The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 549 My lunch is free!
What is it like to control Android on a [-]-inch LCD monitor?

Ye Qiu was doing such a strange thing at this moment.

In front of him is a Samsung LCD monitor hanging on the wall more than four meters away from him. It is [-] inches, ultra-thin, and has wine red piano paint. It looks like a typical Korean design. The appearance is winning, of course, The quality is still ok.

Sitting on the sofa, he put his hands on both sides, and looked at the monitor in front of him. No one noticed his movement, but just felt that a webpage appeared on the monitor. He was surfing the Internet, and he was still browsing some portals. By the way, I googled Tottenham Hotspur and the eight-game winning streak, and it turned up a lot of news chains.

Then I felt the screen shrunk, exited the webpage, entered Weibo, and then saw the APP software slowly climbing up, it seemed as if I was browsing Weibo one by one, but after a while, exited again and re-entered Made a game, cut fruit.

When Ye Qiu clicked to cut the fruit, there was obviously a burst of laughter from around, isn't this a bit spoof?
Eliza Munn, who was sitting not far from him, wished she could directly smash him to death with a hygienic eye. Couldn't she be more serious?

But what was surprising was that Ye Qiu didn't move at all, but the action of cutting fruit kept appearing on the screen. Could it be that he used the legendary eyes to kill the enemy?

This guy's fruit-cutting skills are as bad as his skills in picking up girls. It didn't take long before he got hit by a bomb and died. After exiting, he entered a drawing app, and then saw an unbelievable scene.

It's like a paintbrush, drawing traces one after another on the white drawing paper. The whole process is very coherent, just like you hold a pen and draw the sketch directly on the white paper on the screen. You can't tell that this is touch at all, and you can't tell what is going on at all?

You know, to draw a sketch on the computer, you must use professional props, but judging from the scene in front of you, it seems that there are no professional props, and even from Ye Qiu's body, you can't see any big movements. The old god was still sitting there, and he didn't even move his buttocks or raise his hands.

Oh, by the way, it seems that his hand is not placed on the side of the sofa, but a little bit higher, and when the movement is displayed on the computer screen, his hand also moves slightly. He is remotely controlling the computer display. Screen?

As Ye Qiu drew the sketches round and round, there was already a burst of cheers from the scene. Obviously, this was the cheers from the R&D department, because it almost represented their success!
As soon as Ye Qiu stopped his hand, he saw that his right hand was slightly raised, and he grasped it with five fingers, as if he was doing five-finger touch on the screen of a tablet computer or a mobile phone. Everyone who owns a Zeus mobile phone knows that this five-finger grasping action It means quitting.

Sure enough, as soon as he grabbed it, everything on the display automatically exited and returned to the Android desktop.

"Great!" Ye Qiu couldn't help exclaiming.

There was a burst of exclamation at the scene, but also a burst of cheers.

No one thought that in less than five months, the people in the R&D department were able to come up with such a product, which really made people have to admire them. More importantly, this product The effect is even more surprising than expected, because he has greatly surpassed the Kinect released by Microsoft in many aspects, that is, the somatosensory controller.

It wasn't until Ye Qiu stood up from the sofa and clapped vigorously that everyone noticed that far away from the sofa on the right side where he was sitting just now, and just below the area covered by his palm, there was a Boxy, rectangular box about the size of a five-inch mobile phone.

This box looks a little rough, the top layer is black, a bit like tempered glass, while the surrounding is made of aluminum alloy, and a USB cable is connected to the bottom, which is directly connected to the computer, but it can make Ye Qiu sat at a place far away from the display screen and the computer mainframe, and directly operated it remotely.

No wonder Ye Qiu didn't move when he was sitting just now, because the box was placed under his palm, and he only needed to lift his hand a little bit to control it directly, and he didn't need it at all like other somatosensory devices. , You have to raise your hands high, or get close to the somatosensory device, to be able to sense it.

More importantly, it does not require any pre-selected settings, just like magic, you can directly use it to touch everything in the Android system, without any delay, and the accuracy is extremely high. According to the staff, if the future can really create the so-called 3D user interface, it is the best way to control.

To be able to manufacture such a product in less than five months is not only due to the strong R&D and innovation team of Leaf Technology, but also to the encouragement and affirmation of many people at this moment. The person in charge of this R&D team named Transcendence, Michael Buckward.

