Sat-nav systems such as the TomTom Go are being caught in the blast of an RAC survey that blames confusing road signs and in-car entertainment for motoring accidents. But, gadget fans, it's not our fault

Confusing road signs are causing accidents, according to an RAC survey – and driver-distracting, in-car entertainment and sat-nav systems aren't helping, it says.Road-safety activists have acted swiftly following the release of the survey, suggesting that navigation devices actually add to the number of information inputs a driver has to deal with.Not true, we say. A well-designed sat-nav system should have you so well informed about your next manoeuvre that, in the last few hundred yards before a major junction, the driver's free to observe warning signs and judge potential hazards, instead…

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The first commercial car to be powered by compressed air could be about to hit the production lines, as Indian automaker Tata Motors prepares to build ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre's design. We're not certain if it's the same air car that we hit just under three years ago, but if it is, it's about time! The City Cat runs on nothing but compressed air — which can be refueled at “air stations,” and overnight using a built-in compressor — with a not too shabby top speed of 68MPH and a range of 125 miles. The Air Car designers are working on a hybrid version that can compress air whil…

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To test Orange's new snow sports phone, we took it all the way to Tignes in the French alps. Did it have what it takes to survive the slopes?

We ask you: what exactly is a snow-mobile? To those of you who wryly answered ‘a small powered vehicle for traversing snow', we salute you, but you're wrong. In Stuff land, it's a Samsung X660 sold with a snow sport mag (Slide) and discount vouchers for gear shops (Ellis Brigham).The exciting snow stuff, however, comes on Orange World, which anyone on Orange can revel in. We'll come to that in a minute. First, to the phone itself, which we took all the way to Tignes in the French alps to test.If you read our launch story, you'll know this clamshell's a rudimentary creature: the camera's a 0….

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Gadget of the Day: Alpine CDE-9850Ri
The in-car iPod conundrum is complex no more: this Alpine lets you plug your jukebox straight into its head unit

Gadget of the Day: Alpine CDE-9850RiThe in-car iPod conundrum is complex no more: this Alpine lets you plug your jukebox straight into its head unit…

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Ever since we saw “Who Killed the Electric Car?” we've wondered when even more companies would get inspired to bring back this fantastic ride. Enter AC Propulsion, a California-based company that just debuted its eBox, a converted Toyota Scion xB with an electric engine. After you bring your own Scion, AC Propulsion will do the deed for $55,000. So what're the specs on the eBox? We're glad you asked: 180 mile range, top speed of 95 mph, and you can get a full charge in five hours right from your garage's wall outlet. Sure, that sounds like a lot for a car that's ordinarily pretty freakin' chea…

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Knocking down our hi-def doors like a comedy juggernaut, Adam Sandler's latest film has arrived with another exciting announcement, 50GB Blu-ray discs

With today’s release of Adam Sandler’s latest comedy vehicle Click! comes something rather more special: the first commercially available 50GB, dual-layer Blu-ray disc.This should excite you for two good reasons: 1) you’re a hi-def buff and you want to experience the visual fruit of its Blu-ray high-resolution labours; and 2) this is only the first of many, we’re assured.In fact, not content with just one monumentally hi-def flick, Sony Pictures has also announced another two in the pipeline. There’s a new version of Black Hawk Down and the achingly amusing Tallad…

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At last, the long, grueling wait has ended. We now have a transparent vehicle to match those dashing clear polycarbonate rims, as Rinspeed is teaming up with Bayer MaterialScience AG yet again to create another eye-catching vehicle. Just over two years have passed since the two collaborated on the Senso, but now their minds are set on crafting a Makrolon-based whip “with a completely transparent body and floor,” and if you can manage to look through over the clearness, you'll notice a compact two-cylinder 750-ccm Weber engine sitting atop the transmission. Additionally, those hoping that this …

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It may look like someone's fancifully stuck a pair of wings onto the side of a car, but, honestly, this LaBiche Aerospace does fly. You'll just need $175,000 to enjoy the ride

It may look like someone's fancifully stuck a pair of wings onto the side of a car, but, honestly, this LaBiche Aerospace does fly. You'll just need $175,000 to enjoy the ride…

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We've seen all of these fancy add-ons like USB, SD and Bluetooth show up in all sorts of separate car stereos, but BOSS is the first we've seen to get up the chutzpah to throw them all into one stereo for the ultimate in nerdy in-dash entertainment. Thanks to our complete inability to read Korean, we're not really sure what these stereos, the 638B and P255B, do beyond the obvious, but the pretty pictures tell us that you can plug your USB phone in for charging and possibly other functionality, and that there is iPod functionality of some sort. Sounds good to us, now all we need is a car and we…

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Introducing the all-electric Sports Utility Vehicle from Phoenix Motorcars. The fastest milk float in the west

Electric cars? Glorified golf buggies, right? Well cast your eyes over to the left. This decaled monster is an SUV with a difference – it's powered entirely by electricity.No petrol sipping Prius-style hybrid motor here, just pure battery juice – lithium-ion to be precise. Which is why Phoenix Motorcars’ creation can top 110mph and manage 0 to 60 in under ten seconds. An overnight charge plugged into a standard mains socket gives 250 miles of emission-free driving.Others have steered clear of lithium-ion because of its laptop-destroying properties but Phoenix reckons it’…

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