This week the technology fair started IFA 2024in Berlin, Germany. But this is not just any edition, we are celebrating the first centenary of the exhibition of everyday technology.
For this reason, one of the exhibitions that draws attention is the ‘IFA 100 Years The Exhibition’, which reveals the technological milestones that marked our lives and the life of this fair.
Some pioneering products include the first portable video game console, Game Boy, along with the game Tetris (1989), by Nintendo; the first CD player, the CD-100 by Sony; and what is considered the origin of all smartphones, the Nokia 9000 Communicator (1996).
It was also the scene of devices that have facilitated communication between people for decades, notes the Europapress agency, such as one of the first pocket transistor models, RT 10, by Siemens (1960), and the “legendary” local receiver OE333, by Loewe.
And those that have made people’s lives more comfortable, as is the case with household appliances. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners and televisions, among others, have passed through its halls over these last hundred years, which show the evolution that everyday products have undergone. An example of this evolution is the first electric hairdryer, manufactured by Sanitas Berlin (1910), which also passed through the German city.
Presentations
As expected, this date is characterized by presentations. The fair, which takes place from September 6 to 10, has the most important technology companies such as Sony, Lenovo, Honor, Samsung, LG, Hiense, myFirst, among many others, showing the best for daily use.
One such case is Honor, which showcased three innovative mobile artificial intelligence (AI) solutions at IFA 2024: the AI PC powered by Snapdragon® X Elite platforms, the AI Agent, and AI Detection of deepfakes or false content on the network.
LG showed its new ‘LG AI Home’ devices and solutions for a home of the future capable of adapting to the needs and lifestyles of users, placing the new LG ThinQ ON smart hub at the centre of the ecosystem. In the same line of home appliances, Haier brought its new catalogue of household appliances, among which the X Series 11 range of washing machines stands out, which incorporate Utra Fresh Air technology, designed to prevent the proliferation of bacteria and bad odours after washing.