Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
Apple Said to Add Beats 1 Broadcasting Booth to Iconic Fifth Avenue Store in New York City
Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan will include a "very unique area" for broadcasting its Beats 1 radio station, as part of ongoing renovations, according to a person familiar with the matter. This particular source has provided MacRumors with reliable information in the past.
Apple's iconic Fifth Avenue store in New York City
The person did not share any further details, but it's possible that Ebro Darden, one of three Beats 1 radio anchors, could broadcast at least some of his shows at the Fifth Avenue store once it reopens. Currently, he appears to broadcast from a studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Apple Fifth Avenue, known for its iconic glass cube entrance, has been closed for renovations since January 20. The redesigned store will reportedly have over twice as much square footage, so there will likely be more than enough space for a dedicated Beats 1 broadcasting booth alongside the sales floor.
Beats 1 radio anchor Ebro Darden, based in New York City
Beats 1 is Apple's internet-based radio station, broadcasted around the clock in over 100 countries around the world. It launched in tandem with Apple Music in June 2015. In addition to Darden, the station is anchored by former BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, based out of Los Angeles, and London's Julie Adenuga.
Apple Music executive Larry Jackson recently described Beats 1 as "the biggest radio station in the world," and he claimed there is no other station in existence that has as many concurrent listeners at any given time.
Beats 1 can be listened to through iTunes on Mac or PC, or in the Apple Music app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Listening is free, with no Apple Music subscription required.
Apple has not indicated when its Fifth Avenue store will reopen, but renovations are likely to continue for several months. In addition to more space and a Beats 1 broadcasting area, the store will likely feature Apple's next-generation retail layout, in line with stores in Brooklyn, Brussels, Paris, San Francisco, and elsewhere.
The person did not share any further details, but it's possible that Ebro Darden, one of three Beats 1 radio anchors, could broadcast at least some of his shows at the Fifth Avenue store once it reopens. Currently, he appears to broadcast from a studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Apple Fifth Avenue, known for its iconic glass cube entrance, has been closed for renovations since January 20. The redesigned store will reportedly have over twice as much square footage, so there will likely be more than enough space for a dedicated Beats 1 broadcasting booth alongside the sales floor.
Beats 1 is Apple's internet-based radio station, broadcasted around the clock in over 100 countries around the world. It launched in tandem with Apple Music in June 2015. In addition to Darden, the station is anchored by former BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe, based out of Los Angeles, and London's Julie Adenuga.
Apple Music executive Larry Jackson recently described Beats 1 as "the biggest radio station in the world," and he claimed there is no other station in existence that has as many concurrent listeners at any given time.
Beats 1 can be listened to through iTunes on Mac or PC, or in the Apple Music app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Listening is free, with no Apple Music subscription required.
Apple has not indicated when its Fifth Avenue store will reopen, but renovations are likely to continue for several months. In addition to more space and a Beats 1 broadcasting area, the store will likely feature Apple's next-generation retail layout, in line with stores in Brooklyn, Brussels, Paris, San Francisco, and elsewhere.
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Tags: New York City, Beats 1
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30 months ago
What the hell is this crap?
Remember when Apple was a great computer company? It's getting harder and harder to remember Apple's former greatness as the Tim Cook regime marches on.
The reason Apple is still a company is because it's no longer just a computer company. I don't understand why there's a segment of folks who think companies should do one thing and one thing only.
Hey does anyone remember when Nintendo was a great playing cards company?
30 months ago
Thank god we'll have a Beats 1 broadcasting booth at least a year before a new Mac Pro. Apple sure has their priorities straight.
Apple has over 100,000 employees around the world. Are they all supposed to be working on the Mac Pro?I understand the sarcasm, but you can't expect Apple to drop everything else they're working on until the modular Mac Pro is ready.
30 months ago
What the hell is this crap?
Remember when Apple was a great computer company? It's getting harder and harder to remember Apple's former greatness as the Tim Cook regime marches on.
Remember when Apple was a great computer company? It's getting harder and harder to remember Apple's former greatness as the Tim Cook regime marches on.
30 months ago
Thank god we'll have a Beats 1 broadcasting booth at least a year before a new Mac Pro. Apple sure has their priorities straight.
What's the relation in this article between a Mac Pro and Beats 1 in New York City?
30 months ago
Thank god we'll have a Beats 1 broadcasting booth at least a year before a new Mac Pro. Apple sure has their priorities straight.
30 months ago
Who cares Apple needs to get back to it's roots Deliver amazing products, then and only then will we look to Apple's services. Fix the computing line, stop "penny pinching" we have had enough and then some...
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Sorry I work with companies that can fast prototype complex engineering projects in a matter of months, yet Apple with all it's vast resources is going to take two years to realise a desktop computing solution? Sheer nonsense, actually it's BS at the highest level, and insulting to Apple's professorial customers...
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Apple has over 100,000 employees around the world. Are they all supposed to be working on the Mac Pro?
I understand the sarcasm, but you can't expect Apple to drop everything else they're working on until the modular Mac Pro is ready.
Sorry I work with companies that can fast prototype complex engineering projects in a matter of months, yet Apple with all it's vast resources is going to take two years to realise a desktop computing solution? Sheer nonsense, actually it's BS at the highest level, and insulting to Apple's professorial customers...
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30 months ago
Apple has over 100,000 employees around the world. Are they all supposed to be working on the Mac Pro?
I understand the sarcasm, but you can't expect Apple to drop everything else they're working on until the modular Mac Pro is ready.
But it's frustrating that apparently someone at Apple realized they needed a new radio studio before someone else at Apple realized they needed a new Mac Pro.
30 months ago
Thank god we'll have a Beats 1 broadcasting booth at least a year before a new Mac Pro. Apple sure has their priorities straight.
No, they dropped Aperture to provide the resources to set up the Beats 1 broadcasting booth. Decided to not cut back on the watchband department.
30 months ago
Thank god we'll have a Beats 1 broadcasting booth at least a year before a new Mac Pro. Apple sure has their priorities straight.
1. Apple makes more off Apple Music than the Mac Pro.
2. Apple can do more than one thing at a time.
3. Your priorities don't apply to the whole world.
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It illustrates Apple going offtrack. It would be like McDonalds selling powerful laptops for professionals running their own Linux distribution.
Except McDonalds doesn't make laptops, but Apple DOES own Beats.
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See, there you missed it like Tim. Forest, meet trees. <tons of insufferable nonsense>
If you want things to run differently, become CEO of Apple and change it. If you're that upset, choose a different company. And finally, please stop acting like working as a self-proclaimed "actual pro" makes you Jesus Christ. You're no better than anyone else.
30 months ago
Apple Music executive Larry Jackson recently described ('https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/27/beats-1-radio-apple-music-drake-more-life/') Beats 1 as "the biggest radio station in the world," and he claimed there is no other station in existence that has as many concurrent listeners at any given time.
Doesn't mean anything, it sucks.(my opinion)
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