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Self-balancing electric unicycle – would you commute on this?

Going straight in at number one on the list of things we didn't expect to read today, the SBU V3 unicycle is coming to the UK. Thanks to London 2012 and Sir Side Burns, cycling has never been more popular in the UK. Now Eddyline Ltd - the sole UK distributors for the SBU V3 - is looking to…er…ride on the back this popularity by importing something with one less wheel.

CES: GM to open the dashboard to developers

At last year's Autoweek Design Forum, father of the iPod and Nest Labs co-founder Tony Fadell suggested that automakers concentrate on designing and building cars, leaving handset makers to handle infotainment. The latest announcements from Ford and GM -- in conjunction with the International CES -- suggest that automakers would rather treat the dashboard space as a handset. Yesterday, Dearborn, Mich., announced the Ford Developer Program, which opens up Sync to outside application development; now General Motors has announced a similar initiative.

Volkswagen Golf R 400 IS going in to production

The VW Golf R 400 (pictured) is going in to production Well, we did say the VW Golf R 400 – which debuted at the Beijing Motor Show last week – looked production ready. And it seems it is. Car and Driver have had confirmation from VW’s R&D boss, Heinz-Jakob Neusser, that the Golf R 400 isn’t a concept after all but the first look at a new extreme Golf.