According to the latest report that has surfaced online, Xiaomi is inviting some users to participate in internal testing of the new Xiao AI model update on Xiaomi Sound and Sound Pro.

For those unaware, Xiaomi launched its Xiaomi Sound Pro smart speaker in December 2022. This smart speaker was known for its transparent upper body accompanied by lighting that changes with the rhythm of the music. A recent report by ITHome states that the development of a superior Xiao AI version has been completed and is undergoing a testing phase.

The company is inviting limited people to test out this new voice assistant internally. Additionally, this report also confirms that the devices used for this testing are Xiaomi Sound and Xiaomi Sound Pro. The company plans on ruling out the bugs with the help of this invitation so they can actively fix them. It is highly likely that future Xiaomi speakers will have this Xiao AI.

Furthermore, the new voice assistant is expected to arrive with new features like updated dialogues, active questions answering, better recommendations based on your preferences, and a learning assistant.

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Yesterday, Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 14 at the Xiaomi 13 series launch event in China. The latest version of the company’s mobile software arrives with a number of features. One of these is Xiao AI 6.0.

For the unaware, Xiao AI is Xiaomi’s virtual assistant. With the latest MIUI upgrade, the firm’s virtual assistant brings some useful features and improvements. Let’s take a look at them.

Since Google does not have a presence in China, smartphone brands in the country rely on their self-developed AI assistants.

Xiaomi introduced Xiao AI in 2018. Since then, the company has regularly updated it with features inspired by globally popular virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Apple Siri, and Amazon Alexa.

The newly introduced MIUI 14 brings Xiao AI 6.0. The latest version of the AI software now works locally on smartphones and tablets.

Xiao AI 6.0 offers the following six core functions.

• Xiao AI Suggestions
• Xiao AI Voice
• Xiao AI Vision
• Xiao AI Translator
• Xiao AI Call

Xiao AI Suggestions are similar to Siri Suggestions and Google Assistant Suggestions. The function suggests users throughout the day based on their usage scenarios.

Xiao AI can suggest a number of things, including reminders, home automation controls, travel-related actions, menstrual cycle status, and more.

As the name indicates, Xiao AI Voice is the standard voice control function. Whereas, Xiao AI Vision and Xiao AI Translator are substitutes for Google Lens and Google Translate, respectively.

Finally, Xiao AI Call is Xiaomi’s take on Google’s Pixel Call Assistant. It was first introduced in 2019, a year after Google debuted the original in 2018.

Xiao AI Call supports call screening, real-time translation, multiple Chinese dialects, and more.

Unfortunately, Xiao AI 6.0 will not be available in global markets with MIUI 14 update. Outside mainland China, smartphones and tablets sold by Xiaomi use Google Assistant. Some devices even come with Amazon Alexa.

Anyway, it is worth noting that almost all the features of Xiao AI can be experienced outside China via Google services. The only thing that’s missing is Xiao AI Call, a feature set that is only available on Google Pixel phones.

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Earlier today (17th August 2021), Xiao AI, the official smart voice assistant from Xiaomi, announced that it had achieved a new milestone. Its active monthly user base had crossed over 100 million users.

The announcement was shared on Xiao AI’s official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website and arrived along with a promotional image poster. For those unaware, the Xiao AI system is an artificial intelligence based voice interaction engine that is owned by the Chinese tech giant and is also its virtual AI that is compatible with its various smart IoT products as well. On the social media post, the company also added that the voice assistant went through 4 years of development with over 5 major upgrades an 91.7 billion voice interactions as well.

Notably, the AI also acts as a link between the various smart products from Xiaomi. This system is also pre installed in various speakers from the company, which includes Mi TVs, its various smart IoT devices, along with its popular smartphones as well. As of right now, its most commonly found in categories related to fitness, smart home, smart wear, smart office, children’s entertainment based products, smart travel, smart learning, and others.

Back in November 2020, the company officially announced the Xiao AI 5.0 at the Xiaomi Developers Conference event in China. This version arrived with an upgraded voice assistant functionality to assist the users in day to day life, along with various AI optimizations for all scenarios as well.

