Singapore, February 26, 2019 – Offering superior sound, beautiful design in exclusive materials and intuitive touch control on the earphones that gives you total control over music, calls and voice commands, Bang & Olufsen’s first true wireless earphones Beoplay E8 were designed for people who don’t want to compromise sound and design for true wireless freedom.
Today, Bang & Olufsen is announcing the all-new Beoplay E8 2.0 that comes with improvements to the design of the original product as well as features requested by the Bang & Olufsen community:
- The premium leather charging case has been redesigned with a new, more exclusive form factor and comes with wireless charging to make Beoplay E8 2.0 truly and totally wireless. You can now charge Beoplay E8 2.0 simply by placing the case on a wireless charging pad.
- The wireless charging case now holds three full charges, which gives up to 16 hours playing time. This is an improvement on the 12 hours offered with the original and is easily enough for a day’s listening on the move. An LED light on the front of the case shows you the state of charging, while three LED lights on the back of the case show you the number of full charges left in the case.
- On the inside of the charging case, the earphones are now surrounded by a beautiful inlay of brushed single or double anodized aluminum depending on colour.
- The wireless charging cases comes with USB-C for charging the earphones with a cable.
Introducing the Bang & Olufsen Wireless Charging Pad
For charging in style, Bang & Olufsen is also announcing a new wireless charging pad for use with Beoplay E8 2.0.
The charging pad is crafted from luxurious materials, including brushed aluminum and cowhide leather, designed to last and to age beautifully. As the perfect companion for your Beoplay E8 2.0 as well as your smartphone, the wireless charging pad supports regular charging (5W) and fast charging (10W).
Existing Beoplay E8 owners can also get wireless charging
As the original Beoplay E8 earphones fit perfectly into the new wireless charging case, Bang & Olufsen will make it possible for existing owners of Beoplay E8 to enjoy the benefits of wireless charging. The charging case will be sold separately, and you will also be able to buy separate left and right earphones.
Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound
Just like the original Beoplay E8, the new earphones come tuned by Bang & Olufsen’s acclaimed sound engineers for a rich, full-bodied and precise soundstage that will leave your ears wanting more. Each earpiece has a 5.7mm dynamic speaker, a small electromagnetic transducer, NFMI technology (Near Field Magnetic Induction) and a Bluetooth 4.2 chip with Digital Sound Processing that allows for dynamic sound tuning and sound without interruption. Users will also be able to tune the sound themselves in the Bang & Olufsen app for Android and iPhone.
Pricing and Availability
Beoplay E8 2.0 comes complete with a premium leather wireless charging case, five ear tips and UBS-C charging cable. The earphones are launching in the colours Black, Indigo Blue, Natural and Limestone and retail for 550 SGD. All colours will be available online at www.bang-olufsen.com/earphones/beoplay-e8-2 and at our retail outlets at the Grand Hyatt flagship store, Takashimaya, TANGS at Tang Plaza, and all B&O distribution channels and stores from February 25, 2019.
The Bang & Olufsen Wireless Charging Pad will be available in matching colours Black, Indigo Blue, Natural and Limestone. At a retail price of 200 SGD, the colours will be available in a staggered release with black available end May, Natural and Limestone mid June, and Indigo Blue end June. Separate Beoplay E8 2.0 left and right earphones retail for 200 SGD a piece, availability TBA, and the wireless charging case will retail for 320 SGD, available end May.
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