And I've heard it will have wifi, maybe not at release but in future update..Will be in the shop in October, that's what I has been told..

The wait is almost over! The FCC filing for the Beoremote Halo has exceeded the 'short time confidentially' before official launch. Not very well managed, however you can find the somewhat beta-manual and external photo's link and . 

MJ wrote:

Looks promising! :-)

My dealer has said that the Halo at launch will just have the features of an Essence Remote at launch but that it will become a full-featured remote in coming months. This seems consistent with the initial manual. The true test for me will be if it can connect to an NL/ML Converter via NL and offer access of the mapped sources.

In the "internal photos" there is a switch for MIC on/off.

since it has a proximity sensor built-in, it does not seem to be an ‘allways-on-device’.

I’d prefer to let it show me, what is currently playing (from the choosen source, of corse)....just like I can now with my for the app dedicated Ipad Mini’s.

Wonder if that can be choosen....when the remote is connected to the mains.

MM

Beautiful piece. Made in China, apparently. I think I prefer to just use my phone/tablet and have one less device around the house but it is beautiful and creative.

Curly wrote:

Beautiful piece. Made in China, apparently. I think I prefer to just use my

phone/tablet

That’s what it says on the product sticker on the rear of the device!

Ah, yes, my Apple products are as well. :)

I just didn’t know B&O had gone to China for manufacturing. I thought it was all made in Denmark or Czech Republic. Not passing a judgment on quality of Chinese items, only indicating surprise.