Samsung's latest robotic vacuum shifts the battleground from raw suction power to artificial intelligence, but the full suite of clever features comes at a steep price.
24 August 2026
South Korea's only maker of all three types of precision reducer is riding the robotics wave, but a 330% share-price surge means much of the good news is already in the price.
24 August 2026
Samsung's screenless smart ring trades real-time notifications for precise sleep and recovery tracking, making a compelling case as a dedicated health device within the Galaxy ecosystem.
21 August 2026
Samsung's new wireless speakers wrap sophisticated AI sound-processing technology inside the kind of sculptural form that interior designers, not audiophiles, tend to celebrate.
19 August 2026
LG's latest ultralight laptop pairs aerospace-grade materials with a dual AI architecture, but everyday fundamentals may matter more than headline features.
18 August 2026
Samsung's first mixed-reality headset pairs multimodal AI with Google's Gemini assistant to compelling effect, but at a steep price and with performance rough edges that betray its pioneer status.
15 August 2026
Samsung's latest countertop appliance combines high-volume ice-making with AI-driven personalisation and hygiene management, though the convenience comes at a recurring cost.
13 August 2026
Samsung's latest clothes-care appliance promises to banish the ironing board, but a 40,000-won price increase will give budget-conscious shoppers pause.
12 August 2026
Samsung's flagship 2026 television reimagines picture quality at the hardware level, embedding colour directly into the backlight — but the innovation commands a price to match.
11 August 2026
LG Electronics' new PuriCare Wall-Fit trades coverage area for an 18-centimetre profile, making a compelling case for space-starved homes and commercial interiors — at a premium price.
10 August 2026
KT's GiGA Genie combines an IPTV set-top box with an AI voice assistant in a single device — a practical living-room package, but one that falls short as a standalone smart-home hub.
7 August 2026
Samsung's all-in-one washer-dryer is winning over space-conscious households, but its premium price and structural limitations mean it is not the right machine for everyone.
6 August 2026
Samsung's latest earbuds push wireless audio towards AI-powered interaction, but still trail Apple and Sony on the noise-cancellation that matters most.
5 August 2026
LG's latest wall-mounted air-conditioner packs flagship AI features into a compact form factor — but at a price that demands commitment.
4 August 2026
By retiring its long-running RoboKing brand, LG Electronics signals a genuine generational shift in robotic cleaning—and backs it up with world-first steam sterilisation technology.
3 August 2026
Samsung's latest connected refrigerator pairs Google's generative AI with an internal camera to manage ingredients — a promising idea whose real-world value remains to be proved.
31 July 2026
Samsung's latest robot vacuum strips out a handful of top-tier features to reach a broader audience, but the omissions are just conspicuous enough to matter.
30 July 2026
By embedding smart-home hub capabilities into its televisions and appliances, Samsung has quietly removed the biggest barrier to entry in the connected-home market.
29 July 2026
SK Telecom's NUGU voice assistant thrives within its own ecosystem but struggles to compete as a genuinely open smart-home platform.
28 July 2026
Naver's Clova was among the first AI voice assistants to reach Korean households, but as rivals race ahead with generative AI, the platform risks being overtaken by the very trend it helped create.
27 July 2026
LG Electronics has launched an ambitious AI home hub that promises to unify every appliance and smart device under one conversational interface — but the baton comes at a price.
25 July 2026
Samsung's latest smartwatch forgoes dramatic reinvention in favour of careful refinement, emerging as a polished health-tracking companion for Android users.
24 July 2026
A bullish earnings surprise forecast, driven by tariff rebates and nascent AI cooling and robotics businesses, underpins a sharp upgrade to LG Electronics' valuation.
22 July 2026
Samsung Electronics' formal commitment to robotics, backed by new leadership and global research infrastructure, could revive a domestic sector that has lost more than half its market value in six months.
22 July 2026
By placing its robotics ambitions under the head of its mobile business, Samsung is signalling that the smartphone era is giving way to the age of physical AI.
21 July 2026
Samsung has formalised its robotics ambitions by establishing a standalone business unit, signalling its intent to compete directly with Tesla and Hyundai in the fast-growing humanoid robot market.
21 July 2026
A Korean brokerage sees 52% upside in motor and precision reducer maker SPG, betting on its unique position as the sole supplier of precision reducers across Rainbow Robotics' full humanoid robot line-up.
20 July 2026
By completing its acquisition of Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor Group has staked its claim at the centre of the global humanoid-robot industry—but turning technological prestige into profit remains an open question.
16 July 2026
South Korea's leading rolling-stock manufacturer is developing an artificial-intelligence-driven advanced driver-assistance system for trams, a move that could reshape urban transport and open new export markets worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
16 July 2026
South Korea's telecoms giant KT has secured a government contract to build an AI-integrated industrial network in the country's shipyards—a project that could determine whether Korea's flagship manufacturing sector keeps pace with China's advancing smart-factory ambitions.
14 July 2026
South Korea's largest mobile operator is staking its post-telecoms future on a platform to train robots, entering a crowded global race it cannot afford to lose.
13 July 2026
SK Group's AI and digital-transformation arm is pushing beyond simple automation towards fully autonomous factories, but the harder challenges of cost, workforce and data quality remain unsolved.
9 July 2026
Armed with decades of motor and actuator expertise from its appliance and automotive businesses, LG Electronics is making a bold push into humanoid and service robotics—but software gaps and fierce competition pose serious risks.
7 July 2026
Hyundai Motor Group's ₩9 trillion investment in Saemangeum — backed by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who coined the site "AI Valley" — may finally deliver on three decades of broken promises for South Korea's most ambitious land reclamation project.
19 June 2026
The disappearance of Japanese firms from the 2026 World Cup sponsorship roster—and their replacement by South Korean, Chinese and Middle Eastern rivals—maps the seismic shift in global industrial power over the past two decades.
19 June 2026
Nvidia's chief visited South Korea not merely to secure chip supplies, but to enlist the country's robotics, AI cloud, and autonomous-driving capabilities in building the next layer of his company's global ecosystem.
14 June 2026