“I don’t need a paper manuscript. It’s in my glasses.”
A man with a black hoodie, black glasses and a shaggy beard climbed to the podium of the “Wihang Port Economic High Quality Development Conference” held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 18th. Before his speech, he raised his palm, saying, “The script is in glasses, and he turns the page with a ring.”
According to local media outlet Jimu Shinwon on the 23rd, the person who spoke on the day emphasized that his glasses were based on the world’s most advanced AR technology. “I always wear them when I work and on a business trip, especially when I go on a business trip.”
Zhu Ming graduated from Hangzhou Zhejiang University in 1997. Liang Wenfeng, CEO of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, also graduated from the university. Zhu earned his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and returned to China in 2010. While working for Alibaba, China’s largest commercial company, in 2012, he came across Google Glass at a venue and founded Lockheed in 2014.
Locked’s AR glasses not only display text but also translate, take photos, search for information, and make payments. It has various technologies but weighs just 49 grams. It received an Innovation Award at CES, the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition held in the U.S. last month, and was recognized for its technological prowess.
In the speech, Chou Ming-ming mentioned his friendship with other young founders, which also drew attention on social media. “Three days ago, I called home Liang Wenfeng of Deepseek, Wang Xing Xing of robot company Unity, and Han Bi-cheng of Brinco in brain and computer interfaces to eat together,” he said. They are all founders in their 30s and 40s based in Hangzhou. Local media said, “Young generations of entrepreneurs are encouraging each other and emerging as new powerhouses in China’s high-tech technologies.”
EJ SONG
US ASIA JOURNAL
