Powerbeats Pro 'Unleashed' spot highlights sporting potential of wireless earphones
Apple is promoting the Beats by Dre Powerbeats Pro with a new commercial on YouTube, using an array of celebrity athletes to show how the wireless earphones can be used without fear of being lost while working out or performing intensive activities.
Launched on April 3, the Powerbeats Pro are $249 wireless earphones under the Beats brand that offer practically everything that Apple's AirPods provide, but in a more fitness-friendly packaging. In its latest YouTube video for the Beats by Dre channel, Apple takes time to highlight just how suited to activity the audio accessories really are, due to how they hook around the ear.
Accompanied by Beck's "Saw Lightning," the minute-long video features a number of famous sports stars and athletes wearing Powerbeats Pro while working out. The video starts off with gymnastics, before moving through other sports including skateboarding, soccer, rock climbing, sprinting, and boxing, with the earphones staying in the center of the frame throughout most of the high-speed action.
The list of stars, as spelled out by Beats, and in order of appearance includes Simone Biles, Antony Joshua, Serena Williams, Lebron James, Eden Hazard, Owen Farrell, Ramla Ali, Zoe Smith, Ben Simmons, Odell Beckham Jr., Kevin Rolland, Leticia Bufoni, Miho Nonaka, Shaun White, Alex Morgan, Ruddy Trobillant, and Jasmine Perry.
Using the same H1 chip used in the AirPods, the Powerbeats Pro are claimed to offer superior cross-body Bluetooth connectivity and support for "Hey Siri" vocal prompts. Wearers can enjoy up to nine hours of usage per earbud, with more than 24 hours of combined playback using the built-in battery of the magnetic closure case, and a "Fast Fuel" facility can allow up to an hour and a half of charge to be accumulated in the earbuds after just five minutes of charging. .
Beats will be shipping Powerbeats Pro in the United States and 20 other countries in May for $249.95 in a choice of Black, Ivory, Moss, and Navy color options.
Launched on April 3, the Powerbeats Pro are $249 wireless earphones under the Beats brand that offer practically everything that Apple's AirPods provide, but in a more fitness-friendly packaging. In its latest YouTube video for the Beats by Dre channel, Apple takes time to highlight just how suited to activity the audio accessories really are, due to how they hook around the ear.
Accompanied by Beck's "Saw Lightning," the minute-long video features a number of famous sports stars and athletes wearing Powerbeats Pro while working out. The video starts off with gymnastics, before moving through other sports including skateboarding, soccer, rock climbing, sprinting, and boxing, with the earphones staying in the center of the frame throughout most of the high-speed action.
The list of stars, as spelled out by Beats, and in order of appearance includes Simone Biles, Antony Joshua, Serena Williams, Lebron James, Eden Hazard, Owen Farrell, Ramla Ali, Zoe Smith, Ben Simmons, Odell Beckham Jr., Kevin Rolland, Leticia Bufoni, Miho Nonaka, Shaun White, Alex Morgan, Ruddy Trobillant, and Jasmine Perry.
Using the same H1 chip used in the AirPods, the Powerbeats Pro are claimed to offer superior cross-body Bluetooth connectivity and support for "Hey Siri" vocal prompts. Wearers can enjoy up to nine hours of usage per earbud, with more than 24 hours of combined playback using the built-in battery of the magnetic closure case, and a "Fast Fuel" facility can allow up to an hour and a half of charge to be accumulated in the earbuds after just five minutes of charging. .
Beats will be shipping Powerbeats Pro in the United States and 20 other countries in May for $249.95 in a choice of Black, Ivory, Moss, and Navy color options.
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Didn’t see anybody wear glasses and the PowerBeats Pros though. I may get a pair for the spouse though.
Sooo... can’t wait to get my hands on Powerbeats Pro! Will probably have some custom in-ear sleeves made to help with sound isolation.
Thats my only gripe. The different tips supplied just don’t work for me unless I keep the earpieces pushed into my ears.
I can make use of these PowerBeats Pros too if I don’t wear my glasses. Something the spouse would like moreso. Can be placed in purse or bag, charged through existing Lightning cables. Easy to transfer among Apple devices. They are a good deal for the convenience. Doesn’t look pocketable though. We’re not picky about sound.
I am picky about comfort. Waiting on a cordless version of Apple’s old in-ear headphones. Those had really soft and pliant silicone tips. Love those. If Apple shipped a cordless version of that, with both foam and silicone tips, instant buy.