159: Star OS 4.0 (Part 3)

"Since its launch last year, our classmate xiao xing has received much praise from many students. Today, along with our Starlight OS, it will officially land on our Red Star Mobile Phones."

"We have been working on this since last year, but the workload to bridge it with the mobile end was immense. Our Engineers have worked hard for over half a year, and it wasn't until today that we finally managed to integrate it with mobile applications."

"I believe those who have used classmate xiao xing already have a direct understanding of its intelligence. You can use it to check the weather, set alarms, listen to music, or control smart home devices with a single sentence."

"In short, it can make our lives very convenient."

"So, what is different about little star on a phone?"

"He integrates our photo album search function. You only need to say to the phone: 'Find photos of who, taken on what day, and in what place,' and he can quickly find them for us."

Then Chen Chen picked up a kunpeng phone 2nd generation, tapped his finger lightly, and the screen on the phone was projected onto the large screen. "Help me find photos of Chen Chen taken in Wuzhen."

"Okay, I have found photos containing Wuzhen and Chen Chen for you."

"Isn't it very fast and accurate?"

On the large screen, several photos of Chen Chen with fans appeared along with the phone's display. "These are photos taken with star fans when I attended the Internet Conference last year, captured by our Kunpeng mobile phone."

"Since I don't have the contact information of these fans, I have pixelated the photos. In any case, this feature is very convenient and practical."

"Of course, all the functions from the speaker version are fully supported on the mobile end; you don't have to worry about any differences in functionality. Besides that, we have also launched a new feature."

Chen Chen picked up the phone again and said, "classmate xiao xing."

"I'm here."

"Open WeChat and send 'Red Star Press Conference' to CEO Lu."

The phone screen on the large display operated automatically. First, WeChat opened, then it automatically searched for CEO Lu, followed by automatically inputting the words [Red Star Press Conference].

"Shall I send it?"

"Send."

"Okay, it has been sent for you."

The audience on-site watched the large screen almost without blinking, stunned by this series of automatic operations.

"Holy crap, that's awesome! Fully automatic operation."

"Impressive, truly impressive. No wonder President Chen said the difficulty on the mobile end was high."

"Does this mean I won't have to use my hands to tap while driving anymore? I can just let little star operate it for me."

"Everyone can also use voice commands to make calls, open software, and navigate. This can free our hands in certain scenarios, making our lives easier and smarter."

"Currently, the software we have fully integrated includes Qiandu Navigation, Gaode Navigation, Tencent Music, and Tencent Social. We will collaborate with more software manufacturers in the future to give our little star even more capabilities."

For users, these new features of Xingyao OS 4.0 represent another way of human-computer interaction. Most functions on the mobile end can be completed via voice commands with the help of classmate xiao xing.

These features immediately maxed out the current system upgrade, making all users feel the sincerity of Xingyao OS 4.0 toward its users.

"Xingyao OS 4.0 is an extremely outstanding and excellent system. This brand-new version has cost the students in our system department a great deal of blood, sweat, and energy."

"But I firmly believe that the energy we spent is worth it, and I believe this brand-new Xingyao OS 4.0 will satisfy everyone."

Chen Chen was mostly finished with the explanation of Xingyao OS 4.0. Judging by the performance of the audience, they were at least relatively satisfied with the system this time.

"Xingyao OS 4.0—is everyone satisfied with our new system version?"

"Satisfied! Very satisfied!"

"Awesome!"

"little star is too powerful!"

"President Chen, when will the update be pushed?"

Interacting with the audience, Chen Chen listened to the shouts rising one after another from below the stage and smiled with satisfaction.

After all, the improvements in the new system were massive, which was definitely a good thing in the eyes of the users.

"Xingyao OS 4.0 will officially begin its rollout on the 30th."

"The first batch of push targets will be kunpeng phone 2. The red star 3rd generation will receive the push in May, and in June, it will be rolled out to the entire series of Red Star Mobile Phones. Please wait patiently."

Chen Chen initially intended to push it to the Supreme Commemorative Edition of the kunpeng phone 2 first, but thinking he would be accused of differential treatment, he decided to just push it to the entire Kunpeng 2 series.

The rollout rules naturally followed the order of release and price; flagships must have flagship treatment. There was no way around it, and this was how everyone did it in later generations. As for negative optimization, things hadn't reached that point yet.

"Of course, in addition to these upgrades and classmate xiao xing, we have also made a brand-new attempt in device interaction."

"Next is the second product of our press conference—xiao xing assistant touchscreen version!"

Work on this item had already begun after the release of little star last year, but it wasn't fully integrated at the system level, leading to repeated delays.

Chen Chen designed the touchscreen version of little star as a home control hub, and the entire interface had been redesigned.

