"The relationship between mobile phones and human beings are getting closer and closer. They are like part of us, even intimate partner to us. When we think of mobile, we see it as portable computer, and more powerful than that. I think the future development of mobile has just begun."

-Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi.

The Chinese smartphone maker has expanded its product development from mobile phone, TV to smart router. Lei Jun said at the World Internet Conference that the goal is to enable the only networking device that works 24-hour at home with computing power.

Lei Jun, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Technology, at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, Nov 20, 2014. [Photo/IC]