While the masses gather at IFA, Europe’s biggest technology show, to fondle the latest and greatest gadgets, film makers James Barber and Hollie Hayton have been finding out what else Berlin has to offer besides lust-worthy tech and seemingly endless supplies of currywurst. Find wide-mouthed gawping and plenty of historical facts about the Reichstag, Berlin Cathedral and Brandenburg Gate in the video above. Look out for more video shenanigans from the pair over the next few days as they explore

The HTC U12 Life has been announced at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and it looks to be an enticing offering with a solid spec sheet paired with an attractive price. The U12 Life replaces last year’s slightly lack-luster U11 Life, with an improved design, more power, larger battery and upgraded power. Stripes for LifeThe HTC U12 Life also introduces a new design element from the Taiwanese firm, with its ‘3D Ultra Stripes’ adorning the lower two thirds of the rear of the handset. Glass backed phon

The Ultimate Ears Boom 2 is currently spearheading our list of the best Bluetooth speakers available, and for a good reason, but now we know it’ll be getting a sequel along with its bigger brother, the Megaboom . While the Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 retain the water-resistance of their predecessors, they’re now officially dustproof as well, bumping the rating up from IPX7 to IP67. Magic and musicUltimate Ears has added what it calls a Magic Button on the top of the Boom 3 and Megaboom 3. The same 360

The Nikon D3500 was announced today without much fanfare, making it the successor to the two-year old and still popular Nikon D3400 . With the D3500, Nikon has taken everything that was excellent about the D3400 and popped it into a redesigned body. And while the D3500 isn’t Wi-Fi enabled, wireless transfers of images can be done over Bluetooth via Nikon’s SnapBridge application. In terms of camera body dimensions, the D3500 is the same size as its predecessor but is lighter at 365g (12.9 ounces

As we move into the next phase of streaming media world dominance, in which studios launch their very own services with exclusive content in an effort to compete with Netflix (take a bow, Disney Play), Warner Bros. has announced (via a Kevin Smith-hosted live stream) that its DC Universe digital subscription service will launch in the US on September 15, 2018. DC Universe has only been announced for the US so far, and has been priced at $7.99 per month (roughly £6 / AU$11) or $74.99 per year (ar

As prefaced by the massive billboard outside the convention center in Berlin, Samsung has fulfilled its promise by bringing an 8K QLED TV to IFA. It’s called the Q900 – or Q900FN in the US – and it will be available starting in October of this year. The database will beam its knowledge to individual Q900 TVs on a regular basis, ensuring each TV has the latest and greatest in upscaling tech. Like the rest of Samsung’s QLED TV line-up the Q900 will feature Bixby and SmartThings integration, as wel

Looking for a place to kick back and relax after an arduous day playing the latest and greatest games at PAX West? Our friends at PC Gamer have joined forces with Intel and Lenovo to sponsor the Intel Gamer Days™ at the 2nd Annual Legion Lounge at Showbox Sodo on Friday, August 31 at 9:00 pm PST in downtown Seattle. The event kicks off at 9:00 pm PST for the general public and is FREE to attend! Date: Friday, August 31Time: 9 PM – 2 AMLocation: Showbox Sodo1700 1st AvenueSeattle, WA 98134This ev

Microsoft announced that it will release the Xbox One X in a new white color scheme as part of an Xbox One X Robot White Special Edition Fallout 76 bundle. The bundle – set to launch on November 14 – includes a 1TB console, a white controller and a download of the game for $499 (about £376, AU$668). The same goes for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller that released back in 2016 and the new Robot White edition of the controller unveiled today. That said, at least the Elite Pro 2 is totally new. T

Aug 31 to September 5, but press days are Aug 29-30Latest IFA 2018 newsRight – IFA is in full swing, and we’ve got a lot to tell you about. LG G7 One and LG G7 Fit handpick flagship features for a lower priceThe LG G7 One and LG G7 Fit are LG doing what LG does well – bringing flagship features to a lower price point. We’d love to see a refined Huawei smartwatch with great features, solid battery life and an appealing design show up at IFA 2018. Razer is another company tipped to have a new high

But while the Sonos Beam and Sonos One were pushed squarely at consumers looking to upgrade their TV and audio setups, the Sonos Amp is catering to both the custom install market and those who want some oomph in their connected home setup. It’s taken Sonos over 10 years to update its Sonos Connect Amp. The Sonos Amp only comes in black. Final thoughtsThe Sonos Amp isn’t for everyone. The Sonos Amp is out in December for custom installers.

