Steve Jobs: Good artists copy, great artists steal

Coming up Samsung Galaxy S3 Sequel

- Impressive benchmarks of Galaxy S3
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_flexes_muscles_on_benchmarks-news-4201.php

- Wireless charging by resonance
90% charging effectiveness at 1m far.

- 8 video files playing capability at the same time

- Free 50GB dropbox space

- How much would could a woodchuck Chuck if a woodchuck?

TIZEN developer conference in May 7th.

Reportedly, few days ago Samsung was rumored its own mobile O/S, BADA, is going to be business closing stage. And at the same time the developer conference of TIZEN which is known as joint next mobile O/S among Samsung, Intel and Linux foundation will be held from Mar 7th for 3days in San Francisco.
Here is the time table of this TIZEN conference.

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Scout Drive, Navigating API in HTML5 by Telenav

Telenav (www.telenav.com) opened its navigating API, SCOUT Drive, in HTML5 in publisher and developer. Every web site and application which has mail address are able to attract customer to the place in turn-by-turn voice guided navigating with just adding one line code API in their HTML page.

http://developer.telenav.com/sdkweb/scout?app=scout#bestPractices

  

The company explains its SCOUT service like this.

Easy implementation - Enable one-click HTML5 navigation on multiple platforms from your mobile content with just one line of code.

Better, more complete user experience - Bring your location-based content to life by helping users get to where they want to go without having to download or install any applications.

Simple, convenient, and safe for your users - Unlike traditional map solutions, Scout provides voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation. No cutting and pasting from one app to another. And Scout has automatic rerouting if a turn is missed.

Coming soon! Create new revenue streams - Revenue sharing from Scout for Apps.

Also this SCOUT serves only in US, but the company says that they wants to hear any idea for another territory. http://devcommunity.telenav.com/forum/topics/can_i_use_scout_for_apps_to_drive_to_places_outside_of_the_us


[Relevant Post] http://savememory.blogspot.com/2011/12/telenav-opened-free-html5-based.html

San Jose City LED Streetlight conversion Program - Updated -

Streetlight Assessment & researching report by San Jose city

http://sanjoseca.gov/transportation/SupportFiles/greenvision/LEDStreetLightReportSummary.pdf

Conversion Program preview & introduction

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/msslc-sw2011_stuchinski.pdf

San Jose City, California LED Streetlight conversion Plan detail.
http://sanjoseca.gov/transportation/ledstreetlight/

Implementation detail plan and schedule
http://sanjoseca.gov/transportation/SupportFiles/greenvision/StreetlightConversionLargeMap_March2012.pdf

LED streetlight technical requirements & Design guide
http://sanjoseca.gov/transportation/SupportFiles/greenvision/Public_Streetlight_Design_Guide.pdf

Full copy of Agreement for Smart LED streetlight monitoring & control system between San Jose city and SCHREDER LIGHTING LLC.
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/20111115/20111115_0602b1con.pdf

Wanted ARM powered server processor

Do you have any information about server side processor with ARM core processor? Similar with below architecture. This kind SoC is aiming to "Big Data" processing on large-scale distribution of application, content and cloud system.

[ Calxeda's ECX-1000 ]

My network is seeking a developer who wants to attract fund. Please leave a comment with a way to reach.

Re-thinkable LG's L9 application processor for Smart TV

Apple's CPU is remarkable item to be focused whenever its brand new product launching and let geeks spill out their excitement. The most recent CPU in new iPad is named in A5X, which integrates dual ARM's cortex A9 processor and quad PowerVR's SGX543MP4 GPU processors. This quad  GPU processor structure, SGX543MP4, was known as used to be implemented in Sony Playstation Vita. Its quad GPU performance can be estimated like below;

1 core = 35M polygon / sec @200Mhz
4 cores = 133M polygon / sec @200Mhz

At this time, I reviewed LG's L9 AP's information again to compare with Apple's A5X. Surprisingly, L9 AP integrates dual ARM's cortex A9 and quad Mali 400MP GPU similarly to A5X. This performance of Mali 400MP in ARM's company site is shown as below.


