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My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella
My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella
Designed by Hsiao Yong-li, the My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella allows you to select which image you want to project / display on the surface. Use one of the six themes provided or download different… MORE
London Zoo Trying to Teach Monkeys to Stop Stealing Mobile Phones
London Zoo Trying to Teach Monkeys to Stop Stealing Mobile Phones
Camera phone lovers be warned: Monkeys are out to get you. But don't worry, the zookeepers at the London Zoo are trying to train the monkeys to stop stealing phones. From BBC: Light-fingered monkeys… MORE
Hairpod
Hairpod
Grow Your Hair (and look hot doing it)
No, this is not a giant Walkman--it's a hairpod. I have nothing else to say. Comments please. "Hairpod ... an employee of a Japanese health-care company demonstrates a new hair restoration device that… MORE
Moore's Law for Razors: 14 Blades by 2100
Moore's Law for Razors: 14 Blades by 2100
IT TOOK a leisurely 70 years after King Gillette invented the safety razor for someone to come up with the idea that twin blades might be—or, at least sell—better. Since then, the pace of change has… MORE
Coca-Cola Blak launched in the United States
Coca-Cola Blak launched in the United States
16/03/06 Coca-Cola North America has announced the introduction of its innovative carbonated fusion beverage, Coca-Cola Blak, to the United States on April 3rd. Coca-Cola Blak is a sophisticated, premium… MORE
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
Ladies, if you thought you were going to spend a lifetime without having female-usable-urinals, you're wrong. Uni-Pee is a curious new co-ed urinal that opens up the world of standing while you pee to… MORE
Panasonic D-Snap MP3 Players
Panasonic D-Snap MP3 Players
Panasonic released six new MP3 players today. The line is called the D-Snap product line. Each player has an SD card, and a sexy design. I like this one... MORE
Designer Lighting
Designer Lighting
Quin.gmx Lighting
For around $2000, you can get a sexy pendent lamp designed by Bathsheba Grossman. Grossman is a digital designer with degrees in both mathematics and art. "This piece represents the four elements of… MORE
Targus AWM13 Tripod Speakers
Targus AWM13 Tripod Speakers
These are speakers? Hot! The Targus AWM13 Tripod Speakers are connect to your ipod (or any other MP3 player), and add a little design style to your music experience. The tripod comes in a wide range… MORE
Seagrand "X-Cute" Cube MP3 player
Seagrand "X-Cute" Cube MP3 player
The Seagrand X-Cute is a Cube MP3 is 512 mb of mp3 playing fun, and it weighs just 18 grams. The 24mm cube is available in 5 different colors. And it looks like sugar cube. Tasty. MORE
Pushing the Internet In to Space
Pushing the Internet In to Space
Sad because you can't connect to the internet at the cottage? Don't worry. Soon the internet will even be available in space. "Forget the world wide web. Through a project called the interplanetary… MORE
Body Rolling
Body Rolling
The 50 MPH Bodysuit
If roller blading is too safe and streeg luge is too slow, then it is time for you to get the new body rolling suit. Theses supersuits will let you cruise up to 70 km/h while being literally connected… MORE
Origami Art
Origami Art
Hardcore Paper Airplanes
Can paper airplanes be art? Some of the origami airplane fanatics will tell you yes. Check out some of their designs, and you might agree. There are dozens of great sites that have templates you can… MORE
Floating Community Trips
Floating Community Trips
Long Term Vacations on Cruise Ships Gain Popularity
Well, living on a Cruise Ship is catching on. Quite a few couples are now subscribing to world cruises and it is affecting the Cruise Ship industry. In 2006 the Holland America Line is experiencing… MORE
Subdermal Implants
Subdermal Implants
Customize Your Flesh with Body Modifications
Tattoos and piercings just aren't enough for some people... probably because those forms of body modification have become completely mainstream. Accordingly, we now have subdermal implants. WIRED reports,… MORE
Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
"Imagine the device that unites everything that you carry along: a mobile phone, a player, your credit and discount cards, your apartment and your car keys. We have imagined it and now introduce you to… MORE
Pop Up Toaster Art
Pop Up Toaster Art
If you think your toast is to boring, there may be a way to make your breakfast more creative. The Pop Art toaster helps to make sure every morning is artistic and tasty. "The Pop Art Toaster and… MORE
