Laonz said on Monday that it has launched new smart glasses to assist Parkinson’s disease patients in walking.Those with Parkinson’s suffer from freezing of gait, where they suffer sudden episodes of an inability to move their feet forward.Laonz’ smart glasses use augmented reality (AR) to form visi

Two-wheeler maker DNA Motors will build over 200 battery swapping stations across South Korea, the company said on Monday.The company is planning to collaborate with food delivery company Baedal Minjok and oil company GS Caltex to build the stations next year.DNA Motors is planning the move to make

Samsung had overtaken Xiaomi and the second-largest vendor for true wireless speakers (TWS), or wireless earphones, during the third quarter, according to analyst firm Canalys.Apple continued to dominate the sector with a market share of 24.6%, followed by Samsung’s 12% and Xiaomi’s 6.8%, during the

Daechang Motors was aiming to export electric trucks and box trucks next year, TheElec has learned.The company is aiming to launch Danigo-C, a 0.9 tonnes electric truck, and Danigo-T, an electric box truck, during the first half of 2022.It has previously said it plans to sell a total 5,000 units of

Samsung believes the chip shortage will continue to affect its smartphone operation up to the second half of 2022.The issue was discussed by TM Roh, the president of Samsung Mobile, during a meeting on November 10 with senior executives and executives from over 30 of its major smartphone component s

Samsung controlled 85% of the market share of the smartphone market in South Korea during the third quarter, according to analyst firm Counterpoint Research.It is the firm’s highest share points to date __ it had 72% market share a year ago and 71% market share during the second quarter this year.Ac

Apple is expected to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone vendor during the fourth quarter, according to analyst firm TrendForce.During the third quarter, Samsung took the top spot with 21.2% market share, followed by Apple’s 15.9%. Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo ranked third from fifth.The South

Samsung is aiming to secure a share of 21.9% in the global smartphone market for the entire year of 2022, TheElec has learned.The tech giant is expecting that a total of 1.52 billion smartphones will be sold in 2022, which will be a 7.6% year-on-year increase, according to Samsung’s smartphone shipm

Hyundai Kefico is planning to collaborate with KR Motors and LG Energy Solution to manufacture a new water cooling electric 2-wheeled vehicle, TheElec has learned.The vehicle, called e-lution (model name HKR-68E), runs on Hyundai Kefico’s 6.8kW motor and uses water cooling to manage heat.LG Energy S

Samsung is planning to expand its production volume for tablets and PCs next year by 6% and 9%, respectively, compared to 2020, TheElec has learned.For smart watches and wireless earphones combined, it is aiming to increase production volume by over 35% year-on-year, according to the company’s plan

Hyundai Motor has put its plan to launch an electric kickboard on hold indefinitely, TheElec has learned.This decision was made as South Korea’s traffic law was amended in May, which required those riding kickboards to wear helmets and have a license to ride motorcycles.Hyundai Motor believes this s

Kia will launch a new small purpose-built vehicle (PBV) next year with an 8kW in-wheel motor, TheElec has learned.The vehicle is designed for the so-called ‘last mile delivery’ market.The automobile brand plans to collect data from the vehicles for its Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) business.The

Samsung is aiming to near double its smartphone production capacity in India by 2026, TheElec has learned.According to the company’s reorganization plan obtained and seen by TheElec, this is part of Samsung plan to reduce how much each of its smartphone production sites in seven countries to below 3

Samsung is planning to restructure its global smartphone production next year.It is planning to shift some of its smartphone production capacity at Vietnam to India and Indonesia, according to the company’s reorganization plan obtained and seen by TheElec.The plan includes its aim of reorganizing it

Google has reportedly decided not to launch its foldable smartphone Pixel Fold, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).Citing unnamed supply chain sources, DSCC’ Ross Young wrote on the analyst firm’s blog on Monday that “Google has decided not to bring the Pixel Fold to m

Samsung will launch 52 new models of smartphones next year, with production of Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy S22 Fan Edition (FE) to start during the third quarter, TheElec has learned.According to Samsung’s smartphone shipment plan for 2022 seen by TheElec, the company is aiming to sh

Samsung is aiming to ship 334 million units of smartphones in 2022, TheElec has learned.According to the company’s plan obtained by TheElec, out of that total, Samsung is planning to manufacture 285 million units, while the remaining 49 million units will be made by joint development manufacturers.F

Apple and Samsung together controlled 77% of the smartphone market in the US during the third quarter this year, according to analyst firm Counterpoint Research.The iPhone maker had a 42% market share while the South Korean tech giant controlled 35%. This was followed by Motorola’s 8%.Counterpoint R

Samsung Electronics has removed a 70-inch range MicroLED TV from its lineup planned for next year, TheElec has learned.The company will launch MicroLED TV aimed at the home market in three sizes __ 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch.Samsung will be applying low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS)

Notebook panel shipment that has been increasing for three straight quarters this year is expected to slow down in 2022, according to market research firm TrendForce.Shipment hit its highest to date during the third quarter but demand for notebooks is slowing down, it said.Unit shipment during the t