1 core = 30M triangles / sec @275Mhz (in 65nm process)
[Source] http://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/mali-graphics-hardware/mali-400-mp.php

To access LG's L9 chipset brochure
http://www.arm.com/files/pdf/LG_Smart_Tv_ARM_Offices_Poster.pdf



Approximately and considering process scale there looks no dramatic performance difference between two GPUs. Then, does that means LG is closing to hand-in its own AP for smartphone beyond stationary Smart TV like Apple and Samsung?

New iPad BOM (Bill of Materials) price

http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/New-iPad-32-GB-4G-Carries-364-35-Bill-of-Materials.aspx 

iPAD in Mexico

Instituto Panamericano De Aeronautica y Desarrollo (http://www.ipad.edu.mx/)

Korean vendors in Apple's New iPad

Application Processor : Samsung (Austin, TX Foundry)
Display Panel : Samsung, LG display
Nand Flash : Samsung, Hynix
Mobile DRAM : Samsung, Hynix
COG(Chip on Glass) Driver for touch pad : Silicon Works
FPCB : Interflex
Camera Module : LG innotek
LCD driver IC : Silicon Works
Battery : Samsung SDI
Chip Varister & Discrete parts : Amotech, Samsung Electro-mechanics
MLCC : Samsung Electro-mechanics

Source] from vendor's information

Just iPAD? No vacancy for any PAD in China

Recently Proview Electronics extended its lawsuit to ban its trademark, iPad, to US. However, it not just for iPad, but any Pads from aPAD to zPAD were not allowed for Apple in China.

Go to Trademark Searching web by Trademark Office of State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
http://sbcx.saic.gov.cn/trade-e/SelectReg/SelectReg.jsp

FYI, to access all trademark list of Apple
http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/appletmlist.html

I MAD ON SHOOTING BY HIGH SCHOOL KID

HATE! HATE!

I HATE THIS EVIL GUN'S HELL, HOW DOES THIS KID, T J LANE, GET A GUN?

For protection of hunting and self-defense in the United States... Bullshit...

LG opens its simple cloud service, Link in Cloud.

LG released its simple cloud service beta version named as "Link in Cloud", http://www.lglink.com. The beta version is available for Korean and USA region now. The application for smartphone could be downloaded from Android App market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lge.lglink.shield&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sZ2UubGdsaW5rLnNoaWVsZCJd
The service offers 2GB cloud memory to store and synchronize multimedia contents, contact information, call history and calendar of smartphone. More useful features are tracking and locking my smartphone and deleting SD card. The finding my smartphone indicates the location of smartphone on Google map.

Smart Thief :: It was an AD by LG

Feb. 16, LG came clean through LG's official blog (blog.lge.com in Korean version) about a Youtube video clip which is known as 'Smart Thief'.

Hakki Tosunlar, HE marketing manager in LG Holland, said that before CES 2012 they have tried to find out the simplest and smartest way to appeal the thinnest OLED Smart TV in the world. That was the bottom line to create this AD. This AD was created by Y&R (http://www.yr.nl/www/) and hired unknown actors for reality. Y&R opened this video in its website either.

Commercial Credit by LG
- Agency : Y&R, Amsterdam
- Creative director : Lionell Schuring, Sheldon Bont
- Copywriter : Andrew Maaldrink
- Art director : Theo Korf, Nick Plomp
- Director : Hans Knaapen
- Production : Electric Zoo

Poll :: iPhone vs Galaxy in Korea

All data is from the factbook, http://www.tillionpanel.com

What smartphone do you have now?
1: Galaxy (47.8%), 2: iPhone(21.4%), 3:Sky(11.3%), 4: Optimus(8.8%)

How much do you satisfy on your smartphone?
1: iPhone user : 79.6%
2: Galaxy user : 71.1%

