Focus CES: Smart TV battle started the car into a mobile terminal

January 13 news, the 45th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has officially launched more than two days. Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Sony and other international well-known consumer electronics brands other than Apple have officially made their debut at this year's CES. The CES exhibition hall covers an area of ​​1.85 million square feet and is expected to attract more than 150,000 visitors from more than 130 countries around the world. In addition to the Las Vegas International Convention and Exhibition Center, a new exhibition hall has also been added to hotels such as the Venetian.

Google continues to fine-tune the terminal camp

This CES rare innovative products available, but with a series of press conferences starting on the afternoon of the 9th, the re-division of the mobile terminal camp tends to be clear, Google increased support for Intel in the mobile phone product line, in Smart TV product line has increased support for Marvell;

Intel and Motorola announced at the CES conference that the two sides have reached a long-term strategic partnership involving many types of equipment. The content includes that Motorola will begin shipping later this year with Intel Atom processors and Android platform smart phone. In addition to Motorola, the chip also received support from Lenovo mobile phones.

At the same time, Google also announced that Marvell’s revolutionary “Foresight Platform” based on the ARMADA1500 will replace Intel’s hosting of the Google TV platform. It is reported that at the end of last year, Intel Corporation, which provided Atom chips for the first generation of Google TV devices, announced plans to withdraw from the television business.

The above two fine-tunings are the latest actions after Google’s selection of the first MIPS architecture Android 4.0 tablet. Unlike the Nokia bundled with Microsoft in this CES, the Google camp’s openness is becoming stronger and stronger. Balance the market interest of different architectures and different vendors.

Smart TV battle starts

At this CES, the concentrated outbreak of smart TVs became the biggest attraction. Samsung, Sony, LG, Lenovo and numerous Chinese companies all displayed smart TVs based on Android.

At this year's CES, Samsung officially released the latest fifth-generation smart TV, Samsung 75-inch Smart TV ES8000, this new product is defined as the fifth generation of smart TV, product configuration camera can achieve a variety of sensing and interactive features, and a variety of Sensing includes touch, voice, and motion recognition in three ways.

The world's second largest computer mall Lenovo also launched the smart TV music TV K91 at CES. Lenovo smart TVs use the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, as well as WIFI network links, IPS hard screens, use Android 4.0-based operating system, support people. Face recognition and pre-installed more than 100 applications.

In addition to these two companies, LG and Sony have officially launched smart TV products, which are comparable to the upsurge of tablet PCs at CES in 2011. Participating companies are both international and domestic brands. They are expected to start in 2012, based on Android. The system's smart TV will become the most competitive Internet terminal.

The car will become the future mobile terminal

Compared with previous CES, the number of auto makers debuted at this CES is one time. More than six of the top ten automakers in the world will participate in this exhibition together with other auto technology companies. Audi, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Kia and Mercedes will participate in this new technology exhibition. Previously, the mobile terminal's conventional terminal products are personal information products such as mobile phones and tablets. However, whether the automobile will also enter this rank will become the biggest suspense in the field of mobile Internet terminals.

Daimler announced at CES that it will jointly deepen its partnership with Google. Google will provide Daimler with Google Maps application programming interface API so that Daimler’s models can use various types of Google products based on cloud technology. Enjoy the right to use the newly developed API technology for the first time.

Ford Motor Company also announced at CES that it will create its first professional research lab in the Silicon Valley of the Holy Land in the world's most renowned technology company earlier this year. Ford Motor also revealed that there will be dozens of APPS applications loaded in its car information. on the platform.

In addition to Daimler and Ford, the GM On Star platform, Mercedes-Benz's COMMAND platform, Chevrolet MyLink system, Kia UVO2 platform, Porsche QNX system, and Toyota's ENTUAN platform have all been showcased at this CES. Tencent Technology revealed that currently companies including Google, Microsoft, and Intel have begun to infiltrate the automotive industry, and that the car may become another big mobile terminal in the future.

Micro-innovation gradually becomes a bright spot

At this CES, although we haven't seen any influential technologies and products, micro-innovations are everywhere. Currently, the micro-innovations of various manufacturers are basically based on two major directions—combining cloud computing and improving user experience. Lenovo showed a hybrid architecture laptop Idea Pad Yoga, and TCL demonstrated a single-screen dual-display TV based on 3D technology.