Articles on Ifa 2007

IFA 2007 roundup and final post - Sep 2, 2007

Crave BERLIN, GERMANY--One man, two days, 26 halls and a pair of sore feet later, yet we managed to cover barely one-fifth of the consumer electronics show at IFA 2007. Sprawled across ... Read story »

Bling it on, Pana - Sep 1, 2007

Crave That's what you get when you have too much loose change after selling 3 million DVD recorders in Europe. You accessorize. What else? Three of these units are adorned with precision-cut ... Read story »

That last sprint to hell, ah, IFA - Aug 30, 2007

Crave BERLIN, GERMANY--Finally, IFA begins tomorrow and it has certainly been an exciting start… Of The Amazing Race caliber. Only yours truly didn't have US$1 million waiting at the end of the ... Read story »

Toshiba showcases proto methanol fuel cell at IFA - Sep 1, 2007

Crave The future is here, finally. Well, almost. According to a Toshiba representative at IFA Berlin, its methanol fuel cell could possibly go commercial as early as next year. While portable battery ... Read story »

Loewe Connect: A fusion of style and functionality - Sep 2, 2007

Crave Loewe--a brand that is synonymous with design and style, even though our wallets are likely to protest. And we like how aptly the product catalog puts it: What looks better in ... Read story »

Samsung SGH-i620 spotted at IFA - Aug 31, 2007

Crave Looks like the rumored SGH-i620 does exist after all and it's making a showing here at Samsung's booth at IFA Berlin. As reported earlier, the Windows Mobile 6 QWERTY smart phone ... Read story »

Samsung's F9 series dims parts of your TV selectively - Sep 1, 2007

Crave Dubbed the LED SmartLighting technology, which in more layman terms refers to "local dimming", multiple LED backlight units on the TV are capable of adjusting the brightness level by selectively turning ... Read story »

Hands-on with OQO model 02 UMPC - Sep 1, 2007

Crave We can't even remember where we saw this UMPC at IFA Berlin, but we're sure glad we did. This portable computing unit packs nearly everything under the sun, save for the ... Read story »

Bolod brings 3D to your LCD - Sep 2, 2007

Crave Now's the time to officially snigger at those blokes wearing cheesy headgear so they can enjoy the same 3D experience you're getting from your LCD screen, sans external aids. The Chinese ... Read story »

Now these are two hot Samsung printers - Aug 31, 2007

Crave Hardly do you hear people going ga-ga over inkboxes, but Samsung's latest ML-1630 and SCX-4500 printers unveiled at IFA Berlin were simply droolicious. Forget the dreary pages-per-minute or dots-per-inch race as ... Read story »

Hands-on with the Samsung YP-P2 - Aug 31, 2007

Crave There's no lack of iPhone wannabes out there, but the Samsung YP-P2 showcased at IFA Berlin probably is the only one that comes closest to meeting the escalating demand for a ... Read story »

LG Viewty not exactly viewer-friendly - Aug 31, 2007

Crave Besides having to trot long distances between exhibition halls, one of the things journos visiting large tradeshows such as the IFA have to deal with is rejection. Apparently we weren't allowed ... Read story »

Philips' Aurea, the next-gen Ambilight - Sep 1, 2007

Crave If you're wondering how much light Philips can install behind its LCDs, well, lots. And if it looks twice as good, then we're sold. The next wave of Ambilight-powered LCDs takes ... Read story »

Casio overclocks camera with 60fps shooting rate - Sep 2, 2007

Crave Drats, we totally missed the press conference yesterday when some lucky folks got upclose with Casio's new prototype camera. Now, we can catch it only from outside a transparent box since ... Read story »

Sharp's prototype 52-inch LCD TV is almost paper-thin - Sep 2, 2007

Crave The keyword is, almost. But really, the panel nearly disappeared along with the crowd in the background when we took a picture from the side. It's quite an amazing feat if ... Read story »

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