Jiang Chen's words immediately brought the off-topic press conference back to the main topic, and at the same time, he subtly advertised the Phantom helmet.
But the media in the audience was once again in shock.
[Participating in a press conference in reality through a virtual reality helmet?]
A word abruptly popped up in Danny's head.
AR？
AR was the abbreviation of augmented reality. It used virtual objects to "enhance" the real scene. Compared to virtual reality (VR), it had the advantages of more realism and less modeling work. The representative product was Microsoft's HoloLens. After putting on the glasses, it could turn the dining table into a game table and the wall into a TV screen.
But for people in a social environment, the disadvantages of AR technology were obvious. For example, if you wore augmented reality glasses and waved your arms to do something strange in the air, what would your roommates think?
Regardless, the awkwardness was definitely going to happen again.
This was one of the difficulties in the development of AR technology, which was that only people wearing "glasses" could see the "enhanced display" of virtual objects. But now, Future Technology used the medium of holographic projection to perfectly merge virtual and reality. This was the reason why the reporters were shocked.
"Phantom helmet." Jiang Chen opened one hand and faced the silent reporters with a smile. "The key to the virtual world."
The particles of light converged into a line above his palm, weaving into a helmet that gave off a realistic feeling like a shuttle. The helmet floated above his palm and slowly rotated under the gaze of all the reporters.
"I believe everyone here already understands the performance of our helmet. I won't go into detail about the parameters here. I'll only list two numbers here, 1.44 million and 0. "
When Jiang Chen mentioned the number 1.44 million, a lot of reporters already reacted. The number was the total number of helmets Future Technology invested in during the virtual reality activities announced by Future Technology.
But what was 0?
At this moment, all the reporters had the same question, and Jiang Chen, who saw through this point, answered the question in their minds.
"Of the 1.44 million Phantom helmets, 37% were in 24-hour operation in the past three months, but none were damaged due to operational failure."
Hearing this, all the reporters in the 12 press conferences around the world were shocked.
"How is that possible?"
"No operational failure or damage … This ratio, no matter how you look at it, isn't it too unscientific?"
"Who can prove this? Even if you want to brag, there should be a limit. Do you think the world's consumers are idiots? " In the press conference venue in Yoto, a short reporter stood up and questioned Jiang Chen's holographic image with sarcasm.
"Of course I can prove it, Mr. Hirota. As for evidence, there should be an internet cafe three hundred meters away that is a joint experience store of Future Technology. [Am I bluffing? Why don't you go and see for yourself?] Also, I noticed that you stood up to speak without raising your hand, and before you entered, you should have signed a letter of guarantee regarding the order of the press conference. I can't help but wonder, are all the reporters in the production and economic news so unruly? "
Listening to the whispers of sympathy and ridicule, Hirota Masao sat back down with an ashen face.
He didn't expect that Jiang Chen, who was facing 12 venues at the same time, would notice his speech.
Jiang Chen's criticism was obviously directed at the 12 venues around the world. He lost face for the production and economic news in front of the world. No matter what, his career was over.
"Let's go back to the problem of the Phantom Helmet. As you can see, our helmets have an extremely long standby time, as well as an extraordinary guarantee of quality. Even if it runs continuously for three months, it will not lag or even crash due to circuit aging and overheating damage. "
"The reason why the Phantom Helmet can achieve this is precisely because of our unique sealing technology. Therefore, our helmet will not have a disassembly port, and we do not accept any disassembly. Any consequences caused by disassembly will be borne by the user. And for malfunctions caused by normal use, we provide free replacement and half-price exchange services. "
Jiang Chen deliberately downplayed the role of the graphene chip and gave the "self-destruction upon disassembly" a "necessary" reason. However, his statement obviously didn't satisfy all the media. Many media raised their hands, hoping that Jiang Chen could give them a chance to speak.
Standing on the podium in the virtual environment, Jiang Chen simply counted the number of people in the 12 venues who raised their hands, then coughed.
"From the scene at the press conference, it is obvious that a lot of media have a lot of questions about my statement. I'm almost done with what I need to say. It's still the same old rules. For the rest of the time, you ask and I'll answer. "
As soon as Jiang Chen's voice fell, all the media present raised their hands. But even so, the scene was still orderly. With the example of the production and economic news, no reporters stood up to interrupt the order of the venue.
When Charles heard Jiang Chen call his number, he immediately stood up and asked.
"Your company's sealing method for the Phantom Helmet is understandable, but isn't the circuit overload program triggered upon disassembly a bit too much? After all, when the user purchases the product, they should have the right to control the product. Confidentiality can be achieved through patent law, and the rights of the user should not be sacrificed. "
When Danny heard his colleague's tricky question, he nodded in secret. Although the reporter from the California Daily looked a bit silly, his question was straight to the point of Future Technology's weakness. Sacrificing the legal rights of the consumer? In a country "passionate about rights," Future Technology certainly couldn't fool the question.
