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12 of the best ideas from CES 2014

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I’ve been to the Consumer Electronics Show more times than I’d like to admit. And while it’s considered a showcase of technology to come in the next year, it’s a horrible experience. You’re basically cooped up inside a windowless casino where the blackjack tables have been swapped out for iPad case vendors. 99.9% of what you see isn’t worth breathing that stale, filtered air still laced with traces of tobacco and broken dreams.

Yet there are always some jackpots if you dig deeply enough, a small handful of ideas that aren’t just interesting products, but serve as signposts pointing to the future of How Things Will Be.

Here are our favorite ideas at CES 2014–consider it your cheat sheet to tomorrow.
via Fast Company

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