SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — With the introduction to market of 5th generation wireless systems (5G) forecast for next year, there has been an abundance of gaming content and shopping services integrated with VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) — two technologies widely considered to be hallmarks of a 5G future — released. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday showcased the new flagship Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus smartphones, which boast improved cameras and augmented reality (AR) features. During the showcase event on the eve of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, the South Korean tech giant unveiled the much-awaited 5.8-inch [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – First brought into the spotlight thanks to last year’s global hit Pokémon GO, in only a year augmented reality games have gone from hero to zero. Mainstream interest has quickly cooled, as AR games released since have failed to captivate the public’s attention. According to gaming industry sources, a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The local unit of global furniture giant IKEA said Friday it will launch an augmented reality (AR) technology-based mobile application next week to provide a better chance for customers to shop for its products, with its second outlet set to open in October. IKEA Place, where people can virtually [...]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — 8th Wall, Inc. announced today 8th Wall XR, the world’s first Augmented Reality (AR) platform that works on all commonly available iOS and Android phones and integrates seamlessly with ARKit (Apple) and Tango (Google). A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/51163dc6-2e25-4f8d-a653-d797786f1e26 Founded in August 2016, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA) announced today that an investment forum specially devoted to the nurturing of startups and venture capital firms in the semiconductor industry will be launched in the near future. The purpose of the forum is to offer a variety of services such as management [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Augmented reality is becoming one of the hottest trends in South Korea’s retail sector following the worldwide success of Niantic’s Pokémon GO, offering local consumers a unique yet more convenient shopping experience. Last month, Hanssem, a leading home furnishing company, equipped its mobile shopping app with an AR service, [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Institute of Ecology has introduced an augmented reality-based selfie feature to its park experience for a little extra fun for visitors. According to officials, visitors can use an AR object recognition app, circusAR, and direct the camera at the ticket to have 15 animal graphics pop up [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government and Facebook Inc. joined hands on Tuesday to assist promising local startups in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries to gain access to the global market. Under an agreement signed between Facebook and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, 10 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics is introducing four of its VR and AR C-Lab projects at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Relúmĭno is a VR headset for the visually impaired, which, via image processing, converts images and text in such a way that those with disabilities can see more clearly. Monitorless, on [...]