Disposable Shoes
Disposable Shoes
The New Nike MayFly
Nike's new MayFly shoe is the lightest racing shoe you've ever seen... Why? It's disposable. The show is less than 5 ounces and designed to last only 100km. "The world's lightest racing shoe, the much… MORE
No More Key Holes
No More Key Holes
The Latest in Keyless Entry
The new Volkswagen Concept R has keyless entry, which comes as no surprise. However, it's also the first car I've seen that takes keyless entry to a new level: no keyholes. Touching the door on the handle… MORE
Bodytising
Bodytising
You Could Be a Human Billboard
There seems to be a rising trend in bodytising. We've already covered a number of bodytising trends at Trend Hunter, and there are dozens more examples on the net. In addition to foreheadvertising,… MORE
Studio Electric Type One Loudspeakers
Studio Electric Type One Loudspeakers
The Studeo Electric Type One's are stylish speakers with unparalleled performance for just $7950 per pair. From Studio Electric: STUDIO ELECTRIC designs and fabricates limited production high fidelity… MORE
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
2. Investment bank error in your favor. Collect an additional $1.43 billion. - The judge in billionaire Ronald Perelman's lawsuit against Morgan Stanley, exasperated by the latter's delays in handing over… MORE
50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
1. Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979) 2. Apple iPod (2001) 2. (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999) 4. PalmPilot 1000 (1996) 5. Sony CDP-101 (1982) 6. Motorola StarTAC (1996) 7. Atari Video Computer… MORE
Prison for Red Bull Binge Driver After 20 Drink Driving Rampage
Prison for Red Bull Binge Driver After 20 Drink Driving Rampage
"Drivers have been warned about caffeine excess after a man was jailed for leading police on a 50-mile car chase after drinking 20 cans of Red Bull. Peter Edwards, 48, from King's Lynn, was jailed for… MORE
USB Knives
USB Knives
Swiss Army's ‘Swissbit' Comes with a 2 GB USB
Do you really use your Swiss Army knife? I doubt it. Maybe if it had a 2gb USB key... "The specialists at Swissbit have once again proven that there is often far more to something than first meets… MORE
Mood-Altering Cat Parasites Make Women Friendly and Men Jerks
Mood-Altering Cat Parasites Make Women Friendly and Men Jerks
Your girlfriend is more loving (but jealous) when the cat is around, and you are a jerk (according to new research from a University in Prague). "A parasite that causes rats to sacrifice themselves to… MORE
Vigilante Advertising
Vigilante Advertising
Vigilante Advertising - sounds like fun. The premise is that you just have to advertise your thoughts, and not wait for a company or politician to advertise to you. I like it. In this example, a Canadian… MORE
Junior Plus-Sized Fashion
Junior Plus-Sized Fashion
Overweight Kids Maintain Style with Just the Right Fit
Obesity is no longer just a weighty issue for adults--children now make up an increasing percentage of the growing number of overweight Americans. According to 1999-2002 survey data from the National Center… MORE
Hot Sex Trends
Hot Sex Trends
No doubt, you're intimately acquainted with 69. Now may we introduce you to (drumroll, please)...77. Sex expert Cynthia Gentry, author of The Bedside Orgasm Book, clued us in to this frisky number. "The… MORE
Cracked Out Cola
Cracked Out Cola
Coca-Leaf Soda Gives You A Natural High
“BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA – Forget Coca-Cola, a group of Colombian Indians are telling their community. Drink the real thing: coca. Nasa Indians in southwestern Colombian have launched a soft drink made from coca… MORE
Legless Women Ads
Legless Women Ads
Moldovan Vodka Takes the Limbs out of Commercials
If you're looking for a place to take the kids where you won't have to look at ads with large bottles of vodka or women's legs, then you should visit the Moldovan capital, Chisnau. Acting mayor Vasily… MORE
Viral Ads
Viral Ads
VW Suicide Bomber is Viral Ad of the Year
Viral ads are often dismissed as being spoofs, but that's what some companies want you to believe. A number of high profile companies have launched sexy or controvercial ads that they know will reinforce… MORE
Intergalactic Doggie Homes
Intergalactic Doggie Homes
The Inflatable Air-Insulated Dog House is Great for Men Too
What will they think of next! Inflatable Air Insulated Dog House. When the wife kicks you out make sure you have one of these in the garage. The Ritz for the backyard. Who said camping can't be fun? MORE
Child Chaser
Child Chaser
ION Kids System Finds Your Little One Before You Lose Your Mind
