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Chapter 1369 No internal strife, if I can't have it, I'll destroy it.
Li Dongling looked at the photos on his Global Pass 2nd generation phone with some reluctance.

With the current resolution of LCD screens, coupled with a 11-pixel Hasselblad mobile phone lens, frankly speaking, it would be a joke to expect to take a clear photo.

The blurriness still left Li Dongling somewhat helpless, but he knew that it was the result of Chen Tao's and the entire technical team's hard work.

Putting a camera lens into a mobile phone sounds simple, but only technicians like Chen Tao who have personally experienced it know how technically difficult it actually is.

Before Global Pass, the concept of mobile phone photography was nonexistent worldwide. Moreover, given the extremely limited space inside a mobile phone, fitting a camera module into the phone required a complete redesign of the entire device.

To use another analogy, imagine you're going on a long trip to participate in a competition. You've packed a suitcase full of things, and after finally managing to zip it up, you suddenly remember that it's for a badminton competition, but you haven't managed to fit the badminton racket in.

The difficulty of stuffing a badminton racket into a fully packed suitcase, without having to take out anything that's already inside, is unimaginable.

In addition, the power consumption of the mobile phone camera also depends on the chip. An image signal processor related to the camera needs to be added. This chip is responsible for a series of operations such as color correction and image compression. Corresponding software algorithms are also needed to process the image before it can finally appear in the mobile phone.

The first road in the world is often the most difficult, because no one has ever walked it before, and you have to figure everything out on your own.

Before Global Pass 2, no one knew how to implement mobile phone photography functions. The Dongling High-Tech team naturally didn't know either, and could only explore and try things out step by step to find the "right" path.

Once the Global Pass 2 phone is released, other phone manufacturers can disassemble the Global Pass 2 and then simply imitate and copy it to launch similar functions. The time spent on this is just the time it takes to disassemble the phone. Then they can develop a camera function by copying the design.

However, for the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) team, there was no way for them to copy other phones before, so they had to find their own way.

Therefore, even though the photos taken in front of him were very blurry, Li Dongling knew that this was the limit, the limit of Dongling High-Tech's current technology!
Furthermore, if the photos are blurry, just ask other manufacturers if they have this feature.

Imagine holding a Global Pass 2 phone, being able to take photos anytime, anywhere, and then sending them via email to friends, colleagues, or...some websites. What would that be like?
This brand-new social model has never appeared before. It can record beautiful moments and key moments of life anytime, anywhere. No matter how blurry the image is, at least you can get a general idea.

Ten or twenty years from now, if your old phone can still be turned on, and you find these photos full of memories, you're guaranteed to cry your eyes out.

The first mobile phone that could take pictures was not about how powerful its current functions are; the moment it appeared, it was destined to become a symbol of status!

Shenzhou Global Pass 2 will tell the world, and our competitors, that mobile phones are not only for making calls and listening to the world, but also for "seeing" the world!

Putting down his Global Pass 2 phone, Li Dongling said to Chen Tao, "Have the Hasselblad lens division digest the technologies of other lens manufacturers as soon as possible. I want to see Shenzhou phones equipped with lenses with over one million pixels!"

Previously, the Dongling High-Tech Department spent a lot of money to acquire six major lens companies, preparing to stage a scenario where the six major sects besieged Bright Peak.

The newly formed lens department was named after Hasselblad, and the first task assigned to the new department was to provide a usable mobile phone lens for Shenzhou Global Pass.

To be honest, Hasselblad has done its best. It's not easy to get a mobile phone lens working in such a short time.

However, this did not satisfy Li, the philanthropist. He had previously spent over $300 million to acquire six major lens manufacturers, including Hasselblad, Sigma, and Tokina.

Moreover, mobile phone photography is a completely new field. This market will continue to exist and will grow larger and larger, even becoming one of the most important selling points of mobile phones.

There are no competitors on this track right now. As long as Hasselblad seizes the opportunity, it can take a big bite out of the competition!

Li Dashan's expectations for Hasselblad's lens division are not just to develop a mobile phone lens, but more importantly, to develop lenses for lithography machines!
Li Dongling needs Hasselblad so that it can stand firm in the future and help Dongxin Semiconductor to counter the risks of Zeiss ceasing to supply it in the future. Therefore, it is essential to have it grow as soon as possible.

"Mobile phone photography requires not only high-magnification lenses, but also algorithm support. In the future, photography will be one of the most important functions and the biggest selling point of Shenzhou mobile phones. The photography function must lead the industry!"

Li Dongling looked at Chen Tao and instructed him on the most important selling point of Shenzhou mobile phones in the future.

Upon hearing Li Dongling's words, Chen Tao felt that including the camera function on the Shenzhou phone was merely the first step in Li Dongling's request. Li Dongling's requirements for the phone's camera were somewhat unexpected.

"The infrared function of mobile phones also needs to be adjusted!"