Are you willing to recommend your smartphone to your friend?
1: iPhone user : 77.0%
2: Galaxy user : 66.8%

Do you stay on this brand for your next smartphone?
1: iPhone user : 60.7%, I want to ride on Galaxy in next time (32.0%)
2: Galaxy user : 53.3%, I want to ride on iPhone in next time (35.6%)

If iPhone and Galaxy would be human being,
iPhone / Galaxy looks like

iPhone	Galaxy
Female in early and mid 20s years old	Male in early 30s years old
Designer	A worker in large scale company
Introverted personality (3.87)	Extroverted personality (3.74)
Sensitive on trend (3.38)	Less sensitive on trend (3.70)
Polished, Fresh, Smart, Honest, Fun	Fun, Responsibility, Smart, Trustable, Friendly

KT reconnected its cord to Samsung Smart TV

The internet connection to Samsung Smart TV rearmed in 5:30PM (Korean time), Feb. 14. KCC(Korea Communications Commissions) announced KT and Samsung made a compromising to recent limitation on internet service to Samsung Smart TV and reconnected the service. According to this agreement between KT and Samsung, both parties cancel every escalated lawsuit each other. The agreement between both parties has 3 big stems as below.

- Both parties shell co-operate to build eco-system and develop Information-Communication technology industry.
- Build and operate the work group for smart TV right away.
- Discuss about cross collaboration for the investment  to information network and valuation for smart TV industry.

In addition, KCC detailed its action item for research to network traffic increasing and investment sharing caused by smart devices.

[Related Post] http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/02/network-neutrality-finally-explode.html

Evolution Smart TV :: Brain replacement

At presentation of Samsung ES8000 Smart TV in Feb. 09, Samsung introduced its new feature in Smart TV, that was 'Evolution Kit' which, looks like game memory card, is core hardware kit to be replaced for upgrading for next version with brand new CPU and any other advanced hardware. It looks like a concept of boxes, Apple box, Google box and Boxee, internet enabled IPTV boxes. I imagine if Samsung open this kit to the industry, I means if Samsung allow any other's box could be put into Samsung Smart TV likely game pack.....No way!!!

Network Neutrality :: Finally explode the detonator

Few days ago, KT (www.kt.com), a leading company of telecommunication service in Korea, warned to stop its internet service to Samsung's internet enabled Smart TV. Finally, Feb. 9, Samsung denied the compromising to KT's declaring a war and KT cut its cord to Samsung Smart TV. The industry reacts the timed bomb under-ground was exploded. Eventually, this conflict between network provider and smart device maker is aiming to Network Neutrality issue and escalating to bring social agreement about sound eco-system. The network provider claims Samsung is on free-riding on network, in the other hand Samsung disputes the user of Smart TV is normal subscriber of network provider and the user has the fair right to enjoy the advanced network service. Finally KCC (Korea Communications Commission) is engaging to this mess and try to make an solution, but it looks to hard release this conflict because the strong tension between leading companies of the industry and the public opinion.

      

LG tease its first 5 inch hybrid smartphone :: Optimus VU

LG unveiled its first 5 inch hybrid smartphone, Optimus VU at www.optimusvu.lgmobile.co.kr. The Optimus VU has been rumored as Optimus Note, Prada Note so far. Optimus VU has 1.5GHz dual core processor, 800 mill pixel camera on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The most significant and unique feature of Optimus VU is 4:3 display aspect unlikely to general smartphone LCD. The representative device of 4:3 display aspect is iPad and regular desktop PCs which is suitable for standard web browsing, reading and office documents. Because of this aspect ratio, Optimus VU looks like more tablet-like than smartphone. The Optimus VU offers the stylus pen which made Jobs to be puked up.

