Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) and AMBUSH® announce a special-edition Powerbeats–designed to take you from day to night with its glow-in-the-dark capabilities, high-performance sound, sweat- and water-resistance and co-branded, ripstop pouch. The release marks the first official collaboration by Beats and AMBUSH®, as well as the first glow-in-the-dark product ever by Beats.
Yoon Ahn, the co-founder and creative director for Tokyo-based label AMBUSH®, is known for her non-traditional, unisex designs that elevate every-day objects and merge together unexpected elements of streetwear, jewelry, luxury fashion and the local subcultures of her city. With this partnership, Yoon was inspired by the creative spark that can come from your nocturnal side — especially when living in a city like Tokyo, which comes to life at night with a particular energy.
“I live in the middle of Shibuya and I am always inspired by how the city just glows at night time,” said Yoon. “I thought it would be really cool to design a product that could capture that same city energy when you’re outside late at night listening to music. This collaboration was designed for everyone who is confident, having fun, being creative and trying new things — those kids always seem to glow the brightest.”
ABOUT POWERBEATS – AMBUSH® Special Edition
- Wireless, high-performance earphones with glow-in-the-dark capabilities. A contrasting red “b” badge and AMBUSH® logo are featured on each earbud.
- Co-branded ripstop pouch for security and easy portability
- Powerful, balanced audio, delivering pure sound reproduction, enhanced clarity and dynamic range
- Equipped with a rounded cable that is routed from the rear of the ear hooks for a natural, ergonomic contour around the neck
- 15-hour battery life on full charge
- IPX4 rating sweat and water resistant
- Powered by the Apple H1 chip, enabling for faster setup, pairing, and switching time between iCloud devices
- Hands-free with “Hey Siri” on iOS devices to effortlessly change volume, switch tracks, and make calls Class1 Bluetooth® provides extended range and fewer dropouts
- Includes Fast Fuel technology, a 5-minute charge gives up to 1 hour of playback when battery is low.
- Two-way volume rocker and playback controls directly on the earbuds to power on/off, play/pause, activate Bluetooth, change tracks, activate voice assistant and take calls
- Dual beamforming microphones and a speech-detecting accelerometer to target voices and filter out external noise
- Eartips with four size options and lightning to USB-A charging cable are included
ABOUT BEATS
Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) is a leading audio brand founded in 2006 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Through its family of premium consumer headphones, earphones and speakers, Beats has introduced an entirely new generation to the possibilities of premium sound entertainment. The brand’s continued success helps bring the energy, emotion and excitement of playback in the recording studio back to the listening experience for music lovers worldwide. Beats was acquired by Apple Inc. in July 2014.
ABOUT AMBUSH®
YOON founded AMBUSH® along with VERBAL in 2008 as an experimental line of jewelry ‒ innovative pop art inspired designs capturing a distinct Tokyo aesthetic. The iconic trademarked POW!® motif received wide media coverage around the world. With apparel created as a canvas to complete the aesthetic YOON envisioned, AMBUSH® evolved into designing unisex ready-to-wear collections. The brand made its Paris debut in 2015 with YOON and VERBAL being listed as two of Business of Fashion’s Top 500 people influencing the global fashion industry for 4 consecutive years since 2015. In 2017 AMBUSH® was selected as one of the top 8 finalists for the LVMH PRIZE. Yoon has also been the Jewelry Director for Dior Men since SS 2019 collection.
