The Greatest Issues I Noticed At IFA 2026

IFA 2026 is a wrap and we noticed extra smartphones, extra idea PCs and numerous new challengers launching new tech and devices. IFA traditionally gives a spot for wildcard concepts and massive swings, whereas additionally giving corporations an opportunity to show their CES or MWC ideas into tangible shopper merchandise.

Just a few traits bubbled up all through the occasion this yr. One was an ever-growing subcategory of cameras that take a center route between devoted skilled cameras and smartphone shooters. Think DJI’s vastly common Osmo Pocket sequence, however with totally different concepts, like smartphones with detachable cameras. There had been much more 360-degree video cameras and gimbal cameras that may double up as an motion cam. Are these rivals taking an opportunity to strike whereas GoPro figures out its future?

Elsewhere, Lenovo and Dell introduced solid-looking, entry-level laptops meant to face off towards the MacBook Neo, which has additionally impressed numerous third-party peripheral stalls with new zesty colorways of mice, keyboards, chargers and extra. Apple’s affect on shopper tech cannot be underestimated.

My colleague Sam went in depth on Lenovo’s Project Swan idea, and his write-up made me need to see it for myself. Expanding screens on laptop computer prototypes aren’t new for the corporate, however on this kind issue it is all getting fairly near future laptops we would be capable of purchase. It’s an ultrabook-styled gadget this time round, at below 18mm thick and weighing solely 3.5 kilos. That’s not far off froms commonplace 14-inch laptops. However, the show can stretch to 17 inches for extra workspace and (hopefully) a multitasking productiveness increase. 

It makes extra sense than the vertically increasing notebooks we have seen earlier than. Jaw-dropping prototypes usually seem at reveals like IFA, however Lenovo has a monitor file for finally packaging cutting-edge show know-how into retail fashions.

Lenovo’s $700 IdeaPad Vibe is on the different finish of the laptop computer spectrum. An entry-level, competitively priced laptop computer that is unashamedly chasing that MacBook Neo excessive. The colours? All attractive. The gray possibility? A contractual obligation for a laptop computer vary. It’s straightforward to daydream throughout numerous tech briefings, launches and press conferences, however the Vibe pulled me again into the room. Unlike the MacBook Neo, the Vibe gives far more customization, together with a selection between a Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor or AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 chips. Surprisingly, ports abound: 4 USB ports (two Type-A and two Type-C), a microSD card reader and an HDMI connector. Perfect for connecting all of the colourful matching equipment. A fascinating, low-cost laptop computer in 2026 is a tech pattern I’m very a lot into.

Hohem, greatest identified for gimbal equipment, is making its first standalone digicam, the EyePic. It’s not simply an Osmo Pocket clone, although. It has a intelligent twist: the digicam totally detaches. While the EyePic works as a stable 4K/60 fps gimbal digicam, you may as well pop the waterproof digicam module off to put on on a lanyard or magnetically keep on with a metallic pole, all whereas previewing your shot on the deal with’s touchscreen from as much as 30 ft away. Rotating the two.5-inch show bodily switches it to native vertical video with none cropping. 

The prototype I dealt with at IFA was nonetheless just a little glitchy, but when Hohem manages to undercut DJI’s pricing by its early 2027 launch, it could possibly be a extremely sensible, versatile setup for solo video. Judging from the assembled media and creators at tech reveals and launches this yr, the starvation for gimbal cameras has by no means been stronger.

Technically, Dyson revealed its high-tech toothbrush in Pairs the week earlier than IFA. Still, it was the primary time the broader press obtained to deal with the CameraJet, even when we weren’t allowed to really use it (Shared brushes? At a commerce occasion?!). At IFA, Dyson was showcasing the know-how with a bunch of demos. It largely centered on the focused water flossing, probably the most revolutionary half of what is going to be one of the crucial premium toothbrushes in the stores. Listen: It’s on this checklist as a result of I need to strive it correctly now. Honorable point out goes to the corporate’s new big, sandworm-shaped air air purifier.

Anker crammed every part I want right into a journey charger, and it could actually cost my laptop computer and Switch too. The Nano Universal Charger is not the primary of its sort, even from Anker, however it’s now considerably extra highly effective. The most interesting half is that the charger consists of built-in US, UK, and EU plugs that slide out and in. There’s no want for lock-on plug adapters you’ll inevitably lose someplace between dwelling and East Asia. Compared to its predecessor, it additionally delivers a lot larger wattage, topping out at 100W for a single gadget.

As you would possibly count on from Anker’s premium charger household, it features a show to observe voltage and temperatures. It’ll additionally detect many gadgets and optimize charging when it could actually. The Universal charger can even cost as much as 4 gadgets concurrently via three USB-C ports and one USB-A port.

Belkin, like Anker, had no scarcity of recent chargers, together with semi-solid-state chargers, however I used to be most enthusiastic about its new MagSafe stand. The Compact Magnetic Ring Stand combines a MagSafe mount with two articulating hinges and a suction mount that may connect to a number of — if not all — surfaces, utilizing a suction cup and dial to strengthen the air stress. It will not work on tough surfaces and it’ll apparently wrestle with some laminate surfaces, as a spokesperson informed me that they must be suitably thick to keep up floor stress. 

I personal a lot of MagSafe stands, tripods, mounts and the remaining, and Belkin’s spin on it’s a good one. The rubberized mount has just a little tab to raise the ring stand off surfaces as soon as you’ve got unlocked it, and it additionally rotates with a pleasant clicky noise so you need to use it at nearly any angle. It ought to work greatest with mirrors, glass and metallic surfaces — and hopefully the suction is highly effective sufficient.