Samsung adopts 'Allshare Play' in its brand new smart TV 2012

 Jan 7, Samsung detailed its 'Allshare Play' will be equipped in the brand new smart TV from ES8000 series. The 'Allshare Play' is an advanced version of existing 'Allshare' which enables contents sharing between devices within single WiFi network. But 'Allshare Play' pushes the bound of sharing to public internet as such kind of N-screen and private cloud concept. Samsung has introduced this 'Allshare Play' in  CES 2012 in Las Vegas and announced its rolling out through its official blog, http://www.samsungtomorrow.com. Samsung says from this beginning in 2012 every consumer product of Samsung, smartphones, tablets, laptop and digital camera, will support 'Allshare Play'.

World wide smartphone market Shipment by O/S 2011

There are two remarkable points in this statistic, the one is still miserable and tough for Windows Phone led by Nokia, the other thing is twice market sharing of BADA to Windows and its growth, 183% which is the second place followed by Android,  looks extraordinary. Recently, BADA is considered to be merged into TIZEN (www.tizen.org) operating system which was a result of collaboration between Samsung and Intel. Indeed, does TIZEN make its own eco-system to survive?

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Battery Life

Source : http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-review-international-edition/

What does HTML5 bring? :: I forgot it for a bit

http://developer.att.com/home/community/conference/HTML5_for_Infotainment.pdf

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On Star Service by GM / Mirror Link              
What they dream???

An obsession over refrigerator

Over more than 10 years, in every consumer appliance exhibition, I have seen a self-computing or networking refrigerator with information window of LCD screen on the door. At the first time I saw this, it was pretty cool but wonder my mom or my wife gladly likes to pay more money for this LCD screen on pumpkin icebox. See beside photo, LG R-S73CT refrigerator in 2001. 730 liter, 15.1 inch full color TFT-LCD with touch screen, internet enabled. Reportedly LG had invested 55 developers and 15 million dollars to develop this refrigerator for 3 years and earned 75 patents.

LG's brand new smart refrigerator in 2011 CES.

Information LCD screenshot

Fundamentally there is no differentiation between 2001 model and present model except for easy implementing technically and extending its connectivity to smartphone. Persistently the maker have been asking us for watching for over 10 years how they would be smart regardless it is necessary or not. It was unaffordable and useless at 10 years ago, and now the smart Apps on tablet could do that if needed. The problem before being smart refrigerator we should realize how long barely people stand in front of refrigerator to read every threw information. If assumed that people really wants to know everything before opening refrigerator, the refrigerator sends every information to the tablet or kitchen monitor (may be a brand new appliance, but more efficient for monitoring every appliance in kitchen).  More significantly who is the master of our refrigerator? Imagine this, what happens if whole family know everything in their refrigerator now? How much old food we have, how many bottles, zipper bags...will you roll your sleeves up? Sometimes it's better we don't know its mess.

Samsung holds nearly 70% of cellphone market share in Korea

Reportedly, Samsung holds 68% of cellphone market in January this year in Korea. The estimated sold amount of Samsung is 1.58 million units of totally 2.32 million units volume in January. Especially Galaxy Note has been sold 700K units, 10K per a day, since its launching.
Meanwhile, Pantech is supposed to hold second place with 347,000 units sold amount (15% market share) in January. But surprisingly, Pantech achieved this with just smartphone without feature phone.

LG's DTV processor SoC

It might be a prior version of L9, using dual ARM cortext processor. It has single 700Mhz ARM11 core and 120Hz FRC(Frame Rate Coverter) followed by 3-D formatter. That means it enables maximum 60Hz Frame Rate in 3D mode. Also this SoC seems to enable time shifting with video encoder on 480p resolution, but i don't know well where that video file could be stored because of pretty small Flash (1GB by application diagram), no built-in SATA interface for HDD and other storage. In addition, I don't know why they didn't build DMA that is attached to AXI bus directly. No way!! In this architecture ARM11 processor does not much intervene in media data processing and let the dedicated hardwired processors do that by themselves.

