Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
The First Ever Korean-Built Car
In: Korean Brands| Korean History| Technology| Transportation
15 Nov 2009Have you ever wondered what the first Korean-made car was?
The Hyundai Pony was the first Korean-developed car in the world, built in 1975. Being also the first car to be exported out of Korea (to Ecuador in 1976), the Pony helped South Korea become the fifth largest producer and sixth largest exported of automobiles in [...]
Taipei 101 Skyscraper Engineering
In: Taiwan| Technology| Traveling Abroad
9 Oct 2009The video above is of the the fastest elevator in the world in the Taipei 101 building, descending from the 89th floor to the 5th floor in 45 seconds. Manufactured by Toshiba Elevator for $2.4 million a piece, it ascends from the 5th floor to the 89th floor faster, in 37 seconds.
When I was riding [...]
Taipei 101
In: Taiwan| Technology| Traveling Abroad
9 Oct 2009This is Taipei 101, officially the tallest building in the world at 508 meters tall (plus other world records like largest clock and the fastest elevator in the world), or 1,667 ft. The Burj Dubai, in Dubai still cannot officially claim itself as the tallest building in the world until it is complete. A structure is not [...]
Internet Speed in Korea
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Technology
6 Oct 2009Have you ever wondered how fast your internet speed really is in Korea?
Korea has the fastest internet speed in the world!
Eunmi told me she downloaded an entire show in just a few seconds. She says that you can download 1 gigabyte movies in just 10 minutes in Korea. I told her that can’t be right.
She [...]
I Can Finally Use My iPhone in Korea
In: Subway| Technology| iPhone in Korea
26 Aug 2009Finally. I thought it would never happen. I can use my iPhone in Korea.
A company called Interbro (branded as Yota in Korea) has produced a product called an “egg” that works seamlessly with the KTF WiBro network. It essentially turns your WiMAX connection from your Korean mobile carrier into a WIFI hotspot. You can get [...]
iPhone in Korea
In: American Brands in Korea| American Culture Korea| American Franchises in Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Technology| iPhone in Korea
15 Jul 2009I love my iPhone. It is the best phone/handheld device that I have ever owned. I still have the 1st generation iPhone, but with constant software updates from Apple and 50,000 applications available from iPhone app developers, there’s always something new and interesting to do with it. The new iPhone 3Gs looks even more incredible. [...]
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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