DAEJEON, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed wearable robot technology that can be used for various physical tasks ranging from delivery to construction work. Wearable robots are largely divided into robotic exoskeletons and suit-type devices. Researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials announced Wednesday that they had [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s wearable device market grew more than 50 percent last year, industry data showed Tuesday, due to rising demand for IT products amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. Domestic shipments of wearable products, including smartwatches, wireless earphones and electronic wristbands, totaled 12.76 million units in 2020, up 50.7 percent [...]
DAEJEON, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a bracelet-shaped wearable device by using a sound augmented technology, a national research university said Wednesday. The device named ‘Sound Wear’ is a wearable device for play that allows children not only to detect and choose sounds but also make them and exchange them [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans using wearable telecommunications devices reached nearly 240,000 at the end of July, data showed Sunday, amid the rising popularity of smartwatches in the country. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning, the number of subscribers of wearable [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A device that can help to track down people that are lost at sea has been developed. The Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration announced that they have developed a wearable device that can be used to locate people at beaches and in mud if any kind of accident were [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea will lead in the area of international standards for wearable devices. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards said on November 14 that it suggested the establishment of a standard setting committee for wearable smart devices at the 78th International Electrotechnical Commission meeting currently held in Tokyo, for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung “Gear S,” the latest smart wearable device launched on November 5 by Samsung Electronics, has been sold more than 10,000 on the first day. Sold through SK Telecom and KT, the Gear S saw its blue color models run out on the first day and the white [...]