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In April, Amazon upgraded its Echo Buds to make it a better value-oriented rival to Apple's AirPods.

Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) review: The cost of comfort As most phones have left the headphone jack behind for good, true wireless earbuds have gone from optional accessories to must-haves for on-the-go listening. While Samsung, Apple, and Jabra fight it out in the premium space, there's still plenty of competition available for low and mid-range options. Amazon is no stranger to providing quality alternatives at lower prices — it's kept the budget Android tablet alive single-handedly with its Fire tablets. Whether it can do the same with earbuds is another question altogether. Amazon releas...

All Specs We've been recommending the first-generation Amazon Echo Buds ($129.99) for nearly two years now thanks to their combination of hands-free Alexa voice control and solid active noise reduction in a true wireless design. While there's not much reason to upgrade if you already own a pair of the originals, the second-generation Echo Buds are smaller, lighter, and offer genuine active noise cancellation for $119.99 (or $139.99 if you opt for the model with a wireless charging case). While the noise cancellation here can't compete with the likes of Bose, the second-gen Echo Buds offer en...

Photo: Caitlin McGarry/Gizmodo Amazon is trying its hand at earbuds again after stumbling out of the gate with its first pair of Echo Buds in 2019. The improvements, I’m mildly irritated to say, are good. Advertisement Amazon’s hardware is all over the place: Its Kindle lineup is excellent but still sports microUSB ports, its smart displays are very good but also mildly creepy, its first fitness tracker was horrifyingly invasive, and its first-gen Bluetooth earbuds were outdated from the jump (see, again, microUSB) and didn’t sound great. I wasn’t sure what to expect when the Alexa-f...

Amazon's Alexa-based Echo Buds 2 improve ergonomics, sound, and ANC Like the first-generation Echo Buds, Amazon built the new model around hands-free Alexa integration. Amazon's AI assistant always listens, letting you control calls, music, podcasts, and more without lifting a finger. Amazon has prioritized improving the first-generation Echo Buds' weak spots, including audio and Active Noise Cancelation (ANC). The online retailer describes the earphones' improved audio as providing "dynamic audio" and "crisp, balanced sound." Amazon says the new Echo Buds also have better microphones to impr...