Out of the back under a flap you’ll find a traditional USB port for the Pill+ charge out feature to power iPhones and iPads, a line-in port for wired playback over a stereo cable, and a standard Lightning port for recharging the built-in battery.Īlso included in the packaging, which resembles that of the Apple Watch Sport and feels very much like Apple’s, you’ll find a color matched cloth carrying case and three colored Beats logo stickers. Dedicated volume up and volume down toggles are placed on the top right, while a power button/battery status plus LED indicator light are placed on the left. Hold it down to add a second connected device without disconnecting from the first device. The top of Pill+ features an illuminating Beats logo’d button that lets you play and pause tracks. Although it’s a bit heavier, the new shape fits well in the hand with the plastic grill on either side of the grippy top and bottom. Compare that to the old Pill 2.0 at 7.6″ x 2″ x 2″ and 0.7 pounds. Pill+ is still a pretty small speaker at 8″ x 2.5″ x 2.25″ and 1.65 pounds. The shape change from Benadryl to Tylenol means those Beats Dude Stands won’t work anymore, and that’s probably okay. The design has changed from an upward-facing capsule one to a forward-facing body that’s more symmetrical but still clearly pill-shaped. Pill+ is bump up in size and sound from the similarly priced Pill 2.0. $199) that it replaces than either the recalled Pill XL (was $299) or discontinued iPod Hi-Fi (was $349) speakers. The short story is that Pill+ ( $195, reg. $229) shares a lot more DNA with the Beats Pill 2.0 ( $179, reg.
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Companion iOS and Android apps offer more features.Fabric carrying bag + Lightning cable included.12-hour battery life, charges over Lightning like iPhones.Wireless playback over Bluetooth, no AirPlay or auto-pairing.First new Beats hardware since Apple’s acquisition.And even though this is clearly a Beats-branded product and not purely Apple, there’s something for fans of both to like, but is it the best speaker in its class? There’s even a companion Pill+ app for both iOS and Android.
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Still, Apple’s new portable speaker resembles previous versions of Beats hardware more than you might expect from the iPhone maker in 2015. The Pill+ marks Apple’s first real step back into the speaker business since briefly entering it in with the iPod Hi-Fi from 2006 to 2007 aside from color variations and wireless models, all other Beats hardware has been designed before the Apple move.
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The first totally new product to come from Apple under the Beats brand is the recently announced Beats Pill+ ( $195, reg. $229), a portable Bluetooth speaker that recharges over Lightning like iPhones and iPads. On the hardware front, Apple is totally marching forward with the headphone and speaker business it acquired after buying Beats for $3 billion a year and a half ago.
At the start of the week we saw Apple officially pull the plug on Beats Music after using it as the foundation for Apple Music which includes a streaming radio station dubbed Beats 1 as a salute.
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