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android dock with digital radio..??

  • 01-01-2014 9:50am
    #1
    sud1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend an android dock that has a digital radio and good quality speakers...seem to be able to find apple ones or blue tooth speakers but I want a dock as well to charge if possible..

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    nedd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭nedd


    sud1 wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend an android dock that has a digital radio and good quality speakers...seem to be able to find apple ones or blue tooth speakers but I want a dock as well to charge if possible..

    thanks in advance

    I don't have one but I was looking at it today, a Roberts blutune 50 has dab radio, Bluetooth for music and a usb port on the back that can charge devices.


  • #3
    touts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,589 ✭✭✭touts


    Google were really slow to the whole dock market. I listen to the All About Android podcast and a few months ago they had a big discussion on this. Android was only recently updated to allow devices (speakers etc) interact with the software via the USB connection on your phone. Therefore any docks up to now were glorified chargers. There are docks in the works by a number of hardware companies but I dont think any have hit the market yet.


  • #4
    sud1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭sud1


    Thanks for that..its amazing with the majority of the market on android that the choice is so poor..the harvey norman salesman looked at me stupid and then said "we have them but only for normal phones"..I asked whats a normal phone he said apple!!!..unbelievable!!


  • #5
    elderlemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭elderlemon


    I found the same situation as others. Lack of any real choice. In the end I went for a desk cradle which charges the phone at night. I've set up the phone to bring up daydream with the clock when charging. Means I can check the time any time during the night. I've got a bluetooth speaker and I use tunein to get my radio stations/podcasts.

    Works well and is the most flexible combination. You could also use an app like tasker to "automate" a lot of the functions - ie if it's after midnight and I'm charging and connected to the speaker then bring up the clock but keep the phone unlocked until I get taken out of the cradle...


  • #6
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    touts wrote: »
    There are docks in the works by a number of hardware companies but I dont think any have hit the market yet.

    Philips have a couple out for a while, at least a year since I first saw one anyway.

    http://www.philips.co.id/c/docking-speakers/268909/cat/#filterState0=DOCKING_SPEAKERS_IPHONE_IPOD_SU_ID_CONSUMER%3Dtrue%2CFK_LE_HOME_A_ANDROID%3Dtrue;compareState0=id0%3D%2Cid1%3D%2Cid2%3D%2CcompareView%3Dfalse;productState0=page%3D1%2Csort%3Dsubcat_asc_group
    http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/philips-android-docking-562-commercial.html


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