Hoofddorp – September 12, 2026 -- EZVIZ used its IFA showcase in Hall 1.2 to launch a new lineup of AI-powered smart access devices, including video doorbells, video intercoms and gate openers aimed at European households.

The EP8 Ultra doorbell adds an AI-driven screen for building entrances

The EP8 Ultra, which launched shortly before IFA, features a dual-lens camera that shows both visitors and packages -- a rarity on the market, according to EZVIZ. The device also includes an interactive screen with AI-generated characters and on-device facial recognition for familiar faces, designed to save energy while targeting entryways like apartment corridors.

Lagos, Nigeria – September 12, 2026 -- EcoFlow has launched two new portable power stations in Nigeria, the DELTA 3 Classic and DELTA 3 Max, aimed at households and small businesses dealing with frequent grid outages and rising fuel costs for backup generators.

The DELTA 3 Classic offers 1800W of power for everyday appliances

The DELTA 3 Classic packs a 1024Wh battery and delivers 1800W of rated output, with a 3600W surge capacity, enough to run refrigerators, fans, televisions, laptops and induction cookers simultaneously. Its X-Boost technology allows it to support devices up to 2400W without requiring a larger unit, and a built-in 10 ms UPS provides uninterrupted power protection.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- PrimeBOT took home two IFA Innovation Awards at IFA 2026, with its T1 and Q1 robots drawing crowds at Messe Berlin and the ShowStoppers event.

PrimeBOT T1 wins in the Content Creation Technology category

The T1 model was named winner of the IFA Innovation Award for Content Creation Technology, recognized for its multi-scenario mobility and creative-use design. The Q1 model was separately selected among the IFA NEXT award winners for its focus on personalized interaction, programmability, movement, and long-term companionship.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Pet tech company SATELLAI unveiled new AI-powered wearables and software at IFA 2026, including its first cat tracker and a satellite-connected dog device built for off-grid use.

SATELLAI Sense AI turns raw pet data into plain-language behavior insights

The updated SATELLAI Sense AI system combines pet activity data, owner-provided details and breed context to build a behavioral baseline for each animal, then flags meaningful changes over time. Instead of showing raw metrics, it generates natural-language summaries meant to help owners spot shifts in routine early.

New Sense AI features debuting first on the Cat Tag include Pet Personality Portraits, which highlight a pet's traits based on behavior and owner input; Pet Diary, which turns daily activity logs into a narrative; and Virtual Pet Nanny, an ambient tool designed to surface unusual changes in habits.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Pet tech company SATELLAI unveiled a new generation of AI-powered pet devices at IFA 2026, including its first wearable for cats and a satellite-connected tracker for dogs.

The company introduced SATELLAI Sense AI, a system that analyzes pet data alongside owner-provided information and breed context to translate behavior patterns into natural-language insights. Rather than just showing activity metrics, the tool aims to help owners spot meaningful changes in their pet's habits.

New Sense AI features debut on the Cat Tag

The Sense AI update brings personalized pet portraits highlighting an animal's traits and preferences, a daily pet journal that turns activity data into a narrative of the pet's day, and a virtual pet nanny that flags unusual changes in habits or activity. SATELLAI stated the tool is designed to surface behavioral insights, not to provide a medical diagnosis.

Vienna – September 12, 2026 -- Austrian company Tubolito is marking ten years since it introduced bicycle tubes made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a material shift that created an entirely new product category in cycling.

Founders questioned why butyl remained the default material

Ákos Kertész and Christian Lembacher founded Tubolito in 2016 after years of experience working with TPU plastic. Kertész recalls that the real question was never whether TPU could work for bike tubes, but why the industry kept using butyl at all, while frames, wheels and gearing had already been redesigned around new materials.

No machines existed for TPU tube production, so the founders built their own

At the time, there were no manufacturing machines or industry standards suited to producing TPU bicycle tubes. Kertész and Lembacher developed their own fabrication processes and equipment from scratch to make the material viable for cycling.

Cologne – September 12, 2026 -- Subway has secured a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Inflatable Sculpture of a Potato," unveiling a 9.5-meter-long, 6.6-meter-wide and 4.9-meter-tall potato installation in Cologne's MediaPark. Guinness World Records adjudicator Lena Kuhlmann measured and certified the structure, confirming no larger potato sculpture has ever been built.

The oversized spud, lit from the outside and decorated in Subway's signature branding, is walk-through and open to the public. It marks the launch of the chain's new Baked Potato, now added to the Subway menu in Germany for the first time.

A food truck hands out free Baked Potatoes next to the giant spud

Visitors to the MediaPark can pick up a free, freshly prepared Baked Potato from a food truck parked beside the record-breaking sculpture. A sauce and topping station lets guests customize their potato to taste.

Dubai – September 12, 2026 -- Bybit has launched Bybit AI, a conversational assistant built into its app that lets users trade, check balances, and get customer support by typing plain-language requests instead of navigating menus.

Users can now trade by describing what they want

Instead of clicking through dashboards to place a trade or check a portfolio, users type a request into a single chat window and Bybit AI carries out the action. The assistant covers Spot, Futures, and Options trading, along with Bybit Earn, Copy Trading, Trading Bot, Loan, P2P, Bybit Card, Spot X, the Rewards Hub, and notification settings.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- Neakasa's Riko smart wet-meal feeder has been named an IFA 2026 Innovation Award Honoree at IFA Berlin, recognized for automating fresh wet-meal preparation for cats.

Riko grinds and mixes food on demand instead of storing pre-made meals

Unlike standard automatic feeders that hold prepared wet food, Riko stores freeze-dried food in dry form and grinds and mixes it with water at each scheduled feeding time. Owners can adjust the water-to-food ratio from 1:1 to 5:1, set more than 20 meals per day, and choose portions between 1 and 15 grams.

Bethlehem, Pa. – September 12, 2026 -- OM Digital Solutions Corporation will begin shipping the OM SYSTEM PEN in late October 2026, the first camera to carry the PEN name under the OM SYSTEM brand, priced at $999.99 USD.

The camera adds weather sealing and a viewfinder never before seen in the PEN lineup.

The PEN is an interchangeable lens camera built to the Micro Four Thirds System standard, following the rangefinder-style design lineage that began with the original PEN film camera in 1959. It is the first PEN model to include an electronic viewfinder and the first with IPX1-rated splash proof and dustproof construction, using sealing materials at key points on the camera body.