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Korean Company UMID Announces Mini-laptop – Much Smaller than Netbooks

Nerd Grind — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:35:53 +0000

Korean company UMID has announced their entry into the burgeoning sub-netbook category of computers. This laptop weighs just 315 grams (a little over a half-pound) and is just a shade bigger than the Nintendo DS. Still, the insides still pack quite a punch. The unit contains a 1.33GHz Atom Processor, 1GB of RAM and up to 32GB of storage via SSD. It also features WiBro, WiMAX, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The unit also has a 1.3-megapixel camera and a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen. The tiny netbook can run XP, Vista or Linux. The company has yet to release word on pricing or release date.

Korea enters space race, reveals first orbit-capable rocket

Nerd Grind — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:59:00 +0000

South Korea has unveiled it’s first space launch vehicle, imaginatively named the KSLV-1. From an aesthetic standpoint, the thing is definitely a rocket. If you were to doodle a rocket in the binder of your eighth grade notebook, it’d probably look something like the KSLV-1.

The rocket, upon launch, is going to release Korea’s first satellite into the final frontier. The satellite will purportedly exist for "science and technology" reasons. Care to get any more vague guys?

The rocket will not be launching until April or June of next year due to a technical cooperation with Russia. It’s the cold war space race all over again. Awesome!

Korean tech makes hydrogen on the cheap and maybe solves problem of clean energy

Nerd Grind — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:36:31 +0000

Forget the Presidential election. This is what could really change the world. A Korean research institute has purportedly discovered a way to make hydrogen thirty times cheaper to produce. This would, in turn, make clean energy thirty times cheaper to produce. This could be big, folks.

Dr. Sen Kim of the S&P Energy Research institute claims to have achieved the separation of hydrogen using just 0.1kwh of energy compared to the norm of 4 – 4.5kwh using the electrolytic method. Dr. Kim says "manufacturing the H2 by our method will lower the cost of H2 as much as 20 – 30 times" compared to the standard method. This could pave the way for in-home hydrogen fueling stations and solve the problem of clean energy once and for all.

Of course, we’ve heard these kinds of claims before. Still, it’s nice to know these are great minds at work on the problem. Click the link for the news story and decide for yourself.

Robot Theme Parks

Nerd Grind — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:50:23 +0000

South Korea is planning two robot theme parks by 2013 – one in Incheon and the other in Seoul. The Commerce Ministry "announced a proposal to build two parks by 2013 for $1.6 billion" but there seems to be a bit of red tape (isn’t there always?).

If you can’t build them there, bring them to Kansas. I am sure we can fit a Wizard of Oz theme in here somewhere.

iRiver NV PMP Is Nifty, But Will it Ever Hit the States?

Nerd Grind — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:33:16 +0000

Just released in Korea, the iRiver NV PMP is a beautiful example of consumer design. It’s specifications are pretty nice as well:

GPS via SiRFStar III chip
T-DMB (for those who get it, of course)
7-inch, 800X400 screen
Small display on the control wheel
1.3-megapixel camera
Great format support (OGG, MP3, WMA, XviD, AVI, AAC, etc.)
Two SD slots

It’s going for $536, but with the question remains whether it’ll ever make it to the US.

SAFA’s DIA

Nerd Grind — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:09:42 +0000

SAFA has launched its mp3 player â€˜DIAâ€™ in Korea market, which features diamond shape touchpad. With a 2.4-inch LCD, it supports video file playback, eBook function and has a mini SD slot, so you can expand memory up to 2GB. Other features include repetition mode for language study, voice recorder, FM radio, portable disk and 8 equalizers.

Prices are expected to be $151 for the 2GB version and $216 for the 4GB.

GPS + Black Box

Nerd Grind — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:22:47 +0000

Korea’s Mercury Company has integrated a camera into a GPS turning it into a Black Box designed to do what it does for airplanes – collect data in the event of an accident. It will store 12 seconds of video before an accident and six seconds after, assuming it isn’t crushed in a twisted ball of metal that used to be your car.

70-inch Computer

Nerd Grind — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:18:58 +0000

Oh, let me stare at this a while longer…

Korea has this sweet 70-inch all-in-one PC that would look so perfect in my den! It will be produced in both touch-screen and standard LCD models featuring a 1080p capable, 70-inch Samsung LCD with an 8,000:1 contrast, 8-ms response, and 700cd/m2 brightness. No word on that error message, though.

Aving.net

A Mouse for Treasury

Nerd Grind — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:28:44 +0000

Meet Korea’s counterfeit money detecting mouse.
Aving

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