IFA Starts Today

By Harry McCracken  |  Posted at 11:59 pm on Thursday, August 28, 2008

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I’m in Berlin to attend IFA, the giant consumer electronics tradeshow; besides roaming the floors to find stuff to cover here, I’m participating on two panels at the show today. One’s on smart home appliances; the other is on “Guessing Apple’s Next Moves.” Good topics, both–I’ll report back here on where each of the conversations go.

Unlike any other tradeshow I’ve been to, IFA kicked off with a gala dinner last night. The highlight was a speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But there was entertainment, too–including the Human Slinky:

 
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