The introductory pricing period for the 2nd-gen Echo Buds, which dropped their price down to $99.99, appears to have ended. At midnight this morning, the new wireless earbuds from Amazon increased to their regular list price of $119.99 to coincide with today’s release. A few hours later, the 1st-gen Echo Buds dropped from their list price of $129.99 to $79.99, which matches the lowest price they’ve ever been. Reviews for the new Echo Buds are fairly positive and generally conclude that they’re great for the price but you can do better if you’re willing to spend $50-$70 more. Chris Welch from The Verge scored the new Echo Buds an 8.5 out of 10, whereas he gave the old ones an 8.0. Engadget’s Billy Steele scored the new earbuds an 80 out of 100 and the old ones a 73.

Amazon has announced the all-new 2nd-gen Echo Buds. The new models, now available in either matte black or matte white, are 20% smaller with active noise cancellation. They’re regularly priced at $119.99 with a USB-C charging case, but an introductory price currently drops them to just $99.99 for a limited time. Alternatively, you can get them with a wireless charging case for $139.99 regularly, but the introductory price drops that to $119.99. Lastly, the wireless charging case can be bundled with an Anker wireless charger, that is specially made for the Echo Buds case, for $157.98 which drops to $137.98 during the introductory discount. Read more ›