Ultimately, this technology was reserved by Boss Huang for Tianzhou 6, making it the biggest selling point for Tianzhou 6.
Following this, Tong He introduced over a dozen different new technologies. Some were rejected by Boss Huang, while others, though rejected for their original purpose, still held value in other applications. Ultimately, three technologies were confirmed for application in terminals.
These were under-screen camera technology, 3D spectral scanning technology, and distance mapping technology.
Pausing on cameras, there wasn't much to say about the technology itself. It was common knowledge, and Jiangnan Group's technology offered no innovation, simply installing a camera beneath the screen.
3D spectral scanning technology, as the name implied, allowed for the creation of 3D models of objects through scanning.
This technology could be used in conjunction with infrared radar cameras. It could directly scan a fixed object, scanning all six sides to ultimately produce a 3D model of the object on the phone, along with comprehensive data for the item.
Some might find this function incredible, not understanding its utility. However, those in practical industries would recognize the immense power of this technology.
With this, any new product could be scanned by the terminal to immediately obtain all its external data. It could even directly use AI to draw corresponding engineering blueprints, a level of advancement beyond compare.
Furthermore, the generated 3D stereoscopic images could be directly connected to a 3D printer, allowing for the exact replication of the object.
Of course, for most users, this function would still be largely useless, but it was cool enough to impress.
Finally, the distance mapping technology, as its name suggested, allowed the terminal to directly measure the distance between two points. It still utilized infrared, but at a higher energy level.
When this infrared beam was activated, a red dot would appear on the illuminated object. Simultaneously, the terminal could automatically calculate the distance between the terminal and the red dot.
Within a total measured length not exceeding 30 meters, the measurement accuracy reached 0.01 millimeters. This level of precision far surpassed the range and accuracy of simple tools like rulers.
These three technologies had already been included in the technical plans for Tianzhou 7, Tianzhou 8, and Tianzhou 9, respectively. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these three future phones would heavily market these technologies as their primary selling points,
leading the trend for the entire terminal industry's future development.
Of course, these functions were largely superficial. What truly sustained the development of Tianzhou terminals should be AI technology, continuously improving the capabilities of intelligent AI, which was the absolute priority in the development of terminal technology.
As Boss Huang left his company's R&D center, a surprising piece of news reached him.
Just a few minutes prior, Google had officially submitted an authorization application to the China Electronics Technology Industry Development Alliance, requesting authorization for all terminal technologies and related system authorizations.
In other words, Google intended to abandon the Microsoft system it had previously used and directly embrace the Tianzhou Terminal Alliance.
This news was both unexpected and, in a way, predictable.
The unexpected part was that the entire industry knew that Google's and Apple's respective terminal systems were the only two in the world capable of competing with the Zi Xiao system.
Although the scale of this competition was vastly different, with one having a market of hundreds of millions and the other only a few million, they were truly the only global contenders against the Zi Xiao system.
The announcement by Google to abandon its own system effectively declared the complete failure of the Android system. From then on, there would only be one competitor remaining, meaning Apple would fight alone.
Google had spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire the Android system, and now it had all vanished like a dream. Google joining its rival's camp was indeed unexpected.
As for being predictable, it was a correct decision, one that allowed Android to instantly gain significant benefits. Google's terminal sales were so dismal that the board had placed immense pressure on Larry Page to find any means to boost terminal sales. After careful consideration, Larry Page's decision to make this correct move was therefore understandable.
The decision proved to be correct. As soon as the media reported Google's switch to the Jiangnan Group, Google's stock surged, rising by over 28% in a single day. This entire increase was attributed to this move, bringing joy to Google's board members. Only Larry Page, sitting in his office, remained somewhat silent.
He disliked, even detested, the decision he had made, but he had no power to resist it. This was where Larry Page felt the most despair.
Upon receiving the news, media reporters, in addition to focusing their primary interviews on Google, also sent a large contingent to interview Apple, wanting to know how Apple viewed this development.
Apple remained silent on the matter. Old Joe had not made an appearance for over a month. Some said his cancer had relapsed, but it seemed unconfirmed.
However, despite the significance of this event, it did not cause a major stir within the industry. After all, the fate of Apple and Android had been sealed the moment Jiangnan Group announced its complete openness in technology licensing.
Their continued persistence was merely a futile struggle, much like countless computer operating systems trying to rise from the suppression of the Windows system, an almost impossible feat.
Boss Huang, however, did not have much time to focus on the terminal market. At this moment, he received another invitation from China High-Speed Rail Development Co., Ltd. to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Looking at this invitation, Boss Huang felt a flood of emotions. It had been two and a half years since he last attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for this company. Who would have thought that the vacuum high-speed pipeline, originally planned to take five years to complete, would be finished in half that time.
According to the information Boss Huang possessed, these two pipelines had started from opposite ends. The northernmost section began in Harbin and, after a journey of 890 kilometers, had reached Shenyang, with corresponding platforms already fully constructed.
The eastern section, starting from Kunming in Yunnan, had successfully passed through Guangxi and reached Guangdong, with construction already extending to Guangzhou.
Although the Guangzhou station had a particularly grand design, requiring a considerable construction period, with only about half of the work completed in two and a half years, the pipeline itself was ready for operation. Therefore, at the invitation of the company, Boss Huang would once again attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the first phase of these pipelines, totaling 1,500 kilometers.
Naturally, the entire celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony were broadcast live to the public via media coverage. While the guest list was not as extensive as the initial ceremony, it was still considered the strongest in the industry.
Crucially, during the live broadcast, a segment of aerial footage captured by helicopter was displayed.
Though only 30 seconds long, this footage completely showcased a 50-kilometer stretch of pipeline. Across the vast expanse of land, it lay across China in an almost perfectly straight line, like a colossal dragon flexing its powerful physique.
This video was filmed with immense grandeur and magnificence, leaving all Chinese people who saw it utterly astonished. They could not believe that this was a national-level megaproject, constructed by their own country in just two years, truly a marvel of the 21st century.
Consequently, in the days and weeks that followed, China was enveloped in an atmosphere of joyous celebration, with festivities across the country marking the triumphant completion of the first phase of the project.
Everyone eagerly anticipated the day when the first phase of the project would officially commence operations.
Although the pipelines for the first phase were all successfully laid, according to the speech by the Chairman of China High-Speed Rail Technology Development Company at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, testing of the pipelines was still required, and some stations were yet to be completed, or had been completed but their internal facilities needed debugging.
The Chairman solemnly pledged to everyone at the ceremony that the entire project would be completed before October 1, 2012, as a tribute to the nation's founding.
In contrast to the jubilant atmosphere domestically, the sentiment abroad was less celebratory, particularly among American stock investors, whose feelings were especially complex.
After all, their country had announced plans to build such a high-tech vacuum magnetic levitation pipeline several months earlier, not to mention the nearly 40 trillion US dollars in construction funds they had already raised from the stock market.
Approximately three months prior, the United Super Vacuum Pipeline Railway Company had announced its first round of public offering, aiming to raise a total of 1.5 trillion US dollars to complete the construction of the first phase.
These 1.5 trillion US dollars were successfully secured, but thereafter, investors saw virtually no further updates. The company's official website, aside from minor trivial matters, rarely featured specific progress reports on construction.
Initially, when the Chinese remained silent, it was tolerable. However, once the Chinese released their video, these investors naturally began to question the actual progress of their own project.