Chapter 536: Segway Hot Wheel

From December 23 to 25 every year, it has become a vane in the hearts of experts and enthusiasts in the global consumer electronics industry, because during this period, the annual China Star International World Conference is held on the day. Although among the many businesses of Zhongxing International, the electronics industry is only one of the major categories, and new products such as automobiles, cosmetics, home appliances, etc. are also launched every year at the World Conference, which does not include the performances of handsome men and beautiful NVs such as TV and movie stars, singers and models, but for many technical otakus in the world, the **xìng products launched every year at the Zhongxing International World Conference are the biggest holy grail that attracts them.

Although the total market value of Nebula Electronics and Xingdong Network is far inferior to that of old consumer electronics giants like Philips, Sony, and Samsung, they have emerged as a series of products launched with the perfect combination of software and hardware, which are already recognized as the most innovative consumer electronics products internationally. Every year, refreshing products are brought to the World Conference, such as MPP music player, Astrodisk, and MIA digital assistants, smart home appliances, gaming phones, etc. that merge with smartphone solutions.

At the same time, Zhongxing International has adopted methods such as publishing patents and opening up as system source code to attract a large number of supporting manufacturers and international software enthusiasts to add new features and new capabilities to their products. Although it seems that some of the benefits have been lost for the time being, the flames of people picking up the materials are high. Many component suppliers and software developers around Nebula Electronics have formed a huge industrial cluster. This relationship of prosperity and loss has made Nebula Electronics not only hold its foot in the fight against international competitors, but also has a vague trend of overtaking.

It is under the banner of "openness, freedom and freeness" that the world's major players even allow many small supporting factories and software vendors to use the stage of the World Congress to recruit and cooperate with each other. In the hearts of many people, the China Star International World Congress is not only a conference that contacts suppliers and sellers, but also a rare booth that gives consumers unique product experience and experience the latest cutting-edge technology development trends.

As a money-making machine, Yang Xing would certainly not let go of this expectation. He went against the opposition of the public and decided to charge Mén tickets for the participants. The facts proved that not only did not scare away visitors, each Mén ticket of up to $200 was also sold out in a blink of an eye. In fact, the number of people required to participate far exceeded the expectations, which made the organizer had to temporarily modify the venue and move the main venue of the conference to the shore of the Starwatching Lake, which was just completed and the Feng Shui Yin Yang Fish Eye location in Sky Star City.

Star Gazing Lake was built according to Hong Danyang's suggestion. In addition to Fengshui considerations, Yang Xing believes that "all directions will be destroyed" in the future. The office building gathers in one place and the Star Picking Tower is simply a skyscraper forest that pierces the sky, which has both a sense of oppression and aesthetic fatigue of cement forests.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to build a Stargazing Lake, all the squares at the bottom of the building are used, lawns are laid, and various sculpture fountains and leisure and entertainment facilities are placed, so that the subordinates working in the building can go downstairs to relax after working hard. Stargazing Lake is undoubtedly the core of this leisure square. Although it has only been completed now, the clear lake surface is paired with urgently transplanted trees and grass, and the huge tourist tent temporarily set up around the lake, which looks like a beautiful scenery of a paradise. Visitors wander in it. Compared to the construction site behind previous conferences, it is indeed worth the fare.

Since the venue set up this time is very effective, when considering whether to hold various large gatherings in the future, Zhongxing International Headquarters will copy the venue by the star-gazing lake, build the venue based on the water, or simply arrange a permanent exhibition center to prepare for large-scale conferences.

The dazzling multimedia appearance of the conference and the beautiful model who welcomed the guests could not stop everyone's speculation about Yang Xing's reappearance at the opening ceremony. From the first conference, he rode an electric bicycle to the electric car he drove last year, the Jiāotong tools brought by Yang Xing at the opening of each World Conference of China Star International have become a puzzle program. Many people even secretly opened the gambling plate to see if this young rich man who likes to be innovative will fly or take a yacht this year.

With the host's gimmicks and loudly announced the opening of the World Congress in a live reality show environment, the answer was finally revealed. In the sky, among the colorful ribbons and gold confetti, Yang Xing wore a ball cap and a sweatshirt, looking like a street skateboarding youth. He slowly drove into the venue with a two-wheeled electric car with a weird appearance, like a trolley. Behind him was a foreign man in his thirties who was also riding in a strange car. A sharp-eyed reporter shouted: "Isn't that Dean Kamén, an American inventor known as the contemporary Edison? Is this car his new invention?"

