Digital Trends Announces 2016 “Best of IFA” Award Winners

Editorial Team Selects Most Outstanding Products Across Eight Categories

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DigitalTrends.com revealed its Best of IFA 2016 award winners, celebrating the top tech offered by Europe’s largest consumer electronics show.

Digital Trends’ team of nine writers, editors and video producers spent last week in Berlin getting hands-on time with the latest products and hot new technologies on the floor of the international trade show. The staff narrowed down the field to eight categories – Home, Computing, Wearables, Latin Innovation, Audio, Video, Cool Tech and Mobile – and selected their 11 favorite products unveiled at IFA.

“Our 2016 Best of IFA Awards recognize the best new products that represent the pinnacle of their categories,” said Jeremy Kaplan, Editor in Chief, DigitalTrends.com. “Using their expert knowledge and experience reviewing and testing products, our team scoured the trade show floor to select the most innovative products that improve life for consumers in a variety of ways.”

Winning products are selected based on multiple criteria, including use of innovative technology, design, ease of use, and their ability to enhance people’s lives in new ways.

The winners of Digital Trends’ Best of IFA Awards 2016 are:

Best of Show: Lenovo Yoga BookThis flexible notebook offers a dual-purpose touchscreen surface, serving not only as the computer’s keyboard but digital notepad as well. The hidden ability to take notes on-the-go, paired the with the versatility of either an Android or Windows operating system, made this device stand out.

Best Audio: Audeze iSine 10Sporting the first single-driver planer magnetic in-ear design, the iSine was top-to-bottom an elegant pair of headphones. Filtering out the din of a tradeshow floor was no issue, and its compatibility with a traditional 3.mm and Apple Lightning cable made these something to swoon over.

Best Computing: Lenovo Yoga 910This venerable 2-in-1 still stands apart from the crowd with its ability to bring many innovations together in one package. The latest Intel Core processor, a thin-bezel display and solid state hard drive at an affordable price drive a hard bargain.

Cool Tech: Yuneec Breeze & BotspotDrones have become the belle of the ball at many of the recent tradeshows, but Yuneec continues to wow the crowds year after year. Its Breeze drone offers the first 4K camera for under $500, making it a must-have for filmmakers or drone enthusiasts. Its capable flying and range of automated flight modes offer a hint of what can be had on more expensive devices, while still being approachable.

Botspot’s giant 3D scanner is an incredible piece of technology as it is, essentially, a cylindrical rom with walls made of light and a series of DSLR cameras. Using some photo-magic called photogrammetry, Botscan can capture minute details that can then be used across a variety of applications from architecture to virtual shopping.

Best of Home: LG InstaView Signature Fridge and Netatmo Smart ValveLG’s InstaView Signature Fridge lets users raid the fridge without even opening the door, thanks to a smart display that turns transparent when you tap on it. Further plans for Windows integration allow this appliance to truly become the center of your kitchen.

Netatmo’s Smart Valve replaces users’ standard radiator knobs with an attractive piece of technology that allows them to control their thermostat via a phone bridge, even if the apartment hasn’t been completely outfitted for a smart system. Its easy-install and uninstall make it ideal for apartment dwellers.

Best Latin Innovation: SolidmationA new face in the world of the Connected Home, Solidmation is a new platform for IoT devices to help users save and automate their homes’ most mundane tasks elegantly. Using just the Wifi connection in the home, Solidmation devices easily gain smart features, even if they had none before.

Best Mobile: ZTE Axon 7 MiniA scaled down version of the company’s Axon 7 still manages to impress us, with the company shrinking nearly every component – even the price – into a 5.2-inch design. Remarkable audio makes this handset a stand-out with its dual front-facing speakers.

Best Video: Philips 901F 4K UHD OLED TVOLED TVs have taken center stage and Philips latest 901F 4K entrant is sure to drive competition into the market. Vibrant colors and saturated blacks make images pop, and the company’s ear-mounted LEDs create ambient light that helps create a more immersive experience. Best of all, the price makes it a solid competitor, just begging to be added to your living room.

Best Wearable: Samsung Gear S3 FrontierSamsung’s Gear line continues to impress with its latest iteration of the connected smartwatch. This year’s Gear S3 Frontier still sports the Tizen operating system, but after consultations with Swiss manufacturers borrows a lot of its looks and functions from traditional timepieces. Coupled with swiveling bezel and Always-On display made famous in the S7 and Note 7, the device could easily be mistaken for an analog watch.

Learn more at http://www.digitaltrends.com/features/top-tech-of-ifa-2016-award-winners/

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Digital Trends is a leading consumer technology publisher helping people navigate an increasingly digital world. With easy-to-understand product reviews, entertaining news and videos, Digital Trends serves more than 24 million unique visitors each month. Digital Trends reaches 90 million tech influencers through their own media network, and its syndicate partners include Yahoo!, FOX News and more than 200 broadcast news stations. Digital Trends is headquartered in Portland, OR with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. For more information, visit www.digitaltrends.com.

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