We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything

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The Verge editors hosted an exclusive AMA for subscribers, sharing their experiences testing various gadgets at IFA 2026 in Berlin, including smart home devices, smartphones, and concept products.

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ifa-ama-2026.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Europe's biggest tech trade show, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986178/ifa-2026-the-biggest-tech-and-gadget-announcements">IFA</a>, has taken over Berlin this week - and we've been on the ground all week checking it out in person. We figure you have questions, so we're hosting an AMA that's exclusive to <em>Verge</em> subscribers at 12PM ET today. That's when we'll start dropping answers, but you can ask your burning questions whenever you'd like.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I'm Dom Preston, a news editor here at <em>The Verge</em>, and I've spent the last few days roaming the trade show halls together with senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy, putting as much as we can to the test.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As you can probably guess, Jen's been checking out all things smart home, from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989014/philips-hue-liane-360-rope-lights-smart-lighting-interior-design">Philips Hue's n …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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# We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything](https://www.theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything) [Skip to main content](https://www.theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything#content) We’ve seen everything from smart home to smartphones\. What do you want to know? We’ve seen everything from smart home to smartphones\. What do you want to know? by Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC ![ifa-ama-2026](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ifa-ama-2026.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.011361054305837%2C100%2C99.977277891388&w=2400) ![ifa-ama-2026](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ifa-ama-2026.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.011361054305837%2C100%2C99.977277891388&w=2400) Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge [![Dominic Preston](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/DOM_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=96)](https://www.theverge.com/authors/dominic-preston) Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism\. He previously worked at*Android Police*and*Tech Advisor*\. Europe’s biggest tech trade show,[IFA](https://www.theverge.com/tech/986178/ifa-2026-the-biggest-tech-and-gadget-announcements), has taken over Berlin this week — and we’ve been on the ground all week checking it out in person\. We figure you have questions, so we’re hosting an AMA that’s exclusive to*Verge*subscribers at 12PM ET today\. That’s when we’ll start dropping answers, but you can ask your burning questions whenever you’d like\. I’m Dom Preston, a news editor here at*The Verge*, and I’ve spent the last few days roaming the trade show halls together with senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy, putting as much as we can to the test\. As you can probably guess, Jen’s been checking out all things smart home, from[Philips Hue’s new 360\-degree Liane rope lights](https://www.theverge.com/tech/989014/philips-hue-liane-360-rope-lights-smart-lighting-interior-design)to Anker Eufy’s ominously named[MindBase smart home hub](https://www.theverge.com/tech/987936/anker-eufy-mindbase-ai-security-camera-system-matter)\. I’ve been out and about trying to see just about everything else, ranging from[bezelless concept smartphones](https://www.theverge.com/tech/985009/tecno-bezelless-concept-phone-ifa)and[Motorola’s new Wear OS watch](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/988734/moto-watch-ultra-release-date-price-specs-wear-os-ifa)to Acer’s flipping, swiveling[DualPlay Mini concept handheld](https://www.theverge.com/games/988029/acer-project-dualplay-mini-concept-gaming-handheld-keyboard-ifa#comments)\. 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, and we’ll be back in a few hours to bring you the answers\. Loading comments Getting the conversation ready\.\.\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Dominic Preston ## The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most\.

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