Top Ten Über Gadgets from IFA 2009

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 09.04.2009 at 11:32 am 2 Comments

Sony Vaio X-Series at IFA 2009

This is the week of the Internationale Funkausstellung (er, International Consumer Electronics Show) in Berlin, which is pretty much just what it sounds like. It's one whopping, European CES. The trouble with IFA for us on the State-side, though, is that a lot of companies forget one key thing: the magical Internet can cross water. Because of that, a lot of "new product announcements" are "things we have already seen," so it takes a little more effort (and flexing what's left of my undergrad German skillz) to figure out what's worth paying attention to.

Over the last two days, the IFA press preview has kicked up some real goodies -- even before the show floor opens to the public today. IFA '09 has already shown us a real taste of how our home theaters will look in the next half-decade, laptops on serious diets, and a couple cool new toys.

Check out our picks here for the top 10 things to look forward to from this week's unveilings.

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redsox4evr

09/06/09 at 11:19 am

pretty cool stuff.......i'd like some of it......

sox all the way

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CamilleV

09/07/09 at 10:59 pm

Love all of them, but only one can really stand out among them, and that is Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 ($899, with lens) is a compact interchangeable lens camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds standard. When Panasonic introduced their first Micro Four Thirds camera, the DMC-G1, many folks (myself included) were disappointed that it was fairly large, and not the compact model we hoped the MFT format would deliver. Olympus upped the ante with their E-P1, which has a compact, retro-styled body that is a lot closer to what many people expected in the first place. Unfortunately, that camera was plagued by slow auto focus, no built-in flash, and the lack of a viewfinder (with the exception of the one mated to the 17 mm pancake lens).
Panasonic's new DMC-GF1 takes everything that made the DMC-G1 (and the GH1, for that matter) so appealing, and puts it into a more compact body. It's not quite as small (or as stylish) as the Olympus E-P1, but it offers faster auto focus, a pop-up flash, and support for an optional electronic viewfinder. Other features include a high resolution 3-inch LCD, full manual controls, an Intelligent Auto mode, and an HD movie mode.
To read more: http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/09/01/body-magic-curves/