Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro price, pre-order details in PH

By Kevin Francisco

Samsung has also updated its pro-grade wireless earbuds along with its flagship smartphones. The Galaxy Buds Pro boasts immersive sound, superior call quality, intelligent ANC, and enhanced connectivity across your devices – all packed into a modern and sleek design.

Galaxy Buds Pro come in three stunning colors: timeless Phantom Black and Phantom Silver, and an incredible Phantom Violet to match with your Galaxy S21. Galaxy Buds Pro will be exclusively available for Pre-Order at PhP 9,990 on Samsung.com starting January 18 until January 28.

Those who avail of the Pre-Order will get a free wireless charger pad worth PhP 1,499.00 Galaxy Buds Pro will be available nationwide beginning January 29.

Unparalleled sound & call quality

A premium earbuds experience always starts with sound. Whether you use your earbuds to play music on a run or listen to podcasts on the way to work, audio quality is what matters most. Galaxy Buds Pro offers a more dynamic and high-fidelity sound, sporting an 11-millimeter woofer for deeper bass and a 6.5-millimeter tweeter for a crisp treble with minimum distortion. This delivers Samsung’s best audio experience yet – a dynamic, balanced sound. So, whether it’s a rhythmic hip hop groove or intricate classical melody, you can enjoy your music just as the artist intended, anytime and anywhere.

But earbuds aren’t just for entertainment anymore – they’ve become crucial for work communication, and call quality is more important than ever. Galaxy Buds Pro separate your voice from unwanted sounds with three microphones and a Voice Pickup Unit (VPU), ensuring you are heard as clearly as possible. One of the outer microphones also has a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), further eliminating background noises. In addition, Samsung has integrated its new Wind Shield technology into Galaxy Buds Pro. While a less protrusive shape minimizes the wind contact area, a specially designed chamber, and mesh filters out wind interference. Your phone calls have never been clearer, even if you’re stuck in windy weather.

Most intelligent ANC on True Wireless Earbuds

The Galaxy Buds Pro experience is about hearing more of what you love, and less of what you don’t. That’s why Galaxy Buds Pro have the most intelligent ANC capabilities of any true wireless earbuds. When you need to focus on work – or tune out from the world around to relax – you can reduce the background noise by up to 99 percent, fine-tuning to your preferred level. And with Ambient Sound, you can choose to amplify nearby sounds by more than 20 decibels, meaning you can adjust and personalize according to your needs. This feature is ideal for busy multitaskers – those working from home while looking after a child or those who want to take a run through the city while staying alert for oncoming traffic.

What’s more, ANC and Ambient Sound automatically work together, adapting to your surroundings, to optimize your audio experience. Galaxy Buds Pro recognizes when you’re speaking, and they can automatically switch between canceling nearby sounds and amplifying them. They will also turn down your music when you want to talk, even if you are using Ambient Sound or have ANC turned off. This technology allows you to hear and communicate more effectively and makes Galaxy Buds Pro the perfect tool for daily use.

An even more seamless galaxy experience

Galaxy Buds Pro is an integral extension of the Galaxy ecosystem – our most seamless earbuds yet. Now, you can automatically toggle your earbuds connection between your Galaxy smartphones and tablets based on your usage – no manual adjustments required. For example, if you’re watching a video on your Galaxy Tab S7 and then receive a call on your Galaxy S21, the all-new Auto Switch feature will pause the video and let you answer the phone using Galaxy Buds Pro. Once the call is over, your earbuds instantly switch back to your tablet; the video plays again, and you can hear the audio through your earbuds again.

Galaxy Buds Pro also expand your audio experience by connecting with other Galaxy devices – especially Galaxy S21. You can enjoy realistic and immersive sound on your Galaxy Buds Pro, wherever you go with the 360 Audio featuring Dolby Head Tracking technology, which enables you to stay at the center of the scene. For vloggers, you can clearly capture your voice and surrounding sound by synchronizing the mics on your Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy S21. Galaxy Buds Pro also boasts Game Mode, so when reduced audio latency is paired with Galaxy S21’s powerful performance and immersive display, you can take your gaming experience to the next level.

No matter how you use your Galaxy Buds Pro, you can do so without worrying about battery life. When fully charged, you get up to 8 hours of playback, with an additional 20 hours of reserve power available in the wireless charging case. Even when using ANC, you can still enjoy 5 hours of playback with 13 hours more available in the case. If you end up running out of juice, you can gain one hour of playtime after just five minutes of quick charging.

New stylish and purposeful design

Galaxy Buds Pro aren’t just great to use, they also look great. Taking inspiration from Galaxy Buds Live’s innovative and iconic shape, Galaxy Buds Pro feature an updated, more ergonomic form factor. The shape of the canal-type earbuds improves sound quality, plus it looks less protrusive and more natural when in your ears. This new design also reduces the contact area between your ear and the bud, improving comfort and minimizing a clogged-up feeling.

In addition, Galaxy Buds Pro are designed to give you added peace of mind. They are protected with an IPX7 water resistance rating, the highest standard of water resistance in the Galaxy Buds line. And now, worrying about losing an earbud is a thing of the past. SmartThings Find can easily locate either of your earbuds, even when they’re out of Bluetooth range or completely out of sight, misplaced at a distant location. Galaxy Buds Pro were also built to help cut down on waste – using 20 percent environmentally conscious Post-Consumer Materials (PCM).

