Monday 5 September 2022 10:52 AM MailOnline reveals the best gadgets at IFA 2022  trends now

Exhibitors have showed off some of their most exciting gadgets ever at this year's IFA event, which is taking place this week. 

IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung, is one of world's leading trade shows for consumer electronics and home appliances, held annually in Berlin.

This year's IFA runs from September 2-6 and is the first full-scale in-person event for three years, following disruption by the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021. 

More than 1,000 exhibitors from over 30 countries are presenting products to retailers, buyers and industry experts.  

From a colour-changing fridge to an inflatable smartwatch, MailOnline has taken a look at the best gadgets are IFA 2022 in Berlin. 

WORLD'S BIGGEST OLED TV

LG showcased the world's largest OLED TV with an 'awe-inspiring' 97-inch screen - about the size of a double bed.

The firm is yet to reveal a price for the OLED evo Gallery Edition TV, although it's rumoured to be more than £20,000. 

It will 'deliver immersive viewing experiences on a grand scale' when it's released, which should be in time for the FIFA World Cup this November. 

OLED TVs use self-lit pixels that can be turned on and off individually to reproduce 'perfect blacks and incredibly natural colours'. 

But LG describes this new TV as 'OLED evo', which is essentially a term coined by the Korean company to refer to an OLED display with enhanced brightness. 

The huge TV, which is designed to be wall-mounted, is part of LG's G2 line-up of TVs, which are based on OLED display technology with 4K resolution and flat design. 

LG has an enormous booth to itself at IFA 2022 this week to showcase new products, from TVs to gaming monitors and smart home solutions. 

CURVED MONITOR

The 'Flex' monitor, also from LG, has a 42-inch screen that curves inwards when people are using it to watch TV or play games.

The firm says the OLED display can go from completely flat to 'spectacularly curved' for more 'immersive' experiences. 

Users can curve the screen inwards and then back to flat simply by pressing a button on an accompanying remote control – while the display is on. 

They can also adjust the size of the onscreen image according to their individual preferences or the genre of game they're playing. 

For example, fans of role playing games and racing games will likely want to use all 42 inches of the screen.

Meanwhile, first-person shooter gamers might prefer a 32-inch or 27-inch image that allows them to see everything going on at a glance.

FOLDABLE LAPTOP SCREEN

Taiwanese company Asus launched the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, a laptop with a 17.3-inch foldable OLED touchscreen.

Asus says the touchscreen folds down to a compact 12.5-inch size, making it smaller than a sheet of photocopier paper for carrying in your bag. 

Asus says it folds along a precision-engineered 180-degree hinge that is tested to withstand over 30,000 open-and-close cycles. 

The company demonstrated this at IFA by attaching the laptop to a folding mechanism, which repeatedly opened and closed the device.  

When unfolded, users can also divide the screen up into segments that each show different applications - for example, Excel, Outlook and Google Chrome. 

Zenbook 17 Fold OLED comes with a Bluetooth keyboard, although it also works with a virtual keyboard that takes up one of the screen's segments. 

The device will roll out globally during the fourth quarter (the last three months of the year) but it won't come cheap – prices start at an eyewatering $3,499 (£3,000).

INFLATING SMARTWATCH

Possibly MailOnline's favourite device at IFA

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