CES 2009: Korea's presence in Las Vegas
2009/01/19 01:04LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics once again led Korea’s presence at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year. LG received a fair bit of the press spotlight when they unveiled their new wristwatch phone.
The Korea Times reported on changes at CES this year to reflect the slowing economy:
Meanwhile, some 2,700 exhibitors are now spread over 1.7 million square feet from last year’s 3,000 exhibitors.
The mood caught on not just among manufacturers but even among the products displayed by the world’s leading consumer electronics makers.
The New York Times blog “Bits” sat down with execs from both LG and Samsung at CES. First with the Chief Technical Officer of LG Electronics, Woo Hyun Paik:
He supervises 11,000 engineers in Korea and 3,000 in the rest of the world who support research and development for LG’s electronics, cellphone, appliance and other business lines. Even with an organization that big, he talked of needing to place bets on certain technologies. He named several initiatives that LG is focusing on: 3-D television, Internet video, the emerging LTE standard for cellphones and wireless data, solar-panel technology, and energy efficiency for appliances.
EE Times also interviewed him on LG Electronics’ plans for 3DTV.
And Samsung’s Jong Woo Park talking about their interactive TV initiatives with “Bits”:
One interesting aspect of the Yahoo deal, Dr. Park said, was that it will give Samsung, as an electronics maker, a share of the revenue that Yahoo and its partners earn from advertising and transactions. Electronics makers for years have sought to find way to earn recurring revenue from services, and Samsung hopes that Internet video may be a way to do this.
The Korea Times has more details on the Samsung-Yahoo partnership.
Yahoo: Connected TV: "The Cinematic Internet is Yahoo!’s vision for the emerging world of Internet-connected TV—combining the Internet’s choice, community, and personalization with the power of television. This combination will transform traditional TV into something bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Yahoo! and our partners are working on rich TV Widgets that will bring the Cinematic Internet to life."
