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A peek at OPPO’s innovations at MWC 2023

From a selection of flagship devices to a number of smart initiatives, there’s a lot to watch out this year!

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OPPO blazes Muy Caliente in the midst of winter as the company unveils its range of innovations at the Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC) held in Barcelona, Spain.

From a selection of flagship devices to a number of smart initiatives, the Chinese brand didn’t hold back from exhibiting its industry-leading technologies.

A pocketable flagship

While OPPO first debuted the OPPO Find N2 Flip in London, the company’s first vertically folding phone took the spotlight at OPPO’s booth at Fira Gran Via, the esteemed venue where MWC was held.

It revolutionizes flip phones as we know them, housing the largest cover screen on any flip phone currently available. It also comes with a 50-megapixel main camera working together with MariSilicon X NPU and Hasselblad imaging system to deliver an exceptional camera experience.

The device is set to take on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 with its disruptive and innovative design. The OPPO Find N2 Flip will be on sale in Europe starting on February 28, 2023.

Official smartphones of the UEFA Champions League

The OPPO Find N2 Flip and the OPPO Find N2 have both been appointed as the official smartphones of the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League Ambassadors and football stars, Michael Owen and Luis Garcia, made an appearance on the first day of MWC, taking on the stage to showcase OPPO’s pocketable flagship smartphones.

More IoT products

In addition to OPPO Find N2 Flip, visitors to the OPPO booth can also experience the latest OPPO flagship phones such as OPPO Find N2, and IoT products including OPPO Enco X2, OPPO Watch 3 Pro, OPPO Pad, and OPPO 45W Liquid Cooler.

WiFi router

OPPO expands its product portfolio with Wi-Fi 6 Router AX5400. It’s capable of providing a 2.4GHz + 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi signal simultaneously with a stable, speedy, and wide coverage.

Its hidden antennas fit perfectly with the elegant cylindrical appearance, making the device apt for modern and minimalist homes. Its unique internal structure helps improve heat dissipation, keeping connectivity covered at every corner of a home.

Zero-Power Tag

OPPO also released its first prototype device based on its own Zero-power communication technology. It uses RF signal harvesting, backscattering, and low-power computing to harvest radio waves from the surrounding area, powering its own functionality.

The power tag can communicate battery-free, meeting the diverse needs of IoT in the upcoming 6G era. Through RF energy, the Zero-Power Tag is capable of item identification, position, and data collection from temperature sensors.

New-generation AR glasses

Along with other initiatives, OPPO has also unveiled the second generation of the OPPO Air Glass.

More announcements

There’s also OPPO’s first end-to-end power management chip, launched alongside the MariSilicon Y Bluetooth audio SoC, OHealth H1 family health monitor, and more.

Carbon neutrality

On the opening day of MWC 2023, OPPO published its first Climate Action Report entitled “Climate Pledges and Low Carbon Development Strategy” which was co-developed with global consultancy, Deloitte.

The report proposes OPPO’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2050, and outlines its future blueprint for low carbon development. Under its corporate mission of “Technology for Mankind, Kindness for the World”, OPPO has taken action to integrate sustainability into its long-term development strategy.

Starting with the European market in 2023, OPPO will remove virtually all plastics from the external packaging of its mobile phone products and will ensure that all packaging materials are made from 100% biodegradable materials.

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GadgetMatch Awards: Best of IFA 2026

Xiaomi 18 Fold, Govee, XGIMI, ARZOPA, Cuktech and more!

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We’re back at IFA 2026 in Berlin, checking out some of the coolest and most interesting tech on the show floor.

From smart home lighting and portable displays to projectors, power solutions, foldables, and more, these are some of the products and brands that caught our attention this year.

In this video, we take a look at: ‪

GOVEE‬

ARZOPA

CUKTECH‬

** Use code CUKTECH09, valid until September 30

XGIMI

Xiaomi

ASUS‬ x NVIDIA RTX SPARK

Watch until the end for our favorite finds from IFA 2026!

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IFA 2026

LG’s AI Home vision comes to life at IFA 2026 with innovative showcase

For a smarter, more connected experience

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LG Electronics went all-out at IFA 2026, showcasing various offerings across different portfolios to highlight its AI Home vision of a smarter and more connected experience.

LG presented the next evolution of this AI Home vision, with focus on bringing together AI-powered appliances for a connected experience.

Visitors at IFA 2026 were able to explore LG’s immersive AI Home spaces, spanning living, kitchen, and rest zones.

For its 2026 LG AI TV lineup, the company highlighted its new α11 AI Processor Gen3, the most powerful AI TV engine yet.

This drives LG’s refined picture quality-enhancing technologies. This processor brings advanced picture quality enhancements to LG’s ultra-large Micro RGB evo TVs.

The processor features faster, more precise video processing with a 5.6-fold improvement in NPU performance, plus improvements in CPU and GPU capabilities.

The 2026 AI TV lineup also incorporates a number of user-centric AI features, including Voice ID, A Chatbot, and AI Concierge.

Immersive media entertainment offerings featured the LG OLED evo AI. But at the center of the Media Entertainment Zone is the Wallpaper OLED TV with True Wireless called the LG OLED W6.

