Xiaomi claimed to reach 100 million units of Mi power banks sales as of January 8, 2019 since its 1st generation became available in 2013. Xiaomi also took the opportunity to launch the latest 3rd-generation Mi Power Bank with a 20,000 mAh capacity and an affordable price of 199 yuan (US$29.42).
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China’s smart speaker market insights Q3; users to exceed 34 million in 2018
Chinese smart speaker users were expected to surge by 885% to 34.2 million by the end of 2018, representing 4.2% of overall internet users. China and America combined accounting for 70% of global smart speaker market in terms of sales. The top four vendors were Amazon, Google, Alibaba, and Xiaomi. Baidu’s DuerOS is potential to subvert the smart […]
China top smart devices and market shares in Q2 2018
China had 1.51 billion units active smart devices in Q2 2018, a growth of 4.1%. The domestic brands accounted for 69% of the total smart devices, 95% of which are Android devices. Check out the top brands and market shares. The top 10 smart devices ranking didn’t change in this quarter. Apple still took the […]
Consumer robot expected to reach US$1.6 billion sales in China in 2018
Chinese consumers aged between 15 and 49 years have a stronger passion for high tech products than those aged over 50, according to a report from Gfk. For 28% of consumers who aged between 15 and 19 years, having the latest household electronics is of equal importance as luxury cars or a second car. That […]
VR devices reached 15% penetration rate in China 2016
Currently, the penetration rate of virtual reality devices in China is only 15%, lower than computers (93%), mobile phones (87%), tablets (53%), and wearable devices (47%).
WeChat Offers 8 Solutions For Smart Devices
WeChat published eight solutions for hardware device integration, including air-conditioner, toys, routers, home appliance, television, recharge equipments, health care and wearbale devices.
Baidu Duwear: A Smart Watch OS
Baidu launched a smart watch OS based on Android called Duwear, providing UI, interactivity and various applications.
China Wearable Smart Device Insights 2014
The wearable device awareness in China is 54.6%, mostly smart watches, smart glasses and small bracelets. But, the usage rate is only 2.9% according to a Tencent survey.
Baidu Launched First Smart Watch Client-side
Baidu launched its first client-side for smart watch — Baidu Watch V1.0 at the end of December 2014. Baidu Watch v1.0 is the search client-side developed for Google’s Android Wear according to the official news. In terms of Baidu Watch’s functions, it is mainly used with voice search and the search results can be optimized for […]
PHOTOS: Baidu DuBike, A Smart Bike That Generates Electricity
Baidu revealed its smart bike DuBike prototype, developed by Baidu Deep Learning Lab.
Baidu Kuaiso: A Smart Device for Food Safety
Baidu unveiled another smart device called Baidu Kuaiso, or Baidu Chopstick Search in addition to BaiduEye at Baidu World 2014 conference. It can detect harmful health cooking oil and tell the difference between Fuji apple and Gala apple.
Tencent Aiming Smart Hardware Market with Wechat Integration Strategy
Recently, one of China’s famous Wemedia Newhard learned from various channels that Wechat has been officially involved in the smart hardware market.