Samsung's My Guide was created to provide valuable, objective content on the ever-evolving world of consumer electronics technology. Its purpose is to define and demystify these technologies, allowing the consumer to make an informed purchase decision, and hopefully, provide piece of mind along the way.
For the past half century, Samsung employees have been guided by a corporate philosophy that states, "We will devote our people and technology to create superior products and services, thereby contributing to a better global society." Today this corporate philosophy unites all Samsung affiliated companies.
A former high-end home-theater store owner, professional musician and contributor to Stereophile, Ken Askew writes high-technology lifestyle articles and consults with home-theater equipment manufacturers. He also was a senior White House speechwriter for the President of the United States. Ken lives in Marin County, California.
With his academic background in Information Communication, Park has been writing about mobile market trends for business columns and about notebooks, PDAs, and mobile phones sections for PC magazines like PC line, I love PC, Yes PC, and Aha PC. He is also proactively working as a key member in online
user's communities like Nownuri.
Sam Costello is a journalist and fiction writer. While U.S. Correspondent for the IDG News Service, he covered the WorldCom bankruptcy, the demise of Napster and major computer security incidents like the Code Red and Nimda worms. His work has appeared in magazines and on web sites, including PC
World, InforWorld and CNN.com. He got his start selling computers, printers and handhelds at Sears and Staples for a few dollars an hour.
Wes Phillips is an active freelance journalist specializing in the fields of music, film, and electronic entertainment. He has written for newspapers, magazines, and a variety of Web-based publications over the years. He was Stereophile's Equipment Reports Editor from 1995-1998 and is currently a senior editor at The Soundstage! Network, where he edits and writes for several A/V sites, including onhifi.com and onhometheater.com.
Clare Kleinedler is a Contributing Writer for WIRED magazine, where she writes reviews and features on home electronics, video gaming and music/entertainment. Her work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and Paper and XLR8R magazines among others. During her time as Editor of AudioCafe, a high-end audio and home theater online magazine, she hosted panel discussions at the CES (Consumer Electronics Conference) and MB5 (Music Biz, 2005) conferences. Clare recently co-founded a small production company called EyeLock.
A former audio technician and custom installation specialist, Barry Willis is a longtime contributing editor for Stereophile and Guide to Home Theater magazines and their Websites. He has written about contemporary art for LIMN magazine, and has contributed to Food Arts, the journal of the fine dining industry. Barry lives in Marin County, California with actress and contemporary art maven Robyn Wiley.
Jin-Hwan Kim is a reporter with Maeil Business Newspaper in Korea. After covering the international business scene, he has been actively writing about the fast paced IT industry . His field of coverage included the mobile industry, PC and hardware, and the game industry. Currently Mr. Kim is assigned to cover the electronics business and the digital convergance that is set to revolutionize the industry.
Todd W. Carter is the author of Microsoft OneNote 2003 Visual QuickStart Guide, Teach Yourself Visually Wireless Networking and How to Do Everything with Your TiVo. He also is a freelance journalist who has written for The Wall Street Journal, Detroit Free Press, MSNBC.com and other publications. Carter lives in West Michigan.
