Microfibre is shaking...

Microfibre is shaking up the car care market, with the hi-tech material’s ability to shift grime and absorb water putting traditional cloths to shame. We only tested wash mitts and cloths in Issue 936, but we wanted to try out the newest product to go on sale, the Mibatowel.

Ford is building a gadget...

Ford is building a gadget that understands human speech so that drivers can ask their sat-nav: "How do I get to Buckingham Palace?" and receive turn-by-turn directions en route. The device, being perfected at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, will also allow a driver to tell the radio to tune in to a favourite station.