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Xiaomi’s Latest Concept Phone Has Quadruple Waterfall Edges, but No Ports

Xiaomi’s no stranger to far-out concept phones. In a new teaser, the Chinese phone maker is pushing things to the extreme with a concept handset that features waterfall edges that wrap around all four sides of the device. Apparently the concept is so futuristic Xiaomi couldn’t even give it a proper name, but in many…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Feb 5

Xiaomi Sues U.S. Government for Putting It on a Blacklist

Popular Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is suing the Department of Defense, the U.S. Treasury, and both agencies’ top officials, after having been deemed a security threat by the U.S. government and cut off from American investments. Last November, then-President Donald Trump passed Executive Order 13959, which essentially sought to “defund” companies with alleged ties to…

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Feb 1

Xiaomi Announces a Long-Range Wireless Charger You Probably Won’t Be Able to Buy for Years and Years

Apple may have struggled to get its AirPower multi-device charging pad to work, but just over the horizon is a new technology that promises to make wireless charging truly wireless, and Xiaomi is the latest company to promise a world without charging cables—we just don’t know when it will actually arrive. Wireless charging in its…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 29

Xiaomi Made Fun of Apple for Not Including Charger in Box, but Now Thinks It’s a Great Idea

It’s a lesson many of us learn throughout life: First they laugh at you, then they copy you. That’s exactly what Xiaomi did when it made fun of Apple for deciding to stop shipping wall chargers with its iPhones earlier this year. In the greatest of twists, just two months later, Xiaomi now thinks nixing…

Tech News Jody Serrano Dec 27

This Transparent Xiaomi TV Reminds Me That No One Wants This Shit

No one: Literally no one: Xiaomi: Hey, guys, what if we celebrated our 10th anniversary by being the first to target consumers with this ridiculous transparent OLED TV? The 55-inch Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition will, according to Xiaomi, be the world’s first mass-produced transparent TV and will cost 50,000 yuan (or roughly $7,200).…

Gadgets Victoria Song Aug 11

Earbuds That Fit Inside a Smartphone Is Equal Parts Smart and Stupid

With phones like the MiMix Alpha and its mysterious tri-fold prototype, Xiaomi is no stranger when it comes to dreaming up far out concept devices. But in a recently discovered patent, Xiaomi may have come up with a novel smartphone idea that’s better left on paper. In a recent patent filed to the Hague International…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 29

Google Suspends Xiaomi’s Nest Integration After User Appears to Pick Up Strangers’ Camera Feeds

Google has cut off access to its Nest Hub and Assistant for Xiaomi devices after a user was reportedly able to view still images from other camera owners upon linking his Xiaomi camera to his Google account. Android Police first reported on the incident after a Reddit user posted about the disturbing encounter. “We’re aware…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Jan 3

The Screen Wraps Alllll the Way Around on Xiaomi’s Latest Concept Phone

Recently, phones with “waterfall displays” have become all the rage—we’ve seen them on devices like the Vivo Nex 3 and Huawei Mate 30—but on the Mi Mix Alpha, Xiaomi has taken the idea of a wraparound screen to a whole new side…of the phone. What separates the Mi Mix Alpha from other phones with waterfall…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Sep 24

Xiaomi Looks Close to Unleashing a Third Contender in the Foldable Phone Wars

Right now, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X represent two opposing viewpoints in foldable phone design. And while Xiaomi still hasn’t set a release date for its upcoming flexible handset, a new teaser video for Xiaomi’s Mi Fold shows that more combatants are still to come in the upcoming bendy phone wars. Featuring a…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Mar 28

Thank God Phones Are Getting Weird Again

Smartphones have been boring for years. They’re just glass rectangles that connect to the internet and take photos. When you rub on the screen, you can do other stuff like text your friends or play music. New smartphones are increasingly bigger and slicker than their predecessors, but really, they all do the same stuff. This…

Gadgets Adam Clark Estes Feb 21

Xiaomi’s Mi 9 Is a Solid Mid-Range Phone You Probably Won’t Be Able to Buy

Since becoming one of China’s most popular smartphone brands, Xiaomi has slowly been gaining steam globally, claiming the top spot in India while also expanding into the Middle East and Europe. And while you can buy a smattering of Xiaomi products like the Mi Box in the U.S., Xiaomi phones are still a no go,…

Reviews Sam Rutherford Feb 20

This Dual-Folding Xiaomi Prototype Makes Me Excited for the Bendy Phone Future

A few weeks ago, a leaked video of an intriguing, dual-folding bendy phone hit the net, and since then I’ve wanted to know everything about it. Then today, in a post on Weibo, Xiaomi president Lin Bin released a teaser clip for an upcoming device that seemingly confirms Xiaomi as the maker of the gadget…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 23

