Timbre Headphones got CDR-Kinged!

Timbre Headphones, the first Filipino-made Headphone brand as you may heard of is now available in stores. Released just this December 2011, this Filipino-flavored headphone Timbre Gitara comes in two colors, the black with red printed design and the white with gold printed design. See the pictures below.

  

Just this day February 16, 2012, I went to CD-R King to buy a new headphone. I decided to buy the headphone with the detachable flat cord and the design somehow shaped like Dr. Dre's Beats studio. This comes in three colors, red, blue and green. It costs 320 pesos, and it is somehow expensive compared to their other headphone models which only costs 180. But because of its detachable flat cord design like the one's with the Beats, I was intrigued and I decided to give it a try. When I got home, I was excited about its performance and sound quality so I tested it right-away in my good old PC. I played songs with extreme bass to know how good it is and a couple of my favorite songs. And it is a good headphone after all despite it's price and design. Below are pics from CD-R King of the headphone I bought. I got the blue one.

Three in the morning, February 17, 2012, I came across a blog entry which features A Filipino-Made Earphone and I read about it. Then I found out while looking at the pictures of the headphone that what I bought earlier was a pirated version of Timbre Gitara. The headphones may not look the same in their design but the shape, the packaging, and the specs are identical. See comparison below:

TIMBRE GITARA Technical Specifications

• Loudhailer: 40 mm (Diameter)
• Frequency Range: 20-20,000 MHz
• Sensitivity: 110 dB
• Impedance: 32 Ohm S.P.L. (at 1 KHz)
• Maximum Power Input: 100 mW
• Plug (mm): 3.5 mm stereo
• Cable Length: ~ 1.5 ml
• Accessory: Volume Control

CDR-KING Headphone HP-001-HUA

• Loudhailer diameter: 40mm
• Frequency range: 20KHz-20000Hz
• Sensitivity: 110dB
• Impedance: 32 ohms
• Cable length: 1.5m
• Maximum power input: 100mw
• Plug type: 3.5 mm stereo jack

You may not see the Volume Control in the CDR-King's specs, but the cable has volume control. After seeing this, It came to my mind that the Timbre Gitara Headphone may also sound like this because their specs are the same. But it's an early conclusion without testing both headphones (and nothing beats the original).

I thought they only did this to the Beats Headphones, because they also have their version of Dr. Dre's Beats Solo and PowerBeats (the clip-on version of Beats Tour). The difference is that the logo in their version is not letter 'b' but 'c', and the logo is not engraved but only a sticker, all which make it look funny.

If CDR-King is good at copying product designs, I wish they would also copy the products quality and reliability. If not, it's better for them to just create their own.

CDR-King Headphone: http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products&type=view&sid=12009&main=167
Timbre http://www.tjsdaily.com/2011/11/timbre-headphones-first-philippine.html
Timbre Headphones: http://www.timbreheadphones.com/

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What's with Valentine's Day?

Ano nga ba ang meron tungkol sa February 14? Ito yung may mark sa kalendaryo natin na heart, o kaya isang kerubin, o isang kupidong may pakpak, o kaya trollface na may pakpak, O kaya si forever alone na may hawak na greeting card. In short, February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day or simply Valentine's Day. This is the day when people show their love to their love ones, the day when they go out for a special date, the day where trollface couples are everywhere so as the forever alone faces. Pero ano nga ba ang meron talaga sa Valentine's Day bukod sa magastos ang araw na ito?

From WikiPedia:

In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine on February 14 was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14."

Nagbasa lang ako ng kaunti kasi nagtataka ako kung bakit ba sine-celebrate ang Valentine's day.. So... Tingin ko ako lang ang nagtaka. At nalaman ko na tinanggal na 'yan sa kalendaryo natin officially dahil wala naman 'yan kinalaman sa ... what is that word? Love? Heart's Day? ... and anything related to it. Except isa siyang paring martir.

