Mi Box is a 4K high definition internet TV box with a remote control. It provides rich contents of movie, TV dramas, TV shows, apps with legal copyrights. It also supports streaming video and picture contents from mobile devices to TV set over the air.
XIAOMI INC
De Liu
Xiaomi Mi Box Industrial Design Team
4,866 ～ 6,493Yen
国外市場向け
Dimension:101*101*19.5 mm, Weight: 200g
The rocketing growth of web contents changes watching and interaction preference of web suffers.They spend much less time on TV programs than ever before, and require bigger and better interfaces than 11 inch to 29 inch desktop or laptop displays. Mi Box is turning conventional TV set to a smart play device for web contents that makes full use of higher definition and bigger screen of TV.
Aesthetic aspect, we are aiming to design a home decorative piece other than a cold bulky AV device. Also, we want to simplify the remote control interface to improve the user experiences.
The curvy top surface and roundish square profile make MI Box stand out from conventional TV set top boxes, just like a decorative piece fitting well into home environment. Keys on remote control are minimized and integrated to simplify the user interface and optimize user experiences. A careful and clever layout ensures users to have easy blind operations.
Mi Box features with On-the-go USB, USB2.0, HDMI ports and 3.5mm AV jack, which read data from any extended data storage devices. Also Mi Box supports with Miracast, Airplay, DLNA, SMB, WiDi protocol, which stream video and picture contents from mobile devices to the big screen. In terms of user experience, Mi Box provides a brand new TV interface instead of conventional TV or cable program. Instead of channel switching, the system categorizes contents into different sections including dramas, movies, cartoons, documents etc, which allows users make quick searches. Also the button layout of remote control is simplified to perfectly work with UI system and improve the quick operation experience.
Designer employed a matte and glossy material contrast between top surface and bottom housing parts to both fulfill hardware function and highlight the delicate surface finish. Button layout of remote control, the most frequently used arrow keys are integrated into a circle, and concentric with the Confirm key, which allows users to operate very efficiently within the least finger movements.
Mi Box is officially launched in Mainland China.
Mi Box (in Chinese)
Mi Box Remote Control (in Chinese)
Mi Boxは、洗練された形態言語、静音性、ハイテク性、優美さを特徴とするデバイスである。その形態言語は、典型的な黒くフラットなテレビフレームや、現代のデジタル文化とよく調和する。また、最初のセットアップ作業や、日常的なコンテンツ視聴が非常に簡単なデバイスでもある。自分自身でも使用してみたが、開封からセットアップまでにかかった時間は5分ほどだった。一方、既存のテレビボックスのほとんどは、セットアップ時にケーブルテレビ会社等によるアフターサービスを必要とすることが多い。Mi Boxであれば、300元を下回るコストで、完成度の高いリモコン付きデバイスを入手できるだけでなく、インターネットに接続し、映画、音楽などの豊富なコンテンツを体験することも可能になる。多彩なコンテンツとインターネット接続機能を提供することにより、Mi Boxは多くの旧式テレビに新たな命を吹き込み、スマートテレビとして生まれ変わらせた。
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