Bang & Olufsen Knows Exactly What Music You Want to Hear at Home, and When (Touch Wood)

You get home after a long day, and instead of pairing your smart phone with a speaker, selecting a streaming app, and choosing a playlist, you just touch the center of a wood panel and the music you were hoping for starts playing. This is the dream Bang & Olufsen brings to life with the BeoSound Moment, a new kind of digital music hub for your living space.

Let's get the basics out of the way: The Moment is a home audio control center that consists of a stationary base that can connect wirelessly or with cables to nearly any home speaker set-up. It also includes a two-sided controller that you'd be forgiven for calling a tablet. One side of the controller has a more traditional screen-and-wheel interface, while the front is a solid oak panel with a recessed circular area on the right that is touch sensitive.