Today, Xiaomi’s Mi fitness band saw its first sale for the registered users. Under the ‘Special Preview’ sale, it was available for Re. 1 for the first 1,000 registrants. The flash sale commenced at 2pm and got over within 7 seconds.
The official Mi India page confirms the same –
Thank you! #MiBand‘s 1st special preview sale on http://t.co/osSEXTVk0K went out of stock in 7 secs. pic.twitter.com/BlmjEQXg0y
— Mi India (@MiIndiaOfficial) May 5, 2015
The sale took place on the company’s official web site, Mi.com. The registered buyers reported some glitch and said that the official Mi India page showed ‘Sold out’ message even before the sale commenced.
#MiBandSale – Some Mi fans r seeing “sold out” msg for http://t.co/pMj1r7lwp8 for Mi Band sale. The sale will happen at 2pm, as planned.
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 5, 2015
The fitness band was first unveiled in July last year and arrived in India on April 23rd along with the Mi 4i. The aluminium surface band comes with a micro laser perforation and no display screen. It is water resistant and has a battery life of 30 days. Used as a fitness and sleep tracking band, this device connects to user’s smartphone and can unlock the handset without the need of passwords or patterns.
It is available in a variety of colours like blue, pink, brown, grey and purple.
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