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We are less than a day away from witnessing the launch of the Redmi K40 series, and RedmiBook Pro devices in China. Ahead of the launch, the company has confirmed that its XiaoAI assistant will be arriving on RedmiBook Pro for the first time.

In a Weibo post, the company said that XiaoAI will debut on the RedmiBook Pro. In case you don’t know, the laptop will debut in China on February 25 i.e, Tomorrow. Anyway, this would be the first time the company’s Smart AI assistant is making its way to Windows machines.

In the past, XiaoAI has made its appearance on Smartphones, Smart TVs, Smartwatches, and Smart speakers. That said, the company in a poster, has teased that the assistant will support voice commands to make our life easier.

The image shows a weather widget displaying the condition of the day. In the window, the “How’s the Weather Today?” command appears prior to the results. Besides, users on Weibo have been asking if it would support & control Mijia devices out of the box.

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However, the company hasn’t teased any other info so let’s wait for the official launch tomorrow to know about it. The RedmiBook Pro is likely to feature a metal body and a 2K display with ultra-thin bezels on all sides.

It may come in two sizes like 13 & 15-inches and Silver, Gray colors but one of them won’t have a dedicated numeric keypad. Under the hood, it will host Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake H35 processors. This is said to be paired with GPUs up to Nvidia GeForce MX450.

Other expected features include an NVMe SSD storage, fingerprint scanner, Type-C port with Thunderbolt-4 standard, HDMI port, and support USB-PD charging.

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Another day, another new info about the upcoming Amazfit GTR 2. Today, the manufacturer has revealed that its upcoming smartwatch will have an AI Assistant.

Posts made by the official Huami and Xiao AI Weibo accounts have revealed that the Amazfit GTR 2 will have Xiaomi’s Xiao AI smart assistant pre-installed. The smart assistant is found in several devices already including smartphones, smart TVs, smart speakers, and smart displays. It is also available on Xiaomi’s own smartwatch, the Mi Watch.

Huami also revealed that the assistant will work not only online but also offline. The manufacturer also released a video comparing the Amazfit GTR 2’s smart assistant to that of the Apple Watch which has Siri on board.

Seeing as the watch will be getting an AI assistant in China, then the rumors about the global version getting Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant should be true since Xiao AI is sort of limited to China.

Huami has also revealed that its upcoming watch will come with NetEase Cloud Music. The watchmaker also announced that it has partnered with health app maker, Prudential, to bring the features and services of its Pulse app to Amazfit smartwatches and fitness trackers.

The Pulse by Prudential app offers features such as symptoms checker, online consultation, and health assessment. We believe some of these features will be accessed via the Zepp app for compatible Huami products.

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Xiaomi has announced two new smart speakers today. The smart speakers – the Xiao Ai Speaker Universal Remote Edition and Xiao Ai Speaker Play are powered by its Xiao Ai assistant.

Xiao Ai Speaker Universal Remote Edition

The smart speaker comes in black with a rectangular prism design. On the top are the controls which include the play/pause button, volume control buttons and the microphone mute button. It weighs 468 grams and is 140 millimeters tall.

The smart speaker’s main function is its ability to control several smart home products. Xiaomi says it can control up to 5000 different smart home products. It is able to connect to these products either via Wi-Fi, Infrared, and Bluetooth. For example, it can connect to the Mijia Bluetooth Temperature and Humidity sensor and you can ask the speaker what the temperature or humidity is and it will get the readings from the sensor. That way, you don’t have to get up to check the readings on the sensor or open the Mijia app to view the readings.

Xiaomi says the Bluetooth gateway feature will be available via an OTA update in August.

The speaker has a 360° far-field microphone that is able to pick up your voice commands from any corner of the room. it also has 4 built-in infrared sensors that allow it to control appliances as far as 10 meters away.

There are lots of other features for all members of the family. It has access to several internet radio stations, a database of stories and rhymes for kids, and music streaming services.

The speaker connects via 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1. It charges via a Micro USB port and ships with a 5V/2A charger. It is priced at ¥199 (~$29) and is available for pre-order on the Youpin store and will go on sale tomorrow.

Xiaomi Xiao Ai Speaker Play

This speaker has the same rectangular prism design but comes in white. It can also control several smart products from different brands including Phillips and AUX but connects only via Wi-Fi.

