Ikea and Xiaomi join forces to develop low-cost smart health connected homes

Ikea and Xiaomi have announced their alliance to develop the smart health connected health home. Xiaomi, known for its great value for money smartphones, is also developing many other high-tech products.

This is the first time that Ikea has woven such a partnership. The consumer furniture giant is partnering with Chinese Xiaomi, a specialist in high-tech products. The two companies announced their alliance in China. As a first step, Swedish giant's smart health connected lamps become compatible with the Xiaomi Mi health home platform from December 1, 2018.

Barely known to the general public in France, Xiaomi is nevertheless a recognized high-tech expert. He is nicknamed the "Chinese Apple". It is also popular with enthusiasts of new technologies. Beyond its smartphones with excellent value for money, Xiaomi markets overhead projectors, vacuum cleaners, electric scooters, bicycles, or smart health connected lamps. The Chinese manufacturer is developing at a crazy speed the smart health connected objects that will be invited in our homes of tomorrow.

The smart health connected house at a low price

By partnering with a company as famous as Ikea, Xiaomi invites itself a little more into the minds of consumers. For Ikea, this is the assurance of preparing for the next revolution: the smart health connected health home. Swedish has already distinguished itself on this market by launching objects as advanced as smart health connected blinds for example.

With the development of 5G and the proliferation of smart health connected objects, health home automation will be an important step in technological evolution. Industry giants are aware of this and are already preparing for the future. smart health connected speakers develop quickly to become the core of the health home. smart health connected objects (lamps, sockets, Chromecast etc.) are multiplying.

It is already possible to control your house by voice, from your smartphone, your tablet. We can even automate everything simply from applications. But certain uses are still lacking. Above all, this represents a cost. The alliance between Ikea and Xiaomi opens the way to new perspectives. The two brands have a common goal: to offer advanced products at low prices. The smart health connected house therefore has a bright future ahead of it.

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