LG is also expanding its gaming monitor offerings with the world’s first UltraGear monitor supporting both FHD resolution and a 1,000Hz refresh rate.

AI Home vision

At the heart of the AI Home vision is the newly-introduced ThinQ Claw. This new text chat-based AI agent experience further enriches and expands the company’s AI Home offering.

ThinQ Claw interprets updates shared by the user within the context of their personal life. This enables the agent to recommend or help initiate appropriate actions aligned with personal preferences.

All interactions are protected by the LG Shield security framework which helps protect connected appliances, services, and customer data.

Moreover, the AI Home Zone highlighted Homey, a smart home platform developed by Athom, which LG acquired in 2024.

Homey allows users to manage diverse products from different manufacturers and service providers in one place.

Innovation in tune with you

Speaking of AI Home, LG showcased actual offerings to help visitors visualize the connected ecosystem better.

At the booth entrance is the LG AI Orchestra which unfolds a 16-meter by 4-meter kinetic LED installation, where LG CLOiD serves as conductor of a connected ecosystem.

In the AI Home Zone, there’s the LG ThinQ ON AI home hub and LG ThinQ platform, alongside the expanded Fit & Max Solution.

The Energy Leadership Zone also put the spotlight on LG’s high-efficiency core technologies for its appliances.

There’s the Dual Inverter Heat Pump and inverter compressor solutions. The exhibit included a washing machine that uses up to 70% less energy.

High-efficiency refrigerators, dryers, and dishwashers designed to deliver strong performance while using fewer energy resources were also displayed.

LG SIGNATURE, Fit & Max lines

At LG’s more premium experience area, the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator was the center of attention.

This refrigerator brings LLM-based conversational AI to premium kitchens, offering a look at the expanding role of AI appliances as part of LG’s AI Home vision.

A 6.8-inch LCD display also supports LG’s AI-powered cooling management.

Another next-generation LG SIGNATURE offering is the Downdraft Hood kitchen hood, which captures smoke and odors directly at the cooking surface.

Optimized airflow and motor control then support effective extraction with quiet operation.

Other refrigerators include the LG Fit & Max French-door refrigerator with a Zero Clearance design.

This features Dual FRESHConverter+ for optimized food preservation, with independently controlled compartments that can be set to different preset temperature modes.

Also under the Fit & Max portfolio is the Fit & Max dishwasher which combines a seamless built-in design with a 1-Hour Wash & Dry cycle for efficient everyday use.

It uses QuadWash Pro for micro-bubbles to help detergent penetrate food residue. Hybrid Air Dry, meanwhile, improves air circulation to shorten drying time.

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IFA 2026

Xiaomi makes IFA debut, showcasing ‘Human x Car x Home’ ecosystem

Xiaomi continues to invest in AI for everyday experiences

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Xiaomi officially made its debut at IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany with over 3,300 square meters of exhibition space.

The company brought together more than 380 products, forward-looking technologies, and real-world demonstrations.

The exhibition was organized around three major areas: AI Tomorrow, AI Today, and “Human x Car x Home”. Together, these areas took visitors from future-facing concepts to intelligent experiences that are readily available.

The entire showcase also demonstrates how AI can coordinate devices and services across different environments to create more intuitive everyday life experiences.

AI Tomorrow, for instance, explores the future of intelligent mobility through Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo. This highlighted new possibilities at the intersection of automotive design, performance technology, and digital experiences.

AI Today, meanwhile, showcased the Xiaomi SU7 Max and home environments. These included the kitchen, living room, bedroom, and study areas. The section demonstrated how AI can coordinate personal devices, cars, and smart home products around everyday scenarios.

Moreover, Xiaomi’s “Human x Car x Home” portfolio brings together more than 380 products across seven categories:

  • cooking and food storage
  • home cleaning
  • air management
  • audiovisual entertainment
  • safety and security
  • personal devices
  • smart mobility

The smart ecosystem is a user-centered intelligent ecosystem that connects such products. They use AI and Xiaomi HyperOS to enable devices and services to work together across the entire ecosystem.

Mijia expands in Europe

At IFA 2026, Xiaomi also announced the large-scale expansion of its smart home brand, Mijia, in Europe.

The brand brings together human-centric intelligence, proven quality, and essential design to create smart home experiences that feel more natural, intuitive, and dependable.

Mijia currently covers over 2,000 products across more than 130 product categories, all connected through a shared ecosystem.

Advancing AI, investing in long-term R&D

As AI continues to evolve, Xiaomi believes AI should go beyond just answering questions on the screen and understand real-world context better.

The aforementioned ecosystem provides an important foundation for this transition. By connecting multiple devices around the same user, the ecosystem provides a foundation for AI to understand context across different scenarios and coordinate multiple devices to complete tasks.

This core concept was showcased in detail at IFA through real-world scenarios involving simple tasks.

Furthermore, Xiaomi is investing more than EUR 24 billion for global R&D from 2026 to 2030, recognizing the importance of the European market.

This investment spans AI, OS, in-house semiconductor capabilities, smart vehicles, robotics, and smart manufacturing.

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