Apple to Unveil New Beats Pill Speaker on June 25 [Video]

Apple will officially unveil a new Beats Pill speaker on June 25.

The company posted a video on X today featuring basketball player LeBron James playing A Milli by Lil Wayne on the speaker. The post was tagged, "6/25. @KingJames @LilTunechi".

The new speaker is not a surprise as it has already been spotted in the FCC database and been teased by Apple in multiple advertising campaigns featuring celebrities like James and Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo.


The first Beats Pill speaker was introduced in 2012, following the brand's success in headphones. It featured a distinctive pill-shaped design and aimed produce clear, full-range sound that was robust for its size. After its acquisition of Beats, Apple introduced a new Beats Pill+ speaker in October 2015. That version was slightly larger with top-mounted volume controls and a Beats logo button. It also switched to Lightning from micro-USB. The new speaker is clearly branded with the Beats logo and has a lanyard that wasn't found on previous versions of the device. It's model number is A3211.

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6/25. @KingJames @LilTunechi pic.twitter.com/NkpLlTeVhJ

— Beats by Dre (@beatsbydre) June 17, 2024