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Some of the five new businesses Samsung has set its sights on are not that far from what the company does already. Its experience in semiconductors and flat-screen televisions fits easily with solar cells and LED lighting: the technology, materials and production processes are similar. Likewise, its expertise in batteries for gadgets smooths the way for making car-sized ones. The firm wants to apply the magic of ever cheaper chips to medical devices as it did mobile phones. Even drugs aren't so far afield when one sees them in business-process terms: high-volume manufacturing with low defect rates. In all these fields Samsung believes it can sit—rather as Korea does geographically—in between China, with its cheap products,Has anyone had any experience with this led light bulbs light? and Japan, with its costly, high-quality ones.

In solar energy Samsung plans to make panels for both domestic and industrial use. Producing panels for "utility-scale" projects may allow it to lower prices for the residential market.I have created a video walkthrough of the led strip. Changsik Choi, who heads the business, also speaks optimistically of a "brand halo effect": consumers whose living rooms are stuffed with Samsung products may choose the company for their rooftops too.Shopatron's retail-integrated bicycle headlight solution is a great fit for a service-focused company,

Samsung's dominance of the television market has already made it the world's second-largest maker of LED components. Since they consume a fraction of the power of conventional light bulbs, last longer and avoid some of the drawbacks of compact fluorescents, the first-generation alternative, LEDs are expected eventually to become the norm for all sorts of lighting; the market is growing by 65% a year. Samsung already sells LED lighting in South Korea and plans soon to expand abroad. In this market it will hew to its strategy of supplying parts to others, thereby lowering costs for its own products.

In electric-vehicle batteries Samsung has joined forces with Bosch, the world's biggest supplier of car parts and a fount of expertise on power- and engine-management. Samsung sees their partnership, SB LiMotive, as crucial since the car business relies on close ties between carmakers and their suppliers. Some carmakers, like Nissan and Toyota, will continue developing their own batteries, but Samsung thinks that many carmakers will not want to be in the battery business, just as they are not in the petrol business, and that they will be a rich source of demand. Chrysler and BMW are among SB LiMotive's first customers.

For medical devices Samsung aims to use information technology to lower costs, add features and make devices accessible to more people, particularly the poor.2 Nov 2009 – Bike cfl bulbs have come a long way For example, it is developing X-ray machines that expose patients to less radiation and do away with physical film. Last year Samsung began selling a machine for testing patients' blood chemistry that is smaller, cheaper, uses less power and offers more functions than rivals' devices. In April it bought Medison, a South 1200LM Bicycle light,LED flashlight,LED headlamp,hid,bike light,bicycle lightKorean maker of ultrasound equipment, as a way to get further into the market: it is looking at buying body-scanner firms too.