New touchless remote made to B&O, very nice...

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Bulgarien (archived)
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 14:44 GMT
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I remember watching al sorts of SciFi movies where they have a glowing glass with a lot of functions. There are no buttons there, but still they press on it and lots of interesting things happen.

 This is the case with this new touchless universal remote control that will allow you to control all kinds of elecronics in your house.

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It was designed by Joris Van Gelder for Bang & Olufsen and we have a video of it working:

Very short  youtupe video link

Its better to watch this great  Flashplayer demo link

 

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beocool
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 14:51 GMT
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Craig (archived)
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 15:08 GMT
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on this remote on the Dutch forum. Along with some other Dutch Beoworlders I'm lucky enough to test this remote. Let me know if your interested in my experiences and I will share them with you.

 

Yes Beocool, very interested. Please tell us more.

 

Craig🙂

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Ignace (archived)
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 15:11 GMT
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Today and tomorrow, several BeoWorld members (including me)
will be testing the remote.
Looking forward to it and to share it with you all.

 

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camshaft (archived)
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 15:35 GMT
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Looks really nice, but I could imagine thinking using it was awesome at first, but then after some time wanting a normal remote.  I really can't imagine finger gestures would be very efficient for certain tasks.  How would you switch to channel 812 if you're currently on 127?  I think something like adjusting detailed menu settings for a TV would also be a pain.  For a sound system I could see it working, but I can't picture using it for a complex home theater setup.

 

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beocool
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 15:57 GMT
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jk1002
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Posted March 25, 2008 at 21:26 GMT
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Very interesting concept. They need to develop of course a user interface for it.

If you check the Wii, they show very well how this is done. You use motion to move an arrow//cursor on the screen to select functions.

So you don't have to recall a special motion for channel 928 .....

 

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Flappo The Grate (archived)
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Posted March 26, 2008 at 04:34 GMT
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you have to admire bno , they seem to be the only company outside apple pushing the user experience envelope

with their limited r&d resources it's most impressive some of the kit they come up with !! 

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djjkroon
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Posted March 26, 2008 at 05:28 GMT
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Hi all, I have tried and tested this remote control (prototype).

It did gave me a good feeling. It's not a normal box, but it is alive! It is a very useable jewell with WARP feelings. The way it interacts with the user is gread. Not having buttons or a display is no problem.

I would use it for listening to music ie for use with CD/RADIO/N.MUSIC because we don't have a B&O tv and listening to music and or radio is more my thing.

Changing sources is possible, only on a different manner. But I think you will like it. I have talked with Joris about the RC and the (non)possibilities. Changes can be made for better interactive use. But this prototype is still a jewell of a RC.

Joris has promissed to contact me/us again after having made the several visits to other testers. 

My B&O Icons:

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Ignace (archived)
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Posted March 27, 2008 at 21:43 GMT
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