IFA is the European version of the Consumer Electronics Show, held every August/September in Berlin. The show’s a lot more fun than CES – half the show is appliances with lots of cooking demos and free coffee, cappuccino, espresso and fresh-squeezed fruit juice, and it’s open to consumers, thankfully after a couple of press-only games.
I covered the show for TWICE, for which I filed these stories:
Enjoy, trade magazine fans!
About Stewart Wolpin
I have been writing about consumer electronics for nearly 35 years, including news, reviews, analysis and history for a wide variety of consumer, niche and trade outlets. For the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), I annually update the industry's history and write the official biographies of the CTA Hall of Fame inductees. Aside from writing about consumer technology for a variety of consumer, tech and trade publications, I write a blog and do market research for Digital Technology Consulting. In the non-tech world, I have written "Bums No More: The Championship Season of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers" and "The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle." Check out my work at www.stewartwolpin.com.
