At this year's IFA, Sony displayed a Walkman, Nokia brought its latest flip phone, and Samsung showed off a series of vibrantly coloured refrigerators. What year is it?
Though it's 2019 and companies like Samsung and LG are debuting their high-tech, innovative folding smartphones – the former with a sophisticated folding display – at this year's IFA, Nokia is resurrecting the retro, flip phone of the early 2000s. On the other hand, Sony and Samsung are looking even farther into the past, all the way back to the '70s: on display at the trade show is a Walkman and a collection of richly hued refrigerators.