Amazon has officially sold (opens in a new tab) half a billion Alexa-enabled devices worldwide and is celebrating it the only way it knows: by selling even more devices.
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The company unveiled four budget additions to its Echo range on Wednesday, including the all-new Echo Pop smart speaker, a next-gen Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 5 Kids, and some slimmed-down Echo Buds. They all cost less than $100 and are available to pre-order now:
The New Echo Pop ($39.99)
I just want to stay in this lavender bloom? Photo credit: Amazon
The new Echo Pop is designed to add a pop of color and sound to small spaces. It’s Amazon’s newest, and maybe cutest, entry-level smart speaker. It packs a 1.95-inch front speaker, eero WiFi support, and a built-in Alexa assistant into a fancy hemispherical design that looks like someone hacked an Echo Dot(opens in a new tab) in half (which costs $10). deduct from the price). In addition to Amazon’s standard Charcoal and Glacier White colors, choose from two new colors: Midnight Teal and Lavender Bloom.
The Echo Pop costs $39.99 and will be released on Wednesday, May 31st.
The new Echo Show 5 ($89.99) and Echo Show 5 Kids ($99.99)
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Photo credit: Amazon
Amazon has updated its most popular smart display with a slimmer form factor in a new Cloud Blue finish, a faster AZ2 Neural Edge processor, an additional microphone, and an upgraded speaker system with clearer sound and twice the bass compared to the 2021 model. Its 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 480 and the integrated 2-megapixel camera are inherited from its predecessor, which costs $5 less. (opens in a new tab)
The next-gen Echo Show 5 will cost $89.99 and release May 31st.
The kid-friendly version of the new Echo Show 5 comes with a new Galaxy finish, parental controls, a two-year worry-free guarantee, and a free one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ (opens in a new tab). (This unlocks numerous books, movies, and TV shows from brands like Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS Kids, designed for kids ages 3 to 12.) It costs $10 more than the standard version and will also be available on December 31. delivered in May.
The New Echo Buds ($49.99)
Amazon went back to basics with its new Echo Buds. Photo credit: Amazon
Amazon’s latest wireless earbuds have a much simpler semi-in-ear design, which translates into a significantly lower price point. They support multi-device pairing and customizable tap controls, and offer a meager five hours of battery life. However, you can boost this up to 20 hours with the included charging case, and give them two hours of juice on a quick 15-minute charge. They don’t have active noise-cancellation or interchangeable silicone earbuds like 2021’s Echo Buds (which now say “Echo Buds with active noise-cancellation (opens in a new tab)”), but they also cost a whopping $70 cheaper.
The new Echo Buds will retail for $49.99 when they make their grand debut on Wednesday, June 7th, but you can snag a pair for the introductory price of $39.99 by pre-ordering.
UPDATE: May. Feb 17, 2023 2:48pm EDT This story has been updated to clarify that the Echo Buds just announced are brand new earbuds and not a third generation model.
