IFA 2020: from a wearable air purifier to a brain cooler, the best travel gadgets from the Berlin technology fair
- A smartwatch with navigational aids for adventurers was unveiled at the IFA show, as was a new kind of sleep aid and glasses with built-in speakers
- Also on show was an ergonomic grip for smartphone photography that can attach to a tripod, and we saw a glimpse of what could become a Kindle killer
We may not be travelling much, but when we do, we’ll have some exciting new tech to take with us.
At Berlin’s IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) – the only major tech exhibition happening in 2020 – there was a new slant on travel tech: Covid-19 related gadgets.
However, along with the portable mask sanitisers and wearable air purifiers, plenty of “old normal” tech was launched, to the delight of photographers, adventurers, and anyone who has trouble getting to sleep.
Honor Watch GS Pro
Huawei sub-brand Honor announces the Watch GS Pro (US$300/HK$2,325), its first “extreme” smartwatch for hikers, skiers, cyclists and climbers. Able to run for 25 hours between charges, it’s resistant to freezing temperatures, humidity, salt spray and sand.
The watch has a built-in speaker and microphone, to act as a hands-free kit while you’re exploring, although its party trick is a GPS-powered “Route Back” function, which tracks your progress so you can find your way back to where you started, if necessary.
It also presents data on weather, sunrise and sunset times, moon and tidal phases.
