Amazon Echo Buds 2 just leaked — and it's coming before AirPods Pro 2

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Amazon produces a lot of its own tech these days, so when it announced it was developing its own wireless earbuds, the Echo Buds, nobody thought anything of information technology. Just it turns out they weren't half bad. Not perfect, only still proficient.

It seems Amazon was impressed enough with Echo Buds reception that at that place's another iteration coming. And the Echo Buds 2 should take wireless charging of some kind.

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Nosotros know this thanks to an FCC filing from Anker rather than Amazon itself. The filing has been filed for an unannounced Anker wireless charger, which is named "Anker Innovations PowerWave Pad for Amazon Echo Buds (2nd Gen with Wireless Charging)."

So judging from the name alone, an Echo Buds 2 is on the manner. And a wireless charging case should be on the way. It'due south an oblong-shaped example, alike to Samsung's Galaxy Buds Plus, if Anker's diagram is annihilation to go by.

anker echo buds 2 wireless charging pad — (Image credit: Anker/FCC)

That example volition be a new shape and compatible with wireless charging, which is a heck of a lot nicer than the microUSB-powered case the original Echo Buds came with when they were released final twelvemonth.

That's nigh as much every bit nosotros can tell from this single filing. Simply now we know that the Echo Buds 2 are out there, in that location's no doubtfulness people will be able to uncover all sorts of new information nearly Amazon'south newest wireless earbuds. Let'south merely hope Amazon has been fixing some of the issues people had with the first Echo Buds. Like the fact they could be a bit uncomfortable, and that they didn't really go all in on smart gestures.

It'south only a matter of time earlier we find out, and if Anker's Buds 2 charging pad is already going through the FCC, it'due south probably not going to exist very long before we see Echo Buds 2 hitting Amazon.

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