Beats Pill Debuts in New Navy Blue and Blush Pink Colors

[MacRumors]

Apple's Beats brand is launching its Beats Pill speaker in two new colors today: Navy Blue and Blush Pink. The colors join the original Matte Black, Statement Red, and Champagne Gold colors that debuted last June. Beats introduced special-edition Light Gray and Dark Gray versions in a collaboration with Kim Kardashian back in October, but those have since been discontinued.

The catch with the latest Beats Pill colors is that they are retailer exclusives, with Navy Blue being available only from Walmart and Blush Pink only from Target in the United States. The Blush Pink model will be coming to John Lewis in the UK and Walmart in Canada this summer, but it appears the Navy Blue model will remain U.S.-only.

Compared to the previous Beats Pill+ that was discontinued in 2022, the revamped Beats Pill features a redesigned speaker system with a 20º upward tilt for better sound projection, a removable lanyard, USB-C and Bluetooth connectivity, up to 24 hours of battery life, and IP67 water and sweat resistance.

Amplify Mode and Stereo Mode let you sync up two Beats Pill speakers for either bigger overall sound or separate left and right channels, while USB-C support means you can charge a recent iPhone or other devices from the speaker. The Beats Pill can also be used as a speakerphone for connected devices, with a noise-learning algorithm and full duplex support ensuring high-quality calls.

As part of the launch of the new colors for the Pill, Beats is introducing a pair of new "Pill People" shorts featuring WNBA star Angel Reese as the pink Pill Person and former F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo as the blue Pill Person.

The new Navy Blue Beats Pill from Walmart and Blush Pink Beats Pill from Target are available starting today at the same $149.99 price point as the standard colors.

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[victorvictoria]

Will you take the blue pill or the pink pill? Doesn't matter, you're in the consumer Matrix now, and there's no escape.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Pill people.............

 

[klasma]

Will you take the blue pill or the pink pill?

I’d like to see anyone swallowing those.

 

[Godspeed8230]

I really like the colors.

 

[russell_314]

I’d like to see anyone swallowing those.

This pill isn’t designed to be taken orally 😂

 

[victorvictoria]

I’d like to see anyone swallowing those.

They're suppositories!

 

[russell_314]

They're suppositories!

That’s how you get the best bass 😂

 

[Astuces iOS]

I hate theses speakers, I have tested them a lot of times at the apple store and the HomePod mini is better especially when you listen to classical music !

 

[Canyda]

I literally just used some travel points on Friday to order the Champagne Gold one and saw this today and was kicking myself but if the blue is never going to be available in Canada, then nevermind.

 

[klasma]

They're suppositories!

Beats Suppository doesn’t quite roll off the tongue as well.

 

[klasma]

That’s how you get the best bass 😂

Wasn’t there a Swedish pop group called Ass of Bass?

 

[victorvictoria]

Beats Suppository doesn’t quite roll off the tongue as well.

Isn't that the start of an epic porn scene?

 

[TechnoMonk]

I hate theses speakers, I have tested them a lot of times at the apple store and the HomePod mini is better especially when you listen to classical music !

HomePod doesn’t go with you, needs power and network. Pill is a portable blue tooth speakers.

 

[Gengar]

I hate theses speakers, I have tested them a lot of times at the apple store and the HomePod mini is better especially when you listen to classical music !

I have 3 Beats Pills (a black one and two light gray ones) and I love them. Excellent sound quality, even better than my Sony bluetooth speakers. I wouldn't pay more than $99 for them though, since they're often on sale.

 

[maerz001]

I hate theses speakers, I have tested them a lot of times at the apple store and the HomePod mini is better especially when you listen to classical music !

I hate classical music and the mini.
I never had a device with such a bad connection to my iphones.

 

[TechnoMonk]

I have 3 Beats Pills (a black one and two light gray ones) and I love them. Excellent sound quality, even better than my Sony bluetooth speakers. I wouldn't pay more than $99 for them though, since they're often on sale.

They have been for 99 at Costco for long time. If I needed a portable speaker I would get pill. I like HomePod mini for home use though.

 

[Royksöpp]

That's a great shade of blue. It's just enough color to stand out, but not enough to be garish and childlike. I'm not really feeling that Pepto Pink though.

 

[Burger Thing]

The fact that these speakers, sold by Apple under their umbrella, don't Airplay is absolutely crazy.

 

[svish]

The red one is nice. Not liking the new pink one. Disappointing that the new colours are exclusive to select retailers.

 

[lk400]

I hate theses speakers, I have tested them a lot of times at the apple store and the HomePod mini is better especially when you listen to classical music !

This is saying a lot, because the HomePod mini sounds quite bad. I got a launch day one after having 4 original home pods, and very quickly relegated it to “the speaker in the hallway I used to turn my lights on and off with”. As a pianist, I feel bad for the classical music being reproduced through that speaker! Perhaps I feel worse for the music being reproduced through a beats speaker, though,

 

[wbeasley]

That’s how you get the best bass 😂

its all about the bASS, the bASS...

 

[Canyda]

That's a great shade of blue. It's just enough color to stand out, but not enough to be garish and childlike. I'm not really feeling that Pepto Pink though.

I don't mind the pink TBH. I find it interesting that Beats did this shortly after Bose put out a pink Soundlink Flex.