Older Koreans Using Smartphones in Increasing Numbers
The older generation of Koreans are flocking to smartphones in increasing numbers and using technology to improve their lives, according to a recent feature story published by Yonhap News.
South Korea Makes Billion-Dollar Bet on Fusion Power
Scientific American
A fusion power demonstration reactor to be built in the 2030s in collaboration with the DoE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, represents a step toward commercial use
(Source: koreamjournal)
Samsung, LG Unveil Curved OLED TVs
Chosun Ilbo
Samsung and LG both unveiled innovative curved-display OLED TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. They kept the new products under tight wraps until the launch.
The wide displays are concavely curved five or six degrees, which endures less screen distortion and has a similar effect to an IMAX screen, the two firms claim.
Samsung’s Dominance Is Worrying for Korea
Chosun Ilbo
Samsung Electronics achieved staggeringearnings in 2012 with sales totaling W201 trillion and operating profit of W29 trillion (US$1=W1,063). Sales were up a 21.9 percent and operating profit a massive 85.8 percent compared to 2011.
Samsung managed to rise to the top of the global mobile phone market by rolling out hit products despite a global slump and a nasty patent dispute with Apple.
Lit Motors And Its Convention-Defying Motorcycle
Forbes.com
It’s an Indian summer day in October in San Francisco’s SOMA district and Daniel Kim is walking in a trance. As we wander and chat about his company, Lit Motors, he steps out into traffic despite the clear “No Crossing Allowed” sign and traverses the busy city intersection amid turning cars and an on-looking policeman.
“Talk about risk!” Kim chuckles, skipping across the last section of the six-lane street to avoid an onrushing Prius.
Asian workers now dominate Silicon Valley tech jobs
San Jose Mercury News
Asian-Americans make up half of the Bay Area’s technology workforce, and their double-digit employment gains came from jobs lost among white tech workers, according to an analysis by this newspaper of Census Bureau data released Thursday.
Pic of the Day: A four-meter robot created by Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata that can be controlled by a pilot from its cockpit or by smartphone is on sale for $1 million.
Source: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/28/transformers-like-robot-operated-via-smartphone-packs-impressive-non-lethal-fire-power/
Danny Kim’s Motorbike Won’t Wipe Out
Business Week
Daniel Kim decided to reinvent the motorcycle eight years ago, soon after a car nearly crushed him. He was welding a Land Rover sport-utilityvehicle, laying on a mechanic’s sled under its 500-pound chassis, when the chassis fell off its frame stands. Kim stuck his arm up as the chassis fell, and on contact the force pushed him and the rolling sled out from beneath the car. The near-death experience gave Kim his fill of big machines, he says: “I thought, does the world need another SUV? No.” A lifelong bike aficionado, he set out to create one as safe as acar.
8City, South Korea’s $290 billion gambling island paradise, aims to rival Macau
The Huffington Post
It is only a matter of years before the world’s super rich will have another place to gamble their money away.
Investors plan to turn the small South Korean island of Yongyu-Muui into a futuristic gambling resort projected to cost $290 billion, Agency France-Presse reports.
September Issue: Top 5 Smartphone Apps for Korean Americans
The smartphone is better than a genie in a bottle; all you need is a simple push of a button to get what you want when you want (and you’re not limited to a mere three wishes). From funky photo-editing tools to access to the latest Korean dramas, we offer five apps every Korean American should check out.
