IFA 2013

With companies that blazed the E Ink eReader trail such as Amazon and Kobo branching out into tablets with LCD displays, you might be forgiven for thinking that E Ink technology is on the way out. But E Ink was at IFA to demonstrate that this is far from the case by showcasing new E Ink technology.

Intelligent Headset adds 3D audio, GPS, and head tracking to headphones to create an augmented reality experience in sound and space. Currently developing apps for tourism, education, and entertainment, their developer portal is open to those wishing to build products with the technology.

eTiger's Cosmic Led is a hybrid unit that is both a speaker and a light bulb. All it takes is plugging it into lamps as well as ceiling roses. The 7.6 Led offers a luminosity that equals or beats a 60W light bulb. Cosmic Led uses Bluetooth wireless standard.

UK electronics company Binatone has unveiled the aptly named Brick mobile phone which boasts up to 3 months of standby time, 28 hours of talk time and an integrated flashlight, all wrapped up in an extremely compact form factor … for 1991.

Lenovo has announced a new All-in-One PC called the Flex 20 at IFA 2013. Part of the company's multi-mode offerings, the computer's hinge folds neatly within the housing for use on a table top, or can be adjusted between 15 and 70 degrees, or fully upright, for desktop PC mode.

Making it's debut at IFA 2013, LG's 77-inch TV is claimed to be the world's largest Ultra High Definition OLED TV. The massive panel with its IMAX-like curvature packs in around four times the resolution of a Full HD TV and delivers stunning picture quality.

While just about any webcam will work for Skyping, your best bet would presumably be to use one that’s actually designed for (and licensed by) Skype. Well, that's just what Amaryllo’s iCam HD is – it’s the world’s first HD wireless video-streaming camera to be licensed by the company.

Toshiba has unveiled an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet named the Encore. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft, the device features the latest generation of Intel's Atom processor, and has been optimized for Skype calls and video chats.

The ClicLite solar-powered charger is small enough that it can be attached to a keyring. Additionally, if its one included mono-crystalline solar panel isn't powerful enough for you, you can add on some others.

Taiwan's ATake brought a range of existing Music Fountain's to this year's IFA show in Berlin, as well two new models set for release by the end of 2013.

Creative takes on the might of Microsoft's Kinect with the Senz3D at this year's IFA. Gizmag was on the scene to give it a brief whirl, and came away impressed with its control.

Electronics firm Philips has teamed-up with Dutch trance music maestro Armin van Buuren to produce the M1X-DJ System: a combined DJ controller and sound system for iPad.