Just like the Universal Remote Edition, the Xiao Ai Speaker Play can stream music, read stories to kids, and stream from several internet radio stations.

It is priced at ¥169 (~$24) and will be available for purchase on June 18 on Mi.com.

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Xiaomi is finding doors to new markets; they are investing heavily in the AI(Artifical Intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things). They have built dedicated teams for the development of these new technologies. Recently, we have got news that they are building up new headquarters in Wuhan to do development and research on AI. Today, speaking at AIOT Developer Conference, Lei Jun has emphasized on the latest technologies.

Speaking to folks over at the Conference, Lei Jun explained the importance of AI and IoT along with their impact on the future. Further, he explained the strategic layout of the two core business of Xiaomi AI and IoT at the conference.

Xiaomi IKEA Partnership

As leaked, Xiaomi has partnered with IKEA, a furniture giant in the US. IKEA has partnered with Xiaomi to make smart homes, furniture, etc. Right Now, IKEA intelligent home lightning products are getting Xiaomi IoT platform in December. Currently, the details regarding the new cooperation have not yet surfaced, but we expect some details to surface before the day ends. Xiaomi has already invested in 220 companies via different crowdfunding platform out of them 100 are purely smart hardware-centric companies. Undoubtedly, this proves that Xiaomi is eager to invest in the AI and IoT technologies via different means.

Xiaomi Stats

Xiaomi also ushered some showers on its achievements like reaching 34 million Xiaomi AI active users mark. The Chinese smartphone company has also sold more than 132 million devices incorporated with IoT technology in the third quarter, 2018. Due to the positive environment regarding new technologies and a good number of sales, many corporate houses have partnered with Xiaomi in the past. In the last quarter, Xiaomi raked 10.805 trillion yuan which is 89% percent increased compared to the previous year. It has led the company to gain 29 billion Yuan in the whole year until now.

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Xiaomi has stood as the largest IoT platform in the world with sales of over 1.7% consumer goods. It is significantly double than to that of Apple’s 0.9%, Google’s 0.6% and Amazon’s 0.9%.

Well, it seems Xiaomi is on right track, they are investing rightly in the new technologies which are leading them to new partnerships with other business giants.

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A few months ago, ZMI, one of the company’s Xiaomi‘s partner known for manufacturing power banks announced its first phone – a feature phone actually that doubles as a translator and also works as a portable hotspot device. Called the ZMI Travel Assistant Z1, the device is now available for purchase.

The ZMI Travel Assistant Z1 has a candy bar design with a 2.8-inch color display and a T9 keypad. Its selling point is its AI translation feature which provides real-time voice translation from Chinese to up to 16 different languages.

The Xiao AI assistant can also set reminders, answer questions, set alarms, and can be used to control connected Mijia smart devices. It also has access to an online library of audiobooks and music.

The ZMI Travel Assistant Z1 supports 4G LTE and can double as a portable hotspot, connecting up to 10 devices. It also has GPS, a 2MP rear camera with flash and a 5,000mAh battery with reverse charging. There is a hybrid SIM slot for two nano SIMs or a SIM and a memory card (32GB max). The ZMI Travel Assistant also has a USB-C port, a feature missing on a lot of mid-range smartphones.

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The phone is now on sale on Jingdong (JD.com) for ¥499 (~$72).

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Vocal assistants are getting smarter to perform complex actions on smartphones and many other hi-tech products. This is why artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most important priorities of smartphone manufacturers in order to release innovative and attractive products. Today, thanks to a new update, even the newly-released Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 is getting smarter.

The Chinese company has decided to update the new Android tablet with Xiao AI, its own AI-backed virtual assistant which can replace Google Assistant in several areas. Thanks to the new update, Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 can now support vocal commands to perform complex tasks only by hearing the voice of the user. You just need to pronounce a sentence to start video reproduction, music or story selection or even controlling smart home appliances.

Now, the tablet is even more useful and comfortable to use, and this is a very important update given that the Android tablets market is slowly declining as tablets are often considered useless devices. However, Xiao AI is currently a China-exclusive as it is not available in other languages. The new update rolling out on the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 is also fixing a camera issue and improving the camera stability.

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