It's out now...
Finances are not good...
But new products announcements are :
- New TV family (Beovision 10)
Towards the end of the 2009 calendar year, Bang & Olufsen expects to launch a new TV family with considerable placement flexibility in that it will allow the viewer to adjust the screen on the wall for a direct view of the screen from different angles, and it can also be mounted on an elegant stand. The new TV family will be launched with integrated stereo loudspeakers and digital surround sound module, and the DVB-HD (Full HD) module will be an option.
-New model for the BeoVision 7 family (BV7 55)
Bang & Olufsen is also far along with the development of an entirely new TV model for the BeoVision 7 family. This TV will be a 55 inch Full HD model, which among other things builds on the 100/120 Hz technology. Among the other functions are integrated LED light, which improves the contrast, and sublime sound quality with built-in digital surround sound module and integrated Adaptive Sound Technology. This TV will also offer an integrated DVB-HD (Full HD) module and Blu-ray player as an option.
- New audio product
A new audio product for playing digitally stored music is also under development. It is a plug and play solution with user-friendly operations. An iPod can be linked to this product, which can also be connected to a BeoSound 5 system.
- Addition to the acoustic portfolio (Beolab 8??)
The loudspeaker portfolio will be expanded by a new subwoofer, which among other things builds on a technology that makes it vibration-free. The tulip-shaped subwoofer will offer a number of positioning options as it can be placed on the floor or mounted on the wall.
- New telephone (Beocom 5)
Bang & Olufsen is currently developing a telephone with a loudspeaker for, among other things, hands-free conversations and conference calls. The telephone is also designed for use in connection with internet telephony. The telephone is characterised by superb sound quality.
- BeoTime (we already know everything about it)
- New audio product (2) next year based on their new common digital platform (it will be the first product with this platform). As the previous "new audio product" was awaited sooner, it may be a second new audio product.
The 2008/09 financial year saw high levels of activity within the product development area focusing on the Group’s launches in 2009/10 and the development of the Group’s shared digital platform, which, in the future, will constitute the technological basis for the Group’s products across the product portfolio.
Bang & Olufsen intends to develop one shared digital technology platform, which, in the future, will constitute the technological basis for the Group’s products across the product portfolio and help to significantly reduce development time. Bang & Olufsen began the development of the shared technology platform in the 2008/09 financial year and expects to launch the first product based on the new technology platform at the end of the 2009/10 financial year in the form of a new audio product.
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