Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses
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Original price was: $329.99.$229.99Current price is: $229.99.
Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses Price comparison
Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses Price History
Price History for Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) | Smart glasses with Alexa | Square frames in Classic Black with...
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| Current Price | $229.99 | January 11, 2025 |
| Highest Price | $329.99 | July 23, 2024 |
| Lowest Price | $229.99 | October 30, 2024 |
Last price changes
| $229.99 | October 30, 2024 |
| $329.99 | July 23, 2024 |
Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses Description
The new Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen combine style with smart technology, making them an essential accessory for tech enthusiasts and fashion-forward individuals alike. These smart glasses with Alexa integration bring a host of features that make everyday tasks easier and more convenient, all while keeping you connected and entertained.
Access Your Favorite Music and Content
With the Echo Frames 3rd Gen, you can hit the streets and ask Alexa to play music, podcasts, or Audible books from your favorite streaming apps. The convenience of accessing your media hands-free allows you to enjoy your favorite content without having to pull out your phone.
Hands-Free Communications
Stay in touch effortlessly with open-ear audio calling, allowing you to make calls without needing your phone. With the Top Contact feature, you can call your top VIP with a single press and hold of a button, providing a seamless and convenient way to communicate.
Next Generation Open-Ear Audio
Echo Frames speakers direct sound to your ears without covering them, minimizing what others around you can hear. The Auto Volume feature automatically adjusts the volume based on the noise level of your environment, ensuring you always have the perfect listening experience.
Control Your Smart Home from Anywhere
Do more with Alexa on your frames. Check if you locked the front door, turn on/off lights, and set your thermostat when you’re away from home. The Echo Frames 3rd Gen makes managing your smart home devices effortless.
Fashion Meets Function
Available in new classic and fashion-forward styles, these frames are made from handcrafted Mazzucchelli Italian acetate, German-engineered spring hinges, and premium metal tone finishes. The result is a pair of sunglasses that elevate your style while providing cutting-edge functionality.
Polarized Sun Lenses
The Echo Frames come with polarized lenses offering UV400 protection, making them perfect for sunny days. Additionally, these glasses are IPX4 water and sweat-resistant, ensuring durability in various conditions.
Designed to Protect Your Privacy
Amazon prioritizes your privacy with features like microphones that respond only to the voice of the person wearing the frames. You can mute the microphones with a double press of a button, providing peace of mind that your conversations remain private.
More Battery to Take Charge of Your Day
Enjoy up to 6 hours of continuous media playback or up to 14 hours of moderate usage, which includes a mix of media playback, talk time, Alexa interactions, and incoming notifications. The Echo Frames 3rd Gen fully charges in approximately 2.5 hours, keeping you powered throughout your day.
Designed for Sustainability
Amazon has designed the Echo Frames with sustainability in mind. The charging stand is made from 35% recycled materials, and 95% of the device packaging is made from wood fiber-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
Product Specifications
- Size: Square 56-16-147 mm
- Weight: 41g
- Material: Handcrafted Mazzucchelli Italian acetate, premium metal tone finishes, lightweight titanium temple core, and soft-touch silicone temple tips
- Smartphone Compatibility: Supports Android 9.0 or greater and iOS 14 or greater
- Battery Life: Up to 6 hours of continuous media playback or up to 14 hours of moderate usage
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 with multi-point pairing
- Water Resistance: IPX4 Splash-resistant
- Microphones: 4 beamforming microphones
- Sensors: Hall sensor, Ambient light sensor, and Accelerometer
Included in the Box
Each purchase of the Echo Frames 3rd Gen includes:
- 1 pair of Echo Frames (3rd Gen, 2023 release)
- Carrying case
- Cleaning cloth
- Charging stand
- USB-A to USB-C cable for charging stand
Note: Power adapter sold separately.
Privacy Features
The Echo Frames offer robust privacy features, including wake word technology, streaming indicators with LED feedback, and the ability to mute the microphones with a double press of the front action button. You can view and delete your voice recordings, ensuring your privacy is always protected.
The Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen are more than just a pair of sunglasses; they are a smart, stylish, and functional accessory that keeps you connected and in control, no matter where you are.
Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses Specification
Specification: Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses
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Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses Reviews (8)
8 reviews for Amazon Echo Frames 3rd Gen Sunglasses
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Bobby Thompson Rocks –
As a totally blind man, these glasses are super helpful. This is my first pair and it is the 3rd generation. I have it paired to my Apple Watch Ultra 2 and my iPhone 12pro. I had to uninstall the Alexa app and then reinstall it to make the multipoint pairing successful. Please make this product more accessible by making the charger easier and also add an audible beep or notification that the glasses are actually charging. I have to have my girlfriend put them in the charger for me and she says it is fiddle-y. Again, there is no way for me to know, except through her, that they are actually charging. Other than that, I love this product.
Janet –
Great glasses for being on the go. You have great speakers for listening to music and taking telephone calls. The battery lasts a long time and is stylish as well. I received many compliments and the ability to hear my surroundings as well as my music is a great advantage. #MEGA MEN
nhlrob –
I was kind of fearful of using an AI “Alexa” for annoyance of them not understanding me but i never ran into that problem, she’s a great assistant for someone like me who loves to be hands free on things.
I put prescription transition lenses on them with no issues, adjusting the glasses to my face was a lot easier than i thought. Charging it is very easy, it’s lasting for a good while, i have been using them for 5 hours right now and I’m still over 90% batteries, Alexa is also funny and fun to use, i love my siri but now i also love this one.
Hopefully my review helps you decide on getting these or not, after all it’s a want and not a need, but if you wear prescription like me, you would have to pay even more than the price selected which is to me really cheap compared to some of the frames i bought in the past.
Stephen –
Love to use it for calls and listening to music on walks. Much more comfortable than headphones.
Warehouse –
I was so excited to get the 3rd generation after wearing the 2nd generation frames since they came out. I was seriously disappointed at how had it was to get them to charge properly. I hate the new stand because it is burdensome to pack for trips and I have to change my head fitting to get them straight enough to charge. Then they stopped charging properly in the middle of the night. Why did they have to change from the previous chord? It was small, easy to pack, and simple to use! I miss those days. Also the green light came on saying it was fully charged, the frames said 100% to my Bluetooth, then I got less than an hour of music before they powered off from loss of battery. Nice sound, nice look, but so far they have been a pain. I miss my 2nd generation frames!
A. Bailey –
Bought the round blue glasses and they are SSOO comfortable. Set up was easy and operation is pretty straight forward. Sound is very clear and I really like that I now don’t get the fatigue of wearing earbuds. With music on low volumes, I also like that I can have a conversation with someone around me without having to pause my music. I may take them to an eye store to have the ear pieces adjusted (don’t want to try and do that myself and break them) so they fit a bit snugger around my ears.
Rick Richardson –
WARNING: Do NOT let your friends try them or you’ll never get them back once they put them on! LOL Unbelievable sound quality and the lenses are darker than my Ray-Ban sunglasses. Her voice is very clear and it’s exactly like talking to your Echo Show at home. Fits perfectly. My only regret is not buying them sooner. You won’t believe how loud you can actually make the music play and it’s great for pretending like you’re listening to someone’s boring conversation when you’re actually rocking out to music. Just smile and nod your head and be grateful you bought these wonderful smart glasses.
Janet –
First off: I purchased the Echo Frames Gen 2 when they were first released. Most of the following is done in comparison to that version.
= Multiple Device Support =======================
One feature missing from Gen 2 (that these have) is support for dual devices. This is the ONE thing about Gen 3 that is preferred over Gen 2.
= Audio ====================================
The new frames do sound better, however there are some serious trade offs that come with this…
First off, the speakers sound much quieter in a loud room.
Auto volume control has been removed.
Volume rocker no longer beeps, so changing volume without audio actively playing is a literal crap shoot.
There are also a number of glitches that randomly occur:
1. At random sound only comes out on 1 stem.
2. At random sound will be out of sync (one stem will play the sound slightly ahead of the other, creating an echo like effect).
= Silencing Notifications ========================
The ability to mute notifications is completely removed.
If you are going to be listening to music or an audio book, you’re getting notifications along with that.
The only way to fully stop notifications is to turn the frames off. Unfortunately this is now a difficult process.
