A bit overdue, but here's a special #Pyeongchang2018 edition of links for your information and pleasure. No fluff about sports or events. Just certain things I found useful or noteworthy.
Within Korea, both Naver and Daum are offering free live streaming coverage of events. To me this is easier. Although the commentary is in Korean, you don't need to bother with a VPN or dodgy stream. Plus don't have to hear a lot of hot air.
Note that for Naver's feeds, the lower resolution is provided with no login/plug-ins necessary. Good enough for me to cast to my Chromecast and keep it on in the background. For the higher resolutions, you'll need their provided plug-in (desktop) or else the Naver TV app (mobile). Daum feeds need Flash player.
Other useful links for streaming:
Plus you can see all my own Pyeongchang Olympics related posts here:
I'll keep this post updated if anything else catches my eye.
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Live streams of the Olympic events
Within Korea, both Naver and Daum are offering free live streaming coverage of events. To me this is easier. Although the commentary is in Korean, you don't need to bother with a VPN or dodgy stream. Plus don't have to hear a lot of hot air.
Note that for Naver's feeds, the lower resolution is provided with no login/plug-ins necessary. Good enough for me to cast to my Chromecast and keep it on in the background. For the higher resolutions, you'll need their provided plug-in (desktop) or else the Naver TV app (mobile). Daum feeds need Flash player.
- Naver Sports - 개회식 개회식 :: 네이버 스포츠
- Daum Sports - 평창 중계센터 | 다음스포츠
Other useful links for streaming:
- Naver TV Olympics VOD (for catching up what you missed) - 네이버TV
- Naver TV Live (some events will stream live here, but not many) - 네이버TV
- How to watch the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in Korea: TV and online - JEJU WEEKLY
GenieTalk: the app that just won't die
- GenieTalk hopes to give Olympic tourists a voice-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily
- Hancom to Provide Translation Service for PyeongChang Olympics | Be Korea-savvy
- [REVIEW] 'Genie Talk' interpretation app is passable but not great
- Since "malang malang" seems to be GenieTalk's motto now, wonder if this app was cannibalized: 10원 Tips: Hancom releases "MalangMalang Talkafe" translator app
- 9news.com | This robot is at the Olympics and can speak 29 languages
Useful Travel links
- Transportation | Spectator Guide | The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
- Seoul city to operate free shuttle buses during Olympics
- Alternative apps to Google Maps for Winter Olympics
- Airbnb ambitious to supply accommodation for PyeongChang Olympics
- Ask a Korean!: The Ask a Korean! Winter Olympics Travel Guide
Some tech stuff
- Naver dedicates section to PyeongChang Games-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily
- Here's The Only Place At The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Where You Can Pay With Crypto
- PyeongChang organizers roll out Q&A chatbot on Facebook Messenger
- Autonomous robot skiers hit the slopes in South Korea | ZDNet
Wholesome Olympics stuff
- 2018 평창 동계올림픽 기념우표 9일부터 판매 : IT : 경제 : 뉴스 : 한겨레 - Korean postal service stamps set commemorating the Pyeongchang Olympics. I think this set would make a great gift for somebody back home. Skip the Bangtang Boys notepad.
- Meet the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics mascots: Soohorang and Bandabi
- [Korea Encounters] What foreign journalists saw covering 1988 Olympics
- From Yonsei graduate to doctor for Team USA
Awkward Olympics stuff
- [심즈4] 피겨여왕 김연아 심! 평창 올림픽 개막식 ｜하품심즈 - Recreate the moment Kim Yuna danced with the Olympic flame, in the SIMS [via create Queen Yuna in peonchang Olympic with sims : korea]
- Korean soldier working at Olympics slips to death during shower
- Dating app Tinder goes wild at PyeongChang Games
- Pornhub Enjoys a Big Jump in Traffic From South Korea During the Olympics
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Winter 2018 PyeongChangPlus you can see all my own Pyeongchang Olympics related posts here:
I'll keep this post updated if anything else catches my eye.
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