Chapter 254: The First Generation of Smart Machines
After laughing for a while, Zhou Liwen said with some guilt: "I haven't been with you well these days, and I am going to the United States to ...... soon." β
Without waiting for Zhou Liwen to finish speaking, Lin Yaxuan smiled and said: "It's okay, with my parents with me, as well as Beibei and Ah Hao, Tingting sometimes comes over often, so many people in the family take care of you, what else are you worried about?" Besides, there is still half a year before the due date, but you, who have been back to the United States for a long time, you have to pay attention to your body over there. β
Zhou Liwen took her hand and patted it gently, signaling that he knew what he knew.
Then, the two chatted about the child's name, the child's grandfather, grandfather, grandmother, grandmother, and even Zhou Bei, the prospective aunt, has come up with ideas to name the child these days.
Lin Yaxuan is the same, the young couple is very scratching their heads about this matter, and after discussing it, it is better to put this matter aside for the time being, anyway, there is still a period of time before the time of production, and it will be a big deal to make a decision when the time comes.
After the Spring Festival, Zhou Liwen quickly rushed to Huacheng, this time he went to the United States not like he and Pang Yishan last time, nor the three after Liao Yuancheng came. As Lianke's second trial was about to begin, Pang Yishan could not leave for the time being, and he appointed a shrewd and capable lawyer from the law firm to temporarily replace him. As for the personnel accompanying Zhou Liwen to the United States, not only Liao Yuancheng, but also several other engineers from the research institute, they will go to the United States as representatives of the research institute to participate in the system project work with Cisco, and conduct acceptance testing and evaluation of this new mobile phone operating system.
In addition, Zhou Liwen was accompanied by several financial professionals, all of whom were Zhou Liwen's elites in Xiangjiang Investment Bank, and as for the rest of the personnel, Pang Yishan had already arranged it before Zhou Liwen was ready to go to the United States.
"This is our initial prototype." In the institute's office, Liao Yuancheng opened the safe, carefully took out a metal box from the inside, and then opened the box with a key, revealing two new mobile phones that were completely different from the current mobile phones.
These two prototypes are the prototypes that have just been successfully developed by the institute and built in the real room. It's no wonder that Liao Yuancheng is so careful to hide the prototype in this way, you must know that this prototype is completely ahead of the current 2G mobile phone, for the sake of technical secrecy, Liao Yuancheng can only take this way.
And according to Zhou Liwen's knowledge, the research institute, including the core personnel, for the development of this prototype is treated with the highest level of confidentiality, learned the lessons of the last time, Liao Yuancheng adopted the strictest confidentiality system for the research of the new mobile phone, and all the participating researchers not only signed a confidentiality agreement, but also stipulated a huge amount of compensation to prevent accidents.
Picking up the phone, Zhou Liwen looked at it carefully. One of these two prototypes still follows the current BlackBerry style of orz, but unlike the mobile phones sold and bought now, the mobile phone in Zhou Liwen's hand has the large multi-function of the later BlackBerry machine, with a wide display, a metal body, a protruding twist keyboard, and a Zeiss camera ...... behind the phone, at first glance, it is not much different from the BlackBerry Bo1d99oo classic.
Of course, it is impossible for the current smartphone to reach the original history of 2o11 years, this prototype just uses the style of the BlackBerry Bo1d99oo classic, and due to technical limitations in the main screen resolution, camera, etc., it is only slightly better than the MMS mobile phone that Japan is currently preparing to launch.
Of course, compared with quasi-smart phones, that is, MMS mobile phones that have just appeared, Zhou Liwen's mobile phone can be said to be the real first-generation smartphone. It already has the basic functions of a Chuji smartphone, and compared with an MMS mobile phone, the latter can only be said to be a toy.
"The chip of this mobile phone adopts dual-core technology, the main screen resolution is 32ox24o, the camera has more than 12o million pixels, with Led fill light, supports continuous shooting and videography, the body memory is 512m, it can provide expansion, up to 2G, in addition to normal communication functions, the mobile phone supports mp3, mpeg and other formats of playback and recording, in addition, with the support of the program system, the mobile phone can be connected with computers and other devices using several jΓΉ lines to facilitate user ......." Liao Yuancheng's eyebrows fluttered and he introduced the power of this mobile phone to Zhou Liwen, and one after another jumped out of his mouth, which made Zhou Liwen nod secretly.
"How's the cost?" After Liao Yuancheng's introduction, Zhou Liwen asked an important question.
