Visitors try Samsung Electronics' SmartThings Home Monitor, which connects a range of household appliances to keep a home safe while the owner is out. (Samsung Electronics)
By Lee Kyoung Mi
CES 2023, the world's largest exhibition of home appliances and information technology, kicked off on Jan. 5 in Las Vegas.
About 3,200 companies from 174 countries are participating in the event, including about 550 from Korea such as Samsung Electronics, SK Group, LG Electronics and HD Hyundai (Hyundai Heavy Industries).
Samsung Electronics prepared an exhibition hall of 3,368 square m, the largest by a participating company, at the Las Vegas Convention Center and presented its vision "Bringing Calm to Our Connected World."
In addition to its home appliances, the corporation unveiled its Smart Things Station, which easily connects devices from other brands such as Google, Amazon and Apple. Smart Things is an Internet of Things service through which users can remotely control appliances such as a TV, washer, refrigerator and air conditioner.
LG Electronics unveiled LG Signature OLED M, a massive 97-inch TV that needs no connection wires other than an electric outlet. The TV allows neater surroundings as the only thing needed is a "zero-connect box" for wireless transmission of high-definition video.
One of SK Group's two zones at CES 2023, Future Marks, depicts through cutting-edge media art the bleak future humanity could face if people fail to properly respond to the climate crisis. (SK Group)
SK Group's booth at CES 2023 under the theme "Together in Action: Moving Toward a Carbon-free Future Together" expresses the intent to jointly reduce carbon emissions.
Through cutting-edge media art, the conglomerate's booth shows virtual images of iconic symbols worldwide such as the Statue of Liberty in New York and Big Ben in London sinking under water due to rising sea levels. This is a warning about the bleak future that humanity could face if it fails to properly respond to the climate crisis.
The SK booth also displays about 40 eco-friendly technologies and products like electric vehicle batteries, high efficiency semiconductors, urban air mobility, hydrogen value chains and sustainable food.
Several Korean companies including conglomerates and startups have won honors at this year's CES. LG Electronics' transparent OLED screen, SK On's super fast (rapid charging) battery and Dot Inc.'s Dot Pad, a tactile display for the visually impaired, each earned a CES Best of Innovation award. This annual honor is for innovative technologies and products leading the world and receiving the highest evaluations in technology, design and innovation.
This is the first offline CES held in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event runs through Jan. 8.
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