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IFA International Day 6 - 2018 Edition

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The 2018 Day 4 edition of IFA International, the official daily of the IFA Berlin show.

NEWS Panasonic’s Lumix

NEWS Panasonic’s Lumix LX100 II punches above its weight Packing the one of largest sensors on the market for a compact camera, the next generation LX100 promises to capture market share at IFA Now in its seventh generation, the acclaimed LX series is the ideal companion for street photographers, offering high end specs in a compact and light but robust body. Along with a new 17 megapixel multi-aspect Four Thirds sensor, the LX100 II houses a Leica DC Vario-Summilux Lens with f/1.7 fast aperture offering a 35mm equivalent of 24-75mm for impressive versatility, especially in low light. “It’s pitched at customers who want quality photos without much light,” Osman Begdeda, Trainer Digital Imaging at Panasonic, told IFA International, adding that the camera is perfect for capturing moments in theatres, restaurants or indoor scenes. He also noted that the Leica lens remains wide angle even when the aspect ratio is changed. Other features include 4K Video, the introduction of new Monochrome Photo Styles, Bluetooth and Wi- Fi connectivity, plus USB charging for power boosts on the move. Direct, intuitive control is promised thanks to dedicated rings and dials including an aperture ring, control ring, shutter speed dial or exposure compensation dial. This version of the LX100 differs from its predecessor by including a new 3.0-inch touch screen that gives users the flexibility to edit images on the run. Meanwhile, the 21.77-megapixel sensor - achieving effective 17.0 megapixel in 4:3 aspect - is a boost in resolution ensuring high resolution no matter which aspect ratio users choose to shoot in. But the big upgrade is a sensor that is eight times the size of any other on the market, according to Begdeda. “No other company can offer such a compact camera with such quality,” he said, adding that the Osman Begdeda Trainer Digital Imaging, Panasonic device’s robust build quality matches that of professional level cameras like the Lumix GH5 Hall 5.2 Stand 101 Who will be responsible when a self-driving car goes off the road? AI correspondent at tech website VentureBeat, Kyle Wiggers, will raise the issue of insuring self-driving cars during a Shift Automotive discussion At Shift Automotive, IFA’s two-day automotive and electronics conference, Kyle Wiggers, along with Florian Leibert of US tech company Mesosphere, will discuss the challenge of insuring self-driving cars. We asked Kyle Wiggers about the future of autonomous cars. Even though an estimated 23 million autonomous cars will be on US roads by 2035, the industry has yet to rally around a solution to the liability question. A few manufacturers – chiefly Google spinoff Waymo, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz – have agreed to accept responsibility in cases where a car’s self-driving system is at fault for a crash; and Tesla offers an insurance program to purchasers of its vehicles. But with truly autonomous cars at least five to ten years away from public deployment, I don’t expect clear, cohesive guidance from most insurers and OEMs anytime soon. Who should come to your presentation and why? Anyone with a burning curiosity about how the insurance industry and autonomous vehicle startups will tackle the unenviable problem of liability. I’m expecting a lively discussion. How will disruptive mobility change human transport? Disruptive mobility, which I equate with self-driving cars, has the potential to disrupt entire industries. It’s an obvious fit for ridehailing businesses like Uber and Lyft, of course, but I’m far more interested to see how it’ll impact urban planning. Who will provide the parking required to maintenance and house autonomous cars when they’re not in use? How will those parking structures change with humans out of the loop? Will they become more compact, perhaps, or autonomous? I’m fascinated by those questions. How important is it to have a platform like the Shift Automotive in order to foster thought leadership in these fields? Shift Automotive is bringing together the brightest minds in the field today – luminaries like John Schoenbeck of BMW Designworks, Daniel Deparis of Daimler’s SmartLabs, and Patrick Weissert of German Autolabs. The industry’s current pace of innovation is positively breakneck, and it’s all too easy to get swept up in it; I’m personally looking forward to measured, carefully considered perspectives informed by decades of experience Today 11:00am - 11:35am Hall 26b GRAND THEATER Kyle Wiggers AI correspondant, VentureBeat THE INDUSTRY’S CURRENT PACE OF INNOVATION IS POSITIVELY BREAKNECK 10

NEWS IFA NEXT: showing the way ahead IFA NEXT, the show’s forum for forwardthinkers, has returned for a second year with a bigger footprint and more stands. Organisers say the space devoted to the global innovation hub has almost doubled, along with a similar increase in the number of exhibitors, most of them startups with new products and fresh visions to offer. True fingertip control of mobile phones is now possible, thanks to SGNL’s revolutionary new approach. The company’s new watches link wirelessly to a phone, and vibrate sound through the wrist and bones of the hand, allowing the user to “hear” calls simply by pressing a forefinger to the ear. It means making and taking calls is more discreet than ever before, requiring no extra devices like headsets or earphones. There’s no rummaging through bags or pockets when the phone rings - a finger on the ear is all that’s needed to keep in touch. French firm R-Pur is setting out to tackle the growing problem of pollution with a high performance face-mask linked to a mobile app that uses air quality information to calculate when the filters need to be replaced. The app pinpoints where the user is anywhere in the world, and combines local pollution data with his or her activity levels to determine how fast the filter system is being depleted. R-Pur’s CEO and co-founder, Flavien Hello reports an enthusiastic response from customers, including cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. “We think it is the most efficient, most comfortable and bestdesigned pollution mask there is,” he said. “We have already had great feedback.” Robots and robotics are in high profile at IFA NEXT. Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is featuring a human-like robot showcasing its intelligent vision system, which is designed to co-ordinate AI, 3D vision recognition and mechanical eye-hand co-ordination technologies. On the stand, the robot was playing all-comers at chess, but ITRI says its system has many wider, more serious applications in industry. The Protec Card is a high-tech solution for people unlucky enough to lose their credit cards, or have them snatched. Cards fit snugly into a slim Protec Card sleeve which uses geolocation technology to issue an alert to a customer’s phone when the card goes out of range, or is removed from the sleeve itself. The Parisbased firm has even designed the app so that it automatically puts you in touch with your bank’s cancellation department, when your card is taken or lost. Nanoleaf is at IFA NEXT with its range of modular smart lighting products. Light squares or triangles can be clicked together in combinations to cover walls, or make bespoke shapes, which can then be controlled via the Nanoleaf app. Hundreds of panels can be supported at a time, and can be linked to Nanoleaf’s Rhythm music syncing controls for an amazing lightshow Hall 26 R-Pur’s Flavien Hello ITRI’s AI robot in action www.ifa-international.org IFA International • Wednesday 5 th September 2018 11

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