Korea

Cover card: Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799, up to 50 hours battery, 3,000 nits brightness

Deep Dive · Wearable · Korea

Apple Watch Ultra 4 Costs More, Runs Out Sooner

Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12 went on sale in Korea on September 18. We lined their battery, brightness and price against the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, already on shelves.

Cover card: iPhone Duo peak outdoor brightness 3,000 nits, IP68 rating, US price $1,999, Korea launch date October 23

Deep Dive · Smartphone · Korea

iPhone Duo Folds Late, Costs More

Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, at its September 9 event alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. Here’s how it compares with the Galaxy Z Fold8 on specs and price, plus Korea’s launch timeline.

Cover card: Roborock at 36,000Pa suction, Ecovacs at 27,000Pa, 8.8cm threshold clearance, 497 minutes of Ecovacs runtime

Deep Dive · Home Appliance · Korea

Roborock Pulls Harder, Ecovacs Rinses Cleaner

Roborock’s Saros 20 lineup and Ecovacs’ Deebot X12S OmniCyclone both launched at IFA 2026. We compare suction power, obstacle-clearing chassis design, mop hygiene, and price.

Weekly brief card: Galaxy S26 FE 256GB at KRW 1,045,000 with a 4,900mAh battery, Atlas 1.0 at $499, Solar Open2 at 250B parameters

Weekly Brief · Smartphone · Wearable

Galaxy S26 FE Costs Less, a Wearable Reads More

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE went on sale in Korea at KRW 1,045,000, a brainwave-reading wearable called Atlas 1.0 launched abroad, and Upstage’s large open model Solar Open2-250B drew attention in software.

Weekly brief card: LG gram Book 14 from KRW 1.45M, Galaxy Book6 14 from KRW 1.19M, Jetson Orin Nano 2 at 78 TOPS, shipping H1 2027

Weekly Brief · Laptop · SBC

On sale today, shipping next year

Two budget 14-inch laptops launched in Korea on the same day, NVIDIA’s next entry-level Jetson for robots, and Poco’s pricier F9 flagships.