"Congratulations, and thank you, Dr. Buckward!" Ye Qiu stretched out his right hand to this young American who looked like a university professor and was dressed casually and even a little sloppily. The product was born out of his doctoral thesis.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye Qiu, without your support and encouragement, there would be no [Transcendence]!" Buckward also looked very excited, because this product is his brainchild, but only Leaf Technology is willing to invest money to help He develops.

The main reason is that the current motion controller market is still very new. Although Nintendo and Microsoft have released news about motion controllers, everyone does not pay much attention to this field, because almost all big companies are rushing to run Go for smartphones and tablets.

For example, Apple has also launched its own IOS mobile phone operating system, and will launch mobile phone products in a short time; , so touch is now the most mainstream control mode.

Another limitation is that the somatosensory controllers are often not very practical, just like Microsoft and Nintendo, they are all set up on the TV or near the TV, and everyone even knows that the products they launch are game consoles. It can be regarded as a peripheral product, and the effective range of the somatosensory controller is also limited.

However, in Michael Buckward's thesis, he felt that this control method may change the interaction mode between humans and computers, so he believes that a better somatosensory control mode should be three-dimensional, high-precision, and It must be lag-free and free from the limitations of all existing somatosensory controllers.

To put it bluntly, this product is actually very simple. The three cameras in the box perform three-dimensional capture, and then through a set of rigorous calculations and calculations, finally recognize finger movements.

In addition to Dr. Michael Buckward, the entire Transcendence team also includes David Holz, who once worked with NASA, and Andy Miller, who once worked at Apple, and so on, all of whom are talents in various fields. , After entering Leaf Technology, due to various reasons and needs, they got together and came up with this product in less than five months.

"I think this is a technology and product specially developed for large-screen remote control!"

Jonathan Ivey has personally operated this product before, and even participated in the design of the product, and he has been thinking about how to design it into other products, such as the legendary smartphone television.

What's the biggest problem with smart TVs?
It's not about your content, it's not about your system, it's not about your hardware configuration, it's about your interactive system!
Jonathan Ivey picked up the sample, weighed it in his hand, shook his head and said: "But at least from the current situation, it still needs to continue, we have to make it smaller, make it It is more convenient, more accurate, and more practical!"

According to current estimates, if such a product is simply sold, the cost is expected to be around [-] U.S. dollars. Very high, not cost-effective.

However, the prospect of this technology is definitely worth affirming, because if it can be made small and smart, then put it on the TV, you can completely control the TV remotely on the sofa like Ye Qiu did just now, without facing the TV Raise your voice, or raise your right hand in gestures.

Of course, corresponding changes and adjustments must be made on the smart TV operating system at that time, but this is very simple. The key is that the emergence of this technology will completely bring about changes in the smart TV field and change the interaction between TV and users. Way.

"Continue research and development. At present, the conditions of smart TV are not mature enough, so we are not in a hurry, but we must quickly master this technology and apply for all patents. When the time is right, we will open it to the outside world and attract more entrepreneurs. Enter with R&D personnel, and develop more and better applications on our platform."

What is the most important thing about the so-called smart ecosystem?
It is service!

Many people find it strange that most of the apps in Leaf Technology’s Android store charge money?
Is it really just because Leaf Technology is greedy for that huge astronomical sum?

Not only that, but a kind of ecological balance, because developers develop more applications, in the final analysis, the purpose is to make money, you have to let them make money, they are interested in continuing to develop, if all free, they lack Motivation, lack of stimulation, when the time comes to develop a product, the interest will be lacking.

Florentino said that the most expensive is actually the cheapest, but the reverse can also be said, the cheapest is actually the most expensive, especially when you think you are enjoying a free lunch, but in fact What you taste is the most expensive lunch in the world, but they tell you in various ways that my lunch is free!
Ye Qiu has always adhered to one principle, moderate openness, because excessive openness will lead to flooding, but excessive closure will lead to complacency, becoming a closed country, and ultimately lacking innovation ability.

Therefore, the Leaf Technology he created actually adopts such a method, emphasizing creativity and being moderately open, not only in terms of company strategy, but also in terms of management and personnel. The management of Leaf Technology is quite open. Kind of, almost anyone, as long as you can come up with an effective proposal, you can basically get the opportunity to try and prove yourself, and get the company's R & D funding support.

Here, one more thing must be said, which is a misunderstanding of many people about Internet companies like Leaf Technology.

