China-made home appliances eat Korean market

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Sony to Produce High-Tech Appliances
from S. Korean Plants

Sony to Produce High-Tech Appliances
from S. Korean Plants 04/14/2004 11:44 PM
Yonhap News Apr 15 2004 4:14AM GMT

Connected appliances come home

Connected appliances come home 11/05/2003 12:09 PM
Westinghouse (yes, that Westinghouse) is coming out with a line connected home appliances running Windows CE .NET that includes a connected microwave oven (pictured at right), a coffee maker, and a bread maker. All the appliances are joined together via the "Home Hub," a combination CD player/FM radio/alarm clock which connects to the Internet and can let you remotely control your appliances. There's also the iCEBOX, which we've mentioned on the site before, a kitchen PC with a flip down LCD screen and a wireless keyboard that can be used to access your other connected appliances. Both the connected microwave and bread maker even come with UPC barcode readers which can automatically know how to prepare your food by scanning the packaging of whatever it is you want to eat (and download new UPC information for new products automatically over the Internet), while the connected coffee maker can remind you...

Kwangju Becomes Samsung's Base for Home
Appliances

Kwangju Becomes Samsung's Base for Home
Appliances 07/12/2004 07:38 AM
Hankooki Jul 12 2004 11:48AM GMT

Home Depot to sell appliances online

Home Depot to sell appliances online 12/28/2004 03:41 PM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 28 2004 7:41PM GMT

Home Depot to Sell Appliances Online
(Reuters)

Home Depot to Sell Appliances Online
(Reuters) 12/28/2004 08:48 AM
Reuters - Home Depot Inc. , looking to expand its share of the home appliance market, said Tuesday it will begin selling refrigerators, washers, dryers and other items online.

Home Depot Adds Appliances To Online
Sales

Home Depot Adds Appliances To Online
Sales 12/31/2004 04:54 PM
Information Week Dec 31 2004 7:31PM GMT

Made-in-China played in China

Made-in-China played in China 12/17/2003 10:38 PM
CNET Asia Dec 17 2003 9:50PM ET

New Korean Robot Wants to Guard Your
Home

New Korean Robot Wants to Guard Your
Home 03/08/2004 11:03 PM
BoingBoing pal du Paris Roland Piquepaille says:

There's a new robot in town who wants to guard your home. This new security robot, which currently has no name, is designed by the Korean company Mostitech and will be distributed starting in June by Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom. With its price tag of only $850, it will be a serious competitor for Banryu, which costs $18,000. The unnamed robot is 50 centimeters tall and weighs only 12 kilograms. In case of emergency, such as a fire, its cameras can take snapshots and send them to the owner's cell phone. Likewise, if an unexpected visitor is entering your home, you'll receive his picture on your phone. It also can entertain your kids by reading them a book. The Korea Times tells us the story while this overview provides some pictures of the cute unnamed robot.

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Korean Online Game Market

Korean Online Game Market 06/26/2004 09:38 AM

Nice article at News.com on Korean online game market and how it's trying to expand into other countries.  This quote notes interesting differences between Korean and American culture:

Webzen's Kim said Asian game players, for example, like to beat each other up and try to kill each other's characters. But American players prefer the quest aspect of its games, so the company will amend its U.S. versions accordingly.

Sounds about right.  It's no wonder Lineage, a megahit in Korea, has unusually elaborate support for player-to-player wars.  Checkout Lineage 2 demo videos and you see amazing battle scenes not unlike the Lord of the Ring battles scenes.  Only differences is that it's players fighting players in large numbers.  Maybe the ever present DMZ makes young Koreans thirsty for battles.

Last Thursday, I got Freedom Fighters for PS2.  It's top rated and have been out for a while but I waited until the price dropped to more sane level.  More I get older, more budget conscious I seem to be getting.  I like to think I am setting a good example for my son.  I won't let him play this game though because it's too violent.  Heh.

