While in the West, many consider a private house with a garden to be the pinnacle of their housing dreams, things are very different in Northeast Asian countries like Korea. Here, apartments rule the roost. Why? Well for a start, they offer enormous convenience for Korean city dwellers – with 24-hour security, on-site maintenance staff …
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is seeing the digital meet the physical in revolutionary new ways, has taken hold over so many aspects of our lives. Accordingly, a wave of smart construction powered by IoT, AI and other such technologies is blowing through the construction industry, and the Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group is …
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Walk into any electronic store and you will find a plethora of devices and appliances with network capabilities. But it wasn’t too long ago when journalists were busy explaining the concept of the Internet of Things, or IoT, to their audience. The astonishing speed at which IoT entered the common lexicon gives a sense of …
Connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI), and the “internet of things (IoT)” are concepts no longer considered novelties. A growing number of people use smart speakers in their living rooms or intelligent voice assistants on their phones. But what if you had a number of assistants around the house, ready to provide some of the most essential …
“Hi, Raemian” Brings Smart Home Essentials to Life Read More »
We now have at our fingertips a legion of goods we can order from countries outside of our own. Books, snacks, clothes, you name it. They can all be delivered straight to our doorsteps within a matter of days with just a few clicks online. As consumers, we may occasionally marvel at the spanking pace …
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In busy city apartment complexes, people come and go all day long. This is especially true in Korea, where online shopping has recently hit a record high and where the home food delivery market is worth an estimated US$10.3 billion. As a result of this trend, people are increasingly finding their apartment complexes full of strangers. Criminals are …
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2017 is almost upon us, and it is already shaping up to be a big one for the construction industry. Researchers say global construction equipment sales are set to grow by 5 percent in the year ahead. In the United States, meanwhile, construction starts are also expected to increase by at least 5 percent. While 2016 saw big advances …
Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the Samsung C&T Newsroom that will examine the ways technological innovations such as smart devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), advanced software, drones and robotics are currently transforming the world of housing, construction, fashion and leisure. Imagine coming back home from a long day at …
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