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DenmarkSweden Wise Words with Jonas Gam and Peder Burgaard

on June 26, 2012 and filed under: Wise Words

Award-winning entrepreneurs Jonas Gam and Peder Burgaard share the thinking behind their interactive swing — Son-X Octavia.

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Sweden In Stockholm, hotel accepts artwork as payment for a night’s stay

on June 22, 2012 and filed under: Tourism & Travel

The Clarion Hotel Stockholm has recently begun accepting artwork as payment from the artists who visit.

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Sweden Swedish hotel’s nearly invisible glass ‘tree rooms’

on May 29, 2012 and filed under: Style & Design

Designed to blend into its surroundings so as not to ruin the view, Treehotel in Sweden is now making its glassed tree-top hotel room, Mirrorcube, available for mail order purchase.

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DenmarkSweden Solar-powered device turns children’s swings into a game of set challenges

on May 29, 2012 and filed under: Lifestyle & Leisure

Developed in Denmark and Sweden, the Son-X Octavia uses sensors to reward swing users for completing challenges.

IKEA packs an entire store into a 10.5cm x 8.8cm web banner image

Sweden IKEA packs an entire store into a 10.5cm x 8.8cm web banner

on May 21, 2012 and filed under: Retail

IKEA’s “smallest store in the world” fits into the space of a web banner, allowing customers to browse 2,800 products just by hovering their mouse over the mini store.

Alarm clock app rewards users for guessing which city’s sounds they wake up to image

Sweden Alarm clock app rewards users for guessing which city’s sounds they wake up to

on April 24, 2012 and filed under: Marketing & Advertising

Users of Lufthansa’s free Anywake app are awoken to the sounds of a random city — if they guess which one it is, they’re rewarded with discounted tickets to that destination.

Swedish rapper releases only one copy of mp3 single image

Sweden Swedish rapper releases only one copy of mp3 single

on March 13, 2012 and filed under: Entertainment

‘Pass It On’ by Adam Tensta can only be heard by one person at a time through the musician’s Facebook page.

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Sweden New Volvo car features an external airbag for pedestrians

on March 9, 2012 and filed under: Automotive

Swedish auto maker Volvo has just announced that the new Volvo V40 will have an external airbag on the front of the car designed to help protect pedestrians in the event of a collision.

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Sweden Customizable Christmas cards of live festive scenes

on December 23, 2011 and filed under: Government

Website enables visitors to take photos of a live traditional Christmas scene to be made into a festive greeting card.

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Sweden Photo-sharing site enables constructive feedback

on December 6, 2011 and filed under: Lifestyle & Leisure

Photic is a platform on which photographers can get their work accurately critiqued and then rate their critiquers.

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