This is quite simply on of the ugliest things disguised as a cell phone I have ever seen - The Bang and Olufsen Serene Mobile.
Years ago, my father owned a Bang and Olufsen stereo system when I was a kid. He purchased it new at Marvin Electronics and when he brought it home, I thought he had scammed it off a space alien. That stereo was the coolest piece of home hi-fidelity ever.
To this day, that stereo continues to crank out the tunes as it resides in my sister's home.
So B and O decided to get into the mobile (cellular) world and this Frankenphone wandered out of the laboratory.
Uggh.
First, who had the idea I wanted a phone that looked like a time clock? Also, who cares if this thing can sit on a desk and play music or some other celliness? Look at that key pad! How can you text with any degree of accuracy?
Here's another thing. The Serene co-operates with a B&O phone system (bet that costs a few francs!). When connected to a B&O phone system and when an incoming call or text message arrives, the Serene opens automatically and displays the message.
How much would you pay for that feature? Wow - talk about the useless function of the year..
And get this, the Serene comes with a docking station which also acts as a recharger. Did anyone at Bang and Olufsen study cellphonehistory and learn that recharging docking stations went out with Skylab?
Uguhlee. I wonder how many of these gems were sold?
No thanks. I will listen to my Bang and Olufsen stereo and continue to use my plethora of non-B-and-O cell phones, but never shall the twains meet.
