For many consumers, rewinding cassettes, carefully placing a needle on a record or shaking dry a Polaroid photo may all feel like long-forgotten gestures from a bygone era. But they’re everywhere to be seen again at Berlin’s IFA tech show, albeit it with an unmistakable digital touch. The “new trends” section of the fair, which […]
The Strangest Gadgets at Berlin’s IFA Tech Show
Berlin’s IFA tech show is the largest in Europe, and while the hype may not match its American big brother CES, there’s no shortage of weird and wonderful devices to reward curious visitors. Tame luggage I-Porter may be the solution for those fed up with juggling phone, passport, boarding pass and hand luggage at the […]
Voice Assistants Tool Up in Hope of a Bright Future
Some two years after stepping into the spotlight, voice assistants are learning new languages and connecting to ever-more devices around the home—but mass adoption and widespread ease with the new technology remain some way off. Virtual assistants are artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can be accessed from smartphones, specialised devices like Amazon’s Echo speaker, smart […]
AI to Seep Further into Everyday Life at Berlin’s IFA
Electronics manufacturers are betting on artificial intelligence weaving itself ever more tightly into our relationships with their products on show at this year’s IFA, the sector’s annual Berlin trade fair. From Friday, “new releases in the artificial intelligence niche will be the ones everyone is talking about” at the industry event in the German capital, predicted Gartner […]
What’s Hot And What’s Not At Berlin’s IFA Tech Fair
Berlin’s IFA technology fair, Europe’s largest and a bellwether for the Christmas season, draws to a close Wednesday. Here is a quick overview of what’s hot and what’s not in the aisles. On the out – Tablets: the fever that greeted Apple’s launch of the iPad in 2010 has long dissipated. Smartphones boast increasingly large […]
The Wackiest Innovations At Berlin’s IFA 2017
Europe’s biggest electronics show IFA is in full swing in Berlin, and alongside the familiar televisions and smartphones its aisles are bursting with gadgets on the stranger side. Here’s a look at some of the most eye-catching inventions: DIY cyborg Long the province of amateur “biohackers”, some firms are trying to take chips you can […]
High-Def TVs Rule The Roost At Berlin’s IFA
No-one wants to watch Game of Thrones’ bloody fantasy battles on a tiny tablet screen, which is just one reason why cheaper, bigger, higher-definition televisions are the stars of this year’s IFA electronics fair in Berlin. Rather than just fantasise when they gather in front of an imposing 77-inch (195-centimetre) home cinema-style display, gawkers eagerly […]
‘Gifted’ High-Tech Takes Spotlight At Berlin’s IFA Fair
The gadgets on display at Berlin’s mega consumer electronics fair this week may not look radically different, but they are smarter than ever before and designed to meet our every need—often before we’ve even thought of it ourselves. As smartphones and other electronic devices make greater use of artificial intelligence (AI), the digital assistants already […]