Whatever This Mysterious Bendy Screen Phone Is, I Want It

Phones with bendable screens are coming whether you like it or not. Samsung showed off a prototype of its upcoming flexible phone at its developer conference in November, and Royole released the FlexPai before that. LG and Huawei are also rumored to be working on their own bendy phones. But among all the leaks and…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jan 3

Why People Are Putting Fitness Trackers on Toilet Paper in China

It all started with a mystery: Why would a fitness tracker detect a beating heart on a roll of toilet paper? As Chinese tech site Abacus reports, toilet paper is having a bit of a viral moment in China after fitness tracker owners discovered the Xiaomi Mi Band 3 would display a heart rate when…

Gadgets Jennings Brown Oct 9

A 4K Android Set Top Box For the Nvidia Haters

We thought Google I/O was all but wrapped for the day, but Xiaomi had one last surprise. The Mi Box, which has previously only shipped overseas, will finally be coming to the US for the first time—and it’s bringing 60 FPS 4K support with it. That would make the Mi Box only the second Android…

Tech News Darren Orf May 18

Transforming Xiaomi Tablet Is More Than Meets the Eye

Every tablet maker is always looking to outdo the competition. Usually that means progressively thinner and more powerful hardware, but Xiaomi decided to flip the script and turn one of its tablets, the Mi Pad 2, into a full-on Transformer. Before you go on thinking that Xiaomi has somehow technologically leap-frogged the competition by a…

Tech News Darren Orf Apr 5

Xiaomi Mi 5: Great Specs, Awesome Display, Cheap. Too Bad You Can’t Buy It

Xiaomi has a reputation for making good phones at incredible prices. That’s never been more true than with the new Mi 5, a phone with specs to compete with the iPhone or Galaxy S7—but which costs, comparatively, peanuts. Too bad you probably won’t be able to buy one. Xiaomi’s clearly put some effort into making…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 24

Xiaomi’s Going to Start Uber-ing Smartphones to People

In another piece of evidence for the overwhelming argument for me to never leave my couch, Xiaomi announced that it’s going to partner up with Uber to hand-deliver smartphones. Yep, this couch is real comfortable. One full day before the Xiaomi Mi Note is available online (July 27), you’ll be able to tap a “Xiaomi”…

Tech News Darren Orf Jul 23

Xiaomi Mi Note: This Chinese Phone Is Great. Too Bad You Can’t Use It.

You’ve probably never heard of the Xiaomi Mi Note. You can’t buy one in the US. You should read this story anyhow. It’s about a smartphone—a really good smartphone—but it’s also about the future of personal electronics. You care about the future, no? Because years from now, we may look back at this phone as…

Reviews Sean Hollister Feb 27

Lenovo Quietly Reveals Its Own Smartband Because Why Not

Lenovo likes to do its own thing. Sometimes that pays off, such as the company’s lovable Yoga laptops, other times you end up with tablets with weird kickstands and built-in projectors. Now, Lenovo has quietly posted its first wearable on its website, but this gadget seems content with just following the crowd. https://gizmodo.com/ashton-kutcher-must-be-stopped-before-he-corrupts-our-1644148765 Currently named…

Tech News Darren Orf Oct 26

Xiaomi’s Latest Concept Phone Has Quadruple Waterfall Edges, but No Ports

Xiaomi Sues U.S. Government for Putting It on a Blacklist

Xiaomi Announces a Long-Range Wireless Charger You Probably Won’t Be Able to Buy for Years and Years

Xiaomi Made Fun of Apple for Not Including Charger in Box, but Now Thinks It’s a Great Idea

This Transparent Xiaomi TV Reminds Me That No One Wants This Shit

Earbuds That Fit Inside a Smartphone Is Equal Parts Smart and Stupid

Google Suspends Xiaomi’s Nest Integration After User Appears to Pick Up Strangers’ Camera Feeds

The Screen Wraps Alllll the Way Around on Xiaomi’s Latest Concept Phone

Xiaomi Looks Close to Unleashing a Third Contender in the Foldable Phone Wars

Thank God Phones Are Getting Weird Again

Xiaomi’s Mi 9 Is a Solid Mid-Range Phone You Probably Won’t Be Able to Buy

This Dual-Folding Xiaomi Prototype Makes Me Excited for the Bendy Phone Future

Whatever This Mysterious Bendy Screen Phone Is, I Want It

Why People Are Putting Fitness Trackers on Toilet Paper in China

A 4K Android Set Top Box For the Nvidia Haters

Transforming Xiaomi Tablet Is More Than Meets the Eye

Xiaomi Mi 5: Great Specs, Awesome Display, Cheap. Too Bad You Can’t Buy It

Xiaomi’s Going to Start Uber-ing Smartphones to People

Xiaomi Mi Note: This Chinese Phone Is Great. Too Bad You Can’t Use It.

Lenovo Quietly Reveals Its Own Smartband Because Why Not

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