Apple rejected Kakaotalk's updates

In past Jan. 31, Apple's Appstore rejected the applying for updates from several mobile messenger Apps like as Kakaotalk. Reportedly Apple detailed that Appstore will not allow anymore such an Apps which uses identification verifying via phone number and collects phone numbers of the third parties in user's cellphone. "At least the messenger Apps must stay back in same line of iMessage's level", said a related person of Apple. Accordingly the industry of mobile messenger service is embarrassed on this sudden reinforcing of guideline which is the article number 17 in "App Store Guideline". "The identification verifying process seems to be able to compromise as make sure user with agreement, but the preventing use of the third party's information could not be resolved at existing product architecture. Obviously present messenger is serving under user's agreement of using his(her) contact information.", said a person in charge of related industry.

The flow of ID verifying and adding contacts in present mobile messenger.
(1) Download Apps and install
(2) Identification verifying through registered phone number
(3) Transferring contacts information of user to service provider
(4) Messenger recommends user's friend after analysis

In this flow, Apple is escalating the privacy issue on (2)nd and (3)rd process.

This kinda mess should be happened infinitely as long as Apple makes a bundle into iOS with market verified third party Apps.

Smart Dialog System in Korean

by Postech Intelligent Software Lab (nlp.postech.ac.kr)

Multi-modal diaglog system for Smart home control

comparing to Creston's http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/samsung-has-long-way-to-go-in-voice.html

Interactive Korean dialog system for Smart TV guide

Even this looks have application area limitation to TV guide, its recognition ability to natural language, context and semantic looks pretty good. However, the key point is how much heavy and where this software resides in now, windows application based on cloud server? or possible to port in Android or Embedded Linux?

Pororo Netbook for kids by Samsung

Feb. 6, Samsung is going to roll out the Pororo Netbook (Model code:NC110-Pororo) which has the case with the image of Pororo and his friends and includes several tens of Pororo contents like as whole episodes of Pororo season 1~3, puzzle games and Pororo drawing games. The retail price is $442.

Hardware Spec.

Display : 10.1 inch LED (1024x600), Anti-Reflective

O/S : Windows 7 Slater

Processor : Intel ATOM N2600

Graphic processor : Intel GMA 3600

Memory : 1GB DDR3

HDD : 320GB S-ATA

Built-in HDMI

More information, http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsungtomorrow/6799511171/in/photostream/

KT Tech should not have given up its transformer device

In early last year, KT Tech brought its world first transformer smart phone (project name was spiderphone) at IFA 2011 and finally KT Tech rolled it out with model name, KM-S300 in January this year. However, even this KM-S300 has diverse interfacing connectivity like as USB OTG, HDMI, WiFi and Bluetooth, but they skip to launch mother docking device, brainless tablet unlikely their first concept approaching at IFA 2011. Of course, they show enough its technical possibility based on KM-S300 to be extended to dummy devices. Now this KM-S300 became a general smartphone with give-away dummy game pad. But we feel some hungry on that.

ASUS rumored to unveil a transformer device, PadFone, in MWC 2012. As shown in Computex trade show, ASUS's PadFone is not different from basic transformer device. But global brand ASUS keeps going its progress, but KT Tech looks flop down and abandon to fly with the risk of brainless dummy tablet in limited domestic market.

ASUS's rumored transformer device in MWC 2012.

Source : http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/31/asus-rumored-to-unveil-a-redesigned-padfone-next-month/

[Relevant Post]
http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/take-hd-sipderphone-km-s300-mouse.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/335ppi-hd-smartphone-tkae-hd-km-300-by.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2011/12/kts-spider-phone-updates.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2011/12/kts-spider-phone.html

TIZEN, its family tree

Source : http://youtu.be/zQyVG6xX7gc

Who is the key editor of TIZEN developer site?

