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2020 IFA International - Day 1 Edition

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I NEWS I

Voice assistant technology

comes of age

SHIFT Mobility

meets IFA NEXT –

Innovations ahead!

As part of the IFA 2020 Special Edition, the

exhibitors at “SHIFT Mobility meets IFA

NEXT” will be presenting forward-looking

innovations from mobility, consumer and

home electronics

This year's IFA 2020

Special Edition offers

an impression of the

creativity and visionary

spirit of the tech industry.

SHIFT Mobility presents highranking

experts with insights

of the future, including Michael

Lohscheller (CEO Opel),

François Bausch (Minister

of Transport Luxembourg),

shared mobility

expert Sandra Phillips

(founder and CEO

Movmi), James

Ehrlich (Stanford

University / developer

ReGen Villages)

and Renzo Vitale

(Creative Director

Sound Design BMW

Group).

"At IFA NEXT, innovation

traditionally meets inspiration.

This unique combination

creates clear added value for all

those who want to know at an

early stage which new products

will be highly relevant for the

industry," says Dirk Koslowski,

Director of IFA.

The range of topics of

exhibitors at IFA NEXT covers

all areas of consumers' life from

Smart Home, Audio, Finance,

Gardening and Logistics to

Health and Wellness. Some

startups are focused on

optimizing the individual user

experience, like: Aqua-Scope

Technologies, Augmented

Robotics UG, Berlin Green

UG, deep electronics GmbH,

Easyship, Fauna Audio GmbH,

Focalcrest, Leedarson, Level

Up, Shiftcam, Makakaontherun,

Mercku, Mystery Vibes,

IFA 2019 - IFA NEXT -

Shenzhen Timekettle

Technologies, Technische

Universität Berlin, The little cat,

VISSEIRO GmbH, voxasound

GmbH, XeelTech GmbH

SHIFT MOBILITY meets

IFA NEXT

Hall A, CityCube

Today, 10:00 am - 18:10pm

©Messe Berlin GmbH

Smart speakers continue

to capture the hearts and

wallets of consumers, driving

demand for wireless speakers

and establishing a wider

acceptance of voice assistants.

According to Jack Wetherill,

Principal Analyst: Home Electronics,

Futuresource Consulting, by the end

of 2019, 21 million smart speakers

were in use in Western European

homes, on track to exceed 32 million

by the end of this year according to

Futuresource forecasts.

Although a broad range of brands

compete for attention, Google and

Amazon branded speakers still

account for almost 80% of the smart

speaker market in Europe. This is

mainly due to product subsidy

strategies from the market leaders,

which are geared towards getting

the products in homes and learning

about consumer activities, lifestyle

choices and shopping habits. In Q1

2020, Google and Amazon offerings

were retailing at an ASP of €52,

compared with €213 from the likes

of Apple, JBL, Sonos and Sony.

Recent consumer research carried

out by Futuresource reveals that

70% of smart speaker owners

mainly use their devices to listen to

music, and 58% say they would like

better sound quality. It is unclear

whether this will translate into an

uptick in spend, but all eyes will be

on IFA to see what innovations will

be unveiled this year

ADVERTORIAL

Wessel-Werk launches

innovative battery-powered

concept for vacuuming

Wessel-Werk's new EBK 250

electro brush is a powerful add-on

for battery-powered stick cleaners.

It offers consistently excellent

cleaning performance on carpet

and hard floor and can be adapted

to the surface by its replaceable

brush roller. During cleaning, LED

lighting makes dirt visible even

in poorly illuminated areas. As a

special, the electro brush has an

integrated cleaning tool. In addition,

EBK 250 can also be used with lineoperated

vacuum cleaners, enabled

by an innovative vacuum cleaner

tube with a powerful battery pack.

KEY SELLING POINTS

Excellent cleaning performance

on carpet and hard floors

New illumination concept

Combinable with power tube with

excellent long run time

Jack Wetherill

Futuresource

"With this overall concept of electro

brush and power tube, we have

created an unique system and set

new standards in floor cleaning.

Hence we offer herewith the way

for new innovative products",

says Wolfgang Geurden, Director

of Marketing and Sales, Wessel-

Werk

IFA GLOBAL

PRESS CONFERENCE

Hall 1.2 / Stand 202

IIFA INTERNATIONAL • THURSDAY 3 RD SEPTEMBER 2020 5

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