The Samjiyon tablet computer () is a
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
n
Android tablet computer
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being comput ...
developed by the Multimedia Technology Research Institute of the
Korea Computer Center __NOTOC__
The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is the North Korean government information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990. KCC, which administered the .kp country code top-level domain until 2011, employs more than 1,000 p ...
. It is the first North Korean tablet able to receive television broadcasts.
[2013/08/02]
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러브드웹의 인터넷이야기Samjiyon
Samjiyŏn is a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It takes its name from three lakes in the city, which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn. Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu, and tour groups fly to the city's airport to see ...
lake.
Samjiyon includes a browser with a support for the North Korean Kwangmyong intranet. However, there is no Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio w ...
support.[
The computers are assumed to have been built in China, and the software has been localized for North Korea.][
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Applications
Some apps reported to be available include:
*e-book
An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Al ...
library (also includes those on Juche
''Juche'' ( ; ), officially the ''Juche'' idea (), is the state ideology of North Korea and the official ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korean sources attribute its conceptualization to Kim Il-sung, the country's founder an ...
study)
*Calculator (수산기, 數算機)
*Games
** Abstract strategy games like Chosun Jang-Gi (조선장기, 朝鮮將棋): Korean janggi
''Janggi'' (including romanizations ''changgi'' and ''jangki''), sometimes called Korean chess, is a strategy board game popular on the Korean Peninsula. The game was derived from xiangqi (Chinese chess), and is very similar to it, including th ...
(a form of chess)
** Rubber Slingshot shooting (; a North Korean game similar to the game Angry Birds
''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment. The game series focuses on the eponymous flock of angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game '' Crush the Castl ...
)
** Fishing Joy
** Tank Recon 3D
** Air Control
** Racing Moto
** Basketball shooting ()
** Fishing Joy ()
** Marbles game
*Word processor, spreadsheet editor, and slideshow apps
*Dictionary
Language support
It supports Korean, German, Russian, English, French and Japanese inputs.
See also
* Ullim
* Arirang (smartphone)
* Notel
* Internet in North Korea
Internet access is available in North Korea, but is only permitted with special authorization. It is primarily used for government purposes, and also by foreigners. The country has some broadband infrastructure, including fiber optic links betwee ...
* Telecommunications in North Korea
Telecommunications in North Korea refers to the communication services available in North Korea. North Korea has not fully adopted mainstream Internet technology due to its isolationist policies.
Telephone
North Korea has an adequate telephon ...
References
Tablet computers
Economy of North Korea
Information technology in North Korea
Android (operating system) devices
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