We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ifa-ama-2026.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Europe's biggest tech trade show, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986178/ifa-2026-the-biggest-tech-and-gadget-announcements">IFA</a>, has taken over Berlin this week - and we've been on the ground all week checking it out in person. We figure you have questions, so we're hosting an AMA that's exclusive to <em>Verge</em> subscribers at 12PM ET today. That's when we'll start dropping answers, but you can ask your burning questions whenever you'd like.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I'm Dom Preston, a news editor here at <em>The Verge</em>, and I've spent the last few days roaming the trade show halls together with senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy, putting as much as we can to the test.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As you can probably guess, Jen's been checking out all things smart home, from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989014/philips-hue-liane-360-rope-lights-smart-lighting-interior-design">Philips Hue's n …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989199/ifa-berlin-2026-gadgets-ask-us-anything">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>