Honda's ASIMO robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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  Uniden Trax 350

  Available only through Harvey Norman stores, the Trax 350 has a 3.5-inch screen, 3D terrain, 3D landmarks and safety camera locations. It misses out on the Bluetooth hands-free of the 353 model, which is available everywhere.

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  TomTom Go 730

  Lane guidance is great and the over-hyped IQ Routes was pretty good, but the best news is that, one year on, the Go 720's faults (price, buggy features) are no more.

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  Nokia World 2008: Making the internet personal

  Nokia World 2008 was the launching pad for the world's largest mobile phone company to announce the touchscreen N97, the latest version of Nokia Maps and its new messaging and email service.

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  Michelin moves the motor to the tyre

  It might sound counter-intuitive but if the future of the car is electric, then we could well see the motor move from the front of the car to the wheels. Well, that's what Michelin, Heuliez and Orange have in mind.

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  Top GPS features

  So you've decided you're going to get a portable GPS device, but what features should you look out for and which brand is best at what?

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  Essential iPhone and iPod gadgets for your car

  Need to take your shiny new iPhone or iPod on the road? Instead of stashing it away in the glovebox, try wiring it up to your car with these handy gadgets.

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  DLO TransDock (2nd generation)

  While it's the most attractive FM transmitter out there and is chock full of great features, it might send your precious iPhone/iPod flying off into the yonder.

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  Griffin iTrip Autopilot

  Griffin's iTrip Autopilot is a relatively cheap and minimalist FM transmitter that connects your iPhone or iPod to a car stereo.

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  Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe

  This iPhone cradle for vehicles with a 3.5mm auxiliary port is a great buy. The adjustable design fits well in most cars and the wireless, mountable remote control will make song skipping while driving safer.

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  New Mazda3 hatch and sedan now both revealed

  Mazda has now revealed both the sedan and hatch versions of its popular 3, prior to it going on sale next year.

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  Essential iPhone and iPod gadgets for your car

  Need to take your shiny new iPhone or iPod on the road? Instead of stashing it away in the glovebox, try wiring it up to your car with these handy gadgets.

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  Bye bye Nissan 350Z, hello 370Z!

  It's unmistakably a Z-car, but it's shorter, more feline and less butch — the new Nissan 370Z is set to debut at next month's Los Angeles Motor Show.

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  Lamborghini thrusts its four-door Estoque forth

  Lamborghini has been teasing us over the last couple of weeks with teaser shots of its latest concept car. Now the company has let the bull into the china shop: a four-door sports car called the Estoque.

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  Porsche Panamera merges sedan and hatchback

  Porsche has just unveiled a four-door sedan-hatchback mash-up, the Panamera, which will take on the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, Astona Martin Rapide and the Lamborghini Estoque.

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  Best budget GPS navigators

  With the words crisis and meltdown being a regular feature in newspaper headlines, we investigate some of the cheaper GPS options out there.

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  Best portable in-car GPS navigators

  All brand name GPS units will get you safely from A to B, but some do it better than others. We nominate a clutch of navigators we'd junk our Gregory's or Melway for.

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  Next Lexus RX sports iDrive/MMI/Comand-style controller

  Lexus unveiled the updated RX range of soft-roaders at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new vehicles feature updated powertrains and new designs, as well as being the first Lexuses to sport an iDrive/MMI/Comand-style interface.

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  Top GPS features

  So you've decided you're going to get a portable GPS device, but what features should you look out for and which brand is best at what?

• 

  Uniden Trax 350

  Available only through Harvey Norman stores, the Trax 350 has a 3.5-inch screen, 3D terrain, 3D landmarks and safety camera locations. It misses out on the Bluetooth hands-free of the 353 model, which is available everywhere.

• 

  TomTom Go 730

  Lane guidance is great and the over-hyped IQ Routes was pretty good, but the best news is that, one year on, the Go 720's faults (price, buggy features) are no more.

• 

  DLO TransDock (2nd generation)

  While it's the most attractive FM transmitter out there and is chock full of great features, it might send your precious iPhone/iPod flying off into the yonder.

• 

  Griffin iTrip Autopilot

  Griffin's iTrip Autopilot is a relatively cheap and minimalist FM transmitter that connects your iPhone or iPod to a car stereo.

• 

  Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe

  This iPhone cradle for vehicles with a 3.5mm auxiliary port is a great buy. The adjustable design fits well in most cars and the wireless, mountable remote control will make song skipping while driving safer.

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  Garmin Nuvi 260W

  A good, easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default.

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  DLO TransDock (2nd generation)

  While it's the most attractive FM transmitter out there and is chock full of great features, it might send your precious iPhone/iPod flying off into the yonder.

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  Garmin Nuvi 760

  If you're in the market for a GPS navigator with an FM transmitter and MP3 playback, not to mention excellent safety camera warnings, the Nuvi 760 is the one to go for.

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  TomTom Go 720

  Don't let its beautiful body tempt you, the TomTom Go 720 is both too pricey and too buggy. The cliche "beauty is only skin deep" is particularly apt here.

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  Navman S45

  Replacing last year's S50 model, the S45 might lose five but gains spoken street names and the latest Whereis maps. It, like the S35, soldiers on with the old Navman interface, shared with the new Mio Moovs.

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  TomTom One (4th generation)

  Both the One and XL are great GPS units: compact, correctable, good looking and easy to use. At AU$349 we'd pick the narrow screen One every time though.

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  Logitech G25 Racing Wheel

  Fancy yourself as a virtual racing driver? This leather-clad, brushed metal extravaganza will transform you from Mark Webber into Stirling Moss.

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  Mio DigiWalker C320

  Mio's C320 GPS provides a good balance between affordability and features.

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  Mio DigiWalker C520

  Bluetooth, text-to-speech, massive screen and good looks make the C520 a good GPS. Its great price transforms it into a great GPS.

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  Nokia N95

  If you need an all-in-one communications, navigation and imaging device and don't mind charging it every night, Nokia's N95 raises the bar in the mobile world.

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