Australia
MV Agusta F4 Brutale & F4SPR make Australian debut
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Friday July 18, 2003: MV Agusta 's exotic F4 Brutale S naked motorcycle and the high-performance F4 SPR model will be displayed to the Australian public for the first time in Brisbane on Sunday July 20. Read More
Sony Ericsson T610 camera phone arrives in Australia
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Saturday July 19, 2003: Don't blink or that bleeding-edge camera phone might just become an antique. The latest offering from Sony Ericsson - the T610 - is an example of the increasingly small, sophisticated and stylish camera phones starting to reach Australia. Read More
Australian launch of the smart City-Coup' and Smart Cabrio
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Wednesday July 9, 2003:The smart city-coup' and smart cabrio are now officially on sale in Australia with sales centres open in Sydney, Melbourne, and from 2004, Brisbane. The second-generation smart car models shown by DaimlerChrysler at the Melbourne International Motor Show earlier this year go on sale from $21,900. Read More
Australian Super Maxi smashes European Race Record
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Wednesday July 2, 2003: Alfa Romeo, the high-tech Australian built and crewed super maxi that won the 2002 Rolex Sydney to Hobart, changed sails an amazing 24 times in smashing the race record by more than two hours in one of Europe's leading yacht races - the Rolex Giraglia Cup. Read More
Panther Airboats offer diverse applications for Australia
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Airboats are rare in Australia, being most commonly associated with the Everglade regions of American Southern States such as Florida and Louisiana. But the unique attributes of the airboat make it an ideal vehicle for Australian environments... Read More
Australian Invention of the Year Award Winners Announced
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Joint winners of the Australian Design Awards' Invention of the Year Award 2003 were announced last week in Melbourne. Tim Straatmans received the honour for his Coconut Net in conjunction with Ron Kukler, whose invention of an environmentally friendly diesel engine injector Read More
AVATAR: Australian designed unmanned aerial vehicle
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The AVATAR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an Australian developed autonomous reconnaissance plane capable of transmitting real-time images back to a laptop computer over a 10 km range. Read More
Australian design team unveils Robotic Kitchen
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Imagine having a pantry that would talk to the refrigerator and the oven to co-ordinate and prepare meals, all while you dished out the orders from a computer terminal in the office. That's the scenario proposed by the iK (integrated kitchen), a design concept that explores the possibilities of future domestic kitchens Read More
Australian science aids America's Cup Victory
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When Swiss yacht Alinghi won the 2003 Americas cup from Team New Zealand, it wasn't just the result of a badly timed snapped mast or New Zealand sailors on the opposing side - behind the scenes Australian science played a critical role in providing accurate weather predictions for the Swiss team Read More
Daihatsu Copen convertible to reach Oz roads this year
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Originally introduced to the world as a concept car at the 1999 Tokyo International Motor Show and seen last year in Melbourne as a concept car, the confirmation of Copen's arrival in Australia as a road-going concern was announced by Wayne Gabriel, Manager Daihatsu, at the opening of the 2003 Melbourne Motor Show. Read More
Australia to get 20 hand-built BMW CSL supercars
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A limited production run of just 20 BMW M3 CSL supercars will reach Australia later this year. The fire-breathing M3 CSL boasts an output of 265 kW (81.5 kW per litre) and a 10% improvement in power-to-weight ratio over the standard M3. Read More
Eco-Friendly Australian Concept
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The Skipee concept motorcycle is constructed from predominantly recycled materials and powered an electric engine housed in the rear wheel. Read More
POGO hits the Australian market with lightning wireless transfer speed
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Pogo is set to deliver what consumers want most from a hand-held device - full web access at a speed equal to that of a desktop with a dial-up connection. Read More
