Trending Now - Prego's Unique Offer: Record Your Voice for the Library of Congress
WHO:
Fast Company - StoryCorps, a non-profit organization, is collaborating with Prego, a pasta sauce brand.
The Verge - Prego is the brand releasing the Connection Keeper device.
WHAT:
The Verge - The Connection Keeper Bundle includes a jar of spaghetti noodles in addition to Prego sauce, a recording device, an instruction manual, and conversation prompt cards.
The Verge - The Connection Keeper captures audio using a pair of microphones.
The Verge - The recordings can be accessed on a smartphone through the StoryCorps app, but the device itself lacks a screen to minimize phone use during dinner.
Fast Company - The Connection Keeper is a device shaped like a pasta sauce lid that records family dinner conversations.
Fast Company - The Connection Keeper Bundle costs $20 and includes Prego sauce, a recording device, an instruction manual, and conversation prompt cards.
The Verge - The Connection Keeper will be available for purchase online starting on April 27th, 2026, and less than 100 units will be made.
The Verge - The device captures CD-quality audio to a 16GB microSD card for up to eight hours when fully charged.
WHERE:
Fast Company - The recordings can be preserved at the Library of Congress, specifically at the American Folklife Center.
WHEN:
Fast Company - The Connection Keeper Bundle launches on April 27th, 2026.
Fast Company - Users can start uploading recordings to a special StoryCorps x Prego site beginning on May 4th, 2026.
WHY:
The Verge - Prego's goal with the Connection Keeper is to encourage families to focus on conversation during dinner instead of using their phones.
Fast Company - The goal of the Connection Keeper is to encourage families to engage in conversation during dinner instead of using their phones.
Fast Company - Sandra Clark, StoryCorps’ CEO, stated, “At StoryCorps, we believe listening is a profound way to honor and connect with our loved ones.”
HOW:
The Verge - The recordings can be transferred to a computer over USB-C and uploaded to a dedicated microsite created by StoryCorps, where they can be preserved and accessed only by the uploader unless shared.
Fast Company - The Connection Keeper operates with a single button to record and uses a USB-C cord to upload conversations to other devices.
The Verge - Users place the Connection Keeper in the center of the table, press record, and use conversation prompt cards to initiate discussions.
(UPDATED April 21, 2026 05:42 UTC)
Prego has launched the Connection Keeper Bundle, which includes spaghetti noodles, sauce, a recording device, an instruction manual, and conversation prompt cards, all designed to encourage families to engage in meaningful conversations during dinner. The device captures audio with two microphones and allows recordings to be accessed on a smartphone through the StoryCorps app, although it has no screen to minimize distractions. Users can transfer their recordings to a computer via USB-C and upload them to a dedicated microsite created by StoryCorps, where they can be preserved and accessed privately unless shared.
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(UPDATED April 21, 2026 04:05 UTC)
StoryCorps is teaming up with Prego to launch a new device called the Connection Keeper, which is designed to record family dinner conversations and resembles a pasta sauce lid. The Connection Keeper Bundle, priced at $20, includes a recording device, Prego sauce, an instruction manual, and conversation prompt cards, and will be available for purchase online starting April 27th, with less than 100 units being produced. Users can upload their recordings to a special StoryCorps x Prego site beginning May 4th, and the recordings can even be preserved at the Library of Congress.