Review - Beats by Dr. Dre Pill Speaker

When the Beats by Dr. Dre lineup started hitting stores back in 2008 they proved to be something of a phenomenon. Never before had headphones been seen by so many as the de facto fashion accessory or status symbol, but a combination of increased digital music consumption, the proliferation of lightweight media players (namely smartphones) and some flawless marketing by the Beats team ensured that the headphone range captured the public’s imagination like none before it.

Things have moved on even more since then, and now it’s all about Bluetooth compatibility. With almost every laptop, tablet, smartphone, desktop computer and TV boasting some kind of Bluetooth features, capturing that market sector has proven to be a key focus for the majority of audio peripheral manufacturers – and Beats are no different.