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Hackensack: an American diner experience in Manila

03/10/2020

Hackensack looks and feels like someone plucked it off an American highway and placed it right smack in the middle of one of the metro’s busiest cities. This new diner, which aims to offer a classic 50s experience, is home to affordable and delicious burgers that pay tribute to the classic American diner.

Located at the former food park, Devour Food Hub, Hackensack’s retro green and pink neon sign is one of the first things that will greet you right when getting into the compound. The inviting exterior mimics that of a classic US roadside diner with its floor-to-ceiling windows encased in metal frames.

Stepping inside, you’ll find that Hackensack is absent of the cliched ideas of a usual diner, such as checkerboard floors and red leather seats. You’re, instead, greeted with a light, airy, more modern design that is still very reminiscent of a classic diner. It’s littered with memorabilia and design elements from that era as well.

A wall at one end of the restaurant shows off old food and oil cans that imported straight from the US. They have the classic stools and bar setup as well as a moderate amount of seating for large and small groups. They even have a modern record player tucked in the back that can play either vinyl or music from a phone.

It’s obvious that a lot of effort was put into making sure their elements stay faithful to the American design, even going as far as importing their glasses and plates straight from US diner suppliers. Chatting with Hackensack owner, Patrick Dy, he mentions that Hackensack’s design leans more towards the classic east-coast diner versus the more common and exaggerated diners of LA.

Patrick Dy actually already has a history in burgers having created and operated the Slammers burger kiosk for many years now. Through Slammers, they were able to develop and produce their own recipe for potato burger buns which then inspired them to create their own restaurant.

The name of the restaurant, Hackensack, is actually a town in New Jersey, one of the states where the first American diners popped up. New Jersey has long been associated with slider burgers which gave Patrick the inspiration for the name. He said that his vision for the restaurant is to offer “old school, no-frills, quality comfort food that keeps you coming back” and, boy, did they deliver.

The menu is, as Patrick puts it, no-frills. You’re not bombarded with a copious amount of choices but instead keeps it simple and basic; burgers, fries, chicken, hotdogs, and shakes. If you’re into customizing, they also offer some extras like bacon and extra cheese sauce. And, of course, they’re able to cater to the Filipino palette by offering just a handful of rice meals.

Starting off with the most obvious, the burgers. Hackensack offers you two kinds of Angus beef burgers: onion-steamed and smashed and they cook it right up in front in a glass-encased flat-top grill station so you can watch your burgers being made. The 50s Hamburger and Cheeseburger are the items that adopt the onion-steamed method of cooking.

A handful of onion slices are placed on top of the patty, flipped, then steamed until fully cooked. Not only does this prevent the patties from burning, but it also allows the onion’s flavor to fully fuse into the patty. This also produces less grease for a “healthier” burger.

This style of cooking is actually how they really did it back in the day so taking a bite from Hackensack’s 50s Hamburger is almost like taking a bite from the 50s.

The burgers were less greasy than your average burger and the taste of the meat and onions are very pronounced. Partnered with pickles, cheese, and those good ol’ potato buns, your first bite will easily turn into a second, then third, then, before you know it, it’s gone.

The smashed burger is another classic cooking method to bring out the meatiness of the burger. It’s a bit more tedious compared to how the majority of burgers are cooked and does produce a thinner patty. Although, that patty is guaranteed to be packed with flavor.

By smashing the meat, you’re given a wonderful and tasty crust on the outside which, not only keeps the juices in but also maximizes the browning of the meat as it cooks. Get Hackensack’s Deluxe Cheeseburger if you want to test this out. It comes in a single or double patty, just like the 50s burger, and is loaded with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and onions.

What’s a burger without fries? Hackensack offers regular fries but we do highly suggest you get the Waffle Fries. The coating is delicious and quite reminiscent of a certain popular, curly fry but gives off a much more satisfying crunch with every bite. It pairs perfectly with their burgers and if you’re extra hungry, they also have really good chicken wings that come in either Buffalo or Honey Garlic.

To complete the experience, pair your burgers and fries with a classic milkshake or rootbeer float. Nothing fancy here, just familiar flavors full of milk and ice cream goodness. Yum! Their float uses the A&W-brand rootbeer to give you that classic American flavor. You even get to pour it over the ice cream yourself so you can see the magic happen right in front of you!

And while burgers may seem like the highlight for this diner, they also serve up a really good (really big) hotdog. Don’t order this if you’re going for something light because it’s a 6-foot hotdog sandwich loaded with saurkraut and pickles on the side. For a non-beef option, you can opt for their Southern Chicken Burger.

Patrick says that people often overlook this item and lean mostly towards the burgers but he regards it as one of his favorites on the menu and one of the items they really took time to develop. You’re presented with a sizeable chicken fillet that’s fried with a delicious, crispy coating. Juicy with a hint of sweetness, it’s sandwiched between vegetables, a blanket of cheese, and that homemade fluffy, milky potato bun.

Lastly, we were able to try their classic, homemade apple pie for dessert. Each bite was packed with lovely, caramelized apples mixed with just the right amount of crumble and cinnamon. The ice cream on top gives it that sweet kick since this apple pie was purposely made with less sugar so it melds perfectly with the ice cream. Get yourself a hot cup of coffee and you have another perfect combination.

Hackensack really lives up to its motto, “Quality is our story” by offering high-quality dishes that are reasonably priced. With comfort food that makes you sigh with contentment at every bite, it’s easily a contender to become your go-to neighborhood restaurant. Their limited menu just means that each item was carefully thought out and developed. Hackensack, with its well-intentioned design and high-quality food, is a definite must-try for a true classic 50s diner experience.