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Sony outed the very first 4K OLED television at CES last January, and now Samsung is catching up with its very own. We swooped by the firm’s slice of show floor at IFA to lay eyes on its latest TV, and walked away quite impressed. The 55-inch Ultra HD set packs a powerful visual punch, delivering sharp visuals and incredibly vivid colors. So vivid, in fact, we were suspicious that the sample footage was HDR video — it may very well be, but that doesn’t take away from the hardware’s color reproduction prowess. Big blue’s panel far and away outpaces non-OLED 4K displays when it comes to bright and lively color. Viewing angles on the screen are remarkable too, as glancing at the screen just a few degrees askance won’t blur or mute picture quality. As for form factor, Samsung’s set is contained into a sleek and extremely thin shell. No pricing or release window is on the docket, but you can check out the gallery below to ogle at the TV for yourself.%Gallery-slideshow83288%

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Yesterday at IFA , LG unveiled its new 8-3 inch G Pad, a tablet that features a Full HD IPS  display (1920×1200) powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 600. LG came up with the 8.3-inch form factor after collecting data from the government and conducting a study to determine what should be the maximum width for one handed operation. The LG G Pad runs Android Jelly bean 4.2.2 and is part of the G-series, LG’s top mobile product line which includes the recently launched G2 and its predecessor the LG Optimus G Pro. Featuring a sleek design with a nicely textured aluminum back cover, the WiFi–only LG G Pad offers a unique Q-Pair feature that allows users to pair it with their smartphone. Patrick Hong, LG G Pad product manager told me that the goal of Q-pair is to make the tablet and the phone smarter. Since people always carry a phone and a tablet, it is great to take advantage of both devices.

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LG G Pad: Hands On Review original content from Ubergizmo.

Live from the land of BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz , it’s Alan Mulally. Ford’s CEO is taking the stage here at IFA in Berlin to discuss making his fleet of vehicles safer, more user-friendly and, of course, more connected. This is a tech show, after all. Join us right here, won’t you?

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Okay, so maybe the marketing material could be improved a bit. Personally, we wouldn’t have gone with Intelligent Headset: The first Intelligent Headset, but the product should speak for itself — assuming, of course, that you have a chance to actually try it on. The headphones are location-aware, thanks to a number of sensors that let it know which direction you’re moving your head in. From there, the sound is tailored so you hear things differently, depending on where you’re pointed. This could mean the same thing from different angles or entirely sounds depending on where you’re facing.

In the below video, you’ll see an example of a tourism app that shows the direction in an icon on a map. Turn your head and you hear different voices in different directions. Better still was the zombie game we played. Put the headphones on and you’ll hear the undead approaching you from different sides. Face toward the invisible brain eater and press the button on the side of the ear to fire your shotgun. Easier said than done. %Gallery-slideshow83283%

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Connected car concepts are nothing new, but a compelling one stands out among the crowd of half-baked ideas. Here at IFA, Deutsche Telekom’s demo is one such example, thanks to its simple but intuitive execution and downright usefulness. A very friendly Telekom rep let us step inside to check out the concept from a child’s perspective.

Set up in a BMW (naturally), the system utilizes an LTE hotspot, a few backseat-mounted iPads and BMW’s ConnectedDrive service to provide entertainment on long car trips. Kids sitting in the backseat navigate to their personal profiles on Telekom’s associated app, and from there they can access services such as Videoload, Maxdome (both for renting movies) and Audiobooks. There’s also the option to view real-time trip progress via Google Maps, and kids can even select a webcam mode to see the road from mom or dad’s perspective.

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Filed under: Transportation, Wireless, T-Mobile

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