Lenovo 1 1 released the new operating system of "Dual-mode" computer Lenovo independently developed in the country, won the excellent market reflection, which fully reveals the software in today's IT industry, relying on software Technical breakthroughs to realize the value of hardware products.
On October 30, Lenovo 1 1 released "Dual Mode" Computer at the same time in the country - a new generation of family digital port Tianjiao, Tianrui series household computers. At the grand product conference, the most striking is of course a new product, they are the focus of the audience. However, the reporters did not notice that a group of young people on the scene, they can be called the happiest people on the spot. They are the young R & D personnel of Lenovo software, the success of "Dual Mode" computer is impurning the results of their "Kunlun Project". Although they are not subject to the star treatment of the moon, their joy is overflowing.
The Tianjiao launched this time, Tianrui two computer appearance is not eye-catching, the most striking is that they are constantly highlighting in software. First, it is the new operating system of Lenovo's autonomous development of AleOS (English abbreviations of Lenovo operating system) digital home appliance mode, which is installed on a PC with Microsoft operating system Windows XP, which constitutes a feature of dual-mode computers. . It is reported that this is the only home appliance PC that makes the home appliance function so far in the market. At the same time, they have also achieved great breakthroughs in security and use orientation. Due to the huge breakthroughs in these software functions, these two series of home appliance PCs have been widely concerned from all walks of life and optimistic.
This also sufficiently reveals that in the Today's IT industry in hardware profits, relying on software technology breakthroughs to achieve the value of hardware products is a general trend.
Problem of "danger"
As we all know, Lenovo is of course the leader in the domestic home appliance PC field. He has launched a series of home appliances and PC products such as Tianyi, quickly set off a family to buy frenzy, which has a huge influence in the market. However, the good sales performance of Lenovo home appliance PC in the market is the busy sales of Lenovo's sunshine service consultation hotline. According to statistics, only three months, the service consultation hotline receives nearly 200,000 users. After classification analysis of the market service department, these consultations are found to focus mainly in driving, operating systems, random applications (that is, some software applications of Lenovo Tianjie randomly). Lenovo's high level attaches great importance to this. The market sector has seriously analyzed these market feedback. The conclusion of it is that the most fundamental problem is that the customer's customer's understanding of computer knowledge is generally low, the operation of the computer, use There is a certain difficulty. Therefore, home appliance PC wants to win more customers, open up the market, achieve greater development, the first question to be solved is simple, fast, safe application, to let the computer knowledge including the elderly, children, Less customers can be easily used.
In fact, the easy operational and multi-functionality of home appliance PC has always been a big problem in the PC industry. The integration of home appliance PCs can be talked from Microsoft's "Venus Plan" from 3 years ago, and the trend of PC and home appliances in this plan is beginning to end. Since then, many IT manufacturers have embarked on a blending journey, making computer applications more simplified. In 1999, the Lenovo computer used "one-button Internet" operation, followed by a lot of shortcut function keys; there are some household computers to configure interface-friendly "fool type" audio and video editing software, etc., on the other hand, PC also Make a lot of efforts to increase or support more home appliance applications: DVD drive gradually become standard configuration, sun-shaped overweight bass surround speakers, 1394 and USB2.0 high-speed digital output interface, etc., let us really feel PC A rich breath that supports more home appliance entertainment applications. In June this year, Acer launched an ASPIRE second generation, and the CD play button is directly set to the upper end of the cabinet, and the CD is played independently. Insufficient beauty is that aspire can only play CDs independently in the state of being turned on. In early October, HP released new HP Media Center for TV, which can be recorded, or play TV programs and digital music using remote control and TV selection. This can be described as a major advancement in the ease of use of home appliances, but according to relevant information, the core of new products is still constructed in the digital entertainment orientation version of the digital entertainment orientation under the Windows system, that is, the use process must also pass Windows, and Its screen needs to purchase further, adding hardware costs. From the way of the above home appliance PC, we can see that most home appliance PC products are through the PC's operating system, through the PC's operational method, which is not only less efficient, but also for the majority of PC knowledge. Not much public, the difficulty is too difficult. This is consistent with the analysis results of the Lenovo's market departments, then can we implement the home appliance function in a simpler manner? This becomes a problem in front of Lenovo software.
Successfully advance
On December 20, 2001, Kunlun project was officially established. Lenovo hopes to carry out the development of this project, solve the simpleness of the home appliance PC function, the safety of operation, the user's use guidance, etc. Family Digital Port Products. And determine the specific goal of this stage of home appliance PC: Under the premise of not affecting the original computer computing function of PC, the multimedia home appliance function of home PC can be used to use the user more convenient to apply multimedia home appliance function; strengthen the ease of use of computers User users can easily learn and use home appliance PCs; strengthen the safety and maintainability of the computer, users can easily restore the Windows operating system and random applications. The focus is that the home appliance function is simple to implement.
Under the promotion of these goals, a major software technology breakthrough - Lenovo independently developed new operating system LeOS (English abbreviations of Lenovo operating system) Digital home appliance mode is put on a schedule.
