If your “speaker” is still just your phone on max volume, this is a very straightforward upgrade. The Beats Pill portable Bluetooth speaker in Matte Black is currently $99.95 on Amazon, down from $149.95, which works out to about 33% off.
You’re getting a compact, throw-it-in-your-bag speaker that’s built for loud, punchy sound, up to 24 hours of battery life, and water resistance for use around the house, outside, or on trips.
This version of the Beats Pill is meant to be a “take it everywhere” speaker rather than something you park on a shelf and forget.
For most people, it becomes the thing you grab for cooking playlists, background music while working, and the “we need something louder” moments at get-togethers.
There’s no shortage of Bluetooth speakers out there, but a few things make this one stand out at this price:
If your current setup is “phone speaker plus maybe a random old Bluetooth brick from years ago,” this is a very noticeable quality-of-life upgrade.
If you’ve been wanting a speaker that can handle daily music around the house, background sound while you work, and travel duty without taking up much space, the Beats Pill portable Bluetooth speaker fits the job nicely.
At $99.95, down from $149.95, it’s a solid time to pick one up and retire your phone’s overworked little speaker for good.
Amazon has unveiled a new Alexa lineup featuring the Echo Show 16, Echo Time smart clock, and Alexa Photo Frame. Two speakers join them: an upgraded Echo Dot with a built-in smart home hub and the Echo Studio with Home Camera, which lets Alexa+ see its surroundings. Both are available now for $99.99 and $249.99, respectively.
The Echo Dot does more than play music
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.