Thursday 12 March 2015

BeoPlay H8 headphones are wireless, touch-enabled, and designed with elegance

Beo Play H8 in argilla bright.

BANG & OLUFSEN have designed wireless headphones that are both elegant and long on battery life. B&O PLAY by BANG & OLUFSEN features an aluminium touch interface and up to 14 hours of battery lifetime with active noise cancellation in a sleek, lightweight design.

BeoPlay H8 on-ear headphones from B&O PLAY by BANG &
OLUFSEN are controlled by gestures on the aluminium-clad ear cup. Taps and swipes can be used to control activities such as answering calls, volume control, track selection or activating active noise cancellation. 


"Combined with the acclaimed Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound, premium materials and the low weight it is not just another headphone on the market, it is simply one the best product of its kind," said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Head of B&O PLAY.
Award-winning Danish industrial designer Jakob Wagner designed the headphones using premium materials such as anodised aluminium, cowhide leather and lambskin. "With BeoPlay H8 we have made something complex simple and easy to use," said Wagner. "It has been a focus of ours to use the right materials in an intelligent way, so you can concentrate on the listening experience while enjoying intuitive usability."

BeoPlay H8 weighs 255g and is available in gray hazel and argilla bright. The S$698 headphones are available at selected EpiCentre, Infinite, iStudio, Nubox & Polaris outlets; AV One, Challenger, Courts, ConnectIT, Digital Style, Harvey Norman, Newstead, Parisilk, Sprint-Cass (Changi Airport T1, T2 & T3), and SoundWaves Studio & Stereo. It can also be obtained online at HipVan and TREOO.COM.