Dean Kamén is a tech genius and is very famous in the United States. He invented the world's first syringe at the age of nineteen, which allows doctors to inject liquid into patients' bodies stably and reliably. This invention made him famous. For this reason, he gave up his studies and devoted himself to various ingenious inventions. Until now, the number of invention patents he owns is an amazing number.

Many of his inventions are not only novel, but also very practical. Not long ago, he invented the ibot device that has six wheels that allow disabled people to ride up and down the stairs. He just won the National Science and Technology Medal. He personally took the ibot to climb the White House steps and met with the current US President Clinton through TV and was spread to thousands of households.

Now he and Yang Xing appeared at the World Conference at the same time, and were wearing such a monster car that looked very similar to the hot wheels under Nezha's feet. You can understand that this is probably the new look this year. If you carefully observe this car, you will find that it is slim and flexible, and only occupies one person's position. The electric drive is soft and quick. It has a skill that no other wheeled vehicles do not have. Even if Yang Xing and Dean Kamén let go, the car will not fall.

This is the Deka R&D company under Yang Xing's name, which has just purchased a patent, developed the epoch-making tool - Segways Vision Car. Its appearance broke the concept of many vehicles, and it was impossible to find its specific classification for a while. Zhongxing International had to first call it "electric personal assisted motor device", commonly known as electric scooters.

The biggest difference between Segway and traditional jiāo tools is that its operating principle is mainly based on a basic principle called "dynamic stability", that is, the automatic balance ability of the vehicle itself. The built-in solid-state gyroscope is used to determine the posture state of the vehicle body, and after calculating appropriate commands through the dense and high-speed CPU, the motor can achieve the balance effect.

Simply put, the Segway is very close to human walking movements. As long as the driver changes the angle of his body forward or backward, the Segway will move forward or backward according to the inclined direction, and the speed is proportional to the degree of inclination of the driver. In principle, as long as the Segway has the power to turn on correctly and can maintain sufficient operational power, the people in the car do not have to worry about the possibility of falling. This is very different from the scooters and other tools that generally require the driver to balance themselves.

So when Dean Kaménsi secretly showed Segway to Bill Gates and Amazon's president Bezos, they all exclaimed, but did not invest in it. Because this project is good, the prospects are unclear. In addition to people's habit of using the jiāotong tool, Segway has two major disadvantages. One is that the distance traveling with batteries is too close. As a substitute for the jiāotong tool, Segway only has a maximum driving distance of more than 20 kilometers. The second is that the price is too expensive, because it uses a large number of advanced electronic technology, Segway's conservative price is hundreds of thousands of yuan per unit. At this price, you can buy a good urban sedan.

Although everyone in his previous life would have a shiny look and amazement, believing that this represents the future. Segway is also fortunate to become a prop in many science fiction films, sales have been poor, and only sold tens of thousands of units. But in this life, Yang Xing had a unique eye for his wise eyes. Since Bill Gates recommended Segway to him, Yang Xing keenly found the opportunity to turn around. The problems that Segway exist are undoubtedly easy to solve. With the strength of Zhongxing International Electronics and Mechanical Manufacturing, he felt that moving the origin of Segway to China, with the low cost of domestic production, as long as Segway's output increases, he is confident that he will lower the price of Segway.

As for battery issues, Xingchen Manufacturing is working hard to tackle battery technology for electric vehicle projects. Dean Kamén himself promised to cooperate in research and development. He believes that it is only a matter of time before the Segway's endurance is greatly improved. Yang Xing believes that Segway, as a new product, needs to be accepted by the public. It is best not to define the target of the general public first. It needs to be recognized by a special group with credibility. Yang Xing thinks that it can start with the police first.

The Segway speed is nearly three times the speed of human walking, and is only slightly wider than the human body, so it will not cause serious congestion like a car. The car drives on the sidewalk, allowing the driver to flexibly shuttle between pedestrians and does not occupy the roadway at all. At the same time, it can be brought indoors without causing any harm to parking, and can also be powered by ordinary civilian electricity without worrying about gas stations. The most important thing is that it is obviously higher than others on the sidewalk, and can quickly detect abnormal movements in the surrounding environment. Compared with bicycles and motorcycles, it is undoubtedly very suitable as a transportation tool for urban patrolmen.

Before this World Conference, Star Manufacturing had reached a cooperation agreement with Dean Kamén, obtained a license to fully produce Segway, and also showed it to the Ministry of Public Security, the Hong Kong Security Bureau and several American police organizations. They all expressed their interest in this new product. Yang Xing brought it to the conference venue this time to promote this modern "hot wheel" and let people accept this dreamy and advanced high-tech product.
Chapter completed!