At its hardware launch event, online retail giant Amazon announced a slew of products under its Echo lineup. Alexa, the smart voice assistant which powers Echo devices, is mostly limited to home devices as of now.
In a bid to change that and have Alexa power more type of devices, Amazon has launched its first true-wireless earphones — Amazon Echo Buds. It comes with Alexa built-in for voice commands and is claimed to offer five hours of battery life.
Charging the earphones for 15 minutes can provide 2 hours of playback time. Further, Amazon says that the charging case offers 20 hours of music playback. The company has also adopted a noise cancellation technology from Bose.
Amazon has confirmed that the Echo Buds are rated IPX4, making them waterproof and dust proof. The earphones come with Knowles dual balanced armature drivers along with Realtek RTL8763B Bluetooth SoC, Intel S1000 Digital Signal Processor, and Analog ADAU1777 Audio Codec.
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It also comes with Bluetooth 5.0 Hands-Free Profile (HFP) support and uses Wi-Fi or mobile data connection for connectivity. It also has Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming. The earbud weighs 7.6 grams while the case weighs 70 grams, as per the company.
The Amazon Echo Buds are priced at $129.99 and are currently up for pre-orders in the United States while the shipping is slated to start from 30th October. As an introductory offer, users will get 3 months of free trial to Audible.
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