Tuesday

IFA Berlin 2008, a brief roundup.

The world’s biggest Consumer Electronics trade show, the IFA Berlin , ran from Aug 29th to September 3rd this year. What started out as the ‘Great German Radio Show’ in 1924 has grown and developed into an International multimedia event with products ranging from Home Entertainment to Public Media and Communications, and for the first time, Home Appliances.

The opening Gala on Aug 28th was attended by many leading lights of the design, fashion, music and political world. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, made a speech where she praised the IFA and outlined how determined Germany is to be a major player in the High Tech world “I am convinced that the IFA 2008 highlights a whole new aspect the German Federal Government specifically is promoting in its High-Tech Strategy: the creation of new products and appliances from the ever growing role information and communication technologies play in our daily private and business lives. ” (from the IFA international, Daily News Source for International Visitors).

In 2007 there was a reported 2.25 billion Euros worth of orders taken at the IFA. This year the ‘closing report’ was clear: Continue…