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‘Bang and Olufsen’ Stories

Jacob Jensen Beowatch

, Dec 20th 2006 Discuss [0]

If you read my lyrical waxing about the Bang & Olufsen video history tour the other day, then you might be impressed with this watch.  Designed to control the essential functions of a Beocenter stereo system, despite the modern appearance it was in fact made back in 1986 as a very limited production run.  The design is by Jacob Jensen, who went on to establish his own company which produces a variety of home and electronic items that tend to be a little more affordable than B&O's. Communicating with the hifi via infra-red, Beowatch was also waterproof to 30m (for those impromptu dips in the pool) and accurate to -0.3/+0.5 second every 24 hours.  Considering it was only a few years ago that B&O brought out their own keyring remote control, it just goes to show how forward-thinking Jensen's designs were. More photos of the watch after the cut. Read The Full Story

B&O Video Tour

, Dec 18th 2006 Discuss [0]


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Ah, Bang & Olufsen.  Seen whenever a set designer needs to add retro-future design touches to an 80s minimalist apartment, often found in the shag-pads of the rich and single (or wannabe single), they've pumped out hellishly cool designs for the past eighty years.  While some criticise them for valuing style over acoustic substance, they themselves would argue that a whole lot of thought goes into ensuring consistent performance that matches the longevity of the design. So it's great to see this video timeline of the company's history, from the early days in ramshackle buildings to the modern experimental spaces where willing test subjects try out the latest in conceptual media design.  Well worth taking some time to look through. Bang & Olufsen Virtual Factory Tour [via core77]

Bang & Olufsen unsheathe their pen of masterful design again

, Nov 8th 2006 Discuss [0]

I know it's expensive.  I know it's slightly crossed the line into design cliché.  I even know that there are better products out there.  But still, I can't get enough of that Bang & Olufsen goodness.  Now they've embraced Bluetooth (about sodding time) and fashioned this delicious mobile headset out of metal, rubber and pure "yum".  Replete with dual-microphones, that leverage some sort of clever voice-isolating technology (possibly similar to that found in microphone-arrays on laptops that have speech recognition), estimated battery life of 4 hours talk-time and 100 hours standby, the Earset 2 will be available next year for $250-300 Read The Full Story

B&O Beocenter 4600 iTunes mod

, Sep 26th 2006 Discuss [0]

I still feel guilty about letting my grandmother give away a huge wood & aluminium Bang & Olufsen radio a few years back.  It had happily sat in her kitchen until she decided she'd rather have the space, so of to the charity shop it went; we actually saw someone buy it as we walked back to the carpark.  A few years on, and courtesy of MAKE: I saw a great hack that turned that exact model into a gorgeous iPod speaker dock.  One of life's little ironies, I suppose. Read The Full Story
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