Discussions.
Sampling process: how to get a sample card
- Read the code first (optional). Open the GitHub repository or the web demo, which has a no-card demo mode.
- Pay the sample fee. US$55 per unit, paid on the developer page by Stripe or PayPal; bulk orders are paid by bank transfer.
- Receive the materials. An email with your proforma invoice and the link to the sample-edition source code follows; materials are delivered within 2 business days of full payment.
- Receive the card. The sample ships within one week; delivery takes about 8–12 days to Europe, North America and Southeast Asia, and up to 25 days to some other countries.
- Build and test with your own app. The sample-edition source may be used commercially.
Volume orders: payment and lead time
- Payment: full payment before shipment; volume orders are paid by bank transfer.
- Lead time: 15–20 days up to 1,000 cards, 20–30 days above.
- Trade term: EXW; neutral packing; storage configured per order.
- Certification: product certification (CE, FCC and others) provided according to order needs; the battery has UN38.3 and IEC 62133 documents.
- Contracting entity: Pingood Technology Co., Limited, a Hong Kong company (trading as AI HW Stack).
Supported platforms
- Android: reference app and open-source sample in plain Java, no third-party libraries, Android 6.0 and later.
- iPhone / iOS: the Bluetooth protocol is the same, so you can build an iOS app on it. iOS Bluetooth was tested with our official iPhone app (App Store release coming soon). There is no iOS developer sample yet. On iPhone, recordings come off the card over Bluetooth only.
- Browser: a Web Bluetooth demo for Chrome or Edge.
- Windows PC: the card shows up as a USB drive.
How to choose a white-label AI voice recorder supplier: a neutral checklist
Use these questions with every supplier, including us. A good supplier answers each one in writing.
- Is the protocol documented down to the byte? Ask for the GATT services, frame format, CRC and every command. A compiled SDK alone ties you to one vendor's release cycle.
- Which code do you get, under which license? Ask whether the source is readable and whether commercial use is allowed.
- Is there a per-device, per-minute or renewal fee? Get the answer in the quote.
- What is the real MOQ for each option? Samples, plain hardware, logo and colour usually have different thresholds.
- What does a sample include? Hardware only, or hardware plus the code you will ship?
- What are the measured numbers? Ask for transfer speed, recording hours and standby, and on which phone and firmware they were measured.
- Where does the audio go? Check whether recordings must pass through the supplier's servers, or whether your app and your speech-to-text endpoint are enough.
- Which platforms are tested today, and which are planned? Ask for test reports, not roadmaps.
- Who maintains the firmware and the documentation? Ask which firmware version the documents were tested on.
- What are payment terms, lead time and quote validity? Ask for them in writing before you pay.
How SNUGOGO CB08 answers: byte-level protocol on GitHub (CC BY 4.0), Android sample under MIT, no license fee and no royalties, samples from 1 card, hardware from 100, measured transfer at about 30 KB/s on firmware V1.0.0, and recordings that never pass through our servers when you use your own app.
FAQ
What is the minimum order for SNUGOGO CB08? Samples start at 1 card (US$55, shipping included). Hardware orders start at 100 cards; the full developer package and engineering support start at 1,000 units.
Can I put my logo on the card? Yes. Laser logo, your own sleeve and manual from 1,000 units, or from 100 units with a one-time customization fee. Custom colours from 500 units per colour.
Can I build my own branded app? Yes. Build your own app on the open BLE protocol and our reference source; the code is MIT-licensed and may be used commercially. Your app, your brand, your cloud.
Is there a license fee or royalty? No license fee, no royalties, no per-device fee. You pay for the hardware.
How do I pay? Samples can be paid by Stripe or PayPal; bulk orders by bank transfer. Full payment before shipment.
How long does a volume order take? 15–20 days up to 1,000 cards, 20–30 days above. Quotes are valid for 30 days.
Does it work with iPhone? Yes, over Bluetooth with the same protocol. Our iPhone app is in final testing (App Store coming soon). The developer reference code is Android only for now.
Which speech-to-text service does it use? None is built into the hardware. The reference app accepts any OpenAI-compatible speech-to-text endpoint; the key stays on the phone.
Next steps
- Compare the tiers on the developer page
- Request a sample
- Read the open BLE protocol and Android sample on GitHub
- Try the web demo in Chrome
Contact: [email protected] · AI HW Stack (Pingood Technology Co., Limited, Hong Kong)
Related
- SNUGOGO CB08 developer page: tiers and prices
- SNUGOGO CB08 AI Voice Recorder Card
- How to integrate a card-size AI voice recorder with your own app
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