If you don't want to embed an RFID tag in your kids neck, you could also get the ionKids tracking system: Wristags transmit a signal to the Base Unit from up to 350 feet when outdoors and up to 200 feet… MORE
Irradiant Earbuds
Irradiant Earbuds
iBeat Headphones Light Up Your Playlists
Groovy new headphones with wires that illuminate to your music. Lovers of iPods everywhere can now enhance their musical experience with a MP3 accessory that literally brings the music “to light.” DA4… MORE
Clothespin Chopsticks
Clothespin Chopsticks
A Unique Approach to Eating Your Food by Decor Craft
Can't use traditional chopsticks? Enter the Clothespin Chopsticks by Décor Craft Inc. no need to worry about dexterity. These items come in several Lucite colors and are super easy to use. The idea stems… MORE

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Floating Community Trips
Floating Community Trips
Long Term Vacations on Cruise Ships Gain Popularity
Well, living on a Cruise Ship is catching on. Quite a few couples are now subscribing to world cruises and it is affecting the Cruise Ship industry. In 2006 the Holland America Line is experiencing… MORE
Pop Up Toaster Art
Pop Up Toaster Art
If you think your toast is to boring, there may be a way to make your breakfast more creative. The Pop Art toaster helps to make sure every morning is artistic and tasty. "The Pop Art Toaster and… MORE
50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
1. Sony Walkman TPS-L2 (1979) 2. Apple iPod (2001) 2. (Tie) ReplayTV RTV2001 and TiVo HDR110 (1999) 4. PalmPilot 1000 (1996) 5. Sony CDP-101 (1982) 6. Motorola StarTAC (1996) 7. Atari Video Computer… MORE
Pushing the Internet In to Space
Pushing the Internet In to Space
Sad because you can't connect to the internet at the cottage? Don't worry. Soon the internet will even be available in space. "Forget the world wide web. Through a project called the interplanetary… MORE
My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella
My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella
Designed by Hsiao Yong-li, the My Day Electronic Paper Umbrella allows you to select which image you want to project / display on the surface. Use one of the six themes provided or download different… MORE
Clothespin Chopsticks
Clothespin Chopsticks
A Unique Approach to Eating Your Food by Decor Craft
Can't use traditional chopsticks? Enter the Clothespin Chopsticks by Décor Craft Inc. no need to worry about dexterity. These items come in several Lucite colors and are super easy to use. The idea stems… MORE
Hairpod
Hairpod
Grow Your Hair (and look hot doing it)
No, this is not a giant Walkman--it's a hairpod. I have nothing else to say. Comments please. "Hairpod ... an employee of a Japanese health-care company demonstrates a new hair restoration device that… MORE
Vigilante Advertising
Vigilante Advertising
Vigilante Advertising - sounds like fun. The premise is that you just have to advertise your thoughts, and not wait for a company or politician to advertise to you. I like it. In this example, a Canadian… MORE
Moore's Law for Razors: 14 Blades by 2100
Moore's Law for Razors: 14 Blades by 2100
IT TOOK a leisurely 70 years after King Gillette invented the safety razor for someone to come up with the idea that twin blades might be—or, at least sell—better. Since then, the pace of change has… MORE
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
Uni-Pee Co-ed Urinal
Ladies, if you thought you were going to spend a lifetime without having female-usable-urinals, you're wrong. Uni-Pee is a curious new co-ed urinal that opens up the world of standing while you pee to… MORE
Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
Future Phone with Integrated Credit Card and Media Player
"Imagine the device that unites everything that you carry along: a mobile phone, a player, your credit and discount cards, your apartment and your car keys. We have imagined it and now introduce you to… MORE
Disposable Shoes
Disposable Shoes
The New Nike MayFly
Nike's new MayFly shoe is the lightest racing shoe you've ever seen... Why? It's disposable. The show is less than 5 ounces and designed to last only 100km. "The world's lightest racing shoe, the much… MORE
Studio Electric Type One Loudspeakers
Studio Electric Type One Loudspeakers
The Studeo Electric Type One's are stylish speakers with unparalleled performance for just $7950 per pair. From Studio Electric: STUDIO ELECTRIC designs and fabricates limited production high fidelity… MORE
Viral Ads
Viral Ads
VW Suicide Bomber is Viral Ad of the Year
Viral ads are often dismissed as being spoofs, but that's what some companies want you to believe. A number of high profile companies have launched sexy or controvercial ads that they know will reinforce… MORE