{"id":31040,"date":"2015-06-03T10:26:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=31040"},"modified":"2015-06-03T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T17:00:53","slug":"apple-issues-voluntary-recall-for-beats-pill-xl-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/31040-apple-issues-voluntary-recall-for-beats-pill-xl-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Issues Voluntary Recall for Beats Pill XL Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31041\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue.jpeg\" alt=\"Beats by Dr. Dre Pill XL Speaker\" width=\"408\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue.jpeg 408w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue-260x120.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue-284x131.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue-190x88.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/PillBlue-190x88@2x.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With all of the Macs, iPads, and iPhones that Apple sells, it&#8217;s sometimes easy to forget that the company also sells accessories. Today the company issued a voluntary recall for the Beats by Dr. Dre Pill XL Speaker, noting that on rare occasions the battery inside the speaker can overheat and cause a fire safety risk.<\/p>\n<p>Owners of the large pill-shaped speakers can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/beats-pillxl-recall\/\" target=\"_blank\">get more information about the recall on the Apple website<\/a>, then fill out a web form to receive a post-paid box for shipping the speaker back to Apple. Once the speaker has been received, customers will receive a $325 refund about three weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>The Beats Pill XL speakers have been available for purchase\u00a0since November, 2013 as part of the Beats by Dr. Dre line acquired\u00a0by Apple last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all of the Macs, iPads, and iPhones that Apple sells, it&#8217;s sometimes easy to forget that the company also sells accessories. 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