Back in May, the Apple-owned Beats brand officially launched a pair of new "totally wireless" earbuds, the Powerbeats Pro. These share some of the primary, and most appealing features of Apple's truly wireless AirPods, but lean towards users who want headphones that will last through a workout.
Powerbeats Pro, Apple's truly wireless earphones with the in-house designed H1 headphone chip, hands-free Hey Siri, IPX4 water resistance and other perks, have been available since May 10. We though we'd check them out to give iDownloadBlog readers a closer look at one of the most important new audio product under Apple's ownership of Beats.
Apple's new Powerbeats Pro sporty earphones are sweat and water resistant, but official technical specifications fall short of detailing the level of water resistance.
Totally wireless, Beats-branded Powerbeats Pro sporty earphones will be available to pre-order from Apple.com beginning this coming Friday at 7am Pacific Time in the United States and Canada ahead of in-store availability starting Friday, May 10.
The Apple-owned headphone-maker Beats officially unveiled the new 'Powerbeats Pro' on Wednesday. In line with previous rumors and reports, the new model is a totally wireless version of the popular sport earbuds that comes with Apple's new H1 chip and 'Hey Siri' functionality.
Evidence has been discovered in the just-released iOS 12.2 software update that seems to confirm rumors of an impending launch of new wire-free Powerbeats. 9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo spotted images and animations hidden within the update that appear to be wire-free Powerbeats headphones, sitting in a charging case.
Following the new AirPods that launched Wednesday, Apple is now expected to refresh the Beats-branded Powerbeats earphones by removing the wire between the wireless earbuds and swapping the Apple W1 chip for its newer version, the Apple H1 headphone chip.
If you’ve ever used Apple’s AirPods with your iPhone or iPad before, then you already know about the seamless pairing experience that's made possible by the Apple-exclusive W1 chip. Unfortunately, Apple hasn’t polished this experience on macOS just yet, and the AirPods experience on the Mac feels the same as any other Bluetooth-enabled device.
To say Apple left Mac users hanging in this respect would be an understatement, but third-party app developers have taken notice of this macOS-centric niche and now appear to be coming to our rescue.
The Apple-owned headphone brand Beats by Dr. Dre yesterday announced a global marketing and merchandising partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
It's been nearly 10 years since the first Beats by Dr. Dre headphones were first produced. To celebrate this anniversary, Apple has revealed a new Beats "Decade Collection," which goes on sale on Friday, June 1.Â
Has price kept you from buying a HomePod? At what price point would you consider ditching Google or Amazon and buying a smart speaker from Apple? What about $250? That's the price one Apple analyst predicts Apple will charge for a new Beats-branded speaker that could be announced at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).Â
Bloomberg on Monday ran an interesting piece which has corroborated an earlier report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who made the prediction that Apple would release its own over-ear wireless headphones with an all-new design and technology.