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Coolest accessories of IFA 2013 (pictures)

Check out our roundup of the best gadgets and accessories the IFA tech show has to offer.

Andrew Lanxon
Andrew is CNET's go-to guy for product coverage and lead photographer for Europe. When not testing the latest phones, he can normally be found with his camera in hand, behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food. Sometimes all at once.
Luke Westaway Senior editor
Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a thrilling gadget show produced in our London office. Luke's focus is on keeping you in the loop with a mix of video, features, expert opinion and analysis.
Andrew Lanxon
Luke Westaway
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BERLIN -- Nude Audio speakers. This is the "S," which stands for small.
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Check out the Skullcandy Crusher headphones.
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This is the Griffin Survivor case for the Galaxy S4. Grr!
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The Jabra Solemate Mini. Luke seems to like it.
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A tablet isn't technically an accessory, but we couldn't help ourselves -- this is the Kobo Arc 10 HD tablet. Better than an electronic ink e-reader? Let us know your thoughts.
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Apps this, apps that. Since smartphones and apps became a world-beating combination, other gadgets have been getting jealous. Now, with Intelligent Headset, even headphones can have apps. Yep, apps can be developed for these headphones.
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Sennheiser's recent Momentum on-ear headphones. We've tried them, they sound incredible.
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A speaker that doubles as a lamp?! This is the Etiger A0 Cosmic.
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Beats has given its Studio headphones a makeover -- this is the newly redesigned model. What do you think of the new style?
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Behold, Marshall's Stanmore speaker, getting its first public airing.
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The Urbanears Kransen headphones. These bad boys clip together, which is handy.
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iRobot's Braava mop -- an accessory to your home. Why not have a robot butler scrub your floors?
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Logitech's All In One Wireless TK820 keyboard, with a touch panel.
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The Velodyne vFree headphones. We found them with this funky pattern!
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This is the Otterbox Lifeproof Fre protective case, for iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S4.
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The Soulra Rugged Rukus, a solar-powered wireless speaker that's also water-resistant.
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This is the Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro, massive headphones. We found them in a tartan pattern.
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This is only a prototype for now, but it's the world's thinnest touch panel, made by CSR -- handy for connecting to a tablet or smartphone, perhaps.
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This is the PhotoFast i-FlashDrive A, which transfers data between an Android and an iPhone.
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Last but definitely not least, the 3Doodler lets you make tiny sculptures out of melted plastic! Great fun.

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