“At OPPO, we understand the diverse needs of startups. We offer comprehensive support, including funding, technology, and marketing, to foster their growth and extend the benefits of technology to more people.  Through these strategies, startups such as AlpsenTek, HUAYI, and CloudSteth are expected to apply their innovations to real life,” said Yan Ren, Director of Open Innovation Europe, OPPO. “As AI has become one of the most promising areas these days, OPPO is actively entering this space and seeking further collaboration with startups to unlock new possibilities with AI.”

Go beyond investment
To be successful, startups need more than just an idea. AlpsenTek, specializing in machine vision, leveraged OPPO’s financial and technical support to integrate its cutting-edge hybrid vision sensor ALPIX-Eiger with AI algorithm capabilities. Leveraging Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, OPPO led the development of a set of AI Motion algorithms that can process the information from sensor to de-blur images and help users capture true-to-life moments on the fly. This has helped AlpsenTek’s leading technology has the ability to be applied to smartphones and given it the chance to further drive AI-related innovation for both sides.

As OPPO has been investing in XR, another startup – DeepMirror – has joined OPPO’s innovation networks. To help the company be quickly recognized by the industry, OPPO invited DeepMirror to showcase its latest AR game at the global stage, MWC24. Powered by its cloud-based service, MirrorVerse, visitors can interact with real environments inside games, adding more fun to the experience.

Co-create to drive disruption
To cultivate new technologies, co-creation is the name of game. Whether for a big company or a startup, co-creation provides both parties with a way to make one plus one sum to something more than two.

A good example of this kind of R&D partnership is with one of our startup friends, HUAYI Medical Technologies. Founded in 2021, HUAYI is a high-tech startup that is specializing in contactless health monitoring technology and products. The company’s core technology solution is called “WonTrackR,” which combines millimeter wave technology, radar/physiological signal processing and reconstruction, and AI modeling. Unlike the cold, mechanical medical equipment of old, a device featuring WonTrackR can be placed anywhere at home to monitor various health metrics, taking care of family members in a warm and unintrusive way.

Another example is CloudSteth. CloudSteth’s intelligent auscultation system can automatically analyze heart and lung sounds through AI to help children with pneumonia, asthma, and congenital heart disease get diagnosed earlier and receive the medical treatment they need sooner. Through close cooperation with leading hospitals in China, the company has accumulated rich experience in medical treatment.

Both startups’ solutions are making meaningful advancements in preventive healthcare and telemedicine, which is one of OPPO’s core research fields. During INNO DAY 2022, OPPO unveiled its OHealth H1 family health monitor to help diagnose illnesses and provide treatment suggestions. Currently, OPPO is joining with HUAYI and CloudSteth to conduct clinical trials aimed at increasing the accuracy of AI algorithms in data monitoring and refining IoT products like OHealth H1.

Drawing on long-term empowerment
For OPPO, empowering startups is not a one-off, but a part of its permanent mission. Initiatives like the OPPO Inspiration Challenge provide startups with ongoing support and global recognition opportunities.

For example, OPPO worked together with Tangtangquan to implement its digital therapeutic solution on the OPPO Watch 3 and 4, which has so far helped more than 20,000 users to monitor their blood glucose and manage their health more conveniently. In December 2023, OPPO invited Bluepha Co., Ltd to showcase its green material alternative to plastic – Bluepha PHA- to a global audience during COP28. The material was crafted into the phone case for OPPO Find N2 Flip, proving its potential for commercial use in the future.

As the AI revolution reshapes possibilities across industries, startups represent a beacon of hope for pioneering advancements. OPPO remains dedicated to collaborating with and supporting the next generation of startups, driving innovation and delivering transformative experiences for users worldwide.

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Centered on the theme of ‘Virtuous Innovation’, OPPO is looking to recruit proposals under two entry categories — Accessible Technology and Digital Health. Following the evaluation of proposals submitted by participating teams or individuals, up to ten proposals will be awarded grants of USD $46,000 each, as well as further opportunities for investment opportunities, technical support, research and commercial partnerships, and promotion at global events.

Grants and technical support aim to help promising entrepreneurs realize their visions
The 2022 Innovation Accelerator will open online applications beginning May 8, 2022, and winners will be announced after three months of preliminary evaluations and Demo Day roadshows. OPPO will provide all winning teams or individuals with a financial grant, as well as support to help them further implement and promote their ideas. Each winning proposal will be entitled to the following incentives:
● Approximately USD $46,000 (300,000 RMB) in grants
● Partnership and funding opportunities
● Commercialization of the proposed via integration with OPPO products
● Publicity and demo opportunities at global tech events
● Support from OPPO’s R&D team including opportunities to meet and present ideas to industry professionals

Proposals will be evaluated under the supervision of a professional Judging Committee, where they will be assessed against their ability to meet four key criteria: Feasibility, Innovation & Originality, Social Value, and Long-term Potential. OPPO also invited a judging committee of experts, academics, and senior professionals in the field of technology and innovation to help identify and accelerate the development of high-potential proposals.

