4G mobile broadband becomes a reality

A Swedish firm has become the first to offer 4G mobile broadband services for consumers. But the service has been described as a “killer user experience” rather than a “killer app”. The service from TeliaSonera AB will debut in the next few months, initially in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway, extending it across the two […]


The bed that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs

From Kayla Kromer, creator of the famed Hamburger Bed, comes a must-have bed for Star Wars fans: The Millennium Falcon. Like the “real” Falcon, the bed features hidden compartments (for smuggling, though I didn’t think I’d have to smuggle myself in them) working headlights, and a radar dish pillow (try not to knock it off […]

Game sales figures tell many stories

Market researchers NPD have released their estimates for video game sales figures for November. For what’s theoretically a simple enough figure – $2.7 billion – there are plenty of lessons to be learned: Everything is a matter of perspective. If you’re feeling the blues, it’s a depressing 7.6% slump on last year’s November figures, suggesting […]