Crazy Entertainment System

"Of course I'm not lecturing you, it's just a rant, a rant about myself. I thought I was a very rational person, but I didn't expect that I still can't escape the shackles of my inner desires. Perhaps that's why I'm still human and not a god," Chen Yu said with a smile.

"Alright, I believe many of you are already tired of my rants as a young person. Let's get straight to the point. Today, I'm bringing you a new product: the iPhone!" After Chen Yu finished speaking, the words "phone" and "iPhone" appeared on the screen.

Because it was a globally anticipated launch event, Chen Yu prepared both Chinese and English versions.

Both the media present at the scene and the viewers watching the live stream online were completely dumbfounded.

A mobile phone is revolutionary?!

Are you kidding me?!

"The Crown Prince has really blown his own horn this time. Doesn't he realize that mobile phones can't possibly be revolutionary? Current mobile phones are already excellent!"

"Exactly, he's blown his own horn. Let's watch the Crown Prince's embarrassed look!"

"Same!"

The many media reporters and guests in the audience were also surprised and began to whisper among themselves, discussing the matter amongst themselves.

"Judging from your reactions, I know you're all waiting for me to make a fool of myself. I'll reiterate once again: although I may be arrogant, I'm definitely not conceited!"

Those who know me know my basic principles of conduct. As for why I say it's epoch-making, the answer will be revealed in a moment.

Let's first review the development history of the iPhone.

In fact, in 1958, Soviet engineer Leonid Kupriyanovich invented the Lk-1 mobile phone. However, it was only in 1973 that Martin Cooper, an engineer from Motorola in the United States, invented the world's first commercially available mobile phone.

This also indicates that mobile phones have officially entered the field of vision of ordinary people.

A few years later, GSM was officially established and confirmed in Europe, and soon after, the first commercially available mobile phone in the modern sense was born. It housed the power supply and antenna in a single unit, weighing 3 kilograms.

"Three kilograms! I don't know how much of a burden that is, but this phone is absolutely safe to take out. If anyone tries anything against me, I won't even need to look for a brick; I can just take them down with this thing." Chen Yu laughed.

"Of course, I am not denying the achievements of our predecessors. On the contrary, I have great respect and admiration for them. After all, without them, there would be no mobile phones today. Our success is built on the foundation laid by our predecessors. I express my deepest respect to these predecessors." Chen Yu bowed as he spoke.

"We continue, and the mobile phone with a shape closer to modern ones was born in 1987. It still weighed about 750 grams, like a big brick compared to today's mobile phones that weigh only 60 grams."

After that, mobile phones became increasingly smaller. In 1991, mobile phones weighed around 250 grams. In the fall of 1996, a mobile phone with a volume of 100 cubic centimeters and a weight of 100 grams appeared. Subsequently, they were further miniaturized and made lighter, reaching less than 60 grams by 1999.

After entering the 21st century, mobile phones were no longer limited to making calls. Engineers began to develop new functions for mobile phones, and cameras, music playback functions, and video playback functions began to emerge.

In recent years, surfing the internet on mobile phones has become a new trend.

However, current mobile internet browsing is limited to text and simple images. I believe everyone can relate to this, and mobile phones with internet access are relatively expensive.

However, these mobile internet surfing methods are very rigid and cannot be customized with new features based on personal preferences.

Of course, Symbian is an exception. It's arguably the best mobile operating system available today, bar none. However, Symbian also has many limitations. To provide different experiences for different users, different versions were released, leading to incompatibility between third-party software across different platforms. Furthermore, software developers often focus on a single platform, significantly reducing the availability of third-party software on various platforms and causing inconvenience for users.

But have you noticed, despite Saipan's awesomeness, it still hasn't gotten rid of one thing! Chen Yu said, looking down at the audience, who were now extremely excited.

They started speculating.

They began to wonder what revolutionary product Chen Yu would bring this time.

"Yeah, Saipan is so awesome and powerful, what common technology have they been using?!"

"GSM?!"

"Isn't that obvious?! You know everything, it's bound to have it. Without GSM, is it even a phone?! Anything beyond defining a phone?!"

"I'm curious too, but Chen Yu seems to be referring to compatibility. Could it be a compatibility issue?!"

"That can't be right, I think Saipan is pretty good!"

"Me too! I just bought Nokia's newly released E71, and it's fantastic!"

"Me too, but this machine is a bit pricey, it costs a full 4999 yuan!"

"Yes, that's how Nokia phones are. They're ridiculously expensive when they're first released, but the price drops significantly in no time. Some models are even halved in price."

Chen Yu paused for about ten seconds before speaking again, "I just heard someone say GSM! This friend is very humorous. What kind of mobile phone doesn't have GSM?!" Chen Yu's words immediately drew laughter from the audience, and those who had guessed GSM were a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I won't make things difficult for everyone. What I want to talk about is the keyboard!"

"I wonder if you've noticed, whether it's Nokia or Motorola, mobile phones have never gotten rid of the keyboard!" After Chen Yu finished speaking, the audience fell silent, then erupted into a huge commotion.

"Throw away the keyboard?! How are we supposed to use the phone then?! With superpowers?!"

"My God?! Throw away the keyboard? How are we supposed to make calls and use the phone then?!"

"My God, I can't imagine what a phone would be like without a keyboard. My phone had a 9-key key that broke last time, so it was basically paralyzed!"

"Me too, but I'm key 0!"

"This is the dial button!"

"If you can still use your phone perfectly well without the keyboard, then calling it a revolutionary change is fair! After all, it breaks the decades-long 'monopoly' of the phone keyboard."

"Yes, that makes sense. Chen Yu wasn't bragging. Throwing away the keyboard can indeed be considered epoch-making, although it's a bit of a stretch, but it's still acceptable."

"Yeah, I think so too. But how to use it without a keyboard is a big problem. Are we supposed to use voice commands?!"

"That's unlikely. Even on PCs, voice translation isn't very good these days, let alone on a highly restrictive platform like a mobile phone!"

"That's true, but how exactly do you use it? I'm completely baffled!" (To be continued.) mz