Berlin's annual IFA electronics show isn't typically a hotspot of PC news, since it follows hot on the heels of the computer-centric Computex in June. Intel used IFA to launch its hotly anticipated "Lunar Lake" Core Series Ultra 2 processors, packing a radical new architecture and seriously improved graphics chops. Not to be outgunned, Qualcomm revealed new 8-core variants of its Snapdragon X PC chips, aiming to bring multi-day battery life to sub- 900 laptops. With so many notebook reveals crammed into such a short time span, however, the deluge felt a bit same-y at times – but not with the delightfully unorthodox systems below, which lean on surprisingly nifty gimmicks to stand out from the crowd. Without further ado, let's get weird.