On May 10th, Raytheon Technology held the "Intelligent Competition for the New Generation of AI" 2024 new product launch event in Qingdao, China. At this event, Raytheon Technology redefined its brand with a more efficient, secure, and comprehensive AI PC product lineup and hardware solutions, marking a significant leap in brand, product, and value. A highlight of the event was the grand unveiling of the first extended-range AI powerhouse, the Raytheon aibook15, on the company's tenth anniversary. Through technological innovation breaking hardware limitations, this release aims to unleash boundless AI potential, orchestrating a "fantasy symphony" into the new era of AI PCs and embarking on a new journey for the next decade.
At the press conference, the founder and chairman of Thunder God Technology, Lu Kailin, summarized the brand's development history and outlined the strategic plan for the next decade. Lu Kailin emphasized that the only constant is change itself. Over the past decade, Thunder God Technology has viewed continuous innovation as the "lifeblood" of its development, transitioning from a cutting-edge brand to a publicly listed company. In the new decade, Thunder God Technology will adhere to the philosophy of "adapting to the new and always seeking change," using esports as its foundation and innovation as its accelerator, driving forward with dual momentum to become a cornerstone force of Chinese brands.
During the new product launch, Li Yanbing, the founder and general manager of Raytheon Technology, provided a detailed introduction to Raytheon's first AI-enhanced laptop, the aibook15. The "AI-enhanced" feature is derived from the built-in OCulink interface on the laptop, which allows for the external connection of high-performance discrete graphics cards through a graphics dock, unleashing computational power potential. This breakthrough transcends the fixed scenarios and performance limits of traditional laptops, reshaping the user experience.
The OCulink solution is currently recognized in the industry as an innovative, efficient, and highly expandable storage device connection solution. With a data bandwidth twice that of the Thunderbolt™ 4 solution, it can achieve nearly lossless transmission effects, providing robust computational support for deep learning, gaming, and AI content creation in indoor settings. Moreover, it allows for a return to the lightweight and portable nature of ultrabooks when on business trips or traveling outdoors.
At the same time, aibook15 is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra processor, capable of handling language models with up to 200 billion parameters. Its powerful computing scale and potential effectively alleviate creators' "performance anxiety," offering the optimal solution of a "lightweight yet powerful" laptop.
During the event, Li Yanbing demonstrated how to use Xiao Lei AI for AI content creation such as text-to-text and text-to-image, providing a more efficient, flexible, and secure working experience. Sun Yanqun, the General Manager of Natural Semantics, used aibook15 to showcase the localized application of the lightweight large model Euler, ensuring user privacy by placing key information and data processing on the client side.
aibook15 has become a "key piece" in completing the Thunder God Technology AI PC product matrix. In addition to aibook15, the event also featured other AI PC products such as the Thunder God ZERO2024 Ice Blade White, MIX PRO AI Mini Host, and Mechanic Dawn 16Air series, covering categories like MiniPCs, ultrabooks, and gaming laptops.
In the new product preheating phase, Raytheon Technology has expanded its vision from AI PCs to a broader range of full-scene hardware, launching a variety of new products such as the Silver Wing dual-mode OLED gaming monitor, Raytheon ML9mini gaming mouse, Raytheon G80 game controller, Mechanic KT84 smart dual-screen mechanical keyboard, and Mechanic G5Pro V2 optical elite controller, showcasing leading technological strength and innovation in the esports field. Among them, the ML9mini adopts the Star Flash control scheme, equipped with a customized 3950pro chip. In addition to the regular version, it will also collaborate with Transformers and Eternal Abyss to release a co-branded series. The Mechanic keyboard and controller are expected to be globally launched in June 2024. Furthermore, the Mechanic's tenth-anniversary commemorative edition full-scene esports equipment, including the Star Flash gaming mouse, will also be successively launched.
AI has become the core engine driving the development of new productive forces. Consulting firm McKinsey predicts that AI technologies represented by AIGC will bring over $7.9 trillion in value to the global economy. Therefore, the importance of AI PCs is self-evident. In the future, ThunderTech will continue to increase research and development investment, collaborate with more AI application developers and ecosystem partners, enrich the AI application ecosystem, improve the performance and service capabilities of large-scale models, and lead the industry towards a more intelligent and diversified future.
