No, I don’t mean that they can’t sing. I mean they can’t sing in the shower. One of Australia’s largest power suppliers suggested that Australians should stop singing and daydreaming in the shower because they are wasting hot water.

Apparently the average Aussie showers for seven minutes according to a survey conducted by Energy Australia. A spokesman for the company said that shower time is being taken up by activities such as shaving, singing, day dreaming, playing with toys, and brushing teeth. He suggests that Aussies could do a number of those activities over the sink. Yes but singing over the sink just isn’t the same as singing in the shower now is it?

Half-a-million shower timers have been sent to families in the country’s biggest city Sydney and surrounding areas to remind them to be more energy efficient.

What do you do while you are in the shower, dare I ask?

Dancing Ipod Robot

TOKYO Now, you can not only dance to the music on your iPod, you can dance with it, too. A dancing iPod robot went on sale yesterday in Japan. The digital music player locks into the top of a dancing boombox-on-wheels. It looks a little like a ball popping out of an egg. The Miuro dancing robot will also play music from a P-C over a wireless connection. It sells for about 930 dollars. International distribution is expected in the second half of next year.

FREE HYBRIDS

WATSONVILLE, Calif. How do you sell energy-efficient homes in a slowing market? Toss in a fuel-efficient car. Clarum Homes is offering buyers a freebie Toyota Prius hybrid to clear out the last five homes in a Watsonville, California, senior housing development. The half (m) million-dollar-plus homes feature solar panels and other energy saving devices. Officials at Clarum decided the free hybrid would do more for the environment than a price cut on the homes.