Gate of my information: IFA anniversary ends with five percent increase in visitors

IFA anniversary ends with five percent increase in visitors

The organizers of the 50th International Consumer Electronics Show (IFA) In Berlin have drawn a positive conclusion: With 235,000 people 5 percent more visitors than last year. Including 125 000 visitors (up 8 per cent). At 134 400 square meters in 1423 exhibitors presented their products.

"We were pleased that the IFA is to continue to the 50th edition of its successful and we will represent an attractive platform for trade, consumer and industrial goods," said Rainer Hecker, Chairman of the Society for Entertainment and Communications Electronics (gfu). "The growth exceeded our expectations." The 51st Edition of the IFA of 2 to 7 September 2011 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds to take place.

Unexpectedly great was the iPad competition at the 50th IFA: Many manufacturers presented Tablets, use the Android operating system. Among other things, provided Samsung be large advertised Galaxy Tab , which will run on Android 2.2 (Froyo), but contrary to persistent rumors, not the super-AMOLED screen makes use of the Galaxy S. Also Toshiba first tablet – the Folio 100 – Froyo used as OS. Hannspree also announced a Tablet with Android 2.2 at.

Probably the most popular theme of the anniversary edition of the IFA was 3D – preferably without glasses. Panasonic showed the 3D largest plasma television in the world. It has a screen size of almost four meters (152 inches) and is 1.80 meters high. Sony announced for 2011 3D-capable notebook and made a presentation at the IFA a prototype.

The German Telekom is jumped on the 3D trainYou offering Entertain customers immediately films in the online video store Video Load. A hardware change is required; are loud Telekom Entertain Media Receiver 3D-capable.

Another trend is toward video-on-demand, streaming services and digital home electronics. Google TV starts this autumn in the U.S. and is In 2011 in Europe be available. Sony introduced a LCD TV that supports Google's platform. Sony Video-on-demand platform "Qriocity" nor shall this fall to be in five European countries.

Pro Sieben, Sat 1 and RTL have, meanwhile, as the first private station HbbTV-Betrieb gestartet, der ebenfalls Fernsehen und Internet verknupfen soll.

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