4 Angles Ep15
- 9 years ago
Seoul Digital Forum 2015: Questioning the Future of IT
The Seoul Digital Forum 2015 opened in Seoul, Korea, under the theme "Conscious Curiosity." This year's event brought together sixty of the world's most innovative minds to stir up curiosity about science and IT and inspire people. The most noteworthy lecturers were physicist Kip Thorne, scientific advisor to the sci-fi film "Interstellar," and Korea's Song Yoo-geun, a science prodigy who now majors in astrophysics at the University of Science and Technology. These two scientists showed that the new approach to science is not about memorizing a formula, but it's about instinctively understanding a phenomenon. 4Angles explores the future of Korea's IT industry and meet the innovative minds who will lead the country into that future.
How Durable Is Your Smartphone?
Seven out of ten Koreans use smartphones. Equipped with a UHD, 16-million-pixel high-resolution camera, a high-capacity memory chip, and other stunning features, smartphones have evolved from the clunky, brick-like handset to the shapely thin, lightweight device of today. However, it has one fatal weakness and that is the crystal display. Prone to cracks, smartphones have earned a derisive nickname of "sugar phones" and have given rise to businesses that buy only shattered screens. Smartphone screen damages are a problem occurring worldwide. 4Angles focuses on the issues and solutions associated with Korean smartphone makers accounting for 30% of the global smartphone market.
Korea's Sweet Tooth for Honey
Honey is in! Koreans' fascination with sweet honey began with Honey Butter Chip released in September 2014 in Korea. Salty potato chips coated with sweet honey caused a sensation among Korean snack lovers. Honey Butter Chip gave rise to copycat products and most snacks now come in sweetened flavors. Moreover, food courts in department stores, where the latest spending trends are best demonstrated, now feature more dessert shops, despite the mountin
The Seoul Digital Forum 2015 opened in Seoul, Korea, under the theme "Conscious Curiosity." This year's event brought together sixty of the world's most innovative minds to stir up curiosity about science and IT and inspire people. The most noteworthy lecturers were physicist Kip Thorne, scientific advisor to the sci-fi film "Interstellar," and Korea's Song Yoo-geun, a science prodigy who now majors in astrophysics at the University of Science and Technology. These two scientists showed that the new approach to science is not about memorizing a formula, but it's about instinctively understanding a phenomenon. 4Angles explores the future of Korea's IT industry and meet the innovative minds who will lead the country into that future.
How Durable Is Your Smartphone?
Seven out of ten Koreans use smartphones. Equipped with a UHD, 16-million-pixel high-resolution camera, a high-capacity memory chip, and other stunning features, smartphones have evolved from the clunky, brick-like handset to the shapely thin, lightweight device of today. However, it has one fatal weakness and that is the crystal display. Prone to cracks, smartphones have earned a derisive nickname of "sugar phones" and have given rise to businesses that buy only shattered screens. Smartphone screen damages are a problem occurring worldwide. 4Angles focuses on the issues and solutions associated with Korean smartphone makers accounting for 30% of the global smartphone market.
Korea's Sweet Tooth for Honey
Honey is in! Koreans' fascination with sweet honey began with Honey Butter Chip released in September 2014 in Korea. Salty potato chips coated with sweet honey caused a sensation among Korean snack lovers. Honey Butter Chip gave rise to copycat products and most snacks now come in sweetened flavors. Moreover, food courts in department stores, where the latest spending trends are best demonstrated, now feature more dessert shops, despite the mountin