GoKawiilCNET staffers have touched down in Berlin and are on the floor at IFA 2026, one of the world’s largest tech events where the future is on full display. From a camera-equipped dishwasher and Dyson’s largest air purifier yet to a repairable laptop and a speaker designed to soothe you to sleep, we’ve laid eyes on devices that could change how we live, breathe, clean, work and play.
If you, too, would like to peer into the future and see what’s ahead, this is the best tech we’ve spotted at IFA 2026.
An all-seeing dishwasher
Miele’s Diamond G8 isn’t your average dishwasher. David Watsky/CNET
Miele’s new Diamond G8 dishwasher has an AI-powered internal camera that scans your dishes and decides how to wash them so it doesn’t miss a single spot. Though Home and Kitchen Managing Editor David Watsky, who saw the dishwasher in person, was skeptical about this feature, he was left impressed.
But the Diamond G8’s scrubbing smarts don’t stop there. If you want the Diamond G8 to run only when electricity is most affordable, it can do that too, waiting for the hours when power costs less.
Note-taking earbuds
Plaud One: your AI note-taking assistant earbuds. Plaud/CNET
Going beyond its AI note-taking wearable pin and credit card-like device that you can attach to your phone, Plaud launched the Plaud One earbuds to capture and transcribe your conversations and calls. You can even talk to Plaud’s AI by saying, “Hey Plaud,” and then ask it your questions or give it directives.
“We’d always recommend informing people that you’re using a recording device, and it’s important to note that recording phone calls without permission from all participants can be illegal in some states,” principal writer Katie Collins wrote when covering the Plaud One announcement.
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