A couple of weeks ago, TIZEN (www.tizen.org) has announced its source code and SDK opening schedule which will be nearly March in 2012. Also we have heard the rumor that Samsung is considering to merge its own proprietary mobile operating system, BADA with this TIZEN. Now we could take a look this sample code and references of TIZEN in its developer site, http://developer.tizen.org. When we explore this developer site, we find some interesting clues about the role of Samsung in TIZEN alliance.

Language support example with Korean in TIZEN

TIZEN SDK screenshot example

Where is the location of the red box map in this screenshot?

Here we are.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Suwon-si,+Gyeonggi-do,+South+Korea&hl=en&ll=37.256643,127.058687&spn=0.004961,0.010568&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.324283,86.572266&oq=suwon&hnear=Suwon-si,+Gyeonggi-do,+South+Korea&t=m&z=17

And his name is Hyunsik :)

[Relevant Post] http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/tizen-smartphone-from-samsung-in-this.html

Partners profit margin in 2011 between Apple and Samsung

Jan. 30, according to the Korea Financial Supervisory Service and the securities industry, Samsung Electronics mobile key partners archived 5~11% range of the operating profit margin. This rate shows average 3 times more than Taiwanese key partners of Apple who listed in Taiwan stock market. In fact according to market research firm Strategy Analytics(SA), the average sales price of iPhone is $650, but its manufacturing cost was knows a half of retail price, $280. Apple's fourth quarter profit of last year, 4 times of Samsung's was supposed due to the Apple's strategies of strong cost saving of partners.

In fact, even though it looks perfect shareholders' taste, Samsung seems to have not much possibility to reduce this higher procurement cost from Korean partners unless they change its providing line card to China or Taiwan like as Apple. However, they never take an affair and  it is not just simple matter of business view for Samsung in Korea. Korean people and even government put implied pressure to Samsung as a leading company should grow Korean industry eco-system and make win-win relationship between conglomerates and  small-medium companies.


Samsung, Apple’s key partners operating profit rate (3Q, 2011)

Samsung’s partner		Apple’s partner
Partron (Antenna, Camera Module)	11%	Foxconn	1.5%
Daeduck (PCB)	9%	Compeq (PCB)	-2.2%
Intops(Case)	6.4%	Inventec Appliance	1.3%
S-mac(Touch Screen Panel)	5.3%	Pegatron(Mac Assem)	1.2%
SMD(AMOLED panel)	15%	Chimei Innolux	-12.7%

Smartphone selling ranking in Korea

Weekly activated amount in the 4th week of December in 2011



1 : Samsung Galaxy S2   107,700 units

2 : Pantech Vega Racer   47,500 units

3 : Samsung Galaxy Note  35,000 units

4 : Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE  32,500 units

5 : LG Optimus LTE  28,700 units

6 : Samsung Galaxy Ace  14,400 units

7 :  iPhone4S  11,000 units

8 : Pantech Vega No.5  9,300 units

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Take HD (Sipderphone), KM-S300, mouse operation via USB OTG

[Relevant Posts] 

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/kt-tech-should-not-have-given-up-its.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/335ppi-hd-smartphone-tkae-hd-km-300-by.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2011/12/kts-spider-phone-updates.html

http://savememory.blogspot.com/2011/12/kts-spider-phone.html

What a exquisite harmony

The Thorn  Crown of World's Most Admired Company on Human costs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?pagewanted=1

Admiration Point by FORTUNE

Most Admired : Apple : 8.16

Hon Hai precision (Foxconn's mother company) : 5.03

Least Admired : Kirin Holdings : 1.5

A Great Master & A Wild Butler ?????

Brief comments from Samsung

Some interesting comments popped up through press conference call of Samsung in Jan.27 in Korea.

- "Samsung has been keeping research Google TV, but still we are watching a chance for rolling out Google TV and the time is not yet".
This comment is totally contrary to LG's approaching. LG has announced its Google TV is going to launch in March this year. Samsung looks have not willing to jump into Google's umbrella right away unlikely LG.
[Relevant Post] http://savememory.blogspot.com/2012/01/google-tv-is-on-final-approval.html

- "There was no beneficiary at tablet market except for Apple so far"

- "The pure business profit of past 4Q was 4 billion dollar excluding 700 million dollar, disposal profit of HDD business to Seagate".

