Category: Glass

TAGAI Alpha & Beta: Driving Eyewear You Will Want

Bob Freking Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

If you haven’t heard about or haven’t considered driving eyewear, Tagai’s arrival on the Philippine market might change your mind as they’re currently into creating fashionable yet functional glasses for drivers out there, and here we are with two kinds – the Alpha & the Beta.

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TAGAI Beta, Nocturnal

The Alpha, Dark Diurnal looks more conventional while the Beta, Nocturnal looks more sophisticated if you were to ask us. The first model is positioned to perform better in daylight while the latter is for the night. Tagai claims that the Beta can improve night vision, contrast & sight against glare while the Alpha only focuses on fighting glare as it is made to be used in daylight.

The TAGAI Alpha

TAGAI Alpha, Dark Diurnal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the packaging being simple and elegant, both the Alpha and Beta have a touch of sophistication all over them, The Beta employs two colors and a lot of intentional gaps in design. It looks weird at first, and it gives off a really light but fragile feel – but we guess that’s the thing about its construction – it’s meant to stand out and be different. You can check out our video and the photos down below for a better look:

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More photos of TAGAI Alpha

More photos of TAGAI Beta

Contrary to what we initially thought, the TAGAI Beta didn’t actually make the scene dark. It added a warm tint to our vision, but it increased the contrast a little bit and it really did help against glare as advertised. On the other hand, the TAGAI Alpha did minimal help for us. Since it only works at daylight, its warmly-tinted glasses did lessen the glare and brightness of the sun by a little — but then again, an ordinary pair of shades does this job as well.

In some cases, we got a headache while using the Beta, but no other person complained about a headache, so we’re guessing it’s just us.

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The package comes with Japanese instructions, a classy case, a cloth for cleaning and the glasses itself.

The Alpha will cost you Php8,000 while the Beta is at Php8,500. However, prices may differ depending on the variant (you can check out Tagai’s products here).

Tagai

Being a new name in the local market, a product playing in the price range of Php8,000 is a tough sell – but say you had the money and driving glasses were a priority – you’ll surely want Tagai’s offerings, giving out fashion & function. If not, then Tagai will have to price their offerings more competitively if they are to capture the Filipino crowd.

Kevin Francisco contributed to this article.

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TAGAI Alpha & Beta: Driving Eyewear You Will Want

Bob Freking Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

If you haven’t heard about or haven’t considered driving eyewear, Tagai’s arrival on the Philippine market might change your mind as they’re currently into creating fashionable yet functional glasses for drivers out there, and here we are with two kinds – the Alpha & the Beta.

DSC_7920

TAGAI Beta, Nocturnal

The Alpha, Dark Diurnal looks more conventional while the Beta, Nocturnal looks more sophisticated if you were to ask us. The first model is positioned to perform better in daylight while the latter is for the night. Tagai claims that the Beta can improve night vision, contrast & sight against glare while the Alpha only focuses on fighting glare as it is made to be used in daylight.

The TAGAI Alpha

TAGAI Alpha, Dark Diurnal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the packaging being simple and elegant, both the Alpha and Beta have a touch of sophistication all over them, The Beta employs two colors and a lot of intentional gaps in design. It looks weird at first, and it gives off a really light but fragile feel – but we guess that’s the thing about its construction – it’s meant to stand out and be different. You can check out our video and the photos down below for a better look:

Tagai

More photos of TAGAI Alpha

More photos of TAGAI Beta

Contrary to what we initially thought, the TAGAI Beta didn’t actually make the scene dark. It added a warm tint to our vision, but it increased the contrast a little bit and it really did help against glare as advertised. On the other hand, the TAGAI Alpha did minimal help for us. Since it only works at daylight, its warmly-tinted glasses did lessen the glare and brightness of the sun by a little — but then again, an ordinary pair of shades does this job as well.

In some cases, we got a headache while using the Beta, but no other person complained about a headache, so we’re guessing it’s just us.

