This is Xiaomi’s mystery Mi Home smart home box


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Xiaomi’s mystery smart home box has been unveiled in an image on their Xiaomi Router product page.

Spotted by GizChina fan Ευτύχης Κωνσταντουδάκης, the circular black Xiaomi smart home box is currently on show over on the product specification page of the Xiaomi Mini Router.

Technical specifications of the “Mi Home” box (a name which we have penned” are unknown, but what we do now know is that the smart home products shown in yesterdays teaser are in fact real but from cooperating companies.

Xiaomi’s plan is to use their “Mi Home” has a wireless control hub for third party smart products such as smart wall socket, smart lights from yeelight and even a home camera from ants.

All of these products, plus Xiaomi’s own routers will be controlled through an apk especially designed for Android smartphone and tablets.

Official details of the Mi Home range will be announced tomorrow in China.

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12 Comments

  1. dax
    October 9, 2014

    Without english language is another useless product same as their routers.
    Is that hard to put dual english/chinese language on them? Even those living in China are not only chinese.
    For a pretended “Global company” they are very narrow minded.

    • Natsumi
      October 9, 2014

      Not only English, but other languages…

    • balcobomber25
      October 9, 2014

      The 3rd edition of the Mibox comes preloaded with English. The original Mibox was never meant for sales outside of China, they even said on their website that it only supported Chinese language. They actually told customers from English speaking customers how to “jailbreak” it for English language.

      • mike
        October 9, 2014

        Nobody talked about media players but about the damn routers that don’t have even English language included. None of their routers have English language on nor the possibility to install custom firmware.

        • balcobomber25
          October 11, 2014

          My bad thought you were talking about the Mibox. Xiaomi’s own website though specifically says the router is only available in Chinese. Just because they are available on re-sellers doesn’t mean they are meant to be sold outside of China.

          Just buy a different router there are hundreds of them available….

        • Ευτύχης Κωνσταντουδάκης
          October 18, 2014

          Thank you Gizchina for mentioning me! The router is in chinese but since is a web based interface you can use google chrome to translate everything in your language. That’s how I have made an review about the router in the greek miui forum. Yerstaday Hugo announced TV2 with english ui. Let’s hope this is a start!

  2. dax
    October 9, 2014

    Without english language is another useless product same as their routers.
    Is that hard to put dual english/chinese language on them? Even those living in China are not only chinese.
    For a pretended “Global company” they are very narrow minded.

    • Natsumi
      October 9, 2014

      Not only English, but other languages…

    • balcobomber25
      October 9, 2014

      The 3rd edition of the Mibox comes preloaded with English. The original Mibox was never meant for sales outside of China, they even said on their website that it only supported Chinese language. They actually told customers from English speaking customers how to “jailbreak” it for English language.

    • Guest
      October 9, 2014

      Nobody talked about media players but about the damn routers that don’t have even English language included. None of their routers have English language on nor the possibility to install custom firmware.

    • balcobomber25
      October 11, 2014

      My bad thought you were talking about the Mibox. Xiaomi’s own website though specifically says the router is only available in Chinese. Just because they are available on re-sellers doesn’t mean they are meant to be sold outside of China.

      Just buy a different router there are hundreds of them available….

    • Ευτύχης Κωνσταντουδάκης
      October 19, 2014

      Thank you Gizchina for mentioning me! The router is in chinese but since is a web based interface you can use google chrome to translate everything in your language. That’s how I have made an review about the router in the greek miui forum. Yerstaday Hugo announced TV2 with english ui. Let’s hope this is a start!