Europe\u2019s biggest consumer technology show has opened in Berlin with manufacturers displaying a new generation of experimental phones, robot cleaners, expandable laptops, and increasingly intelligent home devices.<\/p>\n
IFA 2026 is running at Messe Berlin from September 4 to 8 under the theme \u201cThe future is now\u201d, bringing together global technology companies and products spanning computing, entertainment, and the smart home.<\/p>\n
Among the more unusual devices shown at the event is Tecno\u2019s bezel-less concept phone, which wraps the edges of a 6.78-inch OLED display beneath its metal frame to almost eliminate the visible border around the screen. Lenovo, meanwhile, demonstrated its ThinkBook Project Swan, a 14-inch laptop whose flexible OLED display can expand horizontally to 17 inches.<\/p>\n
Robot cleaning is also becoming more ambitious. iRobot unveiled the Roomba Duo concept, which combines a larger vacuum-and-mop machine with a smaller robot carried on top. The smaller unit can be deployed into areas that the main cleaner cannot reach, with both devices using a shared map of the home to coordinate their work.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Oukitel showed a laptop with a solar panel built into its lid, while Anker introduced sleep earbuds capable of monitoring measurements including heart rate and sleep quality. Philips Hue demonstrated its Liane 360-degree rope lighting, designed to spread adjustable light in every direction rather than expose individual LEDs.<\/p>\n
The show also reflects manufacturers\u2019 continued experimentation with products that sit somewhere between familiar categories. Acer has revived the Packard Bell name for a new laptop and accessories, while its DualPlay Mini concept turns a handheld Windows gaming device into a miniature computer by repositioning its screen over a keyboard. TCL, meanwhile, is combining smartphone and e-reader ideas in its Nxtpaper P80 Ultra.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s biggest consumer technology show has opened in Berlin with manufacturers displaying a new generation of experimental phones,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[192541,275558,238534,258132,275557,85,46,275562,275559,275565,275563,84177,275560,2298,275564,125,275561],"class_list":["post-608603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ai-gadgets","tag-best-gadgets-ifa-2026","tag-consumer-technology","tag-ifa-2026","tag-ifa-berlin-2026","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-lenovo-project-swan","tag-new-gadgets-2026","tag-new-laptops-2026","tag-philips-hue-liane","tag-robot-vacuum","tag-roomba-duo","tag-smart-home-technology","tag-solar-laptop","tag-technology","tag-tecno-bezelless-phone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}