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新西兰正值隆冬,南岛的特卡波湖边,一个古怪的气球腾空而起,在湛蓝的天空中,宛如飘浮在空气中的透明水母。这是Google X实验室“Project Loon”项目秘密开展18个月以来,第一次公开实验。过去三年里,这个实验室先后发布了无人驾驶汽车和谷歌眼镜,而这次,他们的计划看上去更宏大,听起来更不可思议。第一个证实实验成功的人是查尔斯·尼莫,一个新西兰农民。一直以来,新西兰内陆地带和许多发展中国家一样,是没有宽带网络的。四年前,尼莫开始用卫星信号上网,结果第一个月的账单就吓了他一跳——1000多美元,相当于两亩地的收成。
New Zealand is in the middle of the winter, on the southern island of Lake Tekapo, where an eccentric balloon rises into the sky, like a transparent jellyfish floating in the air. This is the first public experiment since 18 months of the secret Google X Lab “Project Loon ” project. Over the past three years, this lab has released driverless cars and Google Glass, and this time, their plans look more ambitious, sounds more incredible. The first person to confirm the success of the experiment was Charles Nemo, a New Zealand farmer. The New Zealand Inland Strip has always had no broadband network, as many developing countries do. Four years ago, Nemo began to use satellite signals to surf the Internet. As a result, the first month’s bill shocked him - over 1,000 U.S. dollars, equivalent to two acres of land.