An SH-08A solar-powered, waterproof cellphone is on display at the stand of Japanese electronic giant Sharp at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair, at Berlin's fair ground. The IFA, one of the largest consumer electronics trade fairs in the world, takes place from September 4 to September 9, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) chats with "Miss IFA" as she arrives to attend the opening gala of the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
An employee shows the new touch-screen mobile phone "Jet" at the stand of the Korean electronic company Samsung during the preparations of the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
Fairgoers walk past a sign reading "Made in Germany" on display at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
A fairgoer looks at a flat screen showing an image similar to the painting (R) next to it at the stand of South Korean electronic giant Samsung at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
Fairgoers check out a PC-Z1 mobile internet device on display at the stand of Japanese electronics giant Sharp at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
Three-dimensional (3-D) glasses lie on a table during a press conference of Japanese electronic company Sony at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
A fairgoer walsk past a flat screen showing a ladybug at the stand of South Korean electronic giant Samsung at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
A fairgoer takes a picture of a toy giraffe with a built in TV screen on display at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
A fairgoer checks the width (a bit over 3 mm) of an LG AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) 15 inch TV at the stand of South Korean electronics giant LG at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
A fairgoer looks at a vacuum cleaner that seems to vacuum pollen out of a flat screen television at the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair
An employee dusts falt-screen televisions at the stand of the Korean electronic company Samsung during the preparations of the IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung) Consumer Electronics Trade Fair