# Inside IFA 2026: The Best and Weirdest Tech

> The Verge team spent the week testing new gadgets at Europe's biggest trade show and is answering subscriber questions live.
- Title: Inside IFA 2026: The Best and Weirdest Tech · The Verge
- Summary: The Verge team spent the week testing new gadgets at Europe's biggest trade show and is answering subscriber questions live. IFA 2026 delivered everything…
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- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything
- Author: Dominic Preston
- Published: 2026-09-04T12:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ifa 2026, gadgets, smart home, tech news, berlin, technology, culture
## Inside Europe’s biggest tech show
The Verge team spent the week on the ground in Berlin exploring IFA 2026 to test the latest consumer technology firsthand.

> Europe’s biggest tech trade show, IFA, has taken over Berlin this week — and we’ve been on the ground all week checking it out in person.
## Smart home innovations on display
Smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy put new connected hardware to the test, including Philips Hue's 360-degree rope lights and Anker Eufy's MindBase hub.

> ...from Philips Hue’s new 360-degree Liane rope lights to Anker Eufy’s ominously named MindBase smart home hub.
## Wild mobile concepts and wearables
News editor Dom Preston evaluated futuristic mobile gear, including bezelless concept phones, Motorola's Wear OS watch, and Acer's swiveling handheld.

> ...ranging from bezelless concept smartphones and Motorola’s new Wear OS watch to Acer’s flipping, swiveling DualPlay Mini concept handheld.
## Subscriber-exclusive live AMA
Verge subscribers get direct access to the reporting team during a live Q&A session focused on all the hardware revealed at the show.

> ...we’re hosting an AMA that’s exclusive to Verge subscribers at 12PM ET today.
## Put the new tech to the test
Readers can submit questions about any announced product to get practical impressions from the reporters who handled the devices.

> Whether you’ve got questions about those, or any of the many, many, many other products announced at the show, drop them in the comments...
## Key takeaway

IFA 2026 delivered everything from 360-degree smart lighting to swiveling gaming concepts, highlighting where personal tech is headed next.