Philips outs trio of Android speaker docks

With all the noise surrounding Airplay, it’s refreshing to see someone pay attention to the Android fans in the speaker dock department. Philips’ line of dedicated speaker docks for Android smartphones, consists of the AS851 (above), followed by the AS351 and lastly, the alarm clock-style AS111.

Probably best of all is the versatility of the micro USB that jack pulls out, so it can be adjusted depending on the position of the port on your smartphone. It can even rotate 360 degrees. Impressive.

Unlike Apple’s iToys, though, which can natively pump high quality audio out to compatible devices, Android devices will need to use Philips’ free Simply Share application. Audio is then streamed via A2DP Bluetooth, with the app available through the Android Market to coincide with the release of the docks.

UK pricing is still to be confirmed, but it’ll be the AS851 that sets you back the most, with the AS111 being the most pocket-friendly.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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