The new generation of ultra-polarity changes without change

“The specification of the ultrabook is constantly evolving and progressing. It has never stopped progressing and evolving in terms of function and innovation.” This is Yang Sy, Intel’s vice president and president of China. One point that must be emphasized in the polar books.

Thus, on October 15th, when the concept of "Ultracursor" came out about one year and four months ago, a new ultrabook appeared. This means that the PC industry has a collective taste: PC and tablet PCs are compatible, with touch and portability. The flexible operation interface and the new mobile personal computing experience are undoubtedly the biggest selling points of the new generation of ultrabooks.

Driven deformation

Yang Hsu analyzed the changes in the production mode of the PC industry in the past three years: "The previous model was from the bottom up - from the bottom of the hardware to build the computer, on which the derivative application, touched consumers. Now the idea is reversed. , is from the top down - user-centric, examine what kind of user experience experience, and based on this to configure the application software, middleware and hardware.I want to emphasize that the strong core has never changed. It is a prerequisite for functional breakthrough. It is also a precondition for devices to achieve personalized experience and personal intelligence."

Indeed, under the support of high-performance cores, different forms of products have the connotation of “personal computing”, and the technology makes the boundaries between these products more and more blurred.

"At present, the user is faced with a one-to-many environment for use. One person faces multiple devices and uses complementary methods. That is, at different times and locations, different devices are selected according to convenience and experience. But from a big perspective, applications will converge, and it may be difficult to distinguish which is the mobile phone, which is the tablet, and which is the computer in the future. I am afraid it can only be differentiated by size.” Yang Syria elaborated his views on the future product form. .

The new ultrabook reflects the idea of ​​Yang Syru. You cannot strictly define whether it is a PC or a tablet computer. In fact, similar to taking people by appearance, defining product types by appearance is also meaningless.

"Demand-driven change, our global survey of user surveys shows that about 80% of users want ultrabooks with touch capabilities. These people are our target audience, and we certainly respond to their calls. And, Intel Computers A recent study by the Client Solutions Division shows that browsing content through touch can make people feel more initiative and control.” Yang Xuyue said, “With the cooperation of Intel and industry partners, the end of this year, There will be more than 40 ultra-pole touch-enabled markets for consumers to choose from."

With the highly anticipated release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, users will have more expectations and requirements for Ultrabooks - according to the results of a joint Intel and Microsoft study, 44% said that after installing Windows 8, they Think that the superbook needs to have the ability to deform, that is, the screen can be changed, such as can be disassembled, rotated, etc.

Indeed, the user has the most powerful right to speak, and the transformed Ultrabook once again proves this. Whether it is the Yoga Superbook that can be flipped 360 degrees from the Lenovo screen, the ASUS Dual Screen Ultrabook, or the Toshiba Ultrabook, the whole new generation of superbooks all show great flexibility. In other words, "People can finally clearly realize that ultrabooks are far from light and thin laptops." Yang Sul desperately hopes to eliminate this misunderstanding. He said: "Windows 8 and hardware are deeply integrated and implemented naturally and profoundly. The integration of traditional PCs and tablets is at this point, Intel and Microsoft are positioning the same."

Ray Lars, Director of Technical Sales and Architecture Support at Intel Global Consumer Channels Division, and Yang Qing, Product Manager at Intel China Home Appliances, are excited about the integration of touch control, voice control, gesture control, face recognition, and other human-machine interaction methods into Ultrabook. "The new ways of touch are significant for the user's interaction with the PC. In the next few years, these humanized interactions will be a new tipping point for the PC experience."

The constant is performance

It must be said that the Narcissus team demonstrating the new ultrabook is very happy - they will play "3D Lianliankan" with the deformed ultrabook, and will choose the video wall of the "9-channel HD video" at random. Want to watch the part, and then use the augmented reality function to play "Rapid Race" (Using the ultra-pole of the camera, hands touch the computer can play a game), and finally do not forget to search for Amazon voice products and Complete voice NFC payment. Of course, the security of online shopping has also been taken into consideration. The new Ultrabook optional equipment Intel identity protection technology is sufficient to protect the authenticity and reliability of user identity.

"Ultrabook has the strong performance of the PC, plus the touch experience will bring a good experience, but also allows users to easily switch between office and entertainment, so that deformation of ultrabook immediately deformed." As a Users, given this evaluation, "these are the embodiment of Intel's personal computing capabilities."

When cloud computing hits the ground and the “cloud+end” strategy rises, it is inevitable that some people will hold such doubts: “In the era of cloud computing, the requirements on the client's computing power will become less demanding, and the client will appear more like this time. Is a carrier. Will this be the Ultrabook?"

Reliance denied this. In his view, the end-users use the terminal mode, so that users need very strong computing power. With the development of cloud computing, the importance of the client is not weakening, but it is getting stronger because everyone is the creator of content and will produce a lot of data.

It is undeniable that in the era of cloud computing, the importance of software has gone a step further. However, "Behind users get a good experience, a lot of software and hardware are required to be combined together to complete a lot of optimization. We can't think about comparing Whether software is more important or hardware is more important, just thinking about how to make the organic components of the two systems better integrated. They must achieve a good balance, otherwise the future will be difficult."

“The innovation of technology, the innovation of product form, and the innovation of usage will all take place in accordance with certain steps. It is difficult for us to look at the future development of this industry from a static perspective,” said Yang Syria.

Yang Syria briefly revealed what changes will take place in next year's next-generation ultrabook. "In 2013, the same performance, even more powerful products, the system power consumption may be reduced by half."