Aigo
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| Private | |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Féng Jūn (冯军) |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Féng Jūn (President) |
| Products | Mobile Internet devices, digital storage (USB keys & hard drives), portable media players, cell phones, digital cameras, solar power chargers, MP6 (internet music platform), educational products |
| Services | Digital music |
| Subsidiaries | over 20 |
| Website | www.aigo.com |
aigo (simplified Chinese: 爱国者; traditional Chinese: 愛國者; pinyin: Àiguózhě; literally: "patriot") is the trade name of Chinese consumer electronics company Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co Ltd. aigo should not be capitalized, much like "iPod". Its head office is in the Ideal Plaza (S: 理想国际大厦, T: 理想國際大廈, P: Lǐxiǎng Guójì Dàshà) in Haidian District, Beijing.
Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co Ltd (北京华旗资讯科技发展有限公司) is a consumer electronics giant headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Féng Jūn, its current president, in 1993 and initially produced keyboards. aigo may be participating in a trend that sees Chinese nationals preferring to purchase locally produced durable goods, which have increased in quality as of late.
aigo's products include MIDs, digital media players, computer cases, digital cameras, and computer peripherals.
aigo has 27 subsidiaries and several R&D facilities. An incomplete list of aigo's subsidiaries can be found here.
Established in 1993 and located in Beijing, aigo Music operates a digital music service much like iTunes. The first of its kind in China, it is, as of 2009, the biggest portal for legal downloading of music in the country. Strategic partnerships with Warner Music, EMI and Sony allow a wide range of music to be offered at 0.99 yuan per song.
aigo set up this English as a second language brand with help from Crazy English founder Li Yang.
An aigo subsidiary that specializes in 3D animated films.
Set up in October 2003, it operates two official aigo outlet stores in Singapore.
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