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A San Francisco startup has developed a car that could be a game changer for the auto industry. In a large garage in San Francisco's SOMA District, a company called  Lit Motors  is building a car unlike any other.  The company's C-1 is half the size of a Smartcar and designed for a driver with one passenger in the back seat. But despite its small size, the vehicle is capable of driving in all weather, with gyroscopically stabilized wheel technology that prevents it from tipping over. The C-1 is fully electric, and can drive up to 200 miles on a single charge. In fact, the C-1 isn't really a car at all: It's officially classified as a motorcycle, but CEO Daniel Kim says that the vehicle resists classification. "It's disrupting the automotive space," says Kim.  According to Kim, it's a concept whose time has come. Today's youths are less interested in buying cars than they are in buying iPhones and other gadgets: Car ownersh...

AS WE APPROACH  the most built-up time of the year, The INQUIRER has put together a list of what it deems the best gadgets of 2012.  Whether it has a five figure price tag, or it would give you change from a £20 note, here's our run down of the most essential or just plain fun pieces of tech available right now, in no particular order. Lenovo Ideapad Yoga As Lenovo's first 'multi-mode' notebook, the Ideapad Yoga is a 13in  laptop  that deserves a place in our top ten best gadgets of 2012 due to its ability to perform as its name suggests: bending and folding into an array of positions so you can enjoy it in different ways. Available in two sizes of 11in and 13in, we really like how both models' high-definition IPS touchscreen displays and stylish designs are built with a special hinge that allows them to tilt 360 degrees, folding from a laptop to a  tablet  in one satisfyingly smooth motion. But the Yoga isn't just all style and no substance,...