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• Five things we love: from scented alarm clocks to eco-capsule homes

  13-06-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The best Kickstarter schemes and gadgets this month will help you take pictures like a hipster, be a sharper gamer and learn about tech through fashion and craftEnthusing kids, and girls in particular, about electronics can be tough, but creative technologists Nicole Messier and Joselyn McDonald think they have the answer. Tapping into the zeitgeist for wearable tech, they’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to create kits and workshops that teach electronic design through fashion, art and craf
  
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• On the road: Toyota Hilux Invincible X - car review

  13-06-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘The wasted capacity made me feel guilty I wasn’t transporting a Portaloo or towing a horse’What a beast, what a gigantic monument to shininess. When they parked the Toyota Hilux Invincible X outside my house, my first worry was I might need planning permission. It has a massive, open flatbed with a flap-down back door, along the lines of a classic pickup, with extra bling. I texted my mother a picture of it to ask if she needed anything. “Can I have seven labourers from the 1930s?” sh
  
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