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More from IFA 2025: the biggest tech and gadget announcements

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The sun is shining in Berlin.

We’re here on the first day of the IFA 2025 tech show. It’s hot, sunny, and time for tech! We’ll be posting from the show floor all week, so stay tuned.

Photo of two Verge journalists in front of a large ‘IFA’ sign
Photo: Jess Weatherbed / The Verge
Your Sonos speakers can now control your Hue lightsYour Sonos speakers can now control your Hue lights
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors

Hue’s CTO explains how its new MotionAware feature works and why it’s better than previous RF sensing.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
It’s easier to count the PC makers that *don’t* sell an Nvidia micro-desktop now.

Acer already snuck its take on Nvidia’s Digits / Spark into Computex, but now the Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation is official: $3,999 for its Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell chip with 128GB memory, 4TB storage, Wi-Fi 7, HDMI 2.1b, Ethernet and four USB-C ports. Collect the whole set, I guess:

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Acer has a dual-mode 720Hz OLED monitor, too.

Remember Asus’ eye-catching silver screen with a 26.5-inch 1440p OLED panel that starts at a blazingly fast 540Hz and can also do 720Hz at 720p? Acer now has one of those, too: it’s called the Predator X27U F8 and likely uses the same LG Display tech. $1,300, coming Q1 2026.

A three spiky legged screen displaying a cyber person, possibly an android, with neon purple accents and glowing face paint circuitry against a spiky skyline.
The Predator X27U F8 monitor.
Image: Acer
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
AI fish tank.

Dangbei is launching the Smart Fish Tank 1 Ultra at the IFA show in Berlin next week. Here’s all the company is willing to say for now:

A first-of-its-kind smart aquarium with AI-powered feeding, real-time water monitoring, and studio-grade lighting for a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Withings ScanWatch 2 and Light review: simple vibes for the tech-fatigued

These watches hit a nice balance between style and function without bombarding you with information.

Victoria Song