The best tech at IFA 2017
From shape-shifting laptops, to svelte smartphones, to 4K projectors, IFA had it all.
While it lacks the grandeur of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, IFA (the wonderfully titled Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) has its fair share of lavish press conferences and technological tat to lust after.
If there was a theme to IFA 2017, it was one of consolidation. Intel strengthened its position as the go-to chip-maker for laptops by stuffing quad-core "8th Generation" (Kaby Lake Refresh) CPUs into as many devices as possible, while Google began the battle for control of the smart home in earnest with a barrage of speakers featuring its Google Assistant. Philips, LG, and Panasonic doubled down on OLED—with both low-end and high-end televisions on show—while everyone else continued to try and connect everything to everything, with a slew of wearables and IoT devices.
Separating the desirable from the dross, then, has been trickier than in years past. But thanks to a few bright sparks and some clever inventions, we found some brilliant tech inside the labyrinthine halls of the Berlin messe. From shape-shifting laptops, to surprisingly svelte smartphones, to 4K projectors, here's what stood out from the crowd to win a coveted Ars Technica Best of IFA award.
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