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B&O joins forces with NASA to reinvent the remote control
Remote controls aren't something we often get very excited about, but this futuristic device from Bang & Olufsen certainly grabbed our attention.
The Danish company, well known for its pioneering industrial design, describes the Beo5 as "an entirely new and revolutionary remote control".
Its touch-screen LCD screen can be programmed to operate any product or combination of products – even non-B&O ones. In fact, the Beo5 is delivered without any programming from the factory, and is then professionally customised for each purchaser at their local B&O store.
As well as operating audio and video equipment, it can also remotely control home lighting, heating, air conditioning, windows and security systems.
The 'Touch-and-Go' technology used for the display, developed in conjunction with NASA, combines two different types of touch operation – sensi-touch, which detects the button, and soft-touch, which physically activates a function by pressing down on the screen.
The base of the Beo5 is a circular aluminium ball that includes hard-touch buttons for activating functions on the screen, as well as volume control and channel changing.
Beo5 will be available this autumn for around £300.
whathifi.com
