Siemens

Siemens aims to transform electric cars into "rolling computers" controlled by a centralized computing architecture. Developers can retrofit functions such as electrical brakes using a plug-and-play process, and push new software functions and updates out to vehicles easily.

Siemens got the ball rolling at the 2013 IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin today, using the first press conference of the event to unveil a new model that features “vacuumTechnology.” There are no prizes for guessing that this involves using a vacuum to keep food fresher, longer.

Siemens and Volvo have teamed up to create the C30 Electric hatchback which can charge in just 90 minutes.

The world's first car-carrying electric ferry is scheduled to start use in Norway in 2015.

Siemens is displaying some of the home technologies it's developing, in its House of Innovations exhibit at IFA 2012.

Siemens is currently testing its eHighway of the Future concept in Germany - where commercial vehicles retro-fitted with a diesel/electric power train receive electric power from overhead cables via a new pantograph system.

Siemens' full-surface induction cooktop frees cooks from fixed cook zones by allowing cookware of any size to be placed anywhere on its surface.

Siemens has broken the record for wireless data transfer speed, using white LED light.

Commissioned by Siemens, the fully electric Siemens Smart Chopper features a 27hp brushless motor good for a top speed in excess of 100mph, and enough battery life for a 60-mile range.

Each year for the last three decades, Swiss-based Rinspeed has presented a new concept car at the Geneva motor show – customising Porsches might be the company’s bread and butter, but synthesising highly inventive and original concept

Fujitsu Siemens has announced one of the first portable external graphics cards, the GraphicsBooster. Featuring an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory and DVI-I and HDMI outputs, it's enough to turn your laptop into a quad-screen-pushing, Crysis-playing beast.

Siemens showcases new fast drying dishwashers at IFA. At this year's IFA Siemens has unveiled its new speedMatic dishwasher featuring Zeolith drying technology for speedier drying times.