Not long ago, Ji Ge heard a wonderful thing.

The US Customs (CBP) said on Twitter that they intercepted a batch of headphones worth 398,000 US dollars, about 27 1 1,000 RMB.

Is it spicy? The reason for stopping them is that the US Customs regards them as "fake Apple AirPods headphones".

Hearing this, Brother Ji thought it made sense. After all, it is also the duty of the customs to investigate and deal with counterfeit and shoddy products.

However, when many netizens saw their pictures, they immediately fried the pot.

Hey, let's talk about Kangkang first. What earphones are these?

It says one bud (plus Bluetooth headset) in black and white. Even if you can't see the text, you can't ignore the bright logo of "1+".

How did these 2000 headphones come down? The correct way is to set a goal of your own.

When Ji Ge went to check their official press release, he also found an interesting thing.

That is, the press release of the US Customs is full of typos, and people's Apple's "AirPods" are all called "Airpods".

So it means copying someone else's copy? (error)

I really don't know when Apple was hacked the worst, or when Jiajia was hacked the worst.

In the press release, they summed up the case like this:

Troy Miller, director of CBP's field operations in new york, said: "CBP officials protect the American public from all kinds of dangers every day. The interception of these fake headphones directly reflects the vigilance of our CBP officials and their daily commitment to the success of the mission. "Every word, I feel my face is swollen by myself.

What's more interesting is that under the Twitter of the US Customs, some netizens are unfair, and some netizens are poking fun at the US Customs.

For example, the first hot comment was Jon prosser, who recently broke the news.

He gave a cry: "Jesus Christ", which means the same as "Oh, my God" in English context. I find this behavior speechless.

In addition, MKBHD, the technology blogger with the largest number of tubing fans, also seriously played "L O L".

This is not the meaning of League of Legends, but the abbreviation of "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha".

What Ji Ge never expected was that he actually blew up a diving official blog.

One plus official blog said in a teasing tone: "Hey, give it back to them!"

This thing is obviously an own goal.

According to common sense, apologize and return the headphones, and nothing will happen.

Who knows? ...

The US Customs said that the seized Buds infringed the trademark of Apple AirPods.

On the second day of the incident, CBP issued a statement in an interview with the technology media The Verge:

"CBP import experts have determined that these headphones seem to infringe Apple's configuration trademark (covering the general appearance of the product) after checking related products. Apple has configuration trademarks on its branded headphones and registered these trademarks in CBP. Based on this judgment, CBP officials at Kennedy Airport have seized the goods according to 19 USC 1526(e). " In other words, they thought that the design of Yijia Bud infringed on Apple's intellectual property rights, so they detained it.

And like the machine brother spit, it is clear that the box is written "one plus", which has nothing to do with Apple.

They also responded to this:

CBP's seizure of the headphones involved has nothing to do with the image or language on the box. Companies don't have to put the word "Apple" or design on their products to infringe these trademarks. One plus will have many opportunities to provide evidence through the adjudication process to prove that their products do not infringe the relevant record trademarks. If people insist, there is nothing they can do ... we must wait for the verdict.

In fact, one plus bud has been sold in the United States, and it sells well.

And when the above-mentioned things happened, both Canadian official website and some third-party retailers were still selling normally.

Hey, this is Amazon Mall in America. Brother Ji read more than 1000 comments:

Most importantly, Apple, as the owner, has never said that one plus Buds is in the cottage AirPods, let alone take legal action. ...

CBP, isn't this a bit like adding drama to yourself?

So, the whole story goes something like this. There is still no final conclusion, and the headphones are still in CBP.

It may be necessary to wait until the adjudication procedure is completed before the result is obtained.

But Ji Ge wants to say that Apple AirPods' "shanzhai Fengyun" is not a day or two.

The relevant departments in the United States might as well take a look at the streets and look at the real ones online.

For example, today I went to Amazon to directly search for the keyword "AirPods", and many of them came out as "imitation AirPods".

There are even several, almost confusing the real with the fake.

Take these two brands that don't know what they are (they may be miscellaneous brands) and sell them for more than RMB 100, which looks just like AirPods Pro.

Like the following picture, Ji Ge feels that he really wants to take down the propaganda picture of AirPods 1 generation and use it directly.

Some, at least, will change color ... not copied.

But touch interaction, waterproof, fast charging and so on. Both.

To Ji Ge's surprise, some miscellaneous brands will do some "micro-innovation", such as adding a display screen or something.

The idea of seeing the power and state of the left and right headphones intuitively is still something.

A relatively trivial operation, if you are interested, you can search for it yourself, which is definitely "ruined by three views."

It is also suggested that the staff of the US Customs can visit Amazon to ensure an eye-opener.

It's just that after reading it, Brother Ji is quite embarrassed.

I remember that four years ago, when the first generation of AirPods was released with iPhone 7, the voice of spitting never stopped, whether at home or abroad.

Just after the press conference, all kinds of accusations and criticisms poured in.

Some people say that Apple cut off the iPhone headphone jack just to sell AirPods.

Some people say, isn't AirPods just EarPods for thread cutting? What's strange.

……

Then less than a year later, AirPods became the best-selling wireless Bluetooth headset in the world, successfully winning 70% market share.

Two years later, Huaqiang North finally made a move. Cracked the AirPods chip, so that the cottage AirPods can also be recognized by the iPhone.

(cottage AirPods, picture from the network)

Then, the cottage AirPods surfaced in the market, and then they were more realistic than one.

Shanzhai products are improving, and so is Apple itself.

So last year, AirPods 2 equipped with more advanced H 1 chips and AirPods Pro supporting active noise reduction were launched, and this year, with iOS 14, airborne audio was launched.

Maybe Apple was also forced by the cottage market to avoid squeezing toothpaste.

Ji Ge also observed a phenomenon recently. Whenever a new wireless Bluetooth headset is released, there are always two sounds:

A: "Another imitation of AirPods." B: "Without this design, how to design headphones?" . Whether to imitate is a matter of opinion, and there is no need to draw a conclusion.

Anyway, an earphone will be used after all. If it works well, there will definitely be consumers paying the bill.

At the same time, Jige also saw that some manufacturers wanted to go their own way.

For example, Sony's noise-reducing bean WF- 1000XM3, and Samsung just released the bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live.

Their designs have their own ideas. At least tell everyone with your own actions that the original headphones can have other designs.

Therefore, "innovation" is what distinguishes human beings from other species.

Machine brother is of course popular, and more and more manufacturers have launched products with their own ideas, making this market blossom. After all, we ordinary consumers will benefit in the end ~

It's not spring that outshines others. A hundred flowers blossom in spring.