Aigo
Chinese consumer electronics company
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Beijing Huaqi Information Digital Technology Co., Ltd, 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.
01History
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. It was founded by Féng Jūn, who is the current president, since 1993. The company initially produced keyboards. aigo may be participating in a trend that sees Chinese nationals preferring to purchase locally produced durable goods.
02Products
Aigo's products include MIDs, digital media players, computer cases, digital cameras, cpu cooling fans, computer peripherals, monitors and computer mouses.
03Subsidiaries
Aigo has 27 subsidiaries and several R&D facilities. An incomplete list of aigo's subsidiaries can be found here.
Aigo Music
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.
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.
Beijing aigo Digital Animation Institution
An aigo subsidiary that specializes in 3D animated films.
Huaqi Information Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Set up in October 2003, it operates two official aigo outlet stores in Singapore.
Shenzhen aigo R&D Co Ltd
Established in 2006, this Shenzhen-based research and development facility focuses on the development of mobile multimedia software.
04Sponsorships
aigo is a sponsor of a number of sporting events, the majority involving automobile racing.
Motorsport
aigo was an official partner of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team.
As of 2008, aigo sponsored Chinese driver "Frankie" Cheng Congfu, in A1GP racing.
aigo was an official partner of the 2007 race of champions, a racing competition that uses a variety of different vehicles.
aigo was one of the sponsors of Bryan Herta Autosports during Indianapolis 500.
Football
aigo, as of 2009, had a global strategic cooperation effort with Manchester United.
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