Why You Can Trust CNET Bang & Olufsen's new wireless speaker will fit nicely on your bookshelf
The Beosound Emerge was designed to look like a book.
Bang & Olufsen on Thursday revealed their stylish Beosound Emerge wireless speaker, which has a book-inspired design that'll let it fit smoothly on a bookcase or in a tight space. Its side panels wrap around the speaker like the cover of a book, and the company's logo sits on the front like an author's name on the spine of a book.
The user interface lies on top -- touch-sensitive buttons let you adjust music playback, and you can control the volume by making a circular gesture around the panel.
The black version costs 599 euros (around £539), and the gold option will set you back 749 euros (around £669). Both are available in Europe from Thursday. In the US, it'll cost $699 and $899, respectively.
The Beosound Emerge could make a stylish addition to your home.
"The vision for Beosound Emerge was to create the slimmest speaker possible that could still deliver full range, ultra-wide sound despite its size through its revolutionary driver configuration," company product management chief Christoffer Poulsen said in a release.
The triple-driver configuration includes a 4-inch side-firing woofer, a 1.45-inch midrange and a 0.6-inch soft dome tweeter.
The speaker supports Apple Airplay 2 and Chromecast and includes a built-in radio and microphone for voice control through Google Assistant. Support for Bang & Olufsen's Beolink multiroom connectivity will be added in the fall.
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