IFA 2020 was definitely a different kind of technology event. In previous years, IFA has had the largest attendance in Europe, with many people flocking to Berlin to see the latest consumer electronics just before the holiday shopping season. This year's event was reduced in size due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which limited the number of attendees to exhibitors and press representatives.

Although we were unable to make it to Berlin for IFA 2020, we watched from afar and were impressed by the many new products on display. This year's exhibition showcased many exciting technologies to watch for in the coming months.

From laptops and wearables to smart appliances and home entertainment devices, here are some of the best products presented at IFA 2020.

We love testing laptops and discovering that it has battery life all day long. So we were utterly shocked when Acer announced that its upcoming laptop, the Spin 7, would last several days (yes, plural) on the same charge. [This increase in battery life is also thanks to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform. In addition, the Spin 7's "steam blue" casing with gold accents is a truly elegant finish. - Henry T. Casey

Philips' newest TV rounds out a year of releases with an impressive tribute to sight and sound. The Philips OLED+935 features four-sided Ambilight technology aimed at providing a more immersive experience. Several other OLED sets from Philips only feature three-sided Ambilight, but the 935 outperforms them by projecting color from the top and sides of the screen as well as the bottom

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In addition, the TV maker continues to partner with Bowers & Wilkins to equip the Philips OLED+935 with 70W 3.1.2 channel speakers. It also features the P5 artificial intelligence processor, Perfect Natural Reality upscaling engine, and Android TV and Android 9 Pie smart TV platforms. The 55- and 65-inch versions of the Philips OLED+935 will ship this month, and a compact 45-inch model will be available in October. - Philip Michaels

Rugged GPS watches are hot and in demand right now, and Huawei's €249.99 Honor Watch GS Pro delivers almost everything you want in a multisport wearable: a G-Shock-like aesthetic and durable With its G-Shock-like beauty and durable design, Route Back feature for tracing trails, and support for dozens of activities, the GS Pro is the ultimate accessory for the adventurer. The battery life is also phenomenal at 25 days.

Of course, GPS reduces the smartwatch's stamina to just 48 hours, but that's still leaps and bounds better than the Apple Watch's mere 18 hours The battery life of the Honor Watch GS Pro is better than many better sports watches better than many better sports watches, making it one of the most attractive wearables we've seen this year. - Kate Kozuch

When companies try to make simple products smarter, they often end up making the devices more complicated. However, this is not the case with Lenovo's fabric smart clocks. The latest "Lenovo Smart Clock Essential" costs only $49, has Google Assistant, and of course displays the time.

Like the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is designed to sit by your bedside, play tunes, and give you instant access to your voice assistant. This means you can control other smart home devices, launch your favorite podcasts, and set reminders. - Kate Kozuch

TCL is trying to prove that you don't have to spend a fortune to get truly wireless earphones; TCL's MoveAudio S200 earphones will cost €99 when they debut this fall. The S200 is definitely less expensive than rival earbuds like Apple's AirPods.

MoveAudio's earbuds come in three different color options and certainly look the part. (For this low price, you can expect features such as ENC noise reduction to eliminate ambient noise and four built-in microphones with beamforming technology to hear your voice during calls; TCL promises 3.5 hours of playback time, but MoveAudio S200's charging case the playback time jumps to 23 hours. - Philip Michaels

The Panasonic Lumix S5 is the ultimate full-frame mirrorless camera: 24.2 megapixel sensor in a compact design, in-body image stabilization, and dual native ISO to minimize noise. The Lumix S5's autofocus is also very compact. The Lumix S5's autofocus is very smart and can detect the head, eyes, face, and body.

In terms of video, the Lumix S5 can capture 4K video at up to 60 frames per second. Other features include an OLED viewfinder and a 3-inch vari-angle LCD for maximum shooting flexibility. At $1,999 for the body alone and $2,299 with the 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, the LUMIX is limited to serious photographers. But it could be one of the best mirrorless cameras ever made. - Mark Spoonauer

Not much dirt and debris will escape the newly announced Neato D10 robotic vacuum cleaner. shipping in late October or November, this $899 vacuum cleaner has a HEPA H13 filter that can trap allergens as small as 0.3 microns. The pet mode is designed for pet owners. A pet mode should make the D10 especially attractive to pet owners.

Like the other robot vacuums Neato showed off at IFA, the D10 uses IDAR-based mapping and can store up to three floor plans. 6,200mAh battery can clean for up to 150 minutes, enough time for pets to deposit dust and other particles. That's plenty of time for pets to get dust and other particles off the floor. - Philip Michaels

Active noise cancellation is a welcome feature in any headphone or earpiece. It is not always comfortable and is not practical if your head or the ears connected to it bounce around during a workout. Qualcomm's Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation is a new technology in audio equipment that adapts to how the earphones fit in the ear and adjusts in real time to provide consistent noise cancellation.

Qualcomm plans to add adaptive ANC technology to its QCC514x system-on-chip, announced earlier this year, and looks forward to seeing what audio equipment manufacturers can do with this promising innovation. - Philip Michaels