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Xiaomi will make its CES debut in January with a global product launch
Xiaomi has announced its first attendance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, along with a global product launch. The Chinese manufacturer made the announcement on Twitter yesterday but didn’t reveal what the upcoming product would be.
CES 2017 will take place between January 5 – January 8 and is expected to see thousands of exhibitors display new and upcoming consumer tech products across a variety of industries. Though Xiaomi is known to many as the manufacturer of smartphones, the company has a number of other consumer electronics products in its catalog, including smart home devices, fitness bands, TVs and laptops.
Hey Vegas! Will be at @CES for the first time launching an all-new product globally. Guesses? Place your bets now! https://t.co/kjAzE0hPO1 pic.twitter.com/NWx802raKJ— Mi (@xiaomi) November 22, 2016
Xiaomi is yet to officially launch a smartphone in the US and this is often the source of speculation. In August, Vice President of Xiaomi International Hugo Barra told Bloomberg: “Of course, everyone expects us to launch smartphones [in the US] in the near future. We don’t have a date set for that yet but we are in the process of launching a few products in the US market.”
When asked why Xiaomi wouldn’t enter the US on a larger scale, Barra said “We have to take things slowly,” stating that Xiaomi is still a small company and had to be careful on how it approached its international expansion.
What product do you think Xiaomi will launch at CES 2017? Let us know in the comments.