Xiaomi brings Segway to the masses: Ninebot Mini will cost $ 315
The Chinese manufacturer of smartphones, televisions and other components of the "smart home" company Xiaomi launches segway for $ 315. Xiaomi is the main investor of Ninebot, a Chinese company that bought Segway.
In 2014, the American company Segway sued Ninebot Inc. - Chinese manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles. As a result, the Chinese competitor bought the Segway along with its patents. The amount of the transaction is unknown, but before its conclusion Ninebot received $ 80 million from investment funds of the Shunwei Foundation, Sequoia Capital and Xiaomi .
Ninebot Mini was the first device announced after the deal with the Segway. The maximum speed of the device is 16 kilometers per hour, it is capable of going uphill with a gradient of 15 degrees. On one charge, the Ninebot Mini will travel 22-24 kilometers, it can be fully charged in 4 hours. The device is quite light - 13 kilograms. The application on the smartphone will allow you to monitor the systems and the state of the device.
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The device will be on sale in China on November 3. It is not yet known whether it will be shipped to other countries, but the gadget features are available on the French site Ninebot : the full power reserve in the European version will be up to 30 kilometers.
The Segway two-wheeled electric vehicle made a splash in 2002, and its founders were confident that they could sell 10,000 devices a week and the fastest in history to reach billions of dollars in sales. The project failed : in four years, they bought only 24,000 devices. On the other hand, Ninebot stamped two-wheeled devices at a much lower price, and as a result bought a competitor.
In 2014, the American company Segway sued Ninebot Inc. - Chinese manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles. As a result, the Chinese competitor bought the Segway along with its patents. The amount of the transaction is unknown, but before its conclusion Ninebot received $ 80 million from investment funds of the Shunwei Foundation, Sequoia Capital and Xiaomi .
Ninebot Mini was the first device announced after the deal with the Segway. The maximum speed of the device is 16 kilometers per hour, it is capable of going uphill with a gradient of 15 degrees. On one charge, the Ninebot Mini will travel 22-24 kilometers, it can be fully charged in 4 hours. The device is quite light - 13 kilograms. The application on the smartphone will allow you to monitor the systems and the state of the device.
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The device will be on sale in China on November 3. It is not yet known whether it will be shipped to other countries, but the gadget features are available on the French site Ninebot : the full power reserve in the European version will be up to 30 kilometers.
The Segway two-wheeled electric vehicle made a splash in 2002, and its founders were confident that they could sell 10,000 devices a week and the fastest in history to reach billions of dollars in sales. The project failed : in four years, they bought only 24,000 devices. On the other hand, Ninebot stamped two-wheeled devices at a much lower price, and as a result bought a competitor.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/366757/
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