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Friday, 12 March 2010 00:00 |
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 Australia’s only all-electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster, has returned to the Clipsal 500 motor race this year – 12 months after making its Australian debut there – with a world record under its seatbelt.
In October last year, the Tesla, driven by its owner, Internode founder Simon Hackett, smashed the world distance record for an electric vehicle by travelling more than 500km on a single charge in the inaugural Global Green Challenge. This achievement beat the previous world record by more than 110km. Video of this record breaking drive is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaxl7i2wn-Y Internode, Australia’s largest privately owned broadband company, is using the Tesla Roadster to demonstrate the fact that it is possible to be both “green” and high performance. |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 00:00 |
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 Billion Australia has launched the BiPAC 6200NXL, an all-in-one wireless server router that uses the latest 3G and Wireless-N technologies to deliver high-speed Internet connections on the go.
Costing $199, the 802.11n 300Mbps broadband router includes two USB 2.0 ports for functions such as 3.75G WAN connection, a print server, a webcam or an FTP server for network device sharing. The BiPAC 6200NXL allows you to easily download photos, stream High Definition video or IPTV files, run media-intensive applications, watch movies or share files with customers, friends or family.
The combination of 3.5G/3.75G wide area network connectivity and high-speed local area network coverage delivers “anytime anywhere” Internet access at offsite meetings, tradeshows, conferences, workshops, at home or on the go. With a supported Ethernet WAN port, the BiPAC 6200NXL can also function as an ADSL or cable modem, with an auto failover facility to ensure always-on connectivity.
The Billion BiPAC 6200NXL also contains a Billion utility called the 3G Management Center, which lets you monitor your Internet connection and also manage your 3G monthly subscriptions.
Earlier this month, Billion claimed the title of Australia’s most popular broadband hardware for the fourth year in a row by topping the Australian Broadband Survey for 2009. More than 90 per cent of Billion users described themselves as satisfied or very satisfied with its performance. Full details of the 2009 Australian Broadband Survey are at http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/.
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 00:00 |
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 Software developer 2moro mobile reports that nearly 6500 people have downloaded its free iPhone application for finding and booking Adelaide Fringe acts, more than 18 times the 2009 Fringe total.
Developed in collaboration with Formicary Australia and Adelaide Fringe, the Fringe 2010 app allows iPhone users to search for shows by category, performer and time, with the ability to automatically obtain the latest details about Fringe events. It can also use the iPhone’s built-in GPS software to find the location of a show venue. Users can bookmark shows that they like the look of and automatically call the FringeTix office to book tickets. By yesterday, 6485 copies of the Fringe 2010 app had been downloaded in Australia from Apple’s iPhone AppStore – compared to 350 copies for the entire 2009 Fringe, where it was launched. 2moro mobile is an Adelaide company that develops ground-breaking applications for the iPhone. Last week, 2moro mobile launched an Australian first with its WOMADelaide iPhone app, which contained an augmented reality function that let users identify performers by simply pointing the iPhone handset at the event stage. Nearly 2400 people downloaded 2moro’s WOMADelaide iPhone app. 2moro mobile CEO Peter O’Neill said the Fringe 2010 iPhone app‘s overwhelming success was because it made it easier for people to enjoy the Fringe. “Finding what’s on is quick and simple, without having to sort through dozens of pages in the printed program,” he said. “People are voting with their fingers.” |
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