Many people will look at Leaf Technology and Google with the attitude of looking at conventional companies, thinking, wow, what is the use of investing 100 billion US dollars in research and development a year, and developing a lot of impractical products as a result?Can't generate profit?Sooner or later it will collapse!
wrong!

The person who thinks this way is because he doesn't understand the operation mode of Leaf Technology at all!
To give a simple example, Leaf Technology has acquired so many companies and technologies and accumulated countless patents and technical capabilities. What is the most profitable thing for this company?
The answer is simple. Everyone knows that Zeus mobile phones and tablets are currently making money from these two products.

But you must know that the number of employees behind these two major products only accounts for less than 10% of the company's employees, so what are other people doing?R & D, innovation, integration..
This involves the company's internal management model, which is why Ye Qiu has always needed Elisa to sit in the United States, because Eliza knows Ye Qiu best, and she has seen Ye Qiu technology from scratch, from small to large, She may even know more about Leaf Technology than Ye Qiu, she can control all of this, and only she can!

It’s not just Leaf Technology. Google, although many investors now complain about Google’s wanton waste of research and development funds, causing the company to fail to keep up with many innovations, but they still encourage innovation, and what supports their innovation?It is the profit created by 7% of the employees engaged in the search business in their company!

In other words, the remaining 93% of employees are losing money, which is even more outrageous than Leaf Technology.

The same situation applies to Microsoft, Apple, IBM, etc. Almost all Internet companies use the high profits of their core businesses to create a foundation, and then engage in various innovative research and development.

So, here comes the question, many people find it strange, Leaf Technology has entered the field of smart cars, driverless cars, and smart TVs. Could it be that those leaders in the traditional automobile industry and TV industry can’t do it?

Look at how many of the world's top car manufacturers have joined the smart car alliance led by Leaf Technology. Almost all the world's major brands have entered. Why?The reason is simple, they cannot bear the financial pressure brought about by such huge innovations, because relatively speaking, their profits are very meager, and compared to Leaf Technology, it is even insignificant.

According to the authoritative data in 2008, among the 40 industries of automobiles, the profit margin ranks No.0, which is negative 07%, while the profit margin of Internet services is positive 19%. You can do whatever you want. Let's see how big the gap is here, and the Internet takes the average, not the profiteering companies like Leaf Technology and Google.

Therefore, in the field of smart cars, Leaf Technology and Google are at the forefront. Those traditional car companies can only choose to cooperate instead of continuing to dominate the market. This can be clearly seen from their finances.

Of course, there are risks in all industries. The risk of Microsoft is that the operating system and OFFICE should not be beaten down. The risk of Google is that the search business should not be overtaken. There are risks when people are defeated, but relatively speaking, Internet companies are the most dynamic and innovative in all industries.

At present, the smart car system of Leaf Technology has launched a test version for some car companies and important R & D personnel, but it still needs a long way to go to the Internet of Vehicles, at least one or two years, after all, the car is the most The highest priority is safety, which is related to the life of the user, so we must be cautious.

It's a rare trip to the United States, so Ye Qiu went to the site to test drive it, and it doesn't feel any different, just more functions and services, and a set of intelligent systems integrated into the car.

By the way, Leaf Technology has also officially launched its own map business, which has also caused several major Internet companies such as Leaf Technology, Google, Microsoft, and Apple to have their business intertwined with each other, and the competition among them is very fierce. It can even be said to be tragic.

Among them, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer publicly stated that Microsoft's smart phone operating system is an important strategic department of Microsoft and will become the core business that Microsoft attaches the most importance to, and will speed up research and development and promotion.

It's no wonder that Leaf Technology is now capable of everything, and in the future it wants to cross-border to develop ultrabooks. This has already moved Microsoft's cheese and alienated the alliance between Microsoft and Intel, but now it's all right. Even the free version of OFFICE is released, aren't you trying to tear down Microsoft?
Based on the attitude that you won't make me feel better, and I will never let you worry about it, it is understandable for Microsoft to focus on smartphones. On the contrary, if Microsoft doesn't do this, then Microsoft will no longer be Microsoft.

Ye Qiu is not worried about the competition of smartphones at all. With the current technical reserve of Leaf Technology, the next five or even ten years will be a period of rapid development of Leaf Technology. It is difficult for others to shake the position of Leaf Technology, so Leaf Technology The most important thing for technology now is not to target Microsoft or anyone, but to focus on improving its own smart ecosystem.

As long as this core business is done, what are Microsoft, Apple, Google... have to be afraid of?

(End of this chapter)