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Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Opman — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:58:53 GMT

App is due first week in December (2010 )

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

mr_anders_son — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:23:42 GMT

Any news about the BeoPlayer App??

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Tod Daniel — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:58:09 GMT

I'm incredibly excited by the BeoSound 8. I'm going back to university next year to continue my medicine studies and one of these with my Apple MacBook and iPod Nano will be simply terrific!!! I'm Christmas shopping in London on December 16th so Selfridges will be my first call to check the little beauty out!

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Schmedegaard — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:25:18 GMT

Chrisreunion:

Maybe the sound performance will be great, but the stereo perspective will be quite poor, probably similar to a BeoSound 1/BeoLab 2000 , given the sketches already found on the net.

I would have preferred an updated BeoLab 3500 with an Ipod dock on top of the present display, this design would have allowed better stereo; besides, the Ipod dock market is "ruled" by the Zeppelin when it comes to design and performance, and I'm surprised that B&O designers chose a Mickey Mouse design to compete with that.

The Beolab3500 Ipod B&ock would be a cool solution or just like this. http://www.beodesign.org/

The BS8 is already on Eaby : LINK

Come on Struer.

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

steph — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:26:28 GMT

Seems very cool !

Trip, is the mid-november launch confirmed ?

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Karel Uyttendaele — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:32:10 GMT

not the mention the fact that it will also dock an iPad :-)

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TripEnglish — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:17:42 GMT

It sounds excellent. Stereo perspective is not as much an issue as you'd think. Comes with its own mini-remote, but can work with Beo4/5/6 as well. Design is very attractive in person. App is for unifying the experience and giving a value-add with N.RADIO & alarm clock as well as porting iTunes content into the App itself. Not necessary, but a great way to get the whole B&O experience. There's also some great tech under the hood which I'm sure we'll talk about more later.

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

BeoFab — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:46:58 GMT

Chrisreunion:

Maybe the sound performance will be great, but the stereo perspective will be quite poor, probably similar to a BeoSound 1/BeoLab 2000 , given the sketches already found on the net.

I would have preferred an updated BeoLab 3500 with an Ipod dock on top of the present display, this design would have allowed better stereo; besides, the Ipod dock market is "ruled" by the Zeppelin when it comes to design and performance, and I'm surprised that B&O designers chose a Mickey Mouse design to compete with that.

It seems that from packaging to materials and actual design it would be much nicer than expected. And my bet is it will be controlled also by beo4/5/6.

If so it will be an excellent contender for the Zeppelin and in my humble opinion a home run.

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Chrisreunion — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:44:56 GMT

Maybe the sound performance will be great, but the stereo perspective will be quite poor, probably similar to a BeoSound 1/BeoLab 2000 , given the sketches already found on the net.

I would have preferred an updated BeoLab 3500 with an Ipod dock on top of the present display, this design would have allowed better stereo; besides, the Ipod dock market is "ruled" by the Zeppelin when it comes to design and performance, and I'm surprised that B&O designers chose a Mickey Mouse design to compete with that.

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

BeoFab — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:28:30 GMT

The good news is:

It seems that the sound is very, very good. Much better than the BL4000s, something closer to the BL8000s. WOW!

If so I can't really think about a better bang for the money (no pun intented). I think it will be a great hit. I really like the direction that B&O is taking. Somehow is catching up...

I see new additions for my collection in the near future

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Chrisreunion — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:48:14 GMT

If B&O talks about an interface for Apple and not Ipod or Itunes, then it leads to believe that the app will be for the computer, not the audio player? This is what BeoPlayer is for the PC, after all... If I'm wrong, they should call it another name I think.

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Doctor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:08:48 GMT

I think I agree with you! It does sound as it this will be a face for the iTouch etc but we won't know for certain till we see it. A little bit of ill informed gossip can be fun though!

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

symmes — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:23:59 GMT

Wouldn't you assume that IF there there was an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch app created by Bang & Olufsen for the BeoSound product we have never seen (and only know the specs via hearsay) AND it has a remote (again, hearsay), that the remote would control the app as well as the i-whatever as well as the BeoSound itself? Surely, BeoWorld hasn't discovered the emperor has no clothes before we even know if there is an emperor?

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

Doctor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:40:50 GMT

So the interface looks as if the whole thing is B&O. Little point really but probably looks nice.

Re: Check this new app to work with bs8

mjmedlo — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:13:03 GMT

let me ask this obvious question. .

if your ipod is 'docked' in to the station. . then what will be the benefit of the 'app'

it won't have anything to do with controlling it, merely setting up playlist and allowing BEO remote commands i'd assume. .