Philips Lighting, Xiaomi collaborate in smart home technology

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Philips Lighting and Xiaomi have announced a joint venture in smart home lighting in China. 

The Amsterdam-based firm will help develop connected LED luminaires and lamps for the Chinese electronics company's wireless smart home platform, which include apps to control the lights using Android and iOS devices. The joint venture company is said to be 70 percent owned by Philips Lighting and the rest by Xiaomi.  

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"In the coming months, Xiaomi customers using its smart home ecosystem will be able to choose from an even broader family of well-designed connected LED luminaires that work on the Xiaomi platform," said Philips Lighting Market Leader for Greater China, John Wang, in a press release. 

Philips Lighting previously manufactured several smart LED luminaires for Xiaomi, which is said to be selling quite well. (fmn/kes)

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