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  WeMade makes strategic investment in P2E trading card game using NFT cards SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer in South Korea, made an unspecified amount of strategic investment in Syltare, a play-to-earn trading card game that uses non-fungible token cards, as part of efforts to accelerate the creation of a new market that engages gamers and blockchain technologies. Play-to-earn (P2E) games are early-stage metaverse platforms that add innovative economic models that allow players to earn a steady income for playing. P2E games are usually powere 2022-01-17
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  WeMade partners with RedFox Games to promote blockchain-based games especially in South America SEOUL -- WeMade, an online game developer in South Korea, forged a business partnership with RedFox Games, a U.S.-based software company that provides a game publishing service, to promote blockchain-based games, especially in South America. WeMade said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with RedFox Games on cooperation in their blockchain game business. "We will actively support RedFox Games, which has South American service know-how, to succeed in the global market 2022-01-14
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  (INTERVIEW) Kakao's blockchain service wing focuses on globalizing NFT art market service SEOUL -- The blockchain service wing of South Korean web service giant Kakao dreams of becoming a global leader in offering artworks and various intellectual properties including moves and webtoons as non-fungible tokens, after its business related to Klaytn, a public blockchain platform, was transferred to an overseas branch based in Singapore. There was no clear answer on whether the change in Ground X's business structure is designed to find a place with less regulations than 2022-01-14
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  World baseball governing body to host virtual tournament using S. Korean screen baseball technology SEOUL -- Using screen baseball technology, a virtual international baseball World Cup will be held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body based in Switzerland. Newdin Contents, a sports simulation content developer in South Korea, will provide its technology called "Strikezon" which recognizes the swift movement of the ball. The virtual World Cup reflects WBSC's forward-looking digital strategy to connect baseball with new aud 2022-01-13
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  Samsung researchers demonstrate world's first in-memory computing based on non-volatile memory chip SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics researchers have achieved an innovative breakthrough in memory chip technologies by demonstrating the world's first in-memory computing based on a new non-volatile memory chip that enables data storage and computing together in a memory network. It is a new computing paradigm to realize next-generation low-power artificial intelligence chips. For in-memory computing, researchers have developed a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) array chip 2022-01-13
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  SK Group units establish U.S. entity for global promotion of SAPEON AI chip SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a South Korean mobile carrier that has aggressively adopted new technologies, will establish a new U.S. entity for the global promotion of ts artificial intelligence semiconductor chip called "SAPEON" through cooperation with two other SK Group units. The lineup of AI chips will be expanded gradually for data centers and autonomous driving. The new entity named SAPEON Inc. serves as an outpost for expanding its AI semiconductor business targeting U.S- 2022-01-10
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  UNIST to work with Yonsei University Medical Center to carry out smart healthcare projects SEOUL -- A state research institute will collaborate with a university's medical center in Seoul by sharing its know-how in artificial intelligence and information technologies to jointly solve problems in the medical sector and develop new smart healthcare technologies. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communications technology (ICT), smart healthcare services provide personalized medical services. By connecting a health monitoring device such as a wearab 2022-01-10
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  Game watchdog under fire for failing to clear new disrobing arcade game SEOUL -- South Korea's game watchdog came under fire for neglecting its duty in clearing "Waifu-Stripping Clothes," a new disrobing arcade game that can be used until the age of 15 through Google's digital distribution service. In the game developed by Falcon Global, a game development studio based in Singapore, players play rock, paper, and scissors with an in-game female character. Winners can get the character stripped off clothes. The cumulative number o 2022-01-07
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  [CES 2022] Samsung's home hub enables control of home appliances with tablet-style touchscreen device LAS VEGAS -- A home hub revealed by Samsung Electronics at CES 2022 helps users streamline chores and responsibilities on a shared device. It is a new way to manage home appliances with an innovative, tablet-style touchscreen device that provides instant access to customized and connected home services. Samsung's home hub is an exclusive 8.4-inch tablet that can be operated from its dock or used on the go around the home. With two high-performance microphones and two speakers 2022-01-06
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  [CES 2022] Global innovative companies gather at Las Vegas one day before opening LAS VEGAS -- As the opening of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition, is just one day away, the on-site atmosphere of the exhibition in Las Vegas is heating up. More domestic and foreign corporate officials are gathering at the exhibition venue. According to industry officials on January 3, companies participating in Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022), scheduled to open on January 5, are accelerating the final preparation 2022-01-05