Diesel’s next smartwatch is set to be the largest Wear OS smartwatch money can buy. The watch itself is big but the screen isn’t all that massive at 1.39-inches, which begs the question: why the new watch is called the Diesel On Full Guard 2.5 when there hasn’t been a Full Guard 2? We have seen smartwatches of this size before such as the Casio Pro Trek brands – including the new Pro Trek WSD F30 – but this is the largest we’ve ever seen a Wear OS watch go. One thing to note is how Diesel has ye

RIVA Audio are launching a brand new line of high-quality wireless speakers at IFA 2018 , with Alexa functionality pouring out of its cones. As the first third-party speakers to come with the full Amazon Alexa package built in, the RIVA Voice Series will form part of Amazon’s official line-up of Alexa speakers. A press release cited the new range as Amazon’s “official entry into the wireless speaker arena”. Other neat features include a dedicated RIVA app, with a ‘push to talk’ function to use v

At Berlin’s IFA 2018 conference we clapped eyes on the futuristic-looking new Ottava S SC-C50 speaker from Technics. The Ottava S SC-C50 has been optimized for seamless wireless connectivity, with built in Google Chromecast making it easy to tune into your favorite streaming services. As the SC-C50 is Google Chromecast enabled, music playback can be controlled using Google Assistant. However, the voice assistant isn’t built in, meaning this only works if you already have another Google Assistant

But note this: not all HDR is created equal, and the new HDR10+ standard may well be the one to beat from what we’ve seen so far at IFA 2018 . We were able to go eyes-on with the Panasonic range sporting HDR10+ content at the show – and we came away impressed. There’s a ferocity to the image that wouldn’t otherwise be present without HDR, and the HDR10+ standard appears to intensify that aspect. The DP-UB9000 4K Blu-ray player from PanasonicSo, what will you actually be able to view in terms of

Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Switch Pro controller featuring the Super Smash Bros Ultimate logo, which will release alongside a bundle featuring the new controller, a steel case, and the Super Smash Bros Ultimate game on December 7. Here’s the gamepad’s reveal trailer:Just a lick of paintWe’re pretty disappointed by the controller’s design, which is essentially the Nintendo Switch Pro gamepad with a simple dark gray and white paint job – and it’s at least $5 more. Although Nintendo hasn’t c

The new product is a redesigned Sonos amp, which has twice the power of the old Connect amp and can be used it in a wide variety of situations. The Sonos Connect Amp has been around for over 10 years now, so Sonos has redesigned the device and added more power in the form of 120 watts per channel. Sonos smartsThe Connect amp wasn’t optimized for TV, so Sonos has rectified this by taking the HDMI Arc module out of the Sonos Beam and put it into this new amp. Some of these APIs will be ready for t

Even more frustrating than a bad game is a bad game that could easily have been great, but for a few poor design choices. That’s exactly what happens in We Happy Few, a story-driven adventure game that came out in August 2018. But as you see in the game’s early stages, taking Joy – which is mandatory for everyone- – gives you rainbow-tinted glasses. Unfortunately, the entire game is seemingly set up to make poking around the world as painfully difficult as possible. It’s not easy to build an ori

It has a super catchy name – the Pro Trek Smart WSD F30 – and it seems to have limited upgrades over last year’s WSD F20. The watch comes with top-end online and offline mapping data that allows you to download a map to your watch so you won’t need cellular signal to track your location. It’s smaller than the last generation at 3.9mm narrower and 0.4mm thinner, but we’ve yet to learn any other design specs. The watch comes with black, blue or orange elements to the design, depending on which ver

Texas-based company Defense Distributed has resumed selling plans for 3D-printed plastic guns, despite the extension of an injunction to prevent it. After a long legal battle, Defense Distributed emerged victorious and the government approved the files for publication, but its triumph was short-lived. A federal judge then extended the ban, which will remain in place until the resolution of a lawsuit brought by eight state attorneys to reverse the decision to approve the files. Washington state a

A Thailand-based overclocker by the name of Tum Apisak claims to have recorded a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 3DMark Time Spy score that outpaces the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by roughly 500 points. Meanwhile, the GTX 1080 Ti is shown with an 9,508 point overall score and an average frame rate between 61.14 and 55.17 fps. If the benchmark scores are real, this would put the RTX 2080 as being 5% more performant than the GTX 1080 Ti and 35% faster than its direct predecessor, the GTX 1080, which achie