"I have to correct the public's misunderstanding of Future Technology." But Jiang Chen was prepared as he faced the media with a smile. "First of all, we have never set up any confidentiality mechanism that harms the legal rights of the user."
To Jiang Chen's answer, a lot of reporters who were about to ask this question were dumbfounded.
What kind of answer was that? Forcefully turning black into white?
"But you can't ignore the fact that you infringed upon the copyright just because you signed a warranty agreement with the user when you purchased the product," Charles argued.
"Please be careful with your words, Mr. Charles. Future Technology has only conducted pre-sales on the official website, and it's a pre-sale where you can apply for a refund at any time. Currently, the Phantom Helmet on the market is in the virtual reality experience store, and those helmets have never been sold. Strictly speaking, they are the property of Future Technology.
Here, I won't pursue the legal liability of the individual or collective who dismantled the company's property without permission. I will only charge the breaching party double the price of the helmet. Until the consumer can receive the helmet from the package three days later, we will be the ones being infringed upon. Do you understand? "Jiang Chen looked into Charles' eyes and smiled.
He didn't pursue legal liability because there was no way to pursue it. Some dismantling actions were done by individuals, and some dismantling research was done with the tacit consent of the country. To pursue their legal liability would be as difficult as suing Future Group for monopolization in Xin.
Charles' Adam's apple moved, and a sense of helplessness rose in his heart. Although he felt there was something wrong with his words, he did point out the specifics of the problem.
Danny, who sat next to him, was shocked. Jiang Chen used one sentence to shift Future Group's position from the infringing party to the infringed party.
"And what I want to say next is an explanation for all the consumers interested in purchasing the Phantom Helmet." Jiang Chen paused before he continued, "Just like we said, we have never set up any confidentiality mechanism. Dismantling the helmet will cause the circuit to burn purely because we installed a device to protect the circuit in the helmet. And the act of dismantling will cause the device to overload and damage the internal circuit of the helmet. I admit this is a shortcoming of Future Technology. We will certainly improve on this point, and I hope the consumers can understand. "
It was a shameless explanation to describe the confidentiality mechanism as a lack of technology. A lot of people on Future Technology's official website who were drooling over the virtual reality technology all slapped their thighs and shouted shameless.
But they couldn't refute this explanation. Since Future Technology was the only company that could create immersive virtual reality equipment, only they had the final right to explain the technology.
[If I can't do it, you can't force me to do it, right?]
The media that originally wanted to question whether the confidentiality method was too extreme all gave up on this idea. Future Technology already explained it this way, asking questions from this perspective would only be a waste of valuable opportunity and wouldn't yield any interesting information.
After Charles sat down, another reporter who was selected to speak stood up. Judging from the microphone in her hand, she should be a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, and her questions were definitely focused on the economic side, not the technical side.
"Mr. Jiang Chen, your company has already achieved the absolute leading position in the virtual reality field. Will you use your technological advantage to prevent other companies from entering this field? "
It was a sensitive question because it involved an issue that all the major corporations were extremely secretive about.
That was monopoly.
"Of course not. We're happy to work with other companies to develop the virtual reality field. As you can see, the function of the Phantom Helmet isn't just a game. The game is only a means for us to introduce it to the world. The reason why I was able to attend 12 conferences around the world at the same time was because of the Phantom Helmet's function. "Jiang Chen smiled.
When Jiang Chen said this, all the reporters' eyes lit up. Future Technology was prepared to collaborate with other companies in the virtual reality field! This was an incredible piece of information!
And because of this statement, the following questions were all centered around the content of the collaboration.
For example, what form would the collaboration take? Would Future Technology open up its technology to others? To these questions, Jiang Chen answered them one by one.
Immersive virtual reality technology was Future Technology's core technology. The technology wouldn't be disclosed to the public, and there was no plan to register a patent in the short term. If they wanted it, they would have to develop it themselves. But Future Technology welcomed the collaboration in terms of content.
The scope of collaboration would cover any field that the internet could cover. After a period of time, Future Technology would gradually open up the technology related to the development of virtual reality programs to facilitate the development of software compatible with the Phantom Helmet.
The virtual reality market was massive. All the functions of the internet could theoretically be implemented on the virtual reality platform. With the power of one company, it was not enough to take over the entire market. Moreover, they could face anti-trust investigations for preventing other companies from entering the market.
Future Technology only needed to control the "key" to enter the market, the quantum computer server as the "door", and the quantum communication satellite that would be launched as the virtual reality network connection node in the future.
As to the world behind the door, it should be developed by companies all over the world.
So this product conference, while releasing the Phantom Helmet as the key to enter the virtual world, it also released a positive signal to companies interested in entering the virtual reality industry.
A signal of collaboration.
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