On March 12, the Moto Global Maker Contest Shenzhen Station came to a successful conclusion. The theme of this Maker Contest is Moto Mods based on Moto Z smart phones. It adopts the 48 hour non-stop marathon competition system. The final winner will win a prize of 5000 dollars and the Moto Developer Kit, and will be honored to represent Chinese makers in the final of the Global Maker Contest held in Moto Chicago headquarters in April. A total of more than 10 maker teams have brought us all kinds of new ideas, not only the automatic alarm module with simple structure and strong practicability, but also the VR module with complete solutions. This competition not only brought a stage for Chinese makers to show their strength, but also attracted overseas makers from all over the world to participate in the competition at their own expense. For example, the SubZ team from Ukraine, which brought diving modules, and many multinational teams made everyone feel that innovation is borderless, and the good life concept should be shared with the world.
In this year's MWC2017, Moto has brought us many new expansion modules, among which the most popular one is that Moto will jointly develop Moto Mods module based on Amazon's Alexa AI assistant with Amazon. This module can provide Alexa intelligent assistant based on Amazon's cloud services. After several years of evolution, Alexa has grown from a fledgling experimental product to a versatile intelligent assistant that can compete with Google Assistant. In addition to Amazon Alexa module, Gamepad handle Mods module, new battery module, wireless charging module, fast charging module, charging Dongle, multi SIM standby module, tablet module LED light set protective sleeve module and photo printing module, Moto Mods has grown from the original four modules of Hasu, battery expansion, projection and audio to the pioneer of modular DIY mobile phones with a wide variety of choices, gradually forming an ecological chain model dominated by manufacturers, supplemented by encouraging makers to innovate boldly. After LG has gradually abandoned modular mobile phones, Moto Z has undoubtedly become the only successful case of modular mobile phones at present. It is believed that the success of Moto mods can provide an inspiring development path for other domestic mobile phone manufacturers.
The Global Maker Competition is an important part of Moto Mods ecological construction built by Moto. As a mobile phone manufacturer with a long history, After many ups and downs, Moto finally regained its vitality after being incorporated into Lenovo Group. The holding of this global maker contest also means that Moto, who is back on the road, welcomes makers around the world with an open attitude. "Moto" held in Shenzhen, China The "Global Future Hacksong Contest" is the third stop of the entire Moto Maker Contest. Previously, two competitions have been successfully held in San Francisco and New York, the United States. These two competitions have emerged a wealth of imaginations, such as the skin detection module that can monitor women's skin condition and surrounding environment 24 hours a day, the visual sensor assisted module for visually impaired people Blood glucose monitoring module, alcohol testing module, etc.
The Moto Global Maker Contest Shenzhen Station adopts the 48 hour non-stop marathon competition system. The contestants need to complete the whole design and production process of a Moto Mods from scratch under the fully enclosed maker space provided by Moto. Ling Hui, Chief Technology Officer of Hengbo Communication Development Co., Ltd., Liang Ying, General Manager of Lenovo Accelerator, Ye Shuaimin, Senior Director of Moto Hardware Ecosystem Gao Feng, Moto's product marketing director, and other senior industry experts will serve as the judges of the event. The champion of Shenzhen will win a prize of 5000 dollars, and will have the honor to represent Chinese makers in the final of the global maker contest held in Moto's Chicago headquarters in April. At that time, they will compete with the top maker teams selected globally, and the final champion team will win a prize of up to 1 million dollars.
After two days and nights of hard work, more than ten makers' teams have brought their own works, including air quality detection module, VR+AR solution module, electronic ink screen module, diving module, DLP interactive projection module, SOS self-help module, etc. In fact, they include creative products with fantastic ideas, as well as complete solutions with a system. After fierce competition, the Air Quality Mod air quality detection module of Fan'ai team from Shenzhen finally won the title of Moto Maker Competition Shenzhen Station, and will represent Chinese makers in the final of Chicago Maker Competition. In addition to the Maker Award, the VR recording+playback integrated solution module brought by the Ant Vision team won the jury award and the technical breakthrough award, while the "Sustainability Award" was awarded to the SOS self-help module focusing on vulnerable groups, and was praised by relevant United Nations organizations.
Today, when mobile device products are stuck in a deadlock, smart phones, which used to be a device with a hundred schools of thought and endless innovations, have gradually become more and more homogeneous. Whether it is Apple, which once led the development, or Samsung, which controls the supply chain of key components, it is difficult to avoid this situation. Surprisingly, the modular mobile phone manufacturers represented by Moto and LG seem to have brought a new development idea to the long lost smart phone industry - a mobile phone is not only limited to personal portable devices, but also can become a powerful smart hardware specialized in the industry through a variety of expansion modules. Smart phones are not just mobile phones, It is also the data processing center of all intelligent devices. Although Moto can only carry the banner of modular mobile phones alone after LG's failure, the continuous creativity of the Maker Competition with Moto Mods as the core is helping Moto escape from the confinement of innovation within the industry. To some extent, whether the Moto Mods ecosystem can develop rapidly will not only affect the development direction of future smart phones, but also determine the future of Moto. Chang Cheng, vice president of Lenovo Group and head of Moto Mods software and hardware ecosystem, finally said that "Moto hopes to encourage private makers to actively innovate by sharing their hardware and technical capabilities, cooperate with the integration of capital and sales flow platforms, and build a complete ecosystem centered on Moto Mods."
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