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Apple Announces $500 Beats Pill Speaker Bundle With Collectible Holder
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As long as the daughter uses her own hard earned money for it i am fine
Every day the world moves closer and closer to being real life Idiocracy.
This looks like something id expect to see at a Polish or Vietnamese market. And 500 bucks? Lol
This might have been cool if I was a 13 year old with cash to burn!
But I’m not, and I don’t even like Bluetooth speakers
But I’m not, and I don’t even like Bluetooth speakers
It's actually about $425 as you need to allow for the UK price having 20% sales tax (i.e. VAT) included in the £380 price. Still overpriced, though I guess I'm not the target demographic (look at how much Labubu sell for as a guide)
I'm so completely out of it that I just had to search for what the heck "Labubu" even is. lmfao
You could have convinced me it was the sound a toddler makes when eating.
“Courage!”
Yet another pathetically overpriced “celebrity” launch by Tim Spindler’s team.
C’mon everyone, the price isn’t that bad…remember that Apple had to account for all the tariffs.
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You're paying for the exclusivity. It's a status thing. Sneakers company do this all the time & beats does overlap with that market quite a bit. No different than what Hermès does, just further down market.
Apple today announced that Beats and Japanese graphic artist Verdy have teamed up to bring back a collectible Beats Pill holder.
This time, the cream-coloured "Vear" bear holds the Beats Pill in his mouth, whereas the original version from last year holds the speaker between its paws.
Beats and Verdy have been promoting the collectible figure on Instagram and YouTube.
As part of a so-called "hyper-limited drop," the new Vear will be available starting this Thursday, August 21, exclusively at the Dover Street Market in London, England. A bundle with the figure and a Beats Pill will set you back £380, which is equivalent to a little more than $500 in the United States. The speaker costs $149.99 on its own.
The bundle will roll out across the U.S., China, and Japan later this year, according to Apple. Exact pricing in those countries has not yet been disclosed.
There is nothing unique about the Beats Pill included in the bundle.
Apple re-released the Beats Pill last year. Read our previous coverage to learn more about the portable Bluetooth speaker's features and specs.
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I love my Beats Pill (but not my Powerbeats 2) and all but man… Beats does a LOT of random side quests / collabs lol
Your daughter has earned $500? What is she, 25?As long as the daughter uses her own hard earned money for it i am fine
It is easy to poke fun at the younger generations, but I am sure many in the older generations remember pet rocks. I still have mine... I also remember an insane patch in which people were assaulting each other for cabbage-patch dolls. The it was beanie babies boom on eBay, etc.
Oh I wasn't even poking fun -- I just truly had no idea what that term was.
You could have convinced me it was a made up word to try and trick me.
lol
People complaining about Apple and there other non iPhone products never used Beats when it originally came out... Monster was the key partner. I had a pair (given to me from the company I worked for) and they did not last. They fell apart and I had to tape them up.
Say what you say about Beats since Apple acquired the company but the products are much better now! Heck this Beats Pill holder will probably last a long time!
I had the Beats Pill XL which was recalled due to a battery issue. I ended up sending it in for the $325 payout as I had used the heck out of it for years and it was thrashed. I believe the manufacturing was PRIOR to Apple's ownership but either way the https://support.apple.com/beats-pillxl-recall mentions "Apple has determined that, in rare cases, the battery in the Beats Pill XL Speaker may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. This product has been sold worldwide since January 2014 by Beats, Apple, and other retailers." I still have the box though lol!
I know folks hate on Beats all the time and partnership like this... but I'm sure it will sell out. I will never understand how so many people are quick to go to social media and forums to express their disinterest for a product or complain how something is so overpriced, that they never would buy anyways... who cares.... someone is gonna buy it and appreciate it.
Time article on Monster: https://time.com/3657942/beats-monster-lawsuit/
More info:
August 1, 2014
Concurrently, the Carlyle Group replaced HTC as a minority shareholder, alongside Dr. Dre and Iovine in late 2013. On August 1, 2014, Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion in a cash and stock deal, the largest acquisition in Apple's history.
Say what you say about Beats since Apple acquired the company but the products are much better now! Heck this Beats Pill holder will probably last a long time!
I had the Beats Pill XL which was recalled due to a battery issue. I ended up sending it in for the $325 payout as I had used the heck out of it for years and it was thrashed. I believe the manufacturing was PRIOR to Apple's ownership but either way the https://support.apple.com/beats-pillxl-recall mentions "Apple has determined that, in rare cases, the battery in the Beats Pill XL Speaker may overheat and pose a fire safety risk. This product has been sold worldwide since January 2014 by Beats, Apple, and other retailers." I still have the box though lol!
I know folks hate on Beats all the time and partnership like this... but I'm sure it will sell out. I will never understand how so many people are quick to go to social media and forums to express their disinterest for a product or complain how something is so overpriced, that they never would buy anyways... who cares.... someone is gonna buy it and appreciate it.
Time article on Monster: https://time.com/3657942/beats-monster-lawsuit/
More info:
August 1, 2014
Concurrently, the Carlyle Group replaced HTC as a minority shareholder, alongside Dr. Dre and Iovine in late 2013. On August 1, 2014, Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion in a cash and stock deal, the largest acquisition in Apple's history.