Bang & Olufsen Announces Modular, Tile-Shaped Wireless Wall Speaker

Bang & Olufsen introduced the BeoSound Shape wireless speaker, a wall-mountable modular system, it said Monday. The Shape's hexagonal tiles can scale to numerous sizes and configurations. Each tile consists of a combination of speakers, amplifiers and acoustic damping material available in blue, purple, green, gray, brown, black, pink and “clay,” said the company. The BeoSound Core hub, hidden behind a tile, enables streaming via AirPlay, Chromecast built-in and Bluetooth, and the Core is compatible with B&O Play multiroom products, said the company. Availability is August, it said.