Beats Pill+ Portable Wireless Speaker - Stereo Bluetooth, 12 Hours Of Listening Time, Microphone For Phone Calls - Black

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In July 2014, Bose Corporation sued Beats Electronics, alleging that its "Studio" line incorporated noise cancellation technology that infringed five patents held by the company. Bose has also sought an injunction which would ban the infringing products from being imported or sold in the United States. [41] [42] The lawsuit was settled out of court. Apple pulled all Bose products from its retail outlets, although it is unclear whether it was in response to the lawsuit, an ambush marketing conflict involving Beats and the NFL (which had recently named Bose as one of its official sponsors, and thus fined a player for displaying the Beats logo during an official activity), or as a result of Apple's acquisition of Beats. [43] However, two months later, Bose products returned to the shelves of Apple Stores. The companies settled in October 2014: details were not disclosed. [44] Monster lawsuit [ edit ] In 2011, Beats reached a deal with Chrysler LLC to feature Beats-branded audio systems in its vehicles. First under the partnership was its 2012 Chrysler 300S luxury vehicle, which included a 10-speaker Beats by Dr. Dre sound system. [17] [66] Beats audio systems have also been available in models from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles's other brands, including Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep. Apple Music announces Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos; will bring Lossless Audio to entire catalog". Apple Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17.

Apple Said to Target 200 Job Cuts at Beats After Deal". Bloomberg LP. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014 . Retrieved August 1, 2014. On January 19, 2012, BusinessWeek reported that Beats and Monster would not renew their production contract and their partnership ceased at the end of 2012. Dre and Iovine subsequently decided to oversee the entire operation of the company, from manufacturing to R&D, [12] and aimed to double its workforce to around 300 employees. Monster would ultimately begin marketing its own competing line of premium headphones aimed towards an older demographic. [6] At the time, neither Dre, Iovine or Wood were experienced in the operation of a company at such a grand level, but Wood explained in 2014: Experience immersive listening wherever you go with Beats Studio Buds—true wireless noise cancelling earphones". Beats By Dre. More HTC handsets with Beats headphones? Probably not". CNET. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013 . Retrieved April 22, 2013.footnote11Fast Pair requires location enabled. Full access to features requires an Android 6.0 or newer device with Google Play Service enabled and Google Account.

Fröhlich, Christoph (2014-04-25). "Stiftung Warentest prüft Kopfhörer. Beats by Dr. Dre fail". stern.de (in German) . Retrieved 2023-08-21. Sakr, Sharif. "HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio review". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015 . Retrieved January 7, 2015.Following its acquisition of a stake in the company, most new HTC smartphones began to be released with Beats Audio software, beginning with the HTC Sensation XE/XL with Beats Audio in September 2011. [62] The software was to be included in most new HTC devices, such as the One series. [63] [64] The Sensation XE and Rezound were also bundled with Beats by Dre earbuds, but HTC abandoned the practice on future devices. An HTC product executive claimed that despite the prominence of the Beats brand, "an accessory like the headphone doesn't factor in when someone is buying a smartphone". [65] Car audio [ edit ] a b "Beats Music Tells Users To Switch To Apple Music". TechCrunch. AOL Inc. (Verizon Communications). 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015 . Retrieved July 3, 2015. Evans, Joel. "Review: Beats by Dr. Dre headphones". Geek.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012 . Retrieved May 23, 2012. Beats Music Beefs Up Curation Team, Says Service Is 'Coming Soon' ". Billboard.biz. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013 . Retrieved August 27, 2013.

a b Sisario, Ben (July 23, 2012). "After HTC Sale, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Gain Control of Beats Headphones". The New York Times. Media Decoder blog. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012 . Retrieved July 26, 2012. While MOG indicated that it would continue to operate independently with no immediate change in service, [69] Beats subsequently announced a new subscription-based online music service, known as Beats Music, which launched in January 2014. In comparison to its competitors, such as Spotify and Google Play Music, the service emphasizes recommendations by music professionals alongside algorithmic recommendations. [23] [71] MOG was shut down on May 31, 2014, and existing users were directed to Beats Music. [72] Beats Music was in turn replaced by Apple Music in June 2015; the service also incorporated a Beats-branded online radio station, called "Beats 1", but the name was later changed to " Apple Music 1". [37] [38] Dolby Atmos Support [ edit ]The Pill 2 was replaced by the Pill+, which was introduced in late 2015 and was discontinued in early 2021.

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Beats Pill+ Speaker Launches Alongside New Colors for Solo2 Headphones". 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015 . Retrieved October 29, 2015. The case was dismissed in August 2016, with a Supreme Court ruling that Beats "had the right to terminate the agreement as of January 7th, 2013 or when there was a transaction resulting in a change of control of Beats", and that Monster "did not obtain the right to approve the change of control. Nor did the agreement require that any change of control had to be objectively reasonable". [49] Products [ edit ] A pair of Beats Headphones HP makes Bang & Olufsen its new audio partner". CNET. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016 . Retrieved February 21, 2016. footnote2Compatible hardware and software required. Works with compatible content in supported apps. Not all content available in Dolby Atmos. iPhone with TrueDepth camera required to create a personal profile for Spatial Audio, which will sync across Apple devices running the latest operating system software, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. In 2012, Beats introduced their first speaker product, the Pill. In 2013, the Pill was replaced by the Pill 2 and a larger model, Pill XL, was introduced.