Like at all electronics confabs, the serious future-of-technology gear shares space with the frivolous, strange, wacky and zany – as well as some hidden gems. Here's the off-beat (and some on-beat) gizmos I found wandering the show floors during this week's IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
Wearable camcorders, mounted on helmets or goggles or motorized action vehicles, are all the rage these days. This new small egg-sized Ego from Liquid Image ($180) shoots your first-person POV action video in 720p or 1080p high-def, and transmits your footage live via Wi-Fi to an iPhone or Android smartphone.