TechRadar reviewer says weeks with the Beats 360 won him over on design and sound
TechRadar's Jacob Krol says weeks of use with the Beats 360 won him over on both the design and the sound, in a first-person account published on 22 September 2026.
According to TechRadar, Krol's verdict rests on two things: how the device looks and how it sounds. The published account does not give measurements, battery figures, pricing or any comparison with competing products, and does not set out a testing method, so the assessment stands as one reviewer's judgment after weeks of hands-on time with the product.
Krol joined TechRadar in May 2024 and oversees the site's daily news output and coordination between its section leads, working from New York City. Before that he was senior editor for technology and commerce at TheStreet, covering consumer technology products from pre-orders through reviews, analysis and features. Earlier he was a founding member of CNN Underscored, where he built and expanded the electronics section, helped run social channels and the homepage, and set up testing protocols for one-off reviews and buying guides.
Before joining CNN, he worked as a technology writer at Mashable on news, reviews and evergreen content. His previous work includes coverage of Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft, and testing of smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smart home devices, speakers, earbuds, headphones and televisions, as well as newer categories such as smart glasses. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in media and communication from Muhlenberg College, graduating cum laude with a minor in innovation and entrepreneurship, and founded his own technology blog, NJTechReviews, in 2010.
The Beats 360 assessment was published on TechRadar's site on 22 September 2026, with no further product details released alongside it.