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HP unveiled a new 2-in-1 convertible today at Adobe MAX in Las Vegas. The ZBook x2 is designed to give digital artists, designers and other professionals the power they need to make full use of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite, as well as other resource hungry creative applications.

Occasionally asteroids will get caught in a gravitational dance with our planet for a few years, and last year astronomers discovered one of the most stable of these “quasi-satellites”. Now they’ve peered closer to get a better understanding of what it is and where it might have come from.

According to cycling ergonomics expert Sean Madsen, bicycle handlebar grips actually work better if they're flat on top. It also helps if they're narrow at the end, and have "wings." The resulting product, named for the manner in which a sushi cone is held, is called Sushi Grips.​

Florida-based company Arkup has floated the concept of an off-grid, liveable luxury yacht. Powered by 30 kW of solar and twin electric thrusters, these high-class, ultra modern double decker units have hydraulic legs capable of stabilizing and lifting them out of the water.

Zero Motorcycles has introduced its 2018 model range, powered by three new Z-Force batteries. These packs offer a 10 percent hike in energy capacity for even longer ranges, escorted by a new on-board fast charger that can replenish them up to six times faster.

​​When we think of the future of delivery our minds might wander toward airborne drones, but ground-based robots may play an important part in this, too. Among those is a new mail-toting machine already roaming the streets of Germany designed to do much of the heavy lifting. ​

​​Toyota has been a very active player in the hydrogen fuel game, putting the technology to the test in its Mirai sedan and Project Portal trucks. A potential future addition to this emission-free stable is being unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show next week​ in the form of the Fine-Comfort Ride.

The latest addition to Kia's lineup, the 2017 Niro, is a compact wagon-style hybrid that seats five and is capable of an EPA-estimated 50 mpg. The most surprising thing about the Niro, however, isn't its miles per gallon – it's how "normal" this little hybrid crossover is.

​​Hovercrafts, scooters, skateboards and jetpacks. We've seen some pretty out-there ideas when it comes to how golfers can make their way across the links. A new electrified pushbike might not be the most exciting of the bunch, but it may have practicality on its side.

Last year we reported on a really neat tiny house concept called the Aurora that promised to grow in width at the push of a button, allowing it to be both compact (and road-legal) to tow and spacious when stationary. The novel dwelling is now on the market for US$88,900.

Mushrooms can fuel batteries, inspire tiny homes, be grown in diapers and even create building "sausages," which just might help construct the homes of tomorrow. Now they can also help with weight loss, according to a new study published in the journal Appetite.

This year the Autumn Stafford Sale seemed more eccentric than normal, with some extraordinary motorcycles selling for not very much, and at the other end of the scale, several of the most expensive two-stroke motorcycles ever sold at auction.