OPPO has also established a separate referral award to encourage members of the public to refer outstanding innovation cases for consideration by the Innovation Accelerator Judging Committee. Members of the public can submit referrals through the OPPO website during the application stage, with prizes available for every successful proposal that makes it through the preliminary evaluation, Demo Day, and finalist stages.

In addition, OPPO is planning international roadshows in locations including Hyderabad, India and the United States.

OPPO knows that its power to change to world as single organization is limited. Through the Innovation Accelerator, OPPO hopes to connect with other likeminded individuals, teams, and organizations to identify and develop high-potential solutions so that they can benefit those who most need them. OPPO intends to build the Innovation Accelerator into a long-term platform that addresses the most pressing public issues by attracting the best solutions from the brightest minds around the world, ultimately enabling more people to benefit from Virtuous Innovation.

Applications for the OPPO Innovation Accelerator will be open from May 8 to June 30, 2022. To submit a proposal, refer a proposal, or learn more about the program, please visit the official OPPO Innovation Accelerator website.

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OPPO Renovators 2021 encourages young creators to unleash their creativity and imagine the possibilities of technology through art. As the program’s brand initiator, William Liu, Vice President and President of Global Marketing at OPPO, said, “OPPO has always believed in the power of the younger generation and wants the world to witness the brilliance of creative young artists. The next world changing visionary could come from the youth of today, and we want to do all we can to spearhead their creative thinking.”

Under the theme of Light, OPPO Renovators 2021 includes two professional contest categories – ART TECH and ART TOY – as well as a Portrait Capture category targeted at creative enthusiasts.

In the ART TECH category, young artists can freely explore the fusion of technology and art; in the ART TOY category, artists are invited to imagine their own take on OPPO’s mascot, Ollie, in the form of a collectible designer toy.

Awards and global stages for the bright artists of tomorrow
OPPO Renovators 2021 will leverage OPPO’s global resources to help the growth and development of the program’s talented artists. In addition to a number of generous prizes and awards, the artworks selected from OPPO Renovators 2021 will have the opportunity to be displayed at global exhibitions such as London Design Festival and Dubai World Expo, as well as continuous exposure through global online exhibitions. Furthermore, young designers participating in OPPO Renovators 2021 will have the chance to become contracted OPPO designers, through which there may be commercial opportunities to further realize their creative ideas.

As another highlight of the competition, OPPO Renovators 2021 is not only being hosted in collaboration with world’s top art and design institutions, but also with the support of the renowned artists and designers who make up its judging panel. The big names include legendary international designer Kashiwa Sato, one of the founders of video art Gary Hill, audiovisual artist Ryoichi Kurokawa, and branding consultant Tommy Li.

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Supporting human curiosity to know more, the Microlens magnifies subjects by 30 times optically, and 60 times with hybrid magnification, going far beyond traditional macro photography. Colour, shape, size and scale, all look different at a microscopic level of magnification. The Microlens made its debut on the OPPO Find X3 Pro that was globally revealed last month.

OPPO’s Microlens went through several stages of development, learning from sapphire glass manufacturers and light guide manufacturers, to deliver never-seen-before magnification on a camera phone.

The Microlens has a tiny ring light around the lens that provides even illumination and keeps the subject bright. OPPO uses two side-emitting LED lights, carefully manipulating and matching the colour temperature range with the Microlens’ custom ring-light to achieve significant results that a traditional LED would have been too large and bright to deliver.

The Microlens is treated with a custom cleaning solution, making it over 10 times more resistant to minute specks of dust or hair particles that could easily degrade picture quality as they would also be highly magnified.

Due to the unique mounting method required for a Microlens, OPPO installed the microscope module on the back cover of the phone, instead of mounting it on the motherboard. OPPO’s industrial design engineers had to work to maintain the structural and aesthetic integrity of the phone.

While the exterior of the lens needed to be black to match the phone’s styling, the opacity of a black ring light guide would impact quality. OPPO engineers overcame this by integrating a large lens and a hidden double-light guide. Semi-transparent ink was specially created with the optimum level of opacity to achieve a finish that looks black to align with the Find X3 Pro’s space-age, award-winning design. The bespoke ring light enables the Microlens to capture evenly lit, mesmerising images with accurate colour balance and a stunning perspective while maintaining design excellence.

The Microlens allows users to explore a new, microscopic world of fabrics, skin, hair, plants, the tiniest insects that take on a new form. Matched with best-in-class wide and ultra-wide imaging technology, OPPO’s smartphone cameras with Microlens, deliver versatility, quality assurance and attention to detail that is not available on any other smartphone camera today.

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