IFA 2013: The Pre-Show Guide September is upon us, and that means IFA 2013 is close at hand, with the Berlin technology show expected to see big announcements from Samsung, LG, Sony, and more. GizmoGear is off to Germany this week to see what Europe’s biggest consumer tech expo has to offer, and though there have been leaks a-plenty already, we’re still expecting a fair few surprises..... Samsung may not be holding its event at IFA-proper – in fact, the South Korean company has branded it according to its own “Unpacked” theme – but the big event on September 4th is expected to be the third time the company has held high-profile reveals timed alongside the German show. This year, Samsung is expected to reveal the new Galaxy Note 3, the third-generation of its best-selling “phablet” oversized smartphone. However, Samsung is also said to be readying a smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, to pre-empt Apple’s oft-rumored “iWatch” with a play for the wrist. The Android-powered wearable is said to take fitness tracking as its initial purpose, though will also show messaging notifications, allow control over calls, and more. It’s not Samsung’s only oddball device, though. The company has teased a number of new printers, including one that also operates as a speaker-dock when a phone is plugged in. LG has played its hand in part, at least, announcing this weekend that the LG G Pad 8.3 would make its debut this coming week. The 8.3-inch Android tablet marks the company’s return to the slate segment, after having lackluster success with the Optimus tablet line-up last year. Now, with the success of the iPad mini showing the sub-10-inch category has legs, LG is back with a full-HD alternative to the iOS slate. Meanwhile, LG will also have a new, ultra-widescreen all-in-one PC, the V960 UltraWide for the home-office, and the LG LAP340 soundbar for the living room. Over at Sony, there are not only phones but cameras expected to grab the limelight. The Sony Xperia Z1 “Honami” is perhaps the most hotly-anticipated device, said to pair an Android phone in the mold of the Xperia Z with a 20-megapixel camera and professional optics pulled from Sony’s dedicated camera line-up. There are also whispers of Ultra HD video recording, which would enable owners to Sony’s 4K TVs to produce their own content rather than wait for distributed media to catch up to the resolution.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:26:24 +0000
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