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

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Beats Electronics LLC (also known as Beats by Dr. Dre, or simply Beats by Dre) is an American consumer audio products manufacturer headquartered in Culver City, California. [1] [2] The company was founded in 2006 by music producer Dr. Dre and record company executive Jimmy Iovine. Since 2014, it has been an Apple subsidiary. 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 ] Jarvey, Natalie (November 6, 2013). "Beats Electronics Names COO". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014 . Retrieved November 8, 2013. Velazco, Chris (September 19, 2012). "HTC Officially Reveals The 8X: 4.3-Inch 720p Display, 1.5GHz Dual-Core Processor, Beats Audio". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012 . Retrieved September 19, 2012.

Jones, Rhian (August 24, 2012). "Remaining half of Mog Music Network sells to Townsquare Media Group". MusicWeek. Intent Media. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013 . Retrieved October 13, 2012. In June 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported that in retaliation for the lawsuit, Apple Inc. revoked Monster's membership in the MFi Program on May 5, 2015, meaning that Monster can no longer manufacture licensed accessories for iPhone, iPod and iPad products, and must cease the sale of existing licensed products that contain the certification or technology licensed through the program by September 2015. [48]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. 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. Executive Profile Matthew Vincent Costello". Bloomberg Businesweek. Bloomberg LP. May 31, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08 . Retrieved May 31, 2014.

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. 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 ] Clover, Juli (November 2021). "Apple Discontinues Powerbeats, Beats Solo Pro, and Beats EP". MacRumors . Retrieved 23 March 2022.Bose Is Suing Beats Over Headphone Patents". Time. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014 . Retrieved August 1, 2014. Wakabayashi, Daisuke (July 25, 2014). "Sound Off: Bose Sues Beats Over Noise-Cancelling Patents". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014 . Retrieved August 1, 2014. Fields, Brandi (2014). "Selling the Beat: Hip-Hop Culture and Product Branding Among Young Adults". Southern Illinois University. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. The Beats Solo Pro is an on-the-ear style headphone. Along with the Powerbeats Pro true-wireless earphones, they are part of a new generation of Beats products made from the ground up with Apple. They are the first on-ear headphones made by Beats to feature active noise canceling. They were sold alongside the Solo 3 until November 1, 2021. [53] Beats Solo 3 Wireless [ edit ] Evans, Joel. "Review: Beats by Dr. Dre headphones". Geek.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012 . Retrieved May 23, 2012.