Adding to their range of a smart router, TV box, light bulb and home security camera, Xiaomi have today launched their own smart air purifier.
Beijing’s poor air quality is often shown in the news, but the seriousness of the problem doesn’t really strike you until you have actually seen it first hand. So far this year I have been to Beijing around 10 times, and am always shocked by how fast a beautiful blue day can turn in to dense pollution.
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For people living in Beijing the issue is a serious health risk and air purifiers are a popular, but expensive home appliance that many families hope to own. As usual it is Xiaomi who have come to Beijingers aid with a low-cost alternative to help improve their daily life.
The Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier costs just 899 Yuan where as a similar model from a local electronics store can be upwards of 6000 Yuan. Xiaomi say that their device can remove up to 99.9 % of PM2.5 particles on a room of around 406 cubic meters in about an hour.
The sleep alloy design houses replaceable air filters that are available for 149 Yuan each, and will be connected to your smart device via the Mi Home app for remote activation and monitoring.
Another Billion $ idea from Xiaomi.
No, this idea is stolen from a japanes company, the device looks ecactly the same
With one ?
I bet that one: http://www.balmuda.com/store/airengine
It is connected but not very smart.
Doesn’t really seem to work in conjunction with other devices, or adjust airflow based on the room (like not blow air towards a wall) or stop when windows are open.And that’s just what i can come up with while writing this and without knowing jack about air purifiers , so a true smart air purifier could a lot smarter.
It could also have some extra sensors like CO2 and more.
Then the connected part is always problematic from a security point of view.
That’s probably the reason it’s much cheaper than any of the alternatives currently available. Like everything sacrifices have to be made to meet a certain price point – even for Xiaomi!
No, it’s cheaper because they sell close to cost , Xiaomi doesn’t really cut corners they use quality parts and don’t think there are any actually smart air purifiers. In the end very few devices are smart, it’s a new thing and folks are still trying to figure out a strategy and how to make some thing smart. Sadly most lack ideas and courage.
This device seems priced well (although not sure how affordable for China) and good looking ,it’s not bad but calling it smart is going a bit too far.
Edit: looks like it’s cloned after (or made by and then branded as Xiaomi) the Balmuda Air Engine
Believe it or not, there are a lot of air purifiers that cost way more than Xiaomi’s but have less features.
That wasn’t the point, it can transform into a flying car and spit gold, it’s still not a smart air purifier.Never said it’s not worth the money ,just that it’s not all that smart..
It IS smart, i have one mi air purifier at home, it just sent me an SMS to tell me its time to open the windows cause the air outside was cleaner than inside
good luck with that
Another Billion $ idea from Xiaomi.
No, this idea is stolen from a japanes company, the device looks ecactly the same
With one ?
I bet that one: http://www.balmuda.com/store/airengine
It is connected but not very smart.
Doesn’t really seem to work in conjunction with other devices, or adjust airflow based on the room (like not blow air towards a wall) or stop when windows are open.And that’s just what i can come up with while writing this and without knowing jack about air purifiers , so a true smart air purifier could a lot smarter.
It could also have some extra sensors like CO2 and more.
Then the connected part is always problematic from a security point of view.
That’s probably the reason it’s much cheaper than any of the alternatives currently available. Like everything sacrifices have to be made to meet a certain price point – even for Xiaomi!
Believe it or not, there are a lot of air purifiers that cost way more than Xiaomi’s but have less features.
No, it’s cheaper because they sell close to cost , Xiaomi doesn’t really cut corners they use quality parts and don’t think there are any actually smart air purifiers. In the end very few devices are smart, it’s a new thing and folks are still trying to figure out a strategy and how to make some thing smart. Sadly most lack ideas and courage.
This device seems priced well (although not sure how affordable for China) and good looking ,it’s not bad but calling it smart is going a bit too far.
Edit: looks like it’s cloned after (or made by and then branded as Xiaomi) the Balmuda Air Engine
That wasn’t the point, it can transform into a flying car and spit gold, it’s still not a smart air purifier.Never said it’s not worth the money ,just that it’s not all that smart..
It IS smart, i have one mi air purifier at home, it just sent me an SMS to tell me its time to open the windows cause the air outside was cleaner than inside
good luck with that
Yay! An air purifier which in the end will only make the pollution even worse! Those people are soooo ignorant and stupid. Unbelievable totally unbelievable! Or has Xiaomi done what no company has done before: creating a inexhaustible energy source which is CLEAN? I suppose notttttttttt lol. How stupid??!?!?!?!?!?!
can you elaborate? how an air purifier made pollution even worse?
How do you think this is powered ?
I think the argument is that the new device consumes energy of carbon centrals for example; if electricity is from renovables ok, but in china most of electricity comes from carbon and gas…
in your living room you will clean your air but outside you will dirty more; pure selfishness XD
Yay! An air purifier which in the end will only make the pollution even worse! Those people are soooo ignorant and stupid. Unbelievable totally unbelievable! Or has Xiaomi done what no company has done before: creating a inexhaustible energy source which is CLEAN? I suppose notttttttttt lol. How stupid??!?!?!?!?!?!
can you elaborate? how an air purifier made pollution even worse?
How do you think this is powered ?
I think the argument is that the new device consumes energy of carbon centrals for example; if electricity is from renovables ok, but in china most of electricity comes from carbon and gas…
in your living room you will clean your air but outside you will dirty more; pure selfishness XD
Xiaomi needs 3 more years to turn into a company like Samsung. Believe it or not, they will be almost in every sector possible.
And
when the WW3 arrives, they will also sell tanks way cheaper than the
others, but reach inside by lastet techonologies (im just kiddin here,
but who know 😉 )
3 more years?!
maybe 1-2 years in our times.
I’m looking forward to the Xiaomi electric car that is rumoured to come out next year.
Up next, the Xiaomi home pregnancy test…
And if the woman is not pregnant, Lei Jun comes personally for leave her pregnant, lol
Xiaomi needs 3 more years to turn into a company like Samsung. Believe it or not, they will be almost in every sector possible.
And
when the WW3 arrives, they will also sell tanks way cheaper than the
others, but reach inside by lastet techonologies (im just kiddin here,
but who know 😉 )
3 more years?!
maybe 1-2 years in our times.
I’m looking forward to the Xiaomi electric car that is rumoured to come out next year.
Up next, the Xiaomi home pregnancy test…
And if the woman is not pregnant, Lei Jun comes personally for leave her pregnant, lol