The development department of Lenovo software proposed a dual-mode idea. That is, in addition to Windows, an embedded operating system is installed, and the home appliance function is separated from the PC's Windows operating system. The requirements of the line. The concept is advanced, but in the process of research, researchers have also encountered a lot of difficulties. E.g,
Independent and compatibility issues between systems: To install two different systems on a PC, how to make these two systems do not affect each other, but also ensure the inclination of underlying data?
Data security: The characteristics of the home appliance PC may be shut down at any time. This requires data security, many configuration data hopes to continue to use, how to read only these data next time, how to read more protection?
Hardware Upgrade Problem: The embedded system is a stable, closed system that requires the hardware configuration to be stable, but the PC is an open system. In order to maintain the upgrade space of the PC, the hardware can be changed significantly. How to maintain the upgrade space of PC hardware under the premise of ensuring the performance of the embedded system? At the same time, in the process of solving the simply understood problem of computer security and navigation systems, R & D staff have encountered a lot of similar problems.
Many of these issues involve very subsequent software development, which is difficult to imagine. The joint efforts of more than one hundred R & D staff in the multiple departments of Lenovo software have been successfully solved by more than a year (including project pre-study time). With the resolution of these problems, Lenovo software has a very valuable resource development in the underlying software development: rich technological accumulation and experience.
Successful crystallization
The Kunlun project finally succeeded in success in the laughter of everyone, and the Lenovo's new generation of family digital port Tianjiao, Tianrui series of household computers. Once the two computers have been launched, they have attracted the widespread concern from all walks of life. They have many different breakthroughs in the past, and have more technical content.
First, Lenovo Software Self-developed new operating system - Aleos's use makes it easy to use a computer to look like a TV. With the LEOS operating system, there is no need to start complex applications, and there is no need for a long boot waiting, just like using TV, just press the LEOS power button on the remote control panel or "On" on the remote control, there is no need to enter Windows, pass Keyboard or remote control, you can play directly, browse the computer hard drive, CD, usual memory card, etc., there are all kinds of music formats, and your own photos. This makes it easy and easily applying multimedia home appliances and does not affect the original computing function of the PC. In addition, during the playback process, the playback speed can also be adjusted at a slow speed, and enjoy the multimedia masters at a slower speed to save time; and the Tianjiao series can use the slow lens to enjoy some details of the film. Digital entertainment applications are completely independently played, fully remote.
Second, in computer security, Tianjiao, Tianrui series household computers have also achieved great breakthroughs. The problem of software damage or even system crash is often caused for the user's misoperation, Tianjiao, Tianrui series household computer uses ATA-5 hard drive partitioning (HPA) technology, achieving independent packages for internal software backup materials, anti-mistakes Delete, anti-viruses ensure the independence and stability of the system. And carefully designed intelligent fixes and one-click recovery. Through Lenovo unique intelligent repair tools, computers automatically check hardware drivers and random software health, and find existing problems and timely use of tools such as driver repair and application repair. In the case of a system completely crash, the user can easily restore the system and various settings to the factory state through a one-button recovery function, which allows the user to use and maintain the computer.
At the same time, the developers of Lenovo software have also carefully become Tianjiao, and Tianrui series household computers set up navigation learning features for different basic users. These two series of household computers have functions such as computers, happiness navigation and happiness. For a computer knowledge, a few primary users, the "easy learning computer" teaching software will create the real class environment of handleman teaching in the performance of Flash animations, teach users the most basic computer primary knowledge and basic skills. After understanding these knowledge, happiness navigation makes users fully understand the various functions of the series of household computers through vivid visual navigation guidelines, and easily implement various navigation applications. Happiness Shuttle Make more skilled users can achieve adjustments for functional switching and volume sizes of different applications by rotating the New button. Through these three help settings for different basic users, users can use home appliance PCs easier to learn.
Future lookout
Kunlun projects have successfully completed the successful completion of Tianjiao, Tianrui series household computers, R & D personnel praise, this project is completed under the support of a large number of technical accumulation and other peripheral resources, it will make Lenovo at home appliances The PC field maintains a greater technological advantage than ever, and this will be difficult to imitate and catch up in the short term. Talking about the future research and development of Lenovo home appliance PC, R & D personnel seem to be very confident. They said that in subsequent R & D work, the two-mode ideas will continue to stick, hoping to achieve the goal of simple PC functionality through further development of home appliances, (if you don't enter the Windows operating system, you can go online), At the same time, the easiness of the computer is enhanced, and the further upgrade of hardware is achieved. In summary, I hope that the users can easier and faster, and safely use the functions of Lenovo home appliance PC products, even if they don't know about the computer.
It is worth noting that the success of the Kunlun project and the launch of Tianjiao, Tianrui series of household computers, fully illustrated, in the case of the increasingly fierce competition in the hardware market, and the development and breakthroughs of software technology will be achieved. The value of hardware products is not only a general trend, but will be great. This is also a phenomenon that domestic PC manufacturers should have attracted fully emphasized. Only by truly achieved functional breakthroughs from the software, the value added of hardware products will be truly realized. Let us be more simple and fast, the safety is better, the function is more powerful, and the most powerful home appliance PC is born!
