Ubuntu Mobile Risk Abortion inventory of the famous public technology products

Recently, an Ubuntu edge mobile phone again let "public chip" this term in the technology industry set off a discussion. The crowdfunding is a free translation, this is explained on Wikipedia: through the Web platform to display, promote the original design and creative works, and with the public to explain the production or implementation of the plan, interested in the participation and purchase of the people can be "pre-order" or sponsorship of the way to achieve this plan. Because large enterprises in the introduction of new products tend to be conservative because of prudent consideration, some avantgarde creative small technology companies often use the method to launch their own products, from interested netizens to raise enough money to start arranging production, popular point is "buy + advance". Let's review some of the most popular projects in the field of science and technology in the near period. Ubuntu Edge Mobile Fundraising: 32 million USD results: It is not clear that with multi-core CPUs, at least 4GB of memory, 128GB solid-state drives, 4.5-inch 720p screen, and dual-system can switch between the mobile phone and computer mode, such a configuration is definitely the mobile phone fighter. While the price of more than $700 is not sky-high, the goal of raising $32 million trillion within one months of the company's canonical, the company that maintains the Ubuntu system, is too ambitious. According to foreign reports, in the distance of 10 days before the deadline, the Ubuntu edge of fund-raising only reached the target of 1/4, on the verge of failure. And even if the fundraising succeeds, the May 2014 delivery date is too far away. Ouya Open Source Game fundraising: 950,000 USD Results: Success compared to the Ubuntu Edge, only 99 Yuan Ouya game to raise money is obviously much easier. It is equipped with four core Tegra 3 chips and 1GB of memory, like a Rubik's Cube's unique appearance is also quite pleasant, so that geeks and hackers are very like. With the Android system running and the hardware and software fully open, the average player can use it to connect to the computer to play Android games, and developers can use it to make a few bucks. Parallella Supercomputer Fundraising Amount: 750,000 USD results: Success If you've heard of Raspberry Pi, it's easy to understand Parallella. This is a credit card size circuit board only "computer", although the structure is simple but have all the functions of the computer, of course, can not play its function depends on your hands-on ability. The Parallella supercomputer sells only 99 dollars, but it only buys a motherboard with an arm chip, and if you want to get a real supercomputer, you have to buy lots of blocks to assemble together. Pebble smart watch Fundraising Amount: 10 million USD results: The success of this product is a smart watch star, from the day of the announcement has been the attention of all parties. It uses electronic ink as screen, standby time is long;OS and Android two smartphone systems that display messages pushed on a watch, such as Facebook and Twitter messages and weather forecasts, as well as controlling music playback, viewing speed and distance during cycling and running. These features for the likes of technology products are simply cool, 150 yuan price can be accepted, but the domestic players still have to buy through Taobao purchase. Video Super TV fundraising amount: 75 million yuan result: success 60 inch screen, 4 core processor, Mass high-definition network film and television program, music view this is called Super TV products in addition to super powerful configuration, there are super shocking 6999 yuan price. Because of this, the first 10,000 sets of targets in one hours to complete, raise funds to reach 75 million yuan. Although there are some differences with foreign entrepreneurial companies, but the video super TV using "buy + advance" form, to the user to raise project funds, and then production, and finally the product or service provided to the user's model, in line with the basic definition of public chip. Millet mobile Phone fund-raising amount: Unknown results: Although the company did not use the "public chip" the word, but from the millet generation to the recent red meter mobile phone, all adopted the "first to raise money to reproduce" the way, so it is one of the case is also very appropriate. As an entrepreneurial company, Millet Technology in 2011, using the "1999 yuan dual-core smartphone" selling point hit, many times to create a low price record in the smartphone industry. Only the unique "snapping" way so that players can only in a specific time to "luck" of the way to buy, really let the broad masses of rice and love and hate.