Tagai

The package comes with Japanese instructions, a classy case, a cloth for cleaning and the glasses itself.

The Alpha will cost you Php8,000 while the Beta is at Php8,500. However, prices may differ depending on the variant (you can check out Tagai’s products here).

Tagai

Being a new name in the local market, a product playing in the price range of Php8,000 is a tough sell – but say you had the money and driving glasses were a priority – you’ll surely want Tagai’s offerings, giving out fashion & function. If not, then Tagai will have to price their offerings more competitively if they are to capture the Filipino crowd.

Kevin Francisco contributed to this article.

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Google Glass + CD-R King ain’t gonna happen

Daniel Morial Leave a comment

Remember the photo that was posted by CD-R King’s Facebook page featuring Google Glass? Well, bad news folks.

Sorry to say but the excitement idea of having Google Glass through CD-R King is nothing but fake. The alleged teaser has been removed and disowned by CD-R King’s Facebook page. Here is their statement embedded below:

Post by CD-R King, Your One-stop Media Provider!

No details were mentioned whether the posting is intentional or hacked, but at least we now know that the real Google Glass will not land in CD-R King stores.

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Conspiracy Theory: Technology’s Dark Role in the Future

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Technology is a way of doing things, and doing things are either good, evil or indifferent. It isn’t always about getting faster computers, more powerful gaming hardware or more efficient car engines – it’s about what you do with them. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.

Our ways of doing things have totally changed through time. Now, we get news fast, instant messaging & powerful mobile gadgets from cameras to laptop computers. Most of us even have probably experienced the rise and fall of compact disks. It’s all moving so fast that I think even parents have a hard time coping up with their kids & trends. The line of what’s right & wrong is starting to get blurry.

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But I’m not here to lecture anyone about morality. I’m here to talk about how powerful influences could easily change our future for the worse using technology. Aside from possible nuclear warfare & a far-fetched zombie apocalypse, I’m looking at the government’s way of handling us – the citizens.

Governments are taking advantage of technology to further their own interests – one great example of this is the U.S. Government. If you haven’t heard of PRISM, well where have you been for the past months? You should go catch up here.

In a nutshell, the surveillance project, PRISM, basically means that the National Security Agency of the U.S. can see through everything you have on the internet – even the ones you have passwords on as they have access to Facebook, Yahoo, Google & other internet giants. If you’re not yet as worried, then knowing that they spied on other foreign leaders should make you think again. With that said, it made me much more skeptical about the always listening & always watching Xbox One & the always listening Moto X - both of which are from American companies.

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Google applied for a patent of a microphone tattooed to your throat

I’m not saying that they’re spying on us right now using the said tech, but I do have to mention that the NSA has been spying on lots of people for decades. What’s worse is that issues like these are unregulated without checks & balances. Once these technologies have been embedded into our culture & lifestyle, it will be very hard to pull out. Aside from that, we’re just making a lazier generation. In the end, activists could become slacktivists.

In addition to these always watching & always listening technologies that the government might be using, there’s also the sudden shift to cloud solutions. Companies want you to pay them to let you store your data in their servers for accessibility. Also, online transactions are also starting to gain traction through NFC, mobile wallets & Bitcoin. There’s a huge possibility that we might all become dependent on these services & “conveniences” in the future.

Now, there are always two sides to a story. Technology isn’t all bad, and isn’t all good either. In addition to those two sides, I’m pretty sure people will be divided on the issues of privacy & an all-seeing government – so I’ll leave a quote here below:

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -Benjamin Franklin

In the future, we’re just going to have to try and change for the better. Be more aware & get engaged. Let’s not get very spoiled with new tech every now and then. Consumerism is consuming all of us, and with each day passing under abusive governments & corporations, the whole system just keeps getting less sustainable.

‘You know how movies usually portray an evil well-controlled highly-advanced totalitarian state? Well, that’s how these companies’ new innovations have made me feel like visualizing for the past few days. I hope that wasn’t a foresight; I hope it’s just paranoia.

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