Tuesday, April 06, 2004

A couple of Aussie related posts for you:

‘Segway of the sea’ starts shipping Down Under

- check out The Register's article.

"The fine folks at ScubaDoo World in Queensland have developed a sea scooter capable of reaching a stunning 2.5 knots. The Scuba-Doo gives divers the freedom to sit on a machine and drive the great ocean roads instead of being tied down with flippers, snorkels and other excessive diving gear. Weighing just 94 lbs with battery, the Scuba-Doo looks like a scuba-dooper way to dive in comfort and style."

Aussie firms fight to take biggest loss for music downloads

"Aussie ISP Teltstra last week slashed the price of songs downloaded from its BigPond Music service to 99 cents (US$0.75) each from A$1.49 for subscribers and A$1.89 for the rest of the plebs. Rival Destra, which proudly bills itself as Australia's DRM (digital rights management) pioneer, did Telstra one better by cutting its per track cost to 89 cents, vowing it "not be undercut by Telstra or any other new player to the marketplace.” Both companies have limited the price cuts to April at this time."

Let's hope they keep fighting!!

Jon 12:39 PM Permalink