(Pocket-lint) - Apple seems to have quietly discontinued the Beats Capsule Plus, with the itemizing for the battery-powered Bluetooth speaker faraway from firm web sites.
Launched again in 2015, the Capsule Plus was the primary system launched underneath the Beats identify following Apple's acquisition of the corporate for $3 billion. It was basically a slicker model of Beats' authentic Capsule speaker - obtainable in solely black and white colourways, that includes Apple's Lightning port and retailing for $229.
In our Beats Capsule Plus evaluate, we lamented that lofty price ticket - particularly given the very fact customers must double as much as obtain stereo sound - however praised the general design.
"The Beats Capsule+ is the perfect trying pill-shaped transportable from the now-Apple-owned firm. However that is not sufficient to make it stand head and shoulders above its competitors, significantly given the general sound high quality and a scatty Bluetooth connection," we stated on the time.
Since its launch, Apple has uncared for the Capsule lineup. Not like the huge array of Beats headphones, which has gone on to obtain the identical Apple-made chips and integration because the AirPods household, Beats' audio system by no means acquired assist for the likes of Apple AirPlay or Siri.
With the Beats Capsule Plus now seemingly discontinued, as effectively, there is a little bit of a gap in Apple's choices. Whereas it has the HomePod mini to behave as a small, Siri-enabled sensible dwelling speaker, there's nothing transportable underneath both the Beats or Apple identify.
Ought to Apple ultimately select to take action, it will now even be introducing a product right into a significantly aggressive market.
Sonos now has a few transportable, smart-ready audio system - the Sonos Transfer and Sonos Roam - whereas inexpensive, excellent-sounding Bluetooth audio system from different manufacturers are widespread.
On the time of writing, there aren't any substantial rumours or leaks to counsel a brand new Apple speaker is launching in 2022, so, till we hear one thing concrete, let's merely bow our heads and bear in mind the Capsule Plus.
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