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The Volkswagen Beetle continues to defy the laws of economics, becoming one of the hottest collector car investments at the same time as being the most plentiful. Though the collector car market has cooled, 36 of the 50 most valuable Beetles have been sold in the last three years.

Austin Maynard Architects recently completed a modern family house that's focused on ensuring a great view from practically everywhere inside. It draws inspiration from Star Wars gadgetry and features a degree of sustainable design, including passive cooling and recycled building materials.

​​NASA’s Curiosity rover has passed yet another impressive milestone, having spent 2,000 Martian days exploring one of the most enigmatic and fascinating worlds populating our solar system.

An accordion-style tower that is erected via helium balloon, a Shinto shrine-inspired tower complete with rice paddies, and a tower designed around fire prevention are the big winners of this year's eVolo Skyscraper competition.

​Startup Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has been quite busy signing deals to explore the potential of high-speed transport routes all around the world. It is now welcoming the tubes that will make up its first test track in Toulouse, France.

Sony unveiled the Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ2 Compact back in February, but it's saved the pick of the bunch for now. The newly announced Xperia XZ2 Premium builds on the template laid down by the XZ2 to add a better screen, more memory, and a dual-sensor camera on the back.

​Serious cyclists typically carry compact hand pumps with them on long rides. Using such a pump to inflate a completely flat tire from scratch, however, can be an arduous process. That's why the foot-operated Stompump was created.

The winners of the 4th Fine Art Photography Awards have been revealed and they span everything from extraordinary images of nature to surreal time-lapsed cityscapes. The broad photographic competition covers 20 different categories and is split into professional and amateur sections.

Even though a ukulele is much more travel-friendly than a collapsible dreadnought or, well, a travel guitar, team Astro clearly thinks that even a 21-inch long soprano uke is too big. The Astro ukulele folds down to just over 11 inches long – and can fit in the water bottle pocket of a backpack.​

​Back in 2014, Sony released a new tablet designed to allow professionals to read and write documents without using real world paper. The Digital Paper tablet had an eye-friendly E Ink display and long battery life – but was pricey. Now Sony Japan has announced a smaller version called the DPT-CP1.​

​A lot of cyclists now use smartphone-based navigation systems, which means their phones are up and running the whole time they're riding. So, what if they want their phone to still have some battery life left upon reaching their destination? Well, that's where the Battery Stem comes in.

​Last year we detailed how Norsepower had rediscovered an engineering innovation, which sees large cylinders installed atop big ships harness wind for propulsion. Now a passenger ship has been treated to the Rotor Sail Solution and has set sail on wind-assisted trips between Finland and Sweden.​