The Beats Pill is on sale for $99.95 at Amazon, a 33% cut from its usual $149.95.
The Pill has been around long enough to have a discount history, and the $99 price point isn't unprecedented — Amazon cycles it there a few times a year. What you get at this price: a cylindrical Bluetooth speaker rated IP67 for dust and water resistance, up to 24 hours of battery life, a racetrack woofer that Beats says displaces 90% more air than previous designs, and USB-C lossless audio for wired listening on compatible devices. Three colors are available — matte black, champagne gold, and statement red — and a removable lanyard handles portability.
The Pill sits in a crowded sub-$150 portable speaker market where JBL and Ultimate Ears have long competed on durability and loudness. IP67 and 24-hour battery life are table stakes at this tier, but the lossless USB-C mode and the two-speaker Amplify or Stereo pairing option are minor differentiators for Apple ecosystem users who already have the cables.
The deal is described as limited-time, which in Amazon's vocabulary can mean anywhere from hours to weeks. If you've been waiting for a dip, this is one — just don't confuse a sale price with a breakthrough product.