Today sees the big European consumer electronics show - the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) - kick off in Berlin. DT is treating the event seriously enough to lash out on a vast technology-driven stand at the show where it will fight for attention with the likes of Sony, Samsung, LG and Lenovo. All the latest in gadgets will be there of course, but the IFA also ropes in drones and funky household appliances (even washing machines) so we expect there will be many an IoTish connected gadget on show or on promise. Meanwhile, get into the time-lapse zone and watch the stand go up and up: marvel at the lighting rig which looks capable of illuminating a Pink Floyd concert, wonder how many cherry-pickers it takes to change all the lightbulbs discovered to be not working (once it had been lifted to the ceiling); and most of all, try to estimate the stand cost. 

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