I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

In an utterly unsurprising announcement on Tuesday, the Beats Pill is back 12 years after the original release in an upgraded revival that is a warning shot to the rest of the Bluetooth speaker ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While there are some visible changes, Beats did most of its overhaul on the inside of the new Pill. Most importantly, the company ditched the ...

It sounds better than most portable speakers this size, but that’s not a very high bar to clear. Still, it sounds clipped at high volumes and some controls are a little opaque.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. More than just a lazy remaster, the new Pill includes unexpected features like lossless audio over USB-C. And ...

A couple of years ago, Apple-owned Beats discontinued its Pill Plus Bluetooth speaker, which came out in 2015 for $200 and was pretty popular until the market got flooded with more competitively ...