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Technology has transformed the game of golf, not just in terms of carbon fiber shafts and remote control carts, but also in navigating your way around the course. One of the latest GPS navigation devices to hit the market is the GolfBuddy PT4. We headed out onto the links to see how it performs.

The humble iron, while a useful device for keeping clothes looking their best, has not seen very many major changes over its history. Collar Perfect is aiming to make that happen, by making it portable and allowing it to get to hard-to-reach places more easily.

The internet has become a critical means of communication during humanitarian crises and a crucial everyday tool for people around the world. Now, a Portuguese company wants to make sure everyone has access to it. Quarkson plans to use UAVs to transmit internet access "to every corner of the world."

Scientists at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a human airway muscle-on-a-chip that accurately mimics the way smooth muscle contracts in the human airway and could help in the search for more effective asthma treatments.

The Stars-and-Stripes-adorned Captain America chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in the classic American road movie Easy Rider will cross the auction block on October 17 and is expected to become the world’s most valuable motorcycle if its auction estimate of US$1,000,000 to US$1,200,000 is met.

As our cities grow increasingly crowded and house prices rise, plots that would have once been considered unsuitable for building upon are becoming more attractive and profitable. With this in mind, Tokyo's 3 m (9.8 ft) wide Wall of Nishihara is located on a plot shoehorned between two roads.

Last year, Knaus Tabbert used the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon to present its vision of the future camping trailer, the yacht-inspired Caravisio. This year, Knaus went small, light and simple, presenting the Travelino concept, a compact trailer outfitted with space- and weight-saving features.

Speed skaters and cyclists use different muscle groups to propel themselves forward. Nikola pedals are designed to let cyclists use both of those groups, for increased power.

Our ability to store energy has proven a big hurdle in the adoption of renewable energies. Researchers from MIT have developed a new battery system with a longer life that also costing less to make, a development that could make wind and solar more competitive with traditional sources of power.

The Volkswagen Golf is something of a sensible urban classic that few would regard as having any offroad credentials. That image may soon change as VW prepares the Golf Alltrack for its World premiere at the Paris Motor Show next month.

When it comes to smartphones, Samsung and Apple are fierce rivals. But will that rivalry carry over to the budding smartwatch space? If it does, then we couldn't see two more dramatically different approaches. Let's compare the recently-announced Apple Watch to the upcoming Gear S.

Ofer and Helene Webman out of Phoenix, AZ, have developed a smartphone-sized box called the ToneWoodAmp – or Twamp for short – that brings the kind of effects enjoyed by electric guitarists to acoustic pickers without needing to route the instrument through a big power amp.