SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Road Traffic Authority in Korea will implement its “Road Traffic 3.0″ priority projects as part of assisting the government-wide initiative to carry out urgent tasks to “make every member of the society happy.” In partnership with the National Police Agency, the authority will provide services using the urban [...]
Seoul, July 08 (Korea Biz Wire) – LG Electronics has launched a 23-inch TV custom-designed for the visually impaired. For example, the model provides all screen prompts in voice, as well as “voice captions” for all subtitles on the screen with a simple press of the hot key. In addition, it offers the [...]
Seoul, July 06 (Korea Biz Wire) As more and more people use the smartphone, a higher percentage of smartphone users show the tendency of deteriorating memory. According to survey results announced by DooIt Survey, an online survey company, as much as 33.7 percent of 5,823 respondents said they do not remember the phone numbers of their [...]
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Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest television maker, acquired Boxee, a New York-based start-up whose set-top box can record broadcasts and stream online video. Terms weren’t disclosed. Boxee makes video streaming applications for phones and tablets based on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems, in addition to the software that powers its connected TV box. [...]
Seoul, July 05 (Korea Biz Wire) ImageNext, Korea’s only manufacturer of around-view monitoring systems, put its “360-degree OmniVue” AVM system on a demonstration in Seoul Auto Salon 2013 with the windshield window covered. The company is also selling a side mirror-type (550,000 won with installation charge not included) and fender-type (500,000 won) OmniVue models in [...]
Seoul, Korea, July 05 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Communications announced on July 5 that it has introduced a new feature on Nate Pann, its open-style bulletin board platform, allowing users to create personalized channels by entering keywords. The update is designed to broaden the range of discussion topics available to users. For instance, within the marriage category, [...]