The Gillard government has backed women to the hilt in this year's budget by allocating $4.3 million in funding over five years for its BoardLinks program, which was set up in November last year.

Despite the delightful prospect of having a coffee machine embedded into the console of your SUV, this won't be happening anytime soon as recent figures reveal that more than 1, 000 people are predicted to die or seriously injured on Victorian roads in the next five years, due to driver distraction.

Ultra HD, or 4K, televisions represent the next generation of television technology, with the IFA consumer electronics show set to follow the lead of the 2013 International CES by showcasing a range of screens featuring the technology.