Gallery: We Love You, Absurd Gadgets That Rocket Us Into the Future

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    A Lenovo Yoga Book, just one of the risk-taking products that debuted this week at IFA in Berlin.
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    Acer's latest gaming laptop has a curved screen. Bananacakes!
  • HP made a very odd but beautiful clothcovered PC.
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    HP made a very odd but beautiful cloth-covered PC.
  • The 3Doodler Pro is the latest iteration of the company's threedimensional creation tool.
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    The 3Doodler Pro is the latest iteration of the company's three-dimensional creation tool.
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    The DJI Osmo Mobile, which stabilizes your smartphone while you shoot video.
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