SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) - Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has launched a new refrigerator in South Korea which uses Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. The Family Hub refrigerator, first showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, is equipped with a 21.5-inch Full HD touch screen that allows users to follow-up on various conditions of the refrigerator. [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom announced plans to expand its ‘Smart Home’ offerings by providing consumers with more opportunities to experience the company’s home Internet of Things (IoT) services. The company announced that it will start selling five different Smart Home connection gadgets including plugs, switches, sensors, gas circuit breakers and bridges (devices [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Refrigerators with the freezer on the bottom and refrigerator on top – also known as ‘European style’ – are becoming popular in the Korean market due to the increase in single or two-person households, and strong demand for premium products. According to industry analysts, sales of European-styled refrigerators manufactured [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Internet connection is working deeper into everyday lives as more home gadgets, small and big, become controllable by smartphones under an industry-wide advance of the Internet of Things (IoT), business watchers said Monday. The latest air purifier marketed in October last year by Coway regularly measures indoor air quality [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of users subscribing to Internet-of-Things (IoT) services grew at a faster pace than those subscribing to smartphones in South Korea on-month in January, data showed Sunday, on the back of the rising sales of wearable smart devices. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday introduced a module that supports the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, paving the way for small and medium enterprises to speed up the development of IoT products. The module, dubbed ARTIK, is composed of various parts including an application processor, memory, sensors and a [...]
Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the sluggish economy, consumers are opening their wallets for their children, pushing the electronics industry to focus on ‘child marketing’. According to industry watchers, [...]
SEOUL, Jan.11 (Korea Bizwire) – The three big telecom companies in Korea are set to launch various IoT (Internet of Things) services, expanding the market. According to an industry report, nearly 60 home IoT services will be launched during the first half of this year. SK Telecom launched a new brand called Smart Home in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top two tech firms, said Wednesday that they have garnered international awards for some of their latest home appliances, mobile devices and memory chips. Samsung won the Best of Innovation award for a total of 38 products, including the most [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung SDI Co. and LG Chem Co., South Korea’s two major battery makers, are expanding their product portfolios into flexible cells for wearable devices, a move seen to meet increasing global demand for bendable gadgets such as smartwatches. The two battery-making units of Samsung Group and LG Group said [...]