Apple gets aggressive in Korean MP3
market

Apple gets aggressive in Korean MP3
market 02/01/2005 09:36 PM
Apple is reported to have raised the stakes in the Korean MP3 player market by announcing yesterday that it will lower the price of its iPod only in Korea. According to a report in the Joon Ang Daily, the discounts are only for Apple's hard-disk drive music players and exclude the iPod Shuffle.The report also claims local representatives asked the media to "keep quiet" about the price cuts, saying that headquarters feared opposition from other Asian countries. The lower prices of iPods give Apple a competitive edge in both flash-memory and hard-disk drive digital music player markets. At 125,400 won ($122), the 512-megabyte model of the iPod Shuffle is less than Reigncom's 256-MB model, which was only recently lowered from 187,000 won to 149,000 won. A 20-gigabyte iPod now costs 363,000 won, instead of 418,000 won. The iRiver hard-disk model has only 5 GB of memory for the same price. "It seems that Apple has chosen Korea as the battleground because they want to get their grips on the local market here before they deal with Korean MP3 makers abroad," said an official at Samsung Electronics in the news article. He said that Apple currently has less than 1 percent of the local MP3 market, which is why it seeks a larger share. The Joon Ang Daily reports that although domestic companies claim that they are not worried, they admit that Apple's presence is pressing them to lower costs as well. Reigncom lowered its hard-disk drive player prices last week. Meanwhile, they are looking at foreign markets, saying that the domestic market for MP3 players is already on the verge of saturation.

Body of Beheaded S. Korean Returns Home
(AP)

Body of Beheaded S. Korean Returns Home
(AP) 06/26/2004 06:10 AM
AP - The body of a South Korean worker kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq was returned to South Korea on Saturday and met at the airport by bereaved relatives and a police honor guard.

Cheney Urges More Aggressive China on
N.Korean Crisis (Reuters)

Cheney Urges More Aggressive China on
N.Korean Crisis (Reuters) 04/14/2004 03:48 AM
Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney, armed with new evidence over North Korea's weapons capabilities, told China on Wednesday it was critical to move forward aggressively to end the North Korea nuclear programs.

Korean Cell Phone Market Loses Steam

Korean Cell Phone Market Loses Steam 04/05/2005 09:22 PM
Hankooki Apr 6 2005 1:03AM GMT

Huawei 3G - Made in China

Huawei 3G - Made in China 04/15/2004 01:17 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Apr 15 2004 4:34AM GMT

Fun with home made bomb

Fun with home made bomb 12/31/2004 04:37 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Windows media video of some guys in the Netherlands blowing up a bomb beneath a freeway overpass or a subway tunnel. Link

Korean mobile data services market to
reach $3.3 bln in 2005

Korean mobile data services market to
reach $3.3 bln in 2005 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
ZDNet Apr 4 2005 1:31AM GMT

Telefrog,com LLC announces its
Partnership with Jumpat.com LLC andIts
launch into the ever crowded search
engine market, specifically the popular
andProfitable niche market of home based
businesses and network marketing or MLM

Telefrog,com LLC announces its
Partnership with Jumpat.com LLC andIts
launch into the ever crowded search
engine market, specifically the popular
andProfitable niche market of home based
businesses and network marketing or MLM 08/13/2004 03:41 AM
Once in a while, something incredibly useful and smart comes in one power packed little package, and changes the landscape for how we do things online. Telecommunication customers and professionals, now can get listed and build their incomes, all in one place at www.telefrog.com, [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

The Ultimate Luxury Item Is Now Made in
China

The Ultimate Luxury Item Is Now Made in
China 07/13/2004 01:50 AM
With yachts, China is braving a market where it has has little recent experience or demand at home.

Home made tank tears through old shed

Home made tank tears through old shed 12/31/2004 06:32 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: This home made tank reminds me of the wireframe tank in Battlezone. Watch this video of it as it tears through a field and knocks over an old shed. I could without the lame music in the background. They should have used "Teddy Bears' Picnic" if they really wanted to enhance the mood. Link

Motorola says equipment in US$1.1b China
deal to be made in mainland

Motorola says equipment in US$1.1b China
deal to be made in mainland 01/16/2004 11:35 AM
Channel NewsAsia Jan 14 2004 10:19AM GMT

I.B.M. Division Headed to China Has Made
No Profit in 3 1/2 Years

I.B.M. Division Headed to China Has Made
No Profit in 3 1/2 Years 12/30/2004 11:42 PM
New York Times Dec 31 2004 3:34AM GMT

Motorola says equipment in 1.1 bln dlr
China deal to be made in mainland

Motorola says equipment in 1.1 bln dlr
China deal to be made in mainland 01/16/2004 11:35 AM
AFP via Yahoo! Jan 14 2004 8:43AM GMT

Shy teen made Internet virus at home in
German village

Shy teen made Internet virus at home in
German village 05/09/2004 04:44 AM
Toronto Star Online May 9 2004 7:35AM GMT

The home of all natural fiber clothing
in Unique Fashion Designs Made in the
USA.