- "The unveiling of Galaxy S3 is not decided yet, still circumstances for it should be considered".

Wireless transmission of Electric power by LS Cable&System

LS C&S(http://www.lscns.com/) detailed and demonstrated its wireless transmission of electric power using magnetic resonance. The magnetic resonance means a certain magnetic field which is generated by transmitter coil makes a harmonization receiver's magnetic field. The critical barrier of this technology is the generating exact identical resonance frequency between transmitter and receiver to increase radiation efficiency of power. This method is rated more advanced technology than existing solution, electro-magnetic induction.

LS C&S's explains its technology can transmit the electric power up to 2m range and demonstrates to control TV and LED light.

How much the budget for PC-like iPad2?

iPad2 WiFi, 16GB : $449

Docking Station bundle with wireless keyboard and mouse by Lifeworks : $50.65

5 in 1 Card Reader for iPad : $6.45

iConvert Scanner for iPad by Brookstone : $149.99

Multifunctional HDMI Out Digital AV Adapter : $55.99

Airprint enabled printer, EPSON NX430 : $99.95

Total : $363.03 (exclude sales tax) + iPad

LG adopt its exclusive accessory vendor for smartphone

Reportedly LG established the policy for its smartphone accessory that they pitch on the dedicated vendor for its accessory and let them produce it exclusively. The first selected vendor is Mobilenet (http://www.mobilenetmall.com/shop/pp_eng_main.html) who launched 'Mercury Jelly Case'. Meanwhile Samsung had its exclusive accessory vendor, Anymode (www.anymode.net), already for a long time.

Korean Siri on iPhone

It's Amazing. Korean detectable Siri on iPhone by Juwan Yoo.

Joowan Yoo's Twitter : http://twitter.com/vhain6512

Google TV is on final approval processing now

LG detailed today its Google TV is going to roll out in March in USA only.

What happens behind major tablet?

Unlikely most people's eyes are focusing on iPad, Galaxy Tab, Xoom and etc at the front line of battle field, there is happening another fierce battle behind our sights. That is named as 'White Box tablet market'. 'White Box tablet could be refer to the unbranded or last mover's tablets manufactured and sold by uncountable Chinese manufacturers. Most 7 inch White-Box tablets based on Android O/S stand at the price range between $75~$150. Even its performance looks quite poor than regular tablet, a White-Box tablet, Superpad 10.2 was marked at 6th place in Amazon.

Access to Superpad3 10.2 inch, Andoroid 2.2 at $169.99, Click

A screenshot from China Electronics wholesale

The top 15 best selling tablet in Amazon.com

It looks quite interesting for us to review what kinds of application processors, which are not from Apple, Nvidia, Samsung and qualcomm, are competing in this fierce battle field.

Here is downloadable full story in PDF format.

LG's 8.9 inch Optimus Pad LTE

Jan. 18th, LG detailed its 8.9 inch Android Pad named as 'Optimus Pad LTE (model code: LG-LU8300)' is rolled out through LG U+ who is one of major carrier in Korea. This Optimus Pad LTE embeds Android 3.2 honeycomb O/S and 1.5Ghz dual processor, Snapdragon S3 with 8.9 inch True-HD IPS LCD panel (1280x768).

Features

• Dimension : 245 x 151.4 x 9.34 mm
• Weight : 497g
• Camera : Rear 800M(BSI), Front 200M
• Memory : 32GB
• SD Slot : support 32GB micro SD
• Battery : 6800mAh (Estimated operation time : 10hr)
• Connectivity : 4G(LTE), WiFi
• HDMI, DLNA, WiFi Direct, DMB
• OSP (On Screen Phone with LG smartphone)
• Retail price : approx. $765

Rumors of Galaxy S3 in MWC 2012