SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it will launch an “extended reality” (XR) headset jointly developed with Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Qualcomm Inc. in global markets next year. The extended reality headset is part of wearable devices to be powered by the new version of Google’s [...]
TOKYO, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A memorial honoring Korean workers during Japan’s colonial occupation, which was dismantled by authorities in Gunma Prefecture in January, has been digitally resurrected through an augmented reality (AR) application, according to a report by the Asahi Shimbun on April 30. The “AR Korean Workers’ Memorial” app allows users to virtually [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A subsidiary of the South Korean tech giant Naver that operates the metaverse platform Zepeto, known as Naver Z, has announced that it will be ending remote work and instituting a four-day in-office work week starting on April 15. The metaverse, a 3D virtual world, initially gained traction during the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will likely meet with business officials from leading South Korean tech companies and startups, including Samsung Electronics Co., during his visit to Seoul, industry sources said Wednesday. The CEO of Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, arrived in South Korea on Tuesday night following his visit [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Construction Equipment has opened the doors to an innovative training center that utilizes virtual reality (VR) and digital twin technology for excavator operation instruction and product verification. The grand opening of the “Virtual Training Center” took place at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Pangyo, Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., a leading South Korean mobile carrier, will join hands with information technology companies from three Southeast Asian countries to expand its metaverse business in the region, company officials said Monday. SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s Celcom Digi, Indonesia’s Agate and Philippines’ [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. said Tuesday it has struck a deal with the Saudi Arabian government to create a digital twin platform for the country’s capital Riyadh and four other cities. Under the deal with Saudi’s Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, Naver will build digital [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –Using virtual reality (VR) technology in medical school anatomy classes has proven to be highly effective. Kyung Hee University, the first medical school in Korea to introduce hybrid anatomy lectures, has demonstrated that changes in medical education due to the COVID-19 pandemic are also affecting medical school practices. Kyung Hee [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – E-Mart 24 has teamed up with a virtual character named YT to bring some entertaining virtual products to Instagram. YT is a virtual person created by Shinsegae, which is linked to E-Mart, and it embodies the younger generation’s love for having a good time. The first virtual product E-Mart [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The telecommuting, online education, and telemedicine sectors have witnessed substantial growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside these trends, online ancestral rites are also gaining popularity. Leading up to Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday, memorial parks across the nation saw a surge in visitors paying their respects to [...]