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Article: As good as it gets? - Samsung Electronics.(What lies ahead for a leading consumer-electronics giant?)(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2005
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Can a leading consumer-electronics giant keep getting stronger?
IT HAS been a remarkable year for Samsung Electronics. Last weekend, the company was one of the stars at the giant consumer-electronics show in Las Vegas, where it unveiled a glittering array of new products. Among them was a notable first: a mobile phone that uses voice-recognition technology to convert speech into text messages, offering respite to people who find typing messages on their mobile's tiny keyboard frustrating. Another Samsung model automatically scans business cards and inserts the details into the user's address book.
Just as impressive is ...