By way of the FCC, we learn that Dr. Dre intends to up the ante with the Beats Pill XL. Like Jambox, they’ve supersized their initial portable Bluetooth speaker design for bigger sound (at a bigger price). Whereas Jambox styling was once fresh and fun, I find it a bit garish these days… and, by contrast, dig the original Pill’s rounder aesthetics. Although from the limited imagery, it’s hard to tell how the Pill XL scales.
Then again, for larger speakers, we’re firmly ensconced in Sonos‘ warm whole-home audio streaming embrace (in addition to a Vizio soundbar that serves double duty as a Bluetooth speaker) and have no need for an oversized speakerphone. Having said that, if you’re game, we expect the bass-heavy Beats Pill XL to be unveiled at CES in January between $300 – $400.