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IFA Press Conference

by Bob Raikes

During the first press day, the IFA organisers gave their traditional update on the market and the fair. This year there were a record number of exhibitors, 1,645, and they took floor space of …

Grundig Adds All of 2015’s Premium Features

by Tom Allen

Grundig is a German manufacturer of high-end TVs, which has been owned by Turkey’s Beko since 2004 (which at least makes a difference from the Chinese owners of national fellows Metz (Skyworth) and Loewe …

ZTE Axon Wins User Experience Gold Award at IFA 2015

by Tom Allen

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced that the ZTE Axon phone was awarded a ‘User Experience Gold Award’ by IDG and German Industry and Commerce Ltd. at IFA 2015. The award …

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It’s All Gone Mobile at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

Showstoppers is the official pre-IFA press event, consisting only of those companies with a presence on the show floor. It is a chance for journalists to see representatives in a (very, very slightly) less …

IFA 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Amazon introduced UltraHD HDR content streaming earlier in the year (High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year), but it was only available to customers using Samsung’s SUHD TVs. Now, the …

Samsung Electronics Brings Internet of Things to Life at IFA 2015

by Milos Pavlovic

Samsung Electronics today demonstrated how it is taking the Internet of Things (IoT) from vision to reality, using its IFA 2015 press conference in Berlin to showcase a range of new connected devices and …

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Metz Replaces Loewe, Adds UltraHD

by Tom Allen

The combined Metz/Skyworth stand was in the space previously taken by Loewe, which was not at the show this year. Skyworth was mainly demonstrating TV technologies, such as prototype OLED models, while the new …

Toshiba Knows the Importance of Colour

by Tom Allen

We were kept busy at the Toshiba stand for at least an hour and a half last year, but the 2015 booth was much more compact. Toshiba had moved from Hall 22 to Hall …

Haier in Multiple Display Segments

by Tom Allen

We always spend a long time on Haier’s stand, because the company seems to cram in all sorts of products that we’re interested in, from mobile screens to large TV sets. This year was …

Sony Enhances Mobile Display – Will it be Enough?

by Tom Allen

Kazuo Hirai is the President and CEO of Sony, and he was at the show in that position for the fourth time. At the time he took over, Sony was re-structuring. Hirai said that …

Medion Goes Premium – We Think

by Tom Allen

Lenovo subsidiary Medion was not showing all of its new products on the stand – the brand had, somewhat oddly, decided to give the space to existing products, instead. However, there was enough information …

Philips’ High-Concept Ambilight Becomes Reality

by Tom Allen

Philips’ press conference, since last year, is divided between three product areas: health, wellbeing and appliances; audio (since the relaunch of the Gibson brand at IFA 2014); and displays. Only the final area is …