On this screen, one could see the operating status of home devices. It also functioned as a gateway, allowing for visual operations when connecting small devices, which was quite convenient overall.

"The basic functions of the xiao xing assistant touchscreen version are consistent with our little star speaker, but its interface has been redesigned to be more concise."

"You can see the usage and operating status of various home devices on the xiao xing assistant touchscreen version. At the same time, it is a gateway, so when connecting some of our small devices, you won't need to buy our gateway separately; one xiao xing touchscreen version handles it all."

"When connecting devices, because there is a screen, the entire process becomes more visual and much more convenient."

"At the same time, it can also link with our other Red Star devices. For example, with our video doorbell, when someone rings the bell, you can view the real-time image outside the door through the xiao xing assistant touchscreen version."

"Another example: if we have pets at home, we can also link our Red Star smart camera through the xiao xing assistant touchscreen version, allowing you to easily check the home situation in real-time even from the office."

"In addition, this touchscreen version also supports two-way video calls. It has a built-in 8-megapixel wide-angle lens. Through the classmate xiao xing app on our mobile end, you can make voice or video calls with the touchscreen version."

"This feature is particularly suitable for families with elderly people and children. A single voice command is all it takes to make a video call, which is incredibly convenient."

"What is the price of the xiao xing assistant touchscreen version?"

"1299!"

"The xiao xing assistant touchscreen version has built-in Child Mode, Classic Mode, and Guardian Mode."

"You can switch between different modes according to different scenarios!"

"After the press conference, you can place orders at the Red Star Mall, Tmall and JD flagship stores, and the Red Star official website."

In the following time, Chen Chen introduced the Red Star Smart Electric Toothbrush and the Red Star Power Bank Pro.

Thanks to the price and volume of Yangtze River Battery, these products could achieve a compact body while simultaneously ensuring long battery life. Chen Chen was also very much looking forward to what kind of surprises the complete version of the Yangtze River Battery would bring him.

For instance, the Red Star Power Bank Pro 10000mAh model has a built-in 10000mAh yangtze river battery cell. The body is made extremely thin and light, and it also supports 27W Red Star Fast Charging. Compared to the first generation's 18W speed, it charges Red Star phones faster and can also self-charge more quickly.

Even for the 20000mAh model, its body thickness did not exceed a regular Red Star power bank. After all, one uses 18650 cells, while the other uses soft-pack cells.

Phase 1 of the new plant for Yangtze River New Energy is basically complete. Now, equipment debugging and trial production have begun inside the factory. It is expected to be in full production by the end of June. The battery cells it produces are also developing toward multiple specifications. Not only can they supply Red Star phones and the Fruit Company, but they can also support battery models for other devices.

Once Phase 2 is fully completed, the entire Yangtze River New Energy Company will have a supply capacity of over 200 million battery cells of various models per year. (Normally, a battery factory's capacity should be in GWh, but small cells are hard to convert here, so they are replaced by the number of battery units. GWh will be used to represent capacity when supplying electric vehicle batteries later.)

Afterward, Chen Chen announced the Red Star kunpeng phone 2s. In fact, calling it the 2s was mainly because, besides coming pre-installed with Xingyao OS 4.0, it only added a fingerprint recognition module.

The international version of the Kunpeng mobile phone, which is the ROC, already had fingerprint recognition when it was released in Germany in January. When the news reached China, many users and netizens left messages on the Red Star Forum asking to upgrade the domestic version with a fingerprint recognition module as soon as possible.

The reason the international version used it first was, firstly, because high-end phones like Fruit and Samsung all had fingerprint recognition modules; Red Star would be embarrassed to call itself a high-end machine without it.

Secondly, the price of capacitive fingerprint modules was relatively high at the time. Adding it to the international version allowed for a higher starting price. If added domestically, the cost would immediately jump significantly. Chen Chen decided to postpone it for a few months after careful consideration.

Now that it was the end of April, the price of this module had dropped a bit. Releasing the fingerprint recognition version of the kunpeng phone 2 now could also generate another wave of hype.

When pricing it, he considered users who had recently purchased. If the fingerprint version was the same price as the regular version, there would likely be an uproar again.

Plus, the price of this module was indeed not cheap; the cost alone was over 110 yuan (and it hadn't been leveled out by mass shipping yet, as only the ROC phone used it). In the end, Chen Chen decided that the price of the fingerprint recognition version would be 200 yuan higher than the starting price of the regular version.

In truth, Red Star's press conference scene was not nearly as fun as those of Smartisan or Meizu. One allowed you to hear cross-talk live, and the other allowed you to hear a concert live.

But if we're talking about giving out souvenirs, it was definitely Red Star.

After the press conference ended, the audience on-site left with the newly released Red Star electric toothbrushes, feeling quite satisfied—they were worth several hundred yuan, after all.