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We’ve already written about tyres that can inflate themselves, but now it looks like cars of the future will run on wheels that don’t...

Tesco has introduced free Wi-Fi to all of its Tesco Extra stores in the UK. The service is unlimited for anyone with a Tesco...

There aren’t many iconic motorhomes in popular culture, but the modified Airstream model used by NASA is probably one of the most recognisable. The...

Have you ever wanted to drive across the 360 miles of desert highway that connects Tucson to Las Vegas, but just can’t afford the...

Gone are the days when caravan holidays meant no TV – Practical Caravan gives you the low-down to keep you up to date with...

Amazon.co.uk is running a week of ‘Black Friday’ deals for the second year running this week, from 21 to 25 November. In the US,...

If the prospect of poking around under the bonnet of your car to investigate a mechanical fault is something you’d much rather leave to...

If you’re an Amazon Kindle owner (or hope to be come Xmas) and are unhappy about the relatively high cost of ebooks, here’s one...

Keeping tyres in tip-top condition may get a little easier in the next few years, thanks to technology invented by Goodyear that lets them...

After-market waterproofing treatments can be a hit and miss, but this silicon-based sprayable coating from Ross Nanotechnology looks set to change all that. It’s called...

Smartphones and water don’t mix, and thanks to moisture sensors tucked inside the case, manufacturers can tell when a ‘broken’ handset is actually the...

The Life! Death! Top Tips! blog (“a problem that isn't a problem, a solution that no-one in their right mind would invent”) catalogues some...

FROM: eBay MAKE/MODEL: 1991 Silverline Nova IN A NUTSHELL: Narrow bodied, lightweight tourer ideal for towing behind a tiny tug THIS OLD SILVERLINE looks in rather good...

Smartphones equipped with GPS and mobile internet access to services like Google Maps certainly make life easier when it comes to navigating around new...

The flying car has been ‘just around the corner’ for almost as long as the non-flying version, but the skies are still curiously free...

Smartphones may be great for browsing the web when there’s a speedy 3G connection, but they don’t fare so well when all that’s available...

It’s long been suspected that technologically savvy burglars are using social networks to identify empty homes and now a recent report seems to support...

The iPhone 4S may have seen record sales since its launch a couple of weeks ago, but some new owners are having a few...

Maintaining a drinkable water supply isn’t much of a problem if you only ever pitch up at well-maintained campsites and/or carry a supply in the...

If wandering around a windswept bit of British countryside in the middle of autumn sounds like something you’d like to do, then the National...

3G coverage tends to be rather spotty out in the sticks, which makes getting online with a USB 3G modem a bit of a...

Out of focus photos will soon be a thing of the past, judging by two new digital camera technologies unveiled last week.

If you’ve seen a car driving around with Google logo and a camera poking from the roof, the chances are that it’s being used...

YouTube has launched an online movie rental service in the UK. New releases cost £3.49 and most older films cost £2.49, although there are...

CoPilot Live Premium for iPad and iPhone is currently available with a 30% discount (£5 off) in the iTunes App Store, which makes it...

Wikitravel is a Wikipedia-style online encyclopaedia exclusively about travel that covers over 25,000 destinations around the world. Since it’s a wiki, it’s created...

If you were sorely tempted by the LEGO VW T1 Camper LEGO kit we wrote about a couple of months ago, but couldn’t quite...

The AA has launched an app for iPhone and Android smartphones that uses GPS-positioning to warn of speed cameras while driving. AA Safety Camera...

If you’ve ever wanted to photograph your van in the same stylish way as those glossy shots car manufacturers tend to snap snap of...

As anticipated, Apple announced its latest iPhone last week, but it turned out to be a seriously souped-up iPhone 4 rather than a completely...

Fresh from the "Ideas so obvious why didn’t anyone think of it before?" department comes the Ray Solar Charger. The Ray packs a USB port...

Amazon has announced a new low-cost Kindle ebook reader just in time for Xmas. Called simply ‘Kindle’, the new model costs just £89 — £20...

Google has issued a handful of updates that should make Android smartphones a little easier to use when away from home.

If you’re still using an old iPhone 2G/3G/3GS and are contemplating an upgrade to an iPhone 4 in the near future, it might be...

Mobile living hasn’t always involved towing something behind the car or driving around in a modified van. Back in 1938, the venerable US magazine Modern...

iPhone users who are currently making use of the free Skobbler Lite sat-nav app for finding their way around are on borrowed time —...

We’re not sure what it is about the Airstream that makes it such a popular choice for restoration projects, expect perhaps that the external...

Judging by its rather compact dimensions, we’re not sure it’s fair to describe the Sealander as a ‘caravan’, but we suppose it could sleep...

It’s common to see electric bike sellers at camping and caravan shows — not everyone wants to explorer a new place after they’ve pitched...

Most countryside campsites are free from the light pollution that plagues most cities and present a great opportunity to see the night sky more...

Believe it or not, the M5/M6 interchange on a Friday evening doesn’t rank as the worst commuter journey in the world — at least...