Philips just beat Apple with the first lightning headphones

Philips just beat Apple with the first lightning headphones ,

in a surprising twist, Philips is the first to announce a headset compatible with the Apple Lightning port. As spotted by Pocket-Lint headphones Fidelio M2L the company use the Apple Lightning port to bypass the internal DAC of the iPhone, and can play high resolution audio through a 24-bit integrated amplifier and DAC.

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"our first headset that has a direct digital connection on your iOS device."

"We are delighted to launch the Philips Fidelio M2L, our first headset that has a direct digital connection on your iOS device," says WOOX Innovations Pascal van Laer. It has been widely reported that Apple quietly extended its Made iPhone program earlier this year to include headphones that connect to iOS devices via the port of lightning. Located in detail at € 250 (about $ 323) in the course of December, the Fidelio M2L is an unexpected d first, given that Apple now owns Beats, which is famous for its range of branded headphones.

Although Philips has not listed these features, Apple Made for iPhone specification can potentially allow a lightning helmet as Fidelio M2L to extract power from an Apple device or even provide power to the machines via an external power source. This allows users to both charge their devices and play music in same time.