Accessories

Apple will launch headphones more expensive than Beats

What does higher-end look like?

Published

January 25, 2019

Luigi Leonardo

Remember the astronomic popularity of Beats by Dr. Dre? For the earlier part of the decade, the iconic brand was an incredibly popular fashion statement. Eventually, Apple capitalized on the brand’s popularity, purchasing the company for its own in 2014. Even now, Beats remains a viable and popular headphone brand.

Beats now represents Apple’s substantial stake in the audio accessories market. However, with the launch of the AirPods, Apple has its own horse in the race. The wireless AirPods created a new ecosystem for the company: go wireless to enjoy audio. Unfortunately, they have enjoyed only mixed reactions at best. Outside of necessity, the AirPods just can’t dominate as much as the Beats.

Apple will likely address this disparity soon. Based on a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is developing a high-end, wireless pair of over-ear headphones. Further, the report has drafted a timeframe for the launch: as early as the second half of the year.

Of course, the rumor started making its rounds last year. At the time, the plan failed to materialize anything tangible. Now, we know more.

The upcoming headphones will hopefully occupy a higher-end market, compared to the already-premium Beats. As such, the headphones will likely have a more expensive price tag.

Sadly, quality is another question altogether. Apple is already a high-end brand by itself. What does higher-end mean? What will it bring to the table?

Accessories

VOLTME opens 1st kiosk in Manila

Power banks, chargers, cables, and more products made more accessible

Published

November 30, 2025

Manila Connoisseur

VOLTME continues to expand their retail presence in the Philippines, opening their first-ever physical kiosk at SM City North EDSA.

The store is located at the 5th Level, The Annex of the supermall in Quezon City, Metro Manila. It features some of the global brand’s innovative and powerful charging products.

Furthermore, the kiosk is giving mallgoers the chance to check VOLTME’s newest products, including the Hyper Rollz 10K Powerbank and GaNZero 5K Hybrid Power Charger.

The 10000mAh power bank includes is own retractable cable, so users won’t have to purchase another separate USB cable.

Meanwhile, the hybrid power charger acts as both a wall charger and power bank. Users can plug it to power outlets for a quick 30W charge.

But when they have to bring the accessory with them, it also stores 5000mAh power to keep devices charged.

Aside from the two new offerings, customers can also enjoy VOLTME’s full lineup of fast chargers, power banks, cables, and mobile accessories.

The HAKO series power supply, which is capable of charging up to nine devices at once and with a 600W total output, is also in display at the VOLTME kiosk.

Customers can also check VOLTME’s offerings via Lazada, Shopee, and the TikTok Shop, aside from their physical store.