The special edition of the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, took place from September 3 to 5 in Berlin, Germany. Being the first onsite trade show for the tech industry since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), I am impressed that the scaled-down expo combined virtual and real-life experiences. I received an invitation for my physical participation at the IFA 2020 Special Edition in July, just like last year’s event. With the ban of nonessential travel, I covered the virtual event in the IFA Xtended Space.
The question is which innovations would prove successful in the “new normal” of the post Covid-19 situation? The IFA organizers believe that the focus is “on smart home applications and products that have a positive influence on the living climate. Such focus is on cutting-edge technologies, Internet of Things, 5G, mixed reality, AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, which would redesign the world in the era of digital working and learning, telemedicine and digital health.”
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