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IFA 2008: Continued Evolution

Simon Perry — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:36:58 +0000

One thing is clear, IFA, _the_ European consumer electronics show, knows how to put on a show and how to entertain. If you’ve been to the show in Berlin that runs between the end of August and that start of September you’ll know what we mean – it’s huge and the companies that exhibit there [...]

Virtual Trainers In A Virtual Mirror: Video

Simon Perry — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:30:43 +0000

Here’s an interesting video that we grabbed at IFA last year. The concept? Rather than shops needing to have huge stock of every trainer available, all that would be needed is for a stock of virtual trainers. This gives the shops a number of advantages. The shops can be considerably smaller, saving money on expensive [...]

“Europe’s thinnest TV” Heading To Comet

Simon Perry — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:32 +0000

NXP: Navigating And Playing YouTube Videos on a STB: Podcast And Video

Simon Perry — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:36:45 +0000

NXP have had a Set Top Box (STB) playing Flash for quite a few years now. They’ve moved this on now play Flash videos, enabling them to support YouTube and other Internet video services without the need for a separate computer – and from the comfort of the sofa. The upshot is YouTube videos playing [...]

NXP Nexperia PNX5100: HD TV 2 Is Coming: Podcast & Video: IFA

Simon Perry — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:00:30 +0000

If you thought that HD TV was the best picture you’re ever going to see, think again. The release of 100/120 Hz Full HD TVs gives you a pretty clear idea that the market is moving again. NXP showed us a chip the Nexperia PNX5100 which really ups the game for HD. Lower down you [...]

NXP: Shaping The Future Of Digital Media: Podcast: IFA

Simon Perry — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:03:24 +0000

If you want to know where consumer electronics are moving, there’s no better place to find out than via the people that make the chips that will power these devices. One that came into being last year that really impressed us last year at IFA was NXP, a spin-off from Philips, essentially what used to [...]

Sony Cyber-shot T200: Auto Smile Photos: Video: IFA

Simon Perry — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:34:19 +0000

We got excited about face recognition in digital camera when we first heard about it – when the FinePix F31fd came out back in Septemeber 2006 – but now it’s becoming run of the mill. Sony have taken it one step further with the Cyber-shot T200. Not only does it spot faces, but it will [...]

Philips Launch Aurea

Simon Perry — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:00:34 +0000

Philips continue their run of staging press event differently. At IFA they started with a stage with dancers, before the boss came on stage to tell us all about the wonderful things they’d been working on. The hoopla was mainly to draw attention to their new TV range – Aurea. The most notable feature for [...]

Sharp Show 20mm Thin LCD TV: IFA

Simon Perry — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:28:24 +0000

Sharp have shown their next generation LCD TVs – the summary? They are phenomenally thin – extraordinarily thin. How thin? 20mm thin, increasing slightly to 29mm at their thickest part. Crazy isn’t it? The bezel is just as slim, with the top coming in at 20mm at the top and 25mm on sides. While the [...]

Samsung BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player Actually Released: IFA

Simon Perry — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:53:15 +0000

Two years after Samsung first announced their intention to sell a dual fomat HD player that would play HD-DVD and Blu-ray – in the same unit. As well as being the first dual format player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player supports both formats interactive formats – DB Java and HDi. Since the floating of the [...]

Samsung: Monitors with VoIP Built-in: IFA

Simon Perry — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:13:01 +0000

Here's a new one to us, monitors with VoIP built in.

SanDisk Forced to Remove MP3 Players From IFA:Exclusive

Simon Perry — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:22:39 +0000

Major blow for SanDIsk at IFA in Berlin, where they have been forced to remove all of their MP3 players from the stand.

SanDisk Launches V-MATE Video Flash Memory Card Recorder:IFA

Mike Slocombe — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:36:19 +0000

Grab video content for your mobile device with this smartypants card reader/recorder.

IFA 2006

Simon Perry — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:23:30 +0000

IFA is...

... the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fair with over 1,000 exhibitors and 273,800 visitors (2003)

... the industry's No. 1 place for orders, with a volume of 2.4 billion Euros

... a trade fair for both experts and the public, featuring special services for trade visitors and a varied program with special events for consumers

... an incomparable media event: 6,800 accredited journalists from 78 countries, and 95 hours of TV reports in Germany alone

Toshiba HD DVD: European Dates Announced (Photos):IFA

Simon Perry — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:31:52 +0000

It's tit-for-tat in the Next Gen DVD game, with Toshiba bringing their consumer playback device to Europe this year.

IFA Berlin 2006

Simon Perry — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:45:31 +0000

The second largest CE show in the world and the largest in Europe. Boy this is a big show with every company that you could imagine being there.

From this year it changes to be yearly, from its twice yearly previous.

IFA is...

... the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fair with over 1,000 exhibitors and 273,800 visitors (2003)

... the industry's No. 1 place for orders, with a volume of 2.4 billion Euros

... a trade fair for both experts and the public, featuring special services for trade visitors and a varied program with special events for consumers

... an incomparable media event: 6,800 accredited journalists from 78 countries, and 95 hours of TV reports in Germany alone