"In addition to its own data transmission function, the launch event will also showcase its 'interaction' capabilities with other home appliances and electronic devices. For example, an infrared adapter can be installed on the Shenzhou computer, allowing Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones to 'interact' with the Shenzhou computer."

Infrared adapters can also be installed on products such as televisions, air conditioners, fans, projectors, and DVDs, allowing users to operate them using the Shenzhou Global Pass phone and experience its performance!

Li Dongling said that although the infrared function is more of a fancy gimmick and not very useful in practice, it is still a rather impressive "black technology".

Shenzhou computers are certainly willing to cooperate with Shenzhou mobile phones by adding infrared adapters, but it's hard to say whether other computer, mobile phone, and television brands are willing to cooperate. Therefore, promoting the infrared function of mobile phones is not so easy.

However, since the infrared function on mobile phones is a gimmick technology, Shenzhou mobile phones should definitely promote it. Some functions may not be practical, but as long as they are high-end enough, they can still promote the brand.

Li Dongling put down his Global Pass phone, paused for a moment, then looked up, thought for a second, and said to Chen Tao, "The technology department needs to research and acquire Bluetooth-related technologies and patents!"

I heard that last year, Ericsson formed a Bluetooth Special Interest Group with companies such as Intel, Nokia, Toshiba, and IBM.

If the opportunity arises, Dongke can join, but Dongke must hold a sufficient number of Bluetooth patents and technologies to exchange with other patent holders in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, and must also have voting rights!
If we can't get that, then... let's unite with other companies to form a new short-range wireless communication technology alliance... the Shenzhou Inter-Transmission Alliance!

One should not let oneself suffer internally. If there are things that cannot be obtained and could threaten Dongke in the future, it is better to destroy them directly!
Bluetooth technology was first developed by Ericsson, which formed the so-called Bluetooth Special Interest Group with Nokia, Intel, and others.

It may sound unremarkable, but this interest group was formed to jointly develop Bluetooth technology. Several major manufacturers have created a patent pool and exchanged their Bluetooth patents with each other.

But later, this special interest group got a new name: Bluetooth Alliance!
It is no accident that Bluetooth can replace infrared. Bluetooth can do everything that infrared can do, and it has a faster transmission speed, a better signal, a longer transmission distance, and can be used with a much wider range of electronic devices.

Therefore, betting on Bluetooth is the best choice.

To say how influential the Bluetooth SIG is, you might not see it in normal times, but in critical moments, if you are kicked out of the Bluetooth SIG, what impact will it have? Just look at Huawei in the past, and you'll know how disgusted they were.

Although a few days later, the Bluetooth SIG pretended to pull Huawei back, agreeing that Huawei could continue to pay $20,000 in membership fees and remain in the Bluetooth SIG.

However, Huawei is not allowed to engage in technical exchanges with the Bluetooth SIG. In terms of patent licensing, Huawei is effectively controlled. This means that the Bluetooth SIG can reclaim the patent pool of mobile phones, computers, and communication devices licensed to Huawei at any time, turning Huawei into an isolated company.

Besides Bluetooth, another short-range wireless communication technology is Wi-Fi!

These two technologies later became essential for almost all electronic devices, but at this time, they were just beginning to be promoted.

The Bluetooth Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance were both established in the last year or two. Now, probably no one could have imagined that they would become the cornerstone technologies of electronic products.

"Besides Bluetooth, there's also Wi-Fi. Dongke will develop or acquire patents for both, and strive to join the Bluetooth Alliance and the Wi-Fi Alliance, but it must have voting rights!"

"If we can't get the voting rights, then Dongke will acquire the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies of its competitors."

Establishing its own independent entity, Shenzhou has partnered with domestic and Southeast Asian mobile phone and computer manufacturers to launch the Shenzhou Interconnect Alliance, setting a new short-range wireless communication standard for mainland China!

Li Dongling looked at Chen Tao and said, "If you can't force something, then don't want it. If you can't get into a circle, why bother being a lapdog?"
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are still in the promotion stage, unlike in the past when they were already a dominant force.

Bluetooth now faces competition from infrared, HomeRF, and other technologies, while Wi-Fi faces even more competition. Almost all major communication equipment manufacturers, such as Lucent, Cisco, Nokia, and Ericsson, have launched their own wireless LAN technologies similar to Wi-Fi.

If Shenzhou Mobile can't join and can't get voting rights, then it can just go it alone. It has a strong presence in Europe for Bluetooth, so does Dongke not have its own base?

If Bluetooth can become a standard in old Europe, then the Shenzhou Interconnection Alliance, which Dongling High-Tech has been developing, can also become a standard in mainland China!

At worst, we'll all hurt each other in the future. If Shenzhou phones suffer in Europe, they'll have to spend more money to configure Bluetooth modules. And if it's a phone brand in Europe, it won't have an easy time in mainland China either.

(End of this chapter)