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Would be brilliant to be able to do that, Phillondon.

Nice - suddenly, the BeoSound 5 would make a lot of sense, being fixed and portable, providing fully integrated "through-the-home" control of one's B&O.

I love the idea !!

I guess that's kind of what we were hoping for when it BS5 originally launched.

I would see the iPad as an addition to the BS5! Leave the BS5 as it is today... and port the UI over to an iPad :-) that would be a brilliant move!

I guess your clever concept should have been the true...Beo 5? 😎, namely a 2-way remote control panel like in the old days..maybe with the addition of a headphone output for true portability around the house?🙂

I don't think the wheel remains necessary with this concept (and I can't really figure out how it's suppose to attach).

I also agree that I'd be happier with a tablet as an optional add-on than a replacement. I've taken enough years off my life trying to get wi-fi devices to cooperate and I'd just as soon keep my wired option.

While I never saw the iPhone/touch remote as a viable option for control of a system, the iPad's screen real-estate makes it a more interesting option. I'd be interested to see if we or anyone else develop something for it.

Though the Beo6 will probably make all this talk obsolete. 

PhilLondon wrote:

The great thing would be that you could detach the iPad and use it as a wireless remote, and then dock it to charge it.

exactly that was the idea behind the concept and also to exploit synergies from different company leaders. b&o build also tailer-made car sound systems for aston martin and audi. why not cooperate with apple?

expertise from b&o

- leader in active loudspeaker technology

- leader in audio/video design

- leader in user-friendliness

expertise from apple

- leader in intelligent software/hardware solutions

- leader in computer design

- leader in user-friendliness

in future computer and audio/video will more and more connected to real multimedia solutions... software will also more important, so you can upgrade your system for the future. my concept sketch will also show the possibilities for business joint venture in multimedia engineering. the problem today is, you have a lot of tech-stuff at home from different companies who can't connected to each other. reduce to the max was my slogan. ;-)