In other words, Valentine's Day is all about money, forcing you to buy expensive gifts, fragrant flowers, greeting cards, to express your what so called love. At kung totoo nga ang valentine's day na dapat sine-celebrate tulad ng pasko, edi dapat walang pasok kapag Valentine's day. Kaso meron. May pasok. Not regarded as like the Independence Day, Christmas Day, People Power, not but just a regular day except na maraming negosyanteng kumikita sa araw na iyon. At isa pa, hindi mo kailangan ng isang espesyal na araw para ipakita mo ang iyong pagmamahal dahil maaari mo naman ipakita ang pagmamahal sa kahit anong araw ng taon, anumang oras, anumang sandali, anumang mangyari.

Another bad thing about this day is nadaragdagan lalo ang population pagdating ng November dahil they show most of their love during the love month. Pero OK naman para sa mga negosyante dahil marami silang kita. Nagkakaroon sila ng pagkakataon na magtaas ng presyo, nang sa ganoon ay mas malaki ang kita during Feb. Mas maraming tao sa mga restaurant, sa mall, sa luneta at iba pang pasyalan, sa mga hotel, motel, at ang bilang ng mga nahoholdap ay mas marami din dahil hatinggabi na umuwi ang mga kabataan.

Samakatuwid, huwag maghabol sa Valentine's Day. Kung hindi ka sinagot before valentine's, ayos lang 'yan, marami pang araw. Huwag rin magsuot ng Forever Alone face dahil nariyan naman si shadow (your friend till the end) na sasamahan ka kahit anong mangyari. Iyon lang po, just can't help to be curious about this "Love Month".

There is no proportional relationship between your gift and the love you give.

Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

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Walang Pamagat

Walang Pamagat
Ni Jay Ocampo

I
Mga bagay na
minsan ko lang gawin
At mga salitang
minsan ko lang sambitin

II
Lahat ay nagbunga
ng hindi ko gustong gawin
Iyon ay ang
hindi ko na muling ulitin.

III
Nakagagawa ako ng tula
Na may sangkap ng mga salita
Buhat sa mga naganap
At sa mga mumunting pangarap

IV
At sa mga tulang iyon
Nais kong ipabatid
Na hindi sa lahat ng oras
May kakayahan kang ipahatid

V
Ang iyong nadarama
na sa puso mo'y nagkukubli
Anumang isinisigaw,
iyan ay tiyak na natatangi

VI
Maligaw ka man sa alon
ng karagatan malalim
O hagipin ng hangin
At maglaho sa kulimlim

VII
Hindi maagaw,
hindi mawawala
Damdamin sa puso'y
Huwag itapong palihim

VIII
Oras ay walang hanggan
Ngunit oras ay lumilipas
Gaano man kabago
Ay tiyak na kumukupas

IX
Kaya kung ako sa iyo
Ay huwag mo nang sayangin
Mga pagkakataong
Minsan mo lang maangkin

X
At kung huli na ang lahat
upang ikaw ay kumilos
Palabas man o paloob
Luha mo ay bubuhos

XI
Hindi lahat ng nilalang
Ay nabiyayaan ng oras
Upang mabuhay ng matagal
Sa mundong marahas

XII
Dumarating ang panahon
Na tayo ay nalilito
Kung bakit pa nabuhay
kung ikaw rin ay mamamatay

XIII
Kung mayroon ka mang problema
Na hindi mo ikinamatay
Magdiwang ka sapagkat
Napahaba mo ang iyong buhay

XIV
Kung ika'y naglalakbay
Kahit madilim ang daan
Ika'y makararating
Basta't alam mo kung saan

XV
Pagka't tayo ay naglalakbay
Naglalakbay ng sabay-sabay
Magkakaiba man ng daan
Sa dulo, lahat ay nahihimlay

XVI
Akin nang tatapusin
Ang mumunti kong tula
Pagka't umiral na naman
Aking pagiging makata

Ang Tula, bow.

PS: Umiral na naman ang pagiging korni ko sa dis-oras ng gabi. Bigla-biglang may tula na lang na lilitaw sa notepad at ipopost sa blogger. Tapos wala pang pamagat.

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