The smile on Liao Yuancheng's face instantly froze, and he said a little embarrassed: "That's how Dong Zhou, due to the current high price of memory, coupled with the cost of the camera, according to our preliminary calculation, this mobile phone is only a 512M model, and the cost is about 12oo." β
"Shh......h Zhou Liwen took a breath of cold air, 12oo yuan, which means that the cost of this mobile phone has exceeded the current retail price of 2G mobile phones. If the price is priced according to the original distribution ratio, I am afraid that the final price of this mobile phone will be around 35oo to 4ooo yuan. This is still a 512M model, if it is expanded to 2G, the price will definitely be over 5ooo yuan.
However, Zhou Liwen quickly regained his calm, the price is high, but it is also worth the goods. At present, the MMS mobile phone just launched in Japan is a big step behind their own mobile phones in terms of function and hardware, and the price of each of their mobile phones is more than 35oo yuan, so in comparison, their mobile phones are still very competitive in the same price range.
What's more, the cost that Liao Yuancheng said cannot always remain the same, Zhou Liwen is very clear that with the exhibition of science and technology, the price of memory will become cheaper and cheaper in the next few years, and driven by smart phones, major factories that manufacture cameras for mobile phones will continue to launch products with lower prices, better quality and more powerful functions, so as to seize this market.
Considering these factors, Zhou Liwen asked about the cost in addition to memory and cameras, etc., Liao Yuancheng quickly calculated a number, and when he saw this number, Zhou Liwen had a bottom in his heart.
Putting the phone aside, Zhou Liwen picked up the second sample. The phone is a straight slide with a style similar to Nokia's N95 classic. Compared with the previous one, the screen is larger, and the entire body is all black, which is very sci-fi in the hand.
The functions of the two phones are basically the same, but the second phone uses a large screen, so the cost is correspondingly higher. This is nothing to Zhou Liwen, he used the next two mobile phones at the beginning, and the program system used by the mobile phone is the Ios system developed by Cisco, although the Ios system currently installed in the mobile phone is only the initial version, not the final version, but Zhou Liwen still feels very satisfied with the simple operation.
"What do you think of the initial use of the system?" Zhou Liwen still asked Liao Yuancheng, a professional, about this.
Liao Yuancheng said with a smile: "It's basically the same as we originally imagined, and there is no problem from the current chip technology." However, what we have now is the initial version, that is, the trial version, and the specific test will have to wait until the United States. However, according to my experience, except for some fine-tuning of usage habits, the whole system is basically not too problematic. β
"Okay, that's it!" Zhou Liwen smiled with satisfaction, put the phone in the metal box, Liao Yuancheng locked the box in front of him, and then put it in the safe.
"Lao Liao, you have a very heavy task when you go back to the United States, not only to be responsible for the detection of Cisco's program system, but also the follow-up direction. In addition, you should also pay attention to Scopa's chip system, which are the two major factors that determine our success or failure. β
"Don't worry, Dong Zhou, I understand this." Liao Yuancheng said in a comfortable mood: "When our two mobile phones are launched in a few months, they will definitely surprise the world." To be honest, I can't wait for the day when I could see them go on the market in the blink of an eye. β
"Haha! Of course, for sure! Zhou Liwen also smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
After chatting about this, Zhou Liwen was about to get up, because they would go to the United States in a few days, and the domestic work in these two days must be arranged in advance, Zhou Liwen was not as idle as outsiders imagined.
"There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"What's the matter?" Before leaving, Liao Yuancheng suddenly asked, and Zhou Liwen asked casually.
"That's ......." Liao Yuancheng hesitated a little, thought for a while, and said, "This matter has something to do with Lianke...... side." β
"Nexus?" Zhou Liwen was stunned.
Afraid that Zhou Liwen would misunderstand, Liao Yuancheng hurriedly continued: "In the past six months, Lianke has made a lot of trouble because of the lawsuit, and their research center has also stopped because of this matter. Dong Zhou, you know that I came out of there, so I still have some relationship with the researchers over there. Some time ago, a few subordinates from the former real office approached me and revealed to me that they had the intention of leaving the joint department. Originally, I was always in charge of the personnel of the institute, but because this matter involves the joint department, I would like to ask for your opinion first. β
"Who are they? What is the situation? Zhou Liwen asked.
Liao Yuancheng hurriedly reported the situation of these people, according to him, these people are pure researchers and engineers, and there are no administrative staff, and they have been colleagues for many years, so there should be no problem. In addition, Zhou Liwen also asked Liao Yuancheng to engage in smart phones while asking him to open a trial tablet computer from the mobile phone and the computer, in this case, the institute is currently not enough manpower, and a large number of professionals are urgently needed to join.
After thinking about it, Zhou Liwen said that if there is no problem with the personnel, they can be recruited. However, Zhou Liwen also reminded Liao Yuancheng to check the entry of people, even if the personnel come in, do not let them touch the core project for the time being, first work on the periphery, and wait until it is confirmed to be correct before using it with confidence.
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