Product · Consumer Electronics
True wireless earbuds for Amazon, redesigned to be smaller, lighter and quieter — a calm, seamless form that disappears into everyday life.
The second-generation Echo Buds took everything learned from the first and reduced it. The earbuds are about 20% smaller and around two grams lighter, and the charging case is about 40% more compact — small enough to disappear into a pocket.
Active noise cancellation replaced the first generation’s noise reduction, blocking about twice as much background sound, with a passthrough mode a long press away for when you want to hear the world around you.
The outer face became a single, seamless matte surface, replacing the first generation’s glossy raised touch circle. The Amazon smile is printed tone-on-tone, so the brand is there when you look for it and invisible when you don’t.
A shorter nozzle and new pressure-relief vents make the buds more comfortable over long wear, and four sizes of ear tips plus two sizes of wing tips — checked with a fit test in the Alexa app — let each person find a secure, sealed fit.
Three microphones in each earbud work together for noise cancellation, clearer calls and hands-free Alexa. The case charges over USB-C, with an optional version that adds wireless charging.
Echo Buds (2nd generation) launched in May 2021 in black and Glacier White. As lead designer for Hearables, Emmanuel designed the first, second and third generations of Echo Buds.