IFA 2026 Smart Home Tech Goes Beyond TVs — SkimNews
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- LG OLED EVO AI 83W6 is a massive, exceptionally thin TV whose vivid colors and wall-friendly design made it the author’s top entertainment pick.
- iGulu F1 accepts ingredients for a selected beer and handles the brewing process; the author sampled several cups and described the results as delicious.
- Xiaomi Smart Bedroom uses AI cameras to detect reading and automatically adjusts the lamp, bed, air conditioning and curtains, while the author objects to cameras watching people throughout the home.
- Roborock Rockaqua P1 cleans dirt and grime from pool floors and climbs the walls, functioning like an underwater Roomba.
- EcoFlow Stream 5000 connects multiple solar panels through a built-in inverter to feed a home’s grid, with linked units providing up to several days of power during longer outages.
- Neakasa M9 uses a rotating scoop to filter cat-litter waste into a chute for later removal.
- CNET disclosed that Andrew Lanxon’s travel costs for attending IFA were covered by Xiaomi.
Why it matters: For connected-home shoppers, the IFA 2026 demos put the trade-off in plain view: one connected bedroom can automate reading, while its AI cameras also monitor activity throughout the home. EcoFlow’s multiple linked units can provide several days of backup power, showing the practical value of a broader home ecosystem.
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