Korea: Move to the wireless world

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The Internet is ubiquitous and embraces people in a global wiring system. Connecting with radio waves according to the distinguished identification (' Radio ID Tags ') frees people from the messy wire system.

As a result, people can check whether to buy this wine to use with the type of fish they have, or whether the children have arrived safely at school.

It is an image of future inventions, shown last Tuesday, on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Cooperation Summit. Korean organizers have provided heads of state with the opportunity to participate in the first test of a wireless internet access service called 'WiBro'.

The technology is based on WiMax standards, a new wireless technology standard that is growing rapidly worldwide. Wibro allows users to surf the web, watch movies and make phone calls over the internet. WiBro is expected to be widely available next year for end users like phones, laptops and compatible expansion cards. WiBro is part of South Korea's plan to build an 'information society'.

Minister of Information and Telecommunications Chin Dae-je told reporters: 'We will live in a world of knowledge and robots'.

The top of the show was a 137cm tall robot with 2 legs and a head like Albert Einstein's doctor named 'Albert Hubo'. With 31 motors inside, Albert HuBo could laugh and wink gracefully, maybe even glare at someone when they touched his head.

In addition, in the show, there are many digital and high-tech multimedia products such as TVs and mobile phones using satellites. A variety of digital products using Radio ID Tags have also been demonstrated.

A wireless world with many high-tech products will cover our world in the near future.

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