Smart Home & IoT

Hoofddorp – September 08, 2026 -- EZVIZ is showcasing a new lineup of home security cameras, smart locks and AI-powered hubs at IFA 2026, occupying stand 175 in Hall 1.2 with what the company describes as its largest booth at the show.

Triple-lens cameras target long-distance monitoring

The 90f series, evolving from the earlier 90 Dual models, adds a third lens to the wired H90f and battery-powered HB90f cameras. Both use a 12x mixed zoom to capture detail across large properties such as ranches, marking what EZVIZ calls the start of triple-lens systems in professional-grade peripheral vision.

Compact 3K cameras offer 4G backup when Wi-Fi runs out

The 3K dual-lens series includes the base CB30 and higher-end CB60, both built around high-capacity batteries and magnetic mounts. The CB60 pairs an 8x zoom with switchable 4G-Wi-Fi connectivity, extending clear monitoring beyond standard Wi-Fi range.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- TCL showcased its "AI Inspired Life" vision at IFA 2026 in Berlin, presenting a lineup of connected screens, appliances and smart-home devices designed to work together rather than in isolation.

The TCL X11L Mini LED TV headlines a new flagship display lineup

The TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED television combines Super Mini LED backlighting, a Super QLED layer and a WHVA 2.0 Ultra panel to deliver up to 20,736 dimming zones, 10,000 nits of HDR brightness and up to 100% coverage of the BT.2020 color space, paired with Bang & Olufsen audio. TCL also debuted the X3A OLED+ gaming monitor with dual-mode ultra-high refresh rates, a TMN digital signage line, and the Q95K soundbar with an 11.1.4 audio architecture tuned with Bang & Olufsen.

Gemini for Google TV has expanded to additional European markets including the UK, France, Italy and Spain, adding conversational AI-driven content discovery to TCL televisions.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Hisense has introduced its "Companion Living" concept at IFA 2026 in Berlin, built around a new AI platform called V AIOS and a companion suite of smart appliances designed to handle cooking, laundry, and home air and energy management.

V AIOS forms the brain behind the connected home

V AIOS, an evolution of the company's VIDAA operating system, is built on four AI capabilities: perceiving, reasoning, communicating, and acting. The system is designed to recognize people, devices, and surroundings, understand context and intent, and coordinate content and services across devices on a user's behalf.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Boya has launched the Notra Neo, a compact AI note-taking device priced at $79.99, unveiled at IFA 2026. The device targets everyday users who want automated transcription and summaries from lectures, meetings, and calls without a premium price tag.

Three recording modes switch automatically depending on the situation

Notra Neo combines Ambient Recording, Phone Call Recording, and Bluetooth Recording in a single device. Ambient Recording picks up voices within a 5-meter, 360-degree range for lectures, meetings, and interviews. Phone Call Recording captures calls directly, while Bluetooth Recording connects to other devices to record online classes, virtual meetings, and video interviews.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- OlloBot is showing off its companion robot, the OlloNi SS1, at IFA Berlin 2026 from September 4 to 8, marking the product's European debut at booth H1.2-174.

OlloBot bets on emotional bonds over task efficiency

While much of the embodied AI industry focuses on service, household assistance, and humanoid robots built for task efficiency, OlloBot is taking a different approach. The company frames OlloNi as a new category it calls "cyber pets," sitting at the intersection of emotional AI and physical AI. "The critical question is not just what robots can do, but what relationships they can build," said OlloBot founder Lyn Fang.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- OlloBot has brought its companion robot OlloNi SS1 to Europe for the first time, showcasing the device at IFA Berlin 2026 from September 4 to 8. The robot is on display at booth H1.2-174 under the theme "Touch. Feel. Connect."

While much of the robotics industry focuses on service bots, home assistants, and task-efficient humanoids, OlloBot is betting on emotional bonding instead. "The essential question is not just what robots can do, but what relationships they can build," said Lyn Fang, founder of OlloBot.

OlloBot positions its robot as a new 'Cyber Pet' category

The company describes Cyber Pet as a category sitting between emotional AI and physical AI, combining smart software with an embodied presence. OlloNi is designed to act as an AI partner that interacts with the physical world, adapts to changing preferences, and builds relationships through ongoing presence and shared experiences.

London – September 08, 2026 -- TrustKernel has begun shipping PlugClaw worldwide, moving the device from pre-order to general availability starting at €128 / US$149, with no subscription required. The company also opened free confidential-model inference on newly deployed servers.

The device is a full computer packed into a USB-C stick.

PlugClaw measures 50 × 19 × 8 mm and weighs 15 grams, built around a MediaTek Helio G80 processor, up to 6 GB of memory, and 128 GB of encrypted storage. It runs PlugOS, a privacy-hardened Android system, alongside Ubuntu as the agent runtime, and works across Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac, Linux, and HarmonyOS.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Hisense showcased its new AI-driven "Companion Life" vision at IFA 2026 in Berlin, introducing a system called V AIOS designed to embed artificial intelligence into daily household routines.

V AIOS forms the backbone of Hisense's new smart-home operating system

V AIOS is the next evolution of Hisense's VIDAA operating system, built around four core AI functions: sensing, thinking, communicating and acting. The company says these capabilities allow the system to perceive people, devices and surroundings, understand context and intent, communicate naturally between humans and machines, and coordinate content and services on the user's behalf.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Zendure will showcase a new home energy platform called Agentic HEMS at IFA 2026, moving smart-home energy management beyond simple AI scheduling toward systems that can predict, plan and act on their own. The company will present the technology in Hall 2.2, Booth 124, from September 4 to 8.

Three layers work together to run the system automatically

Agentic HEMS is built on three components: ZenPulse, a proprietary large time-series model that forecasts solar generation, electricity prices, household loads and weather; ZENKI AI agents, which turn those forecasts into decisions covering savings, comfort, backup power and safety; and Zen+OS, an open platform that connects those decisions across connected devices in the home.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Hisense used IFA 2026 to unveil V AIOS, a new operating system designed to link televisions, mobile devices and home appliances into a single AI-driven ecosystem, while also confirming it will remain an official partner of the UEFA European Championship through 2028.

V AIOS turns household devices into an AI ecosystem

V AIOS builds on Hisense's existing VIDAA OS and ConnectLife platforms, aiming to connect TVs, phones and appliances so they respond to household habits rather than requiring manual control. The system uses edge AI to process data locally, with Hisense emphasizing privacy and transparency in how it handles user information.

Paired with a new AI Companion Suite, the platform can suggest recipes based on ingredients on hand and automatically select matching oven settings, adjust laundry programs for different fabric types, or regulate room climate according to individual preferences.