Beats Teams Up With Nike for Special-Edition Powerbeats Pro 2

[MacRumors]

Apple's Beats brand is launching its first hardware collaboration with Nike today, debuting a new special-edition Nike-branded version of the Powerbeats Pro 2. Featuring Nike's "Volt" color palette with a matte black and Volt-speckled charging case with Nike's "Just Do It" slogan printed inside the lid, the buds themselves sport the Nike Swoosh logo on the right ear bud and the Beats "b" logo on the left ear bud.

Aside from the Nike-focused design, these are the same Powerbeats Pro 2 that were introduced last year, with the signature Powerbeats wraparound earhooks for stability, Active Noise Cancelling with Transparency mode, built-in heart rate monitoring, and up to 45 hours of battery life when tapping into the charging case to recharge.

The launch comes with a new ad campaign featuring NBA superstar and longtime Beats brand ambassador LeBron James and professional golfer Tom Kim.

"This isn't just a new colorway; it's a collision of two brands that define performance, culture, and sports—the attributes of today's athlete," said Chris Thorne, CMO of Beats. "By placing the Swoosh on our hardware for the first time, we're honoring the shared DNA of Beats and Nike—and celebrating ambassadors like LeBron James who embody both. It's a tribute to the grit, style, and sound that push people to their limits."

Powerbeats Pro 2 – Nike Special Edition will be available to purchase starting this Friday, March 20, at 9:00am Pacific Time, and will be priced at $249.99 in the United States. It will also be available in the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Germany, Canada, Australia, Singapore, France, Spain, India, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong, as well as at nike.com in the United States and at select Apple retail stores in the United States, United Kingdom, China, and Singapore.

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[HouseLannister]

Why does Nike keep doing this faux splattered paint look? It is not appealing.

 

[rishiomedia]

Even though I don’t know much about Lebron and am not into basketball - that’s a nice ad.

 

[lyngo]

LeBron finally at an athletic event where he didn't LeFlop.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

2 of the most stagnating brands partnering up. Amazing .

up till a few months ago I wore but Nike shoes but they fell off for a while now. Outside of their super shoes they're terribly average and overpriced. Only got the looks for themselves

 

[PowerButton]

Why does Nike keep doing this faux splattered paint look? It is not appealing.

How the collab meeting went.
Beats: “We want this to feel like Nike.”
Nike: “Bright green, logo, then open MS Paint and start flicking.”
Beats: “Brilliant.”

 

[tyranne201]

AirPods Pro is better, sorry.

 

[Loi84]

AirPods Pro is better, sorry.

Depending on the use case, I disagree.

 

[jgomez027]

Nice color- terrible anc on these

 

[Gengar]

Such an ugly design - the Nike logo on one bud and the two tone color scheme.

 

[ufgatorvet]

Depending on the use case, I disagree.

Elaborate?

 

[MacSlut]

Elaborate?

I'm not the OP, but I have the latest versions of both Powerbeats and AirPods Pro (and have had the previous versions).

AirPods Pro: Best overall sound and features. Better size for carrying in a pocket. Best use cases are desk, bed, sofa, flight, walking around.

Powerbeats Pro: Better battery life both for the buds and the case. Far more secure for extreme sports. Better physical controls. Best use cases are trail marathons, Ironman training, cross country hiking, mountain climbing, etc...

The sound profile differences between the two are subjective.

 

[dbc34]

2 of the most stagnating brands partnering up. Amazing .

up till a few months ago I wore but Nike shoes but they fell off for a while now. Outside of their super shoes they're terribly average and overpriced. Only got the looks for themselves

Have you tried the vomero plus? Assuming you are interested in running shoes.

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Just do what?

 

[ChelseaDrew]

I'm not the OP, but I have the latest versions of both Powerbeats and AirPods Pro (and have had the previous versions).

AirPods Pro: Best overall sound and features. Better size for carrying in a pocket. Best use cases are desk, bed, sofa, flight, walking around.

Powerbeats Pro: Better battery life both for the buds and the case. Far more secure for extreme sports. Better physical controls. Best use cases are trail marathons, Ironman training, cross country hiking, mountain climbing, etc...

The sound profile differences between the two are subjective.

I agree except I do my Ironman training without music. Since it’s not allowed on the course. (Although, Ironically I did have the beats in on tonight’s bike session. ) I treated my self. lol. Less then two weeks till the Texas 70.3 in Galveston and IM Jax is fast approaching.

 

[ChelseaDrew]

Have you tried the vomero plus? Assuming you are interested in running shoes.

Couldn’t agree more on the Vomero plus. Love that show for long runs.

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

"Beats Teams Up With Nike"

At first I thought this referred to someone beating up Microsoft's video app Teams with the help of Nike.
Oh dear 😄

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Have you tried the vomero plus? Assuming you are interested in running shoes.

I have and I don't like them. 180 bucks for that is steep. Very unstable for the ankles too, imho.

Nike midsoles aren't resilient, not particularly amazing in energy return (good cushioning tho), horrendous outsole durabilty which leads them to thick ones, bad grip, tremendous weight, not that good tongue, awful breathability for most models outside of supershoes

there are so many better brands. Adidas, saucony, puma.

 

[svish]

Don’t think I will be getting one. Good that it is at the same price as the normal versions.

 

[dbc34]

I have and I don't like them. 180 bucks for that is steep. Very unstable for the ankles too, imho.

Nike midsoles aren't resilient, not particularly amazing in energy return (good cushioning tho), horrendous outsole durabilty which leads them to thick ones, bad grip, tremendous weight, not that good tongue, awful breathability for most models outside of supershoes

there are so many better brands. Adidas, saucony, puma.

What do you wear as a max stack non super shoe? Adidas is the epitome of unstable. Saucony has a good shoe and puma’s magmax is nice but don’t have the ability to turn up the pace. More of a long run cruiser.