January 14, 2020

MIK at CES 2020 – Startup Pitch Interviews

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Made in Korea was at CES 2020 again, and I was asked to judge the startups. These are the companies I interviewed. Other media included Le Cafe Du Geek, Monsieur Grrr!, IT DongA, ProNews, and Tech Sudg.

SeeSawTalk Contact App

SeeSawTalk is an app that creates groups that need to stay in contact with each other. A student to a teacher, a collaborator to a project manager, etc. This app allows the creator to keep in touch however the others connect to the internet.

N2Falls Nitro Cold Brew

N2Falls is a Cold Brew capsule. You fill your glass with water, place the lid, and shoot the Nitro Cold Brew into the cup. It’s small and compact, perfect for coffee anywhere.

Modern Tec EV Charging System

Moderntec manufactures electric vehicle chargers, designs factory automation systems, and produces machine tool control panels. In addition, Moderntec has made continuous efforts to develop renewable energy charging systems.

Marvrus: Learn Another Language Your Way

Marvrus is creating an innovative edutech solution to maximize learner’s immersion, engagement and learning effect through immersive contents and emotion A.I.

Goodlife is Making Safe Surge Protectors

Goodlife is making an innovative safety power outlet that protects from electric shock, short circuit, and fire prevention features, while retaining the key functions of existing outlets.

Geniesoft VR Rhythm Game with K-Pop

Dancing Arrow by Geniesoft is a VR game that lets you enjoy music rhythm games with K-POP. You can score points by hitting the flying arrows according to the colors, and you can enjoy the game by expressing the dance moves. Difficulty levels make the game easy to play, and more difficult levels will give you a lot of fun.

Deepmedi Blood Pressure Check Using Your Smartphone

Deepmedi is an open API platform to estimate the health information (blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, vessel age and so on). You can check your BP by simply using the camera on the phone.

CTNS Stackable Battery Bank

CTNS introduces stackable Block Battery design, which allows you to put batteries together for longer life of your products.

The batteries stack upon themselves, so you can turn one hour of life into more.

A9 Co. B-Plug Turns off the Plug When Your Away

I saw this plug last year in prototype mode, now, A9 Co. is bringing it to market. The LTE Care Plug manages solitary deaths and security of single household. It uses IoT to manage the user’s status by notifying the danger situation if the user does not use the home lighting & the appliances connected to the LTE CARE PLUG for a certain period of time.

J2C Alkaid is an IR-LED Module to Scan Your IRIS

J2C introduced the 5MP B&W camera module, IR-LED module, single handheld IRIS device, and dual enrollment device. This is a device that puts your Iris on file. Used for companies, care facilities, and more, you can gain access to rooms, or just do simple head counts by scanning the eye.