How smart technology is changing how we live: Tianjin gives its answers

With a deepening technological influence on daily life and the advent of the WIC 2017, people appear to be increasingly keen to know more about smart technology.

Several Tianjin citizens and enterprises have been interviewed by the authors of the article, showing readers how smart technology is influencing our daily lives through mobile payments, smart home appliances, financing, logistics and airports.

Go out with just a phone

Mobile payments, such as WeChat Wallet and Alipay, are being adopted all over the world. Mobile payment greatly shortens the purchasing process and makes it convenient for users to buy products.

"I'm used to just grabbing my phone and going out," said Mr Liu, a citizen living in Nankai district. He then added that he can pay for everything with just a quick scan of his phone, whether via Alipay Wallet or WeChat Payment in less than 3 seconds, making the whole process much faster and less complicated.

In addition, according to data released in May by Alipay, more than 4,200 million people used Alipay during the May Day holiday, a 3.6 increase in usage time from the previous.

Smart Home

"Sir, it's rainy day today, don't forget your umbrella," says Robot Xiaobai, a well-known domestic enterprise's intelligent robot steward, which will make its debut at WIC 2017. Robot Xiaobai can not only control the smart home scene and, play weather forecasts, but also make man-machine dialogues.

Today, smart homes have become the highlight of the new high-quality home market.

Smart Financing

In recent years, people's financing needs have continued to grow. Smart finance offers excellent services to keep up.

According to the China Merchants Bank Tianjin Branch, their intelligent financial service uses a machine learning algorithm and public fund-based global asset allocation to diversify the risk of investment purposes.

In addition, the new version of their app offers an individual adaptation to the customer's financial requirements.

Smart Logistics

A large number of intelligent express boxes appearing in communities and subway stations have greatly improved the efficiency of delivery services. At the same time, robots, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and other high-tech intelligent hardware have also been used in the electrical business logistics system, such as Tmall and Jingdong.

For example, consumers placed orders during the "6.18" (a notoriously big sale day for E-business) and recipients found that "Express-man" is actually a UAV. This is no longer a dream of science fiction. In the future, the UAV is not just a simple distribution tool or aircraft, but will eventually offer the "smart logistics" service, which includes the automatic loading, takeoff, landing, unloading, distribution, return and other distribution processes.

Smart Airport

When traveling by plane, your phone is not only able to conduct check-in procedures, but also self-check baggage. This service has been gradually used throughout Tianjin airport.

According to the Tianjin airport, a "smart trolley" will also be put into use this year, whereby passengers can take use it as a power bank and small computer.