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New Beats Pill Speaker Listed on Apple's Regulatory Website as Launch Approaches

After appearing alongside athletes and celebrities, in iOS 17.5 code, and in the FCC database over the past month or so, a next-generation Beats Pill speaker has now been listed on Apple's regulatory compliance website for Europe.

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The original Beats Pill was a wireless Bluetooth speaker introduced in 2012, prior to Apple's acquisition of Beats. The speaker received a few updates in its first several years on the market, with the final revision being a redesigned Beats Pill+ with a Lightning charging port, introduced under Apple's ownership in 2015. Apple discontinued the Beats Pill+ in early 2022, but a new version now appears to be on the horizon.

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The new Beats Pill is likely to feature a USB-C charging port, upgraded Bluetooth, and more. Leaked images revealed a built-in lanyard, which was not available on previous models, along with red, black, and gold color options.

Beats is releasing new Solo Buds earbuds in June, so perhaps the new Beats Pill will launch next month too, but Apple has yet to formally announce the speaker. The previous Beats Pill+ was originally priced at $229.95 in the U.S. when it launched in 2015, but it had been available for $179.95 prior to being discontinued.

The listing on Apple's regulatory website was spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.

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Top Rated Comments

Victor Mortimer Avatar
30 months ago
What, they're actually going to call it a pill and not a "dynamic island" speaker?
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cateye Avatar
30 months ago

I’m not sure who these are for. Who is buying these?
People who like dramatically over-paying for bluetooth speaker.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
30 months ago

I’m not sure who these are for. Who is buying these?
People who can't handle silence and think you want to listen to their music at places like the beach or in the forest. They are very effective for that purpose.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
30 months ago
These might even stay in my ears, unlike the AirPods. I hope they work as a stereo pair.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jb310 Avatar
30 months ago
Feels like this thing has been teased/leaked to death at this point... people must really love this wireless speaker. 😩

(or at least Apple thinks people should!)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cicalinarrot Avatar
30 months ago

That’s why it’s frustrating. They market it as a fashion accessory. They could spend a little effort and make it actually sound better than the competition and be a fashion accessory but instead they cut costs on the transducers and tuning, “fix” the shortcomings in software and hype it as a cool accessory that comes in a lot of colors.

Dislike.
These things usually work well enough for people who buy them. They're usually not audiophiles, they just want some bass from the sound and the thing to look cool. Which is exactly how most of us choose clothes (many people I know never check the inner tag of a sweater to check how much synthetic materials it's made of).
And a higher-than-usual price tag is not a bad thing for them. It makes it exclusive and even cooler to have.
Again, I don't like these kind of logic but I totally understand it and it's almost impossible to escape. And since I fall for it in many other ways, I'd call myself a hypocrite if I felt superior to people who buy Beats or stuff like that.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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