Chapter 963: Chapter 793: Crisis in Hell’s Kitchen
“…We have redefined the smartphone.”
Minato Namikaze, having become Hokage, felt no pressure about this product launch.
The only slight difficulty was getting him familiar with the smartphone specifications.
But with Minato Namikaze’s intellect, he learned quite swiftly.
Under the flashing lights of the journalists, Minato Namikaze, with his golden hair, seemed naturally in his element on this stage.
That friendly smile and confident, sunny demeanor made the audience, tired of Tony’s arrogance, sense a breeze from a new world.
Initially there to hold the fort, Tony was genuinely pleased to cede the spotlight to him, then stepped aside and said to Potts,
“Minato is indeed quite impressive.”
“Previously, the female staff in the company talked most about you, but now the topic of Minato is noticeably increasing.”
Potts made a casual remark, which made Tony feel a bit jealous,
“But he’s still not as handsome as me; he looks too much like a pretty boy, hmm, lacking my mature charm.”
Perhaps because Minato Namikaze’s comment about redefining smartphones was too bold.
Immediately, a journalist jumped in and asked,
“Mr. Namikaze, when you talk about redefining, are you saying that other smartphones are garbage?”
The pretty journalist, always ready for a bigger scoop, seized the moment.
Although Stark Group had invested a lot of money and faced little resistance from Umbrella purely for business reasons.
Some journalists aiming for higher positions did not hold back.
Because his statement was too bold!
In Marvel World, although there are discrepancies among smartphone manufacturers, there are not a few either.
There are many striving to grow and strengthen.
Facing the journalist’s deliberately provocative question, Minato Namikaze simply smiled warmly, then nodded,
“If you choose to interpret it that way, that’s fine, although it’s a bit impolite.”
As soon as Minato Namikaze spoke, it stirred controversy among the audience below.
His polite tone contradicted the audacity of his words, creating a contrast even greater than Tony’s straightforward belittling remarks.
Immediately, a flurry of camera flashes followed, and every journalist’s face showed an excited expression.
What was expected to be a regular press conference turned out to be a major news event.
Not just them, but also the live video on YouTube and the Stark official website astonished many followers of Stark Group’s technological prowess.
“This quiet-looking puppy talks so wildly.”
“Ah! I really like him!”
“Why is your profile picture a man?”
“How dare you assume my gender?”
However, many insiders were simply watching with a skeptical eye, knowing that such grand claims could raise audience expectations imprudently.
This would prompt people to scrutinize closely, and if the product isn’t truly revolutionary, no matter how well made, they will find points of criticism!
Then, under the intense scrutiny of all present, the massive screen behind Minato Namikaze synchronized with him pulling out the smartphone, already revealing the sleek design of the ‘Anthony’ smartphone.
Thanks to the technological enhancements from Stark Group and some critical issues solved by Tony,
this, although only the first generation smartphone, already featured a bezel-less, pure screen design.
The appearance itself was quite shocking.
Without a power button, without any physical buttons, could this still be called a smartphone?
It looked more like an oversized MP5!
But that seamless bezel-less feel, that inherently technological ambiance, still sparked some speculation among many.
The same journalist asked again proactively,
“Indeed, it’s a novel design, but just making a large screen isn’t really redefining smartphones, right? This is a touchscreen, right, capable of dialing numbers by touch?”
“And such a large screen can play videos? That’s indeed quite interesting and innovative.”
“But honestly, current flip phones can also play videos, just on a smaller screen, and this large screen not being foldable is not convenient for carrying around…”
The journalist, quite knowledgeable about digital products, had already rapidly raised several issues.
He knew that defining it as a smartphone likely meant touchscreen functionality was included.
Touchscreen does exist now, but still only plays an auxiliary role.
As of now, a phone is just a communication tool, while later on it might serve some minor additional functions like playing music.
Just enlarging the screen while losing the essential portability seems somewhat counterproductive.
“That’s why I said we are redefining smartphones; our aim is to change the very application of smartphones, and this new phone might well be called ‘smartphone’.”
Minato Namikaze picked up the smartphone in his hand, and the backdrop screen also magnified simultaneously, showcasing the smooth unlocking and revealing the distinctly layered and pristine Starry Sky desktop behind.
Basic apps were pre-installed.
The silky smooth feel of unlocking and the technological sensation while swiping the phone instantly induced exclamations at the venue.
It felt like science fiction had entered reality.