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This year marks the 10th year since low-cost carrier service has been introduced in the country. Budget flight service has seen annual growth of 6 percent and takes up more than 50 percent in local routes. The share in international service also has reached 10 percent. We will examine the standard of the low-cost flight service in Korea and why it has become popular means to travel.

Smart glass has been dubbed as the new big thing in the wearable market. But no matter what cool things they can do, few consumers are actually tempted to buy them because they are too bulky and uncomfortable on top of privacy and other issues.
But this can be solved soon. A team of Korean researchers have developed a low-power and high-performance micro chip to make Korean smart eyewear stand out in the smart glass market. We will get a feel of the exciting experience of the i-Mouse in a new smart eyewear that tracks the user's gaze and connects the device to the Internet with just a wink and offers augmented reality in surprisingly low battery.

Zikto, a hardware startup launched by young Korean entrepreneurs, completed successful Kickstarter campaign, raising $165,000 from supporters of U.S.-based crowdfunding online funding platform for creative projects with Akri, a nifty wearable band designed to study and improve walking posture and address back and joint problems. The aspiring technology company is seeking partnership with hospitals and healthcare companies to stretch to comprehensive medical service field. We'll meet them and hear about their fairy story and ambition.

When there are too few people in a restaurant, slow and quiet music can spur customers to order extra. When it is the opposite, livelier music can help digestion and make seats clear out faster. Music you hear in luxury shops in department stores and bargain sales corners differ. TV home shopping channels usually use upbeat music. Background music is actually part of marketing strategy to influence consumer.