The Light of Internet Expo Kicks Off

From CRIENGLISH.com

The sound you just heard was a man asking a robot to switch on the humidifier[增湿器，加湿器] and play Chinese Singer Jay Chou's song.

It's just one of many products on show at "The light of the Internet" expo in Wuzhen.

Altogether, the technologies and products on show give us a glimpse of[得以一窥…] what a future world could look like.

Among them is a self-driving car[自动驾驶汽车] developed by China's search engine giant[搜索引擎巨头] Baidu.

"This self-driving car can automatically identify the objects around it[识别周围的物体]. And the core of this car is intelligence decision[智能决策]. It can change lane[车道] and change directions[方向] automatically to avoid other obstacles[障碍], cars and so on."

Not far from Baidu's car is a more surprising product, a mind-control racing car[意念控制赛车].

"By using this brainwave collector[脑电波采集器], we can measure your concentration level[集中度] and transfer it into data. The voltage[电压] of the racing track[,赛车跑道] will be changed based on the data. Then finally the speed of the toy car will be different based on your concentration level."

Also at the expo, online retailer[网上零售商] JD.com promotes the concept of a "smart home[智能家居]."

"The future is the era of the 'Internet of Things'[物联网的时代]. We can use one app to control all the equipment we have. And furthermore, all the equipment can connect with each other. All I need to do is just tell them what I want while lying in my bed. For example, When the PM2.5 reading is above 200, the air purifier[空气净化器] will automatically turn on. When I click home on my app, all the equipment that I need will start working."

Also among the highlights[亮点] of the expo[展览会] are wearable devices[可穿戴设备] controlled by smart phones.

Miss Chen at the expo expressed how she's been surprised by what a phone can do in the future.

"Now you can't live without internet. You can see lots of high-tech and advanced products[高科技/先进产品] here. All the equipment can be controlled by just a phone. "

The 2015 World Internet Conference[2015世界互联网大会] is set to open on Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will give a keynote speech[发表主旨演讲] at the opening ceremony.

For CRI, this is Luo Wen.