The home of all natural fiber clothing
in Unique Fashion Designs Made in the
USA. 04/22/2004 05:17 AM
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NEC goes all out for China 3G market

NEC goes all out for China 3G market 06/02/2004 05:20 AM
270m potential subscribers

NEC forays into China 3G market

NEC forays into China 3G market 12/27/2004 02:35 AM
Moneycontrol.com Dec 27 2004 6:28AM GMT

Home Depot Eyes China

Home Depot Eyes China 06/07/2004 02:03 PM
America's home-improvement chain looks for potential in the world's most populace place.

U.S. Leads Home Wi-Fi Market

U.S. Leads Home Wi-Fi Market 01/09/2004 09:52 PM
Around 50 million homes in Europe, the United States, and Asia will have Wi-Fi by 2007, according to report from BWCS: Today, about 5 million homes have Wi-Fi, and most of them are in the United States. Around the world, 23 percent of broadband homes should have Wi-Fi by 2007. While some analysts commenting on Magis' recent bankruptcy say the market isn't ready to connect various home electronics, this story sites IDC research that says the next phase of Wi-Fi development will come from connecting the computer, TV, cameras, and MP3 players. That sounds like the next logical step and a great extension of use of existing Wi-Fi networks....

Logitech to expand China market

Logitech to expand China market 08/04/2004 01:25 AM
Content.sina.com - Tue Aug 3, 08:40 am GMT

China a Market for High-End Pet Products
(AP)

China a Market for High-End Pet Products
(AP) 08/28/2004 10:12 PM
AP - For the schnauzer that has everything, how about a sequin-studded raincoat? Would your Pekinese like some "chicken chip cookies"? Or earrings for your poodle?

NEC to enter China 3G infrastructure
market

NEC to enter China 3G infrastructure
market 12/27/2004 06:45 AM
The Edge Daily Dec 27 2004 10:21AM GMT

NEC eyes 3G phone market in China

NEC eyes 3G phone market in China 12/27/2004 06:45 AM
Hindustan Times Dec 27 2004 10:13AM GMT

NEC aims to enter China 3G market

NEC aims to enter China 3G market 12/28/2004 03:03 AM
China Economic Net Dec 28 2004 6:10AM GMT

China Villagers Begin Going Home After
Gas Blow-Out

China Villagers Begin Going Home After
Gas Blow-Out 12/29/2003 07:14 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 29 2003 6:45AM ET

"HOME-MADE pornographic videos shot by a
United Nations logistics expert in the
Democratic Republic of Congo have
sparked a sex scandal"

"HOME-MADE pornographic videos shot by a
United Nations logistics expert in the
Democratic Republic of Congo have
sparked a sex scandal" 12/25/2004 11:30 PM

Pantech's market share at home near 20%

Pantech's market share at home near 20% 01/05/2005 06:46 AM
Maekyung Internet Jan 5 2005 11:01AM GMT

Maxtor Enters Home NAS Market

Maxtor Enters Home NAS Market 01/05/2005 08:39 AM
Maxtor Corp. said Monday that it had entered the network-storage market with Maxtor Shared Storage, a product for the home and small office.

Online-game developers eye China market

Online-game developers eye China market 05/14/2004 07:35 AM
Western publisher face a maze of cultural, political and business barriers as they try to crack the potentially huge Chinese game market.

China was third largest semiconductor
market in 2004

China was third largest semiconductor
market in 2004 04/19/2005 08:38 AM
China became the world's third largest market for semiconductors last year as Chinese users snapped up more computers and mobile phones, market researcher IDC said Tuesday.
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