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IFA 2026

Europe’s biggest consumer technology trade show, IFA, is taking place from September 4–8, 2026. Companies from around the world will pack into Berlin’s massive Messe exhibition center to show off their wares. IFA sees a host of announcements across audio, TV, wearable, smartphone, and smart home brands, along with some of Europe’s biggest home appliance manufacturers. This year robotics and AI will likely be making a big splash at the German trade show.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
This floodlight camera doesn’t look like a giant spider hanging off your house.

European tech manufacturers know how to make good-looking cameras.

The new Bosch Eyes Outdoor Camera II on display at IFA 2023 has a sleek look and integrated, full-color ambient lighting in addition to a 1,100-lumen floodlight. It only records in 1080p and costs €350, but compared to most floodlight cameras it’s got some je ne sais quoi. It comes in silver and black, but sadly it’s not coming to the US.

The Bosch Eyes Outdoor Camera II costs £320 / €350; there are no plans for a US release.
The Bosch Eyes Outdoor Camera II costs £320 / €350; there are no plans for a US release.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Jon Porter
Jon Porter
Some photos of TCL’s “paper-like” smartphone display.

TCL has equipped its latest smartphones with its NXTPAPER display technology, which is designed to reduce eye strain. Fundamentally they’re still backlit LCD panels, but they’re LCD panels that emit less blue light, and have an anti-glare coating and a matte-textured finish. Here’s how the display looks on the NXTPAPER 40 5G, whose 90Hz display can get as bright as 500 nits.

NXTPAPER 40 5G held at an angle.
NXTPAPER 40 5G.
NXTPAPER 40 5G from the rear.
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The display is equipped with an anti-glare coating.
Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Now you can view your fans in all their RGB glory.

Yeelight’s seriously fun Cube Smart Lamp (from $76) got a new feature this week. Announced at IFA 2023, the modular lighting system can now show real-time fan counts from your YouTube and Twitch live streams.

The Matter-compatible light fixture already displays a clock face on four of its cubes, and now it can sync with your YouTube and Twitch channels to display real-time viewer numbers while you stream.

The Cube Light (center and far sides) on show at Yeelight’s IFA booth. A new update to the Matter-compatible RGB lighting system lets you stream your Twitch and YouTube live view counts. 
The Cube Light (center and far sides) on show at Yeelight’s IFA booth. A new update to the Matter-compatible RGB lighting system lets you stream your Twitch and YouTube live view counts.
Photo Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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‘Hey robot, mow the lawn.’

The Dreame Roboticmower A1, a new robot lawnmower, can tackle yards as large as half an acre, which is good news for us Americans with big yards.

These electric autonomous grass-cutting devices have struggled to take off in the US due to range issues, complexity, and high costs.

While Dreame’s bot may cost as much as $2,000 (pricing isn’t finalized) it uses lidar mapping so there’s no need for clunky beacons or fiddly guide wire.

This robot lawnmower could take one more chore off your To Do.
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Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
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Thomas Ricker
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If 5G is a banana, what is 6G?

“It has the potential to change the world,” said Samsung at the IFA event in Berlin, without any shame.

Now where have we heard this before? Prepare the HYPErdrive!

Oh, Samsung.
Oh, Samsung.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Jon Porter
Jon Porter
I love the smell of IFA in the morning.

The sun’s shining, the IFA flags are fluttering, and the announcements are in full swing. We’ve got a packed day ahead of us in Berlin, but here are some highlights of the biggest stories so far:

JBL has announced new speakers that offer simultaneous access to Alexa and Google Assistant, Philips Hue has announced new smart lights and security cameras, and Sennheiser has a new soundbar.

A man stands in front of the Messe Berlin convention center.
Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Do the Smart Thing in the kitchen.

We’re at Samsung’s IFA 2023 press conference in Berlin, where the tech giant isn’t launching a humongous new TV... but a new app.

Samsung Food is a souped-up recipe app powered by generative AI that integrates with SmartThings and Samsung’s appliances to try and fill the gap between the idea of the smart, connected kitchen and well, the way we actually cook.

We’ve got a deeper dive coming soon.

Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings takes center stage at the IFA 2023 press conference.
Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings takes center stage at the IFA 2023 press conference.
Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Jlab’s $39.99 Jbuds Mini are the smallest yet.

“The smallest true wireless earbud of any major headphone brand,” according to JLab, and comfortable enough to wear while sleeping. They feature Bluetooth multipoint for quick swaps between your computer and phone, with 5.5 hours of continuous playtime, or 20 hours after recharging from the case. They’re sweat-proof, and also offer a pass-through audio feature to better hear your surroundings. They only lack ANC.

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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Sonos must be so annoyed.

The service agnostic company was first to market with a speaker featuring both Alexa and Google Assistant, but JBL is first to allow simultaneous use of the two most popular voice assistants. Sonos previously said it was Google’s fault for blocking “concurrency” — a feature Sonos had been working on since at least 2017 — presumably out of spite for losing that lawsuit. We’ve reached out to Sonos for a reaction and will hopefully have something to publish soon.

Alexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL’s new speakers

Jon Porter
Alexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL’s new speakers

After JBL announced its new lineup of Authentics speakers at IFA 2023, we put the two built-in voice assistants that promise simultaneous usage to the test.

Jon Porter
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Wes Davis
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For just $1,699.95, you could have a glowing Dolby Atmos party speaker.

JBL announced a new wireless party speaker today as part of a host of new products, like new earbuds and new smart speakers, debuting at IFA.

The company says the PartyBox Ultimate self-tunes, has Wi-Fi 6 and LE Audio-ready Bluetooth connectivity and supports the company’s multi-speaker connection feature. Oh, and RGB lights. It has those too.

A picture of the partyBox Ultimate. It has two RGB-ringed subwoofers and the speaker grill has an RGB strip surrounding it. It’s tall and skinny, standing on one end.
The PartyBox Ultimate is just one of the announcements from JBL.
Image: JBL
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Alexa and Google Assistant are together at last on new JBL speakers

Three new JBL smart speakers from Harman will be the first to offer simultaneous voice assistants, so you can ask Alexa to start the music and then ask Google to stop it.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Does Eve think it’s hip to be square?

Smart home manufacturer Eve Systems may have a new Apple HomeKit-compatible camera up its sleeve. FCC docs discovered by German tech site Appgefahren indicate a second-gen model of the indoor Eve Cam security camera is close.

There are few details, other than a new square shape (the first-gen was circular) and the addition of 5 GHz Wi-Fi. Based on Eve’s other cameras, it’ll likely support Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video. But no Matter yet — the smart home standard still doesn’t work with cameras.

Eve Cam: Zweite Generation der HomeKit-Kamera im Anmarsch - appgefahren.de

[appgefahren.de]

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