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Europe's biggest tech show of the year is underway, which means gadget makers from across the globe have unveiled some of their coolest products of the year.
IFA — or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin — takes place at the end of each summer, and is one of the world's largest consumer electronics shows. This year, tech companies ranging from Lenovo to Sennheiser to Bang & Olufsen are presenting cool new products like dual-screen laptops, wireless earbuds, and even a speaker that looks like a free-standing wheel.
Google even joined in this year, unveiling the latest version of its Wear OS smartwatch operating system, which becomes available this fall.
While IFA is still underway — it doesn't officially end until September 5 — there have already been plenty of exciting new products announced.
Take a look at seven of the coolest gadgets announced at IFA 2018 so far:
1. TCL introduced a new, cheaper BlackBerry smartphone called the Key2 LE.
TCL
TCL — the Chinese electronics company that manufactures BlackBerry phones — announced on Thursday the BlackBerry Key2 LE, a cheaper version of the high-end BlackBerry Key2 it announced earlier this summer.
The new device is almost identical to the BlackBerry Key2, with a few key differences: a lightweight frame, decreased battery life, and a slightly less powerful camera.
The BlackBerry Key2 LE comes in three colors — slate, atomic, and champagne — and starts at $400.
2. Sony's new waterproof speaker has a strobe light and Google Assistant.
Sony
Anyone looking for a durable, portable speaker has a new option with the Sony SRS-XB501G.
The new speaker, which Sony debuted at IFA, is water-resistant and dustproof. It has multicolored lights, extra bass, and a flashing strobe, and Sony says it can get up to 16 hours of battery life. Plus, it has Google Assistant built-in. Altogether, it might be the perfect party speaker.
The new Sony speaker will cost $300 and will be available in October.
3. Bang & Olufsen unveiled the Beosound Edge, a $3,770 rolling speaker.
Bang & Olufsen
Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen launched a brand-new speaker at IFA — and it has a curious shape and size.
The speaker, called the Beosound Edge, looks like a giant, hyper-minimalist wheel. You can either rest it upright in a room, or hang it on a wall, and it has a few neat tricks built in: It senses when you're close to it and lights up, and rolling it forward or backward will adjust the volume.
The Beosound Edge comes with AirPlay 2, Chromecast 2, and Bluetooth, and works with voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant.
The speaker will cost 3,250 Euros — about $3,770 US dollars — and will be available in mid-November.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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