Amazon’s smart glasses are getting their first significant update in more than two years. The latest version of the Echo Frames will ship with a longer battery life and redesigned audio experience, along with several new colors and styles.
The new Echo Frames can squeeze up to six hours of media playback on one charge. They also come in several new styles for both glasses and sunglasses, including two new looks from eyewear maker Carrera (the Carrera styles will be sold as “Carrera Smart Glasses.”)
The Alexa-enabled glasses will also come with better audio than their predecessors. Amazon says the new frames have “more balanced sound, better audio clarity, and less distortion.” The glasses also come with better speech processing so the glasses can more reliably detect the wake word in varied conditions, like wind and noisy rooms.
All of the new Echo Frame will cost $269.99. The company didn’t say when they would go on sale, but people can sign up now for notifications about
