Best Selling Gadgets on Amazon perfect for a pandemic from IFA 2020

The world is being reshaped by Covid-19, and that includes the sphere of tech. So, while IFA – Berlin’s annual tech fair that’s easily the biggest platform for new tech releases in Europe – attempted to carry on as close to normal as possible, the show floors did look a little different to what we’re used to.

As well as all 4,000 attendees having to wear masks and social-distancing measures in place, the class of gadgets on display were also different to usual. Best known in recent years for giant-sized TVs and virtual-reality headsets, this year IFA saw exhibits of a new class of pandemic-inspired gadgets. 

Here’s what IFA had to offer a world coping with Covid-19.

Dishwashers are reputedly big and ugly. That’s what this small and autonomous dishwasher called Bob attempts to get away from. Designed by France’s Daan Tech, Bob sits on a kitchen worktop, takes just 20 minutes to run a cycle, and comes in one of 24 colour combinations. All great stuff, but where’s the Covid-19 link?  best selling gadgets on amazon

Bob also indulges in UV-C sterilization, using ultraviolet light to warp the structure of genetic material, effectively killing bacteria and viruses. So alongside your dirty plates, mugs and wine glasses, Bob can also work its magic on disposable masks plus your dirty wallet and keys. 

Electrostatic technology could well be the “disinfectant of the future”, with Covid-19 it was inevitable that we’d see a wearable air purifier at IFA 2020. Designed to be worn around the neck, the Ataraina OiSHI isn’t guaranteed to protect you from you-know-what. 

However, its three-layer electrostatic filter works to rid the bubble of air around you from bacteria and viruses, alongside pollen and air pollutants. OiSHI – Japanese for “delicious” – from Japanese company Creative Technology is already sold in Asia.