November 23rd, 2009

Swedish watchmakers create a Void

Not sure why you’d name your watch after something that doesn’t exist but the Swedes love them some existentialism. Void Watches V02 have two retrograde hands, one that shows the hours on one side and minutes on the other. It comes in four colors and uses a Japanese movement. → Read More

July 12th, 2007

Old Swedish Lady Gets World's Fastest Internet Connection

Although likely 39.99999 Gigabits more than she actually needs, Sigbritt Löthberg now has a 40 Gbps internet connection. She’s never owned a computer until now but she did give birth to some famous Swedish internet guy. How fast is the connection? She can download a full high definition DVD in two seconds. That would take many, many, many seconds (minutes or hours, even) over your typical… → Read More

June 6th, 2007

Touch Sensitive Paper

Blow up doll connoisseurs rejoice! A new wave of touchable tech is just around the bend. A team of Swedish scientists have created paper embedded with metallic particles that, when touched, complete a circuit which produces a recorded sound. The sound is played via small electromagnets embedded in the paper. The aim for now is to apply this technology into packaging. However, more… → Read More