Samsung, Bang & Olufsen get official with Serenata

by Chris Ziegler posted Oct 1st 2007 at 1:38PM

Who would've thought that the bizarre Serene handset (if you can even call it a "handset") would see a successor? Samsung and Bang & Olufsen must think that they have a good thing going, extending their design partnership by officially announcing the Serenata musicphone. Rumored as the Serene II, the predictably strange lookin' device holds a triband GSM radio (no 850 -- sorry, North America) plus UMTS 2100, a 240 x 240 touchscreen display (augmented with a scroll wheel for UI navigation and control), Bluetooth, USB 2.0, and an integrated stand for displaying your pricey toy on a desk while busting out tunes or calls. Look for it to show up in your friendly local Bang & Olufsen boutique, and if you have to ask the price... well, you know what they say.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Handsets, Others, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, UMTS

Tags: bang, bang and olufsen, BangAndOlufsen, olufsen, samsung, serenata

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momo @ Oct 1st 2007 2:11PM

Would like to know how sms' are replied.don't see any keypad but i read its touch screen.on display keyboard??

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Brian @ Oct 2nd 2007 3:07AM

The website is nice... they have some FANTASTIC music there!

My favorites:
David Darling - Darkwood IV Dawn
Eleni Karaindrou - Song of the Lake
Tord Gustavsen - Where We Went
Jan Garbarek - In Praise of Dreams
Rolf Lislevand - Arpeggiata Addio

I bought some of it in Zune, and some from a few websites.

The phone is 1100 euros with a B&O accessory, or 1000 euros w/o accessory.