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BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND EMERGE
from £539 bang-olufsen.com
THE IDEA IS THAT THE SPEAKER SITS ON A BOOKSHELF TO BLEND IN
That’s a nice-looking… book?
Nearly. B&O’s Beosound Emerge speaker has been designed to resemble a hardback: side panels wrap around it like a book cover, while the front wears its maker’s logo like a name on the spine.
So is it like one of those novelty birthday cards where you open it and it starts playing Dua Lipa?
Er, no. There are touch-sensitive buttons on the top, and you can choose between oak and black finishes. The general idea is that the speaker can sit on a bookshelf to blend in.