Despite being real crowd-pleasers at the show, they're still in the early stages of tangible consumer use. Robots are one area where I would have hoped for more. Most of the big brands have similar technologies to offer in all product categories including TVs, drones, routers, music products, and the smart home.
No truly disruptive technologies at IFA 2016Īlthough the products at IFA were packed full of features with great designs, I didn’t see any so-called “disruptive technologies.” In fact, it appears the markets are becoming saturated and commoditized. This consumer market could bring good return on investment for SD or UFS card manufacturers. There’s an explosion of 360º-cameras, action cameras, professional drones, cinematographic drones, and other high-performance video recording devices – which all need plenty of data storage.
Specific to Tuxera’s main areas of interest – storage and networking technologies – a hot area of demand is the camera market, including drones. Brands invested a lot of time and money to create an enjoyable experience for consumers at the show.Īt this year’s IFA, the three biggest consumer trends were in: As in previous years, all the big consumer electronics brands were present including Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, and myriads of others. IFA is still a top event in consumer electronics. Now that I’m settled in after a jam-packed tour of IFA, here’s my take on the trends and developments I saw there.