This may be off-topic but don't you need earphones connected to the iDevice to be used as an antenna for receiving (wider range of) stations? Or is there something on BS8 that is used for radio reception?

I assume you make a joke?, but no, the radio is accessed via the iPhone/iPod/iPad docked. The thread starter complains on the lack of internet radio stations available. On the BM5/BS5 you can access over 10.000 radio stations world wide, and this is the functionality I think he wants on his application for the i-thing as well :-)

Sorry, my bad. :) Since the word "internet" was not associated with radio stations earlier i thought he was talking about normal radio reception which can also be done with iPods etc. :)

Sorry guys.

The new B&O app will give access to over 10,000 radio stations very soon.

I say a big thumbs up to iPhone and iPod they have given a great deal of pleasure and happiness to hundreds of thousands, probably millions of people!

Thank you for the well considered post. You've added immeasurably to the dialog. 

It is a little silly that the App was not available at launch - but not completely surprising! I am sure it will be fine once it arrives though I do confess to being a little surprised at the cost.

Isn't internet-radio-listening by an iPhone limited by the "fair use policy" of your telecom provider? 

And listening radio wit an iPod is not possible at all, or am I missing something?

I couldn't comment on the B&O app, but if you can't wait, I have the app Tune In Radio which I would work fine on a BeoSound 8. Doesn't look as nice as the B&O one or offer some of the same features (easy remote-controllability or alarm clock), but it does give you a huge (ridiculous) number of stations!

An iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad can be used with ease for radio reception - preferably using WiFi, or 3G on the latter two. You need an app which receives radio, and there are lots in the app-store.

I have one which I use to either listen directly on the iDevice, or to send it to any of my sound systems via AirPlay, using my home network. The B&O app is suppsed to get thousands of netradio stations.

Check out Tunemark Radio for a sample app. Or Accuradio.

Get an app that doesn't give you advertising, and you're set (unless you love advertising.) There are lots of country-specific apps - my national broadcaster has their own, and it has AirPlay, which means I can pick any of their stations and send it to my systems. If you have Airport Express connected to the BeoSound 8 you can do the same.