Amazon could be about to release its answer to the Apple AirPod, according to a CNBC report.
Citing "a person directly involved in the project," the report describes in detail real wireless headphones, dubbed "Puget," which also act as a fitness tracker, with a built-in accelerometer and the ability to monitor items such as "distance traveled. , calories burned ". and the pace of the race. "
The new earbuds would cost less than € 100 (€ 80 / € 150), which would have the effect of significantly damaging Apple's AirPods (and most of the wireless competition).
Alexa will also come with Alexa built in, giving access to the voice assistant on the go.
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A better quality echo.
In addition to the genuine wireless headphones, the source also said that Amazon would launch a new Amazon Echo speaker, a larger device that offers improved sound quality.
The speaker would be "designed to be Alexa's main home market center speaker," suggesting it could usurp Amazon's first echo. With a "premium woofer and speaker" it should solve some of the audio problems faced by its predecessor.
So when will we see these new Amazon devices? At the moment, everything indicates that on September 25, Amazon will hold a launch event in Seattle.
If Amazon launches new headphones into service on September 25, this could be a challenge for Apple. After all, it's your own wireless headphones that are the current market leaders.
We were hoping that fitness tracking and biometric sensors would make their way to the AirPods 2, which have yet to be released, but in the absence of information on the release date, it looks like Amazon will beat the tech giant perfectly, in any case. we should find out on September 25th.
Via CNBC