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  [CES 2022] Samsung unveils new portable screen and entertainment device LAS VEGAS -- Ahead of CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics unveiled its all-new portable screen and entertainment device called "Freestyle" that offers first-of-its-kind technology and flexibility to deliver optimal viewing and entertainment for customers looking to bring video and audio content wherever they go. It is a projector, smart speaker and ambient lighting device all rolled into one portable device targeting MZers. The device weighs only 830 grams allowing 2022-01-05
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  KT works with hospital to develop digital therapeutics for customized data-based treatment SEOUL -- KT, a major telecom company in South Korea, will work with a major domestic hospital for the development of digital therapeutics, a subset of digital health, which are evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. The project is aimed at opening customized data-based treatment. KT signed a memorandum of understanding with the Catholic Medical Center (CMC) to promote technical coo 2022-01-04
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  Government roadmap calls for preliminary concept design of demonstration reactor in 2023 SEOUL -- As a key member of an international "artificial sun" project, South Korea has unveiled a challenging goal to demonstrate the production of nuclear fusion power in the 2050s and secure core technologies by upgrading the performance of a tokamak that uses a powerful magnetic field to confine plasma and produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. A roadmap disclosed by the Ministry of Science and ICT on December 31 called for the preliminary concept design of a d 2021-12-31
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  Autonomous patrol robot wins approval for demonstration at public children's park in Seoul SEOUL -- Toolspace, a domestic autonomous robot developer, received the green light to test the company's patrol robot, which weighs about 120 kilograms (264 pounds), at a public children's park in Seoul to monitor blind spots that are not covered by closed-circuit television cameras. The service robot will use visual and audio sensors to detect fire and illegal activities. Previously, robots that weigh more than 30 kilograms and move faster than 25 kilometers (16 miles) pe 2021-12-30
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  Researchers provide tactile music devices for hearing-impaired people SEOUL -- To help hearing-impaired people enjoy music performances, a state-funded research body in South Korea showcased a real-time tactile tone system that delivers the exact tone of an instrument in forms of vibration. The new technique was adopted in traditional Korean music performances held in the southern port city of Ulsan where Korean bamboo flutes called "Daegeum" were used. The tactile tone system analyzes sound frequency signals and converts them into tactil 2021-12-29
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  Naver Cloud becomes S. Korea's first operator of 'private 5G' network SEOUL -- Naver Cloud, a cloud computing service wing of South Korea's top web portal operator and IT company, has become the country's first operator of a "private 5G" network customized for services in specific regions that affords numerous advantages for modern enterprises as it can deliver ultra-low latency and incredibly high bandwidth connections supporting artificial intelligence-driven applications. The Ministry of Science and ICT said that Naver Cloud was r 2021-12-28
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  Development of high-performance drone operating in stratosphere wins final government approval SEOUL -- The proposed development of a solar-powered drone capable of carrying out its ground-monitoring mission for more than 30 days in the stratosphere won final government approval. Due to stable weather, the stratosphere provides an optimal environment for long-term flight. There is no concern about "space waste" and the operation cost is lower than that of satellites. Development is to begin in 2022 with an injection of 37.5 billion won ($31.5 million) by 2025, accor 2021-12-28
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  S. Korea's internet watchdog to open unmanned shop to demonstrate smart store technologies SEOUL -- To demonstrate technologies for the safe management of unmanned smart stores, South Korea's internet watchdog partnered with BGF Retail, the operator of the domestic convenience store franchise CU, to open an unmanned shop at its headquarters building in the southern city of Naju. Data collected at the store will be used to develop new products and services. Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) said in a statement on December 27 that the unmanned smart store cal 2021-12-27
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  S. Korea to release public digital agricultural map service SEOUL -- In an effort to accelerate the adoption of smart farming, South Korea will release a digital "Farm Map" containing data on farmlands and topographical information. The service is useful when farmers make decisions based on cadastral maps or when they select coordinates for the operation of unmanned farming vehicles and drones. Currently, web service portals such as Naver and Kakao provide free digital map services including satellite images, cadastral maps, a 2021-12-27
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  Researchers develop high-performance computing system for DNA analysis SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a new high-performance computing system for next-generation sequencing, a massively parallel DNA sequencing technology studying genetic variation related to diseases. The new system can compute about 28 percent faster than its predecessors. The DNA analysis technique has many benefits as doctors can see what kind of diseases patients are prone to and what kind of diet and physical therapy would best suit them. However, using such a t 2021-12-23