IFA 2019: live reporting from Berlin

We’re ready.

We, this is our Hamburg-based editor Jan, Zurich-based editor Luca and video producer Manu. While the doors open exclusively to the press from 4 to 5 September and once the event begins on 6 September, we’ll be reporting live from the IFA in Berlin, the leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances. Our colleagues from the digitec and Galaxus editorial offices in Switzerland are supporting us.

07.09.2019

Almost six o'clock in the morning at Berlin-Tegel Airport. Could be worse. I hearty yawn, we close the laptop one last time and board the LX963. That's it from Berlin.

6 September 2019

Third and last day of our live reporting from the IFA in Berlin. And your last chance to ask us questions and send requests in the comment section.

3:02 p.m.

Lenovo times two:

2:50 p.m.

Sonos introduces its first portable loudspeaker and two other innovations.

2:11 p.m.

It's on. And going well. Here are a few live impressions from Berlin.

11:32 a.m.

The Huawei P30 Pro gets two new design variants. Apart from that, Huawei also presented the Freebuds 3, which are supposed to be better than the AirPods 2, and the Kirin 990. The chipset will be in the Mate 30 Pro, which the company will officially launch on 19 September 2019.

5 September 2019

Day two. We're back on our feet.

10:42 p.m.

Last post for today: Panasonic's world first transparent OLED TV.

Good night and hello from the editorial team!

9:13 p.m.

The Lenovo press conference is still underway. There are new yogabooks, new thinkbooks, new smart tablets and two new smartphones by Motorola.

6:04 p.m.

First hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G.

4:30 p.m.

Nokia is presenting five new mobile phones: two smartphones and three feature phones.

3:36 p.m.

A first look at the new Sony Xperia 5.

12:03 a.m.

Yesterday evening, Grundg and Amazon presented a FireTV television set together.

9:35 a.m.

The hall is still very much a big building site.

4 September 2019

Not much is happening yet. The doors to IFA aren’t opening to the public until 6 September.

7:17 p.m.

Skullcandy plays it cool and shows three new headphones.

6:42 p.m.

Asus steals Acer's show.

6:17 p.m.

Acer presented a number of innovations at its press conference. We took a closer look at some of them.

5:31 p.m.

We tested Libratone's new track Air+. The Sony WF-1000XM3 are facing competition when it comes to true wireless headphones with active noise reduction.

4:09 p.m.

Logitech presents the MX Master 3 at IFA Berlin. Kevin has already tested the mouse.

2:37 p.m.

Interesting from the Smart Home section by Siemens.

11:43 a.m.

What have we here? A designer lamp and an oversized razor?

Nope. It's an extractor hood and the world's first wireless vacuum cleaner. More about that later.

9:37 a.m.

Many halls still look a bit... chaotic.

09:04 a.m.

We've arrived. First press conferences are scheduled. Jan visits Acer. Luca takes a look around. Possibly ending up at Siemens or Miele.

3 September 2019

Arrived. Ready to rumble. Battle plan is nigh – and we’re ready for the unexpected. Trade shows never go as planned. Especially not the IFA Berlin. IFA is a huge, loud and chaotic event. And an exciting one. Maybe a bit overwhelming, too.

During the next three days, we want to let you see devices that are revealed to the public for the very first time, joined with the latest tech trends and first-hand news. Our editorial colleagues in Switzerland will support us by looking out for news and trends from afar. We’ll keep you updated on this page. It's worth dropping by every once in a while!

By the way: if you have any questions or would like us to find out, see or report on something at IFA, let us know in the comment section below this newsfeed. I can't promise that we’ll respond to all your requests, but we’ll do our best.

Let's go!