SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) announced on Monday that it had developed a design system for supporting ship sales using artificial intelligence (AI). According to DSME, a joint development of the system with an AI startup company called 42 Maru was launched to find appropriate answers and [...]
ULSAN, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Ulsan is creating tourism content that uses augmented reality (AR) to showcase the city’s old fortress walls. Ulsan’s Jung District announced on Sunday that it is developing an application that uses AR technology to show a restored version of the old Ulsan Japanese Castle. Also known [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group has developed a digital key available on smartphones, with a plan to gradually apply the “smartphone key” to upcoming models, the company said Monday. The technology is aimed at enhancing consumer convenience in the era of car-sharing economy, Hyundai Motor Group said in a statement. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant Internet portal and search engine, said Thursday that it will develop 5G-enabled service robots in partnership with the country’s telecom giant KT Corp. and U.S. tech firm Intel Corp. The partnership would allow Naver Labs Corp., a R&D subsidiary of Naver, to use Intel’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display took a jab at industry rival Samsung Electronics on Thursday by arguing in favor of the superiority of its OLED panel over LCD. Kang In-byeong, the company’s chief technology officer, emphasized the fundamental difference between organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and liquid crystal display (LCD) panels during a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation has installed Internet of Things (IoT) systems at the Sogong Underground Shopping Center to protect visitors from various situations. The corporation installed crime prevention systems at three women’s restrooms located inside the center. The systems are comprised of an emergency call device that [...]
INCHEON, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed technology that allows for an unmanned checkout system. Researchers led by Prof. Song Byung-cheol from Inha University, in collaboration with Interpark, a major South Korean online shopping mall, developed a computer vision technology for smart display cabinets. The system receives video footage [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. will expand investment in augmented reality (AR) gear and content to offer a new level of media experiences to users of upcoming 5G networks, its chief executive said Monday. Park Jung-ho, CEO of South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said his company has been negotiating with major [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers have heard a lot about 5G over the past year, but the time has come for leading telecom and tech players to show what can be done with the next-generation mobile network in the largest mobile industry show of the year. South Korean mobile carriers and electronics companies [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government plans to provide a 24-hour civil consultation service, protect victims of crimes using Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and develop a blockchain-based customs system for exporting products. South Korea’s Ministry of Public Administration and Safety announced on Wednesday that it had selected three projects to [...]