TESTED BEATS PILL
I’m Pill standing
Apple’s perky portable speaker wasn’t dead after all, just having a break –but does the new model’s polish justify its high price?
Shiny dancer
It’s available in matt black, statement red (aka Beats red) or this more unusual champagne gold finish.
◼️ Floor song
It’s a lovely tactile unit, with a smooth finish, and is very stable thanks to rubber feet. There’s also a nice colour-coded lanyard for carrying it around –and the speaker sits at a slight angle, firing 20° up from the horizontal.