Turning them off requires removal of the frames, then holding down 2 buttons at once for 10 seconds. For those less dexterous (like myself), this requires both hands.
This process is highly problematic, sometimes dangerous, and in some cases literally even illegal:
1. On the annoyance side of things, I was talking to a coworker when my wife started texting me. I had to mentally tune out the notifications since I couldn’t stop them.
2. As for danger: A few weeks back on my way to work, my co-workers started a back and forth on the teams app, and I got an ongoing flood of notifications. I then opted to turn the glasses off, which requires removal of the glasses (I can legally drive without my glasses, for those who can’t this is literally already illegal). I then had to use both hands (hard to do while still operating a steering wheel) to hold down the 2 power off buttons for 10 seconds. In my case, really bad timing had the car next to me change lanes without looking while I was still holding both buttons. I did manage to swerve, but it easily could have been tragic.
* Note that amazon support contacted me on posting about the near accident, but in the end said they would pass the information on for possible use in future products.
The removal of mute function OR the time and complexity added in powering them off alone would have been manageable. The fact they did BOTH was a really, REALLY bad idea.
= Form Factor ===============================
The physical design is noticeably different than Gen 2, with caveats:
1. Lenses, though close to Gen 2, cannot be transferred into these (so new lenses is a must).
2. They are noticeably smaller than Gen 2. I have a big head so the stems squeeze my head, leaving visible dents on either side of my head once removed (Gen 2 fit me comfortably).
3. I’m not happy with the end of the stem design. They barely make contact with my ears at all and are constantly sliding down my nose as a result.
= Phone Calls ===============================
These still work as bluetooth headsets for calls, with one downgrade which I REALLY don’t understand.
These frames do NOT remember contact info!
On my Gen 2 frames I frequently used eyes to call my wife. The very first use I did have to provide identifying information ONCE. From that point forward, it was a breeze:
Me: “Alexa, call my wife”
Alexa: “Ok” (then dials)
No fuss, no muss, it worked.
THIS version goes through the following routine EVERY SINGLE TIME:
Me: “Alexa, call my wife”
Alexa: “Did you mean wife?”
Me: “Yes”
Alexa: “What is your wife’s full name?”
Me: “[wife’s name]”
Alexa: “Do you know your wife’s full phone number?”
Me: “Yes”
Alexa: “What is the phone number”
Me: “[wife’s phone number]” (then dials)
THIS IS EVERY TIME WITHOUT FAIL!
If I immediacy ask Alexa to call my wife again, it’s the ENTIRE routine all over again!!!
This one makes me shake my head, how did this fail this far?
= Charging =================================
Gen 2 used a magnetic cable. This may not have been elegant, but it worked. I bought several cables, always having one close by to charge. And you could even charge while wearing them (which I did on occasion).
The new frames use a large charging cradle, with drawbacks:
1. The charge stand looks like it wants to be a piece of modern art.
2. It’s too big to be portable.
3. No way to wear them while charging them
4. It also fails to charge far too often… I’ve gone to get my frames on multiple occasions only to see a red light on the stand indicating they didn’t charge overnight… One occasion I had to remove and re-place them on the charge stand a good 10 to 15 times until the light stayed on without turning red.
= Dual Pairing ===============================
As mentioned above, this is the one new feature I like, but it too has an annoyance…
If I turn my ipad off, I get a notification beep, a verbal indication it lost connection (keeping in mind they’re still connected to my phone so still functional), and a blue blinking light on the side of the frames that continues indefinitely until I either power the ipad back on, or power cycle the frames.
= Action Buttons =============================
Gen 2 had one action button, and a tap & swipe support on the stem, and it worked fairly well (and also managed to support both muting notifications, and single button power off).
The dual button design on these, having 2 button next to each-other on the stem has lead me on more than one occasion to push the wrong action button (the difference between answering a call or rejecting it).
= Final Thoughts =============================
I get the feeling the design team on these really didn’t do much testing. So many things are worse than the previous generation. The question as to why I’m wearing them: Frames and lenses put me over $500 in the hole. It was also time for me to get new lenses, so I can see better with these.
My hope for the future is Gen 4 goes back to the Gen 2 frames with added multi-device support.