Dr. Dre in Santa Monica, California. An exclusive laptop, known as the HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition, was released for sale October 22. In May 2014, technology giant Apple purchased the Beats brand for $3 billion, Apple's most expensive purchase by far. The deal made Dr. Dre the "richest man in hip hop", surpassing Diddy. During May 2013, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine donated a $70 million endowment to the University of Southern California to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The goal of the Academy has been stated as
Bose headphones $100, through 3rd party vendor ColorWare, similar to the custom Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones. Bose QuietComfort 25 won the "What Hi-Fi?" Sound and Vision annual award for "Best Noise Cancelling Headphones" in 2014, replacing their predecessor (the Bose QuietComfort 15). In June 2016, Bose released their QuietComfort 35 headphones, adding Bluetooth functionality to the QuietComfort line alongside the QuietComfort 25. They have a slightly refined version of the design of the QuietComfort 25 headphones; the color has been changed to a matte black with a silver option as well. Stainless Steel is used for the pivots of the ear cups,