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Just after selling another 100,000 phones in 6 minutes, Xiaomi finally unveils its mysterious new product

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The secret’s out – the latest addition to the Xiaomi product line is a wireless router, as CEO Lei Jun indicated two days ago in a mysterious post on Weibo.

If you’re glancing at the above screenshot and thinking, “That looks a lot like the Mac Pro,” you’re not alone. On the product page’s FAQ section, the company semi-jokingly urges users to “look at it from another angle.”

The company posted more pictures of the device on the Xiaomi forums.

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Further details have yet to be revealed by Xiaomi, though rumors about pricing and specs have already begun circulating on the Chinese internet. Techweb reports that one “can be sure” that the device supports 2.4GHz/5GHZ dual-frequency wi-fi. Xiaomi hasn’t disclosed the router’s price, stating on the product page FAQ “There’s no price for true love.”

The company started taking pre-orders for the device this morning at 10AM, and the device “officially” goes on sale on 19 December. As usual, Xiaomi only offers the device through its official online channel.

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Josh Horwitz

Josh is a writer based in the great city of Taipei, Taiwan. When not pecking away at his laptop in a cafe, he can be found playing board games, making amateur subtitles for forgotten Taiwan films, and cooking Indian food sans recipe. He'd love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at josh@techinasia.com or @horwitzjosh.