Aigo
Chinese consumer electronics company
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Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co., Ltd,[1] trading as Aigo (stylized as aigo), is a Chinese consumer electronics company. It is headquartered in the Ideal Plaza (理想国际大厦; 理想國際大廈; Lǐxiǎng Guójì Dàshà) in Haidian District, Beijing.[2]
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| Aigo | |
Native name | 爱国者 |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Feng Jun (冯军) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Feng Jun (President) |
| Products |
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| Services | Digital music |
| Subsidiaries | over 20 |
| Website | aigo |
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| Simplified Chinese | 爱国者 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 愛國者 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Patriot | ||||||
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History
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 manufacturer headquartered in Beijing.[3] It was founded by Féng Jūn, who is the current president,[citation needed] since 1993. The company initially produced keyboards.[1] aigo may be participating in a trend that sees Chinese nationals preferring to purchase locally produced durable goods.[4]
Products
Aigo's products include MIDs, digital media players, computer cases, digital cameras, cpu cooling fans,[3] computer peripherals,[5]monitors and computer mouses.
Subsidiaries
Aigo has 27 subsidiaries[6] and several R&D facilities.[5] An incomplete list of aigo's subsidiaries can be found here.
Aigo Music
Established in 1993 and located in Beijing,[7] aigo Music operates a digital music service much like iTunes.[8] The first of its kind in China, it is, as of 2009, the biggest portal for legal downloading of music in the country.[8] Strategic partnerships with Warner Music,[9] EMI and Sony[10] allow a wide range of music to be offered at 0.99 yuan per song.[9][10]
Beijing aifly Education and Technology Co Ltd
aigo set up this English as a Second Language brand with help from Crazy English founder Li Yang.[1][11]
Beijing aigo Digital Animation Institution
An aigo subsidiary that specializes in 3D animated films.[12]
Huaqi Information Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Set up in October 2003,[13] it operates two official aigo outlet stores in Singapore.[14][15]
Shenzhen aigo R&D Co Ltd
Established in 2006, this Shenzhen-based research and development facility focuses on the development of mobile multimedia software.[16]
Sponsorships
aigo is a sponsor of a number of sporting events, the majority involving automobile racing.[citation needed]
Motorsport
aigo was an official partner of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team.[17]
As of 2008, aigo sponsored Chinese driver "Frankie" Cheng Congfu, in A1GP racing.[1][18]
aigo was an official partner of the 2007 race of champions, a racing competition that uses a variety of different vehicles.[19]
aigo was one of the sponsors of Bryan Herta Autosports during Indianapolis 500.[20]
Football
aigo, as of 2009, had a global strategic cooperation effort with Manchester United.[21]
