The monthly active devices of mobile internet totaled 1,131 million in December 2018, a net increase of 46 million compared with 64 million in the prior year period. The growth has declined from 17.1% in January 2017 to 6.2% in January 2018 and then the lowest point of 4.2% in December 2018. On average, each […]
Internet economy overview 2019: China vs. the U.S.
China’s road to digital transformation is quite different from other markets as the consumer internet is driving the development of industrial internet, according to a report co-released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Alibaba, and Baidu. To a certain extent, Chinese consumers have led a highly digital daily life. 20% of households in first- and […]
Xiaomi performance highlights for 2018; IoT connected devices grew by 193%
The number of connected devices (excluding smartphones and laptops) on Xiaomi’s IoT platform reached approximately 150.9 million units in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 193.2%. Xiaomi AI assistant Xiaoai had been installed and activated on more than 100 million smart devices as of December 31, 2018, and had over 38.8 million monthly active users in […]
Xiaomi sold 100 million power banks as of Jan 2019
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).
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 […]
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.
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.
JD Launched Crowdfunding Platform
JD launched a crowdfunding platform today with 12 smart hardware and fashion culture products.
Baidu iQiyi Joined With TCL to Launch TV+
iQiyi, a video provider now owned by Baidu, jointly announced with China’s biggest TV manufacturer TCL to launch 48 inch TV+, also known as internet TV. According to iResearch, iQiyi and PPS (Baidu acquired PPS this May) monthly users reached 358 million, is the biggest video platform in China. Data showed that TCL has 25.2% […]