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Re: The one that got away..

beocool — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:31:43 GMT

I like the concept, but the overall look is not very B&O-ish, at least in my eyes.

Re: The one that got away..

bayerische — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:12:25 GMT

It does look cool, but only the buttons arrangements on the remote says it's a B&O, I understand why it never made production.

Re: The one that got away..

leogenghis — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:48:59 GMT

Extremely cool and futuristic. I assume it could have run off batteries? Would have been a great complement to the Beosound 3!

Leo

Re: The one that got away..

brunetto77 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:53:36 GMT

I like it! Looks like some object used by Nasa

Re: The one that got away..

claudiu — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:28:37 GMT

I could easily see this product as a wireless bluray DVD, sending the signal to a black box similar to that in beocenter 2

not need to get up from the couch to change the dvd :)

http://www.rayinblu.com/blu-ray-wireless

Re: The one that got away..

burantek — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:03:44 GMT

As mentioned -rather busy top! I do like it though!

Rather than BL4000 -I would like to see it next to some BL9. It looks like it may have been a spin-off of their design study (or viceversa).

Re: The one that got away..

Earle — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:47:40 GMT

Seeing this is a product-designer's dream! Did your guide give any mention to the name it would have had? Codename?

Re: The one that got away..

Søren Mexico — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:25:08 GMT

Beautiful piece, nice size, imagine it together with BL 4000.

Re: The one that got away..

Jonathan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:46:23 GMT

I quite like that! I must say the remote part looks a little 'busy', but the system looks great with the remote detached.

Thanks for sharing Lee!

Re: The one that got away..

9 LEE — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:12:23 GMT

and finally.. the top detaches and becomes a remote!

Re: The one that got away..

9 LEE — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:11:08 GMT

and pop out to load the CD... (Serenata prototypes on left if you look carefully!)

The one that got away..

9 LEE — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:09:28 GMT

Well, it didn't exactly 'get away' - it just never made it to production.

During our tour of 'The Farm' at B&O HQ in Struer deep in the depths of the basement, we were shown some first and final prototypes & oddities which never made it to production. I was allowed to photograph the following item, which was produced in or around the early 00's and was destined to be a portable CD Player/Radio with a detachable Remote.

The 'slide out platter' was a brand new concept at the time and appeared in the familiar guise we all know today on the BeoVision 7.

Anyway - here you go!