Amazon’s strategy with Echo Frames is to omit the visual augmented reality features of other “smart glasses” and offer regular-looking glasses with built-in Alexa voice assistants. If this sounds like a valuable addition to your life, you’re in luck. New 3rd generation Echo Frames are now available. Pre-order on Amazona $75 discount is available.
what The Verge‘s David Pierce pointed out in a preview earlier this fall that the biggest difference between the new frames is not only in function, but also in form. This latest version is a lighter and more balanced version of the previous frame, and is more stylish and colorful. Options available. This is a bigger problem than it sounds, considering that in the first generation, his only choice of Echo Frames resembled drugstore reading glasses.
The new Echo Frames also have slightly longer battery life, now lasting a total of 6 hours on a full charge. The newly designed set of speakers also delivers up to “3x more bass” than the second-generation Echo Frames. Each set of Echo Frames has a small built-in microphone that can pick up your voice (Amazon says it’s designed to avoid picking up the voices of passersby), which allows it to communicate with Alexa. It becomes like this. So you can pull up a playlist on your Echo Frames, turn your Alexa-enabled smart lights on and off, play a podcast, call your mom, and just keep going.
Image: David Pearce/The Verge
The 3rd generation frame has a list price of $269.99, but Amazon’s “Introductory Price Promotion” adds an additional $75 off to early buyers who pre-order the prescription-compatible version. The blue light blocking Echo frames come with a slight discount, but the sunglasses are full price. In addition, the collaboration between Amazon and the Carrera brand continues. third generation Carrera Echo Frame sunglasses cost $389.99 (but only $314.99 if you pre-order).
Echo frames are available in five styles including blue round, black rectangle, black square, brown cateye, and gray rectangle. If you order the prescription-compatible or blue-light filtering version, you’ll need to take them to your optician to have your prescription lenses fitted when they arrive. Obviously, that’s not the case with Echo Frames sunglasses.
you can pre order Next-generation prescription Echo Frames cost $194.99, while blue-light filtering versions or sunglasses cost $224.99 or $254.99, respectively. Also, pre-orders are available for: third generation Carrera Echo Frame sunglasses are discounted for $314.99.