Plaid Street Fashion – Preppy Punk at House of Holland (Fall 2008) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) House of Holland had a really cool collection last season of which we featured the Model Attack Shirts. They’ve just shown their latest line at London Fashion Week, and the Fall 2008 pieces they showed were truly magnificent, while still heavy on the bizarre.

The most peculiar pieces included a pl…

Marmite Statue – The Kiss by Jeremy Fattorini

(TrendHunter.com) Not so long ago we featured a special edition, champagne-infused Valentine’s Day Marmite. Besides delighting and disgusting many people, the spread also inspired one artist to create a sculpture made entirely of Marmite.

It’s a remake of “The Kiss” by Rodin and was created by sculptor Jeremy Fatto…

Mobile Phones for Developing Nations – $20 Phone From India

(TrendHunter.com) India telecoms are rolling out the $20 cell phone. Developed by Spice, its a no-nonsense, no frills phone aimed at the lowest end of the market . There is no screen. It’s a phone that only makes phone calls! What a revolutionary concept! But with half the world without any phone service, there is a …

Philips Living Colors + 7 More Ways Philips Blends Tech & Design (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What mood are you in? Regardless of your answer, Philips has a mood lighting to go with it. More than just providing the functionality of brightening a room, these lights combine elements of art and design.

Each Philips Living Color Lighting System has two red LEDs, one blue and one green which co…

Gadgets that Say “I Love You” – Heart-Shaped Mouse (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to click your way to romance? There’s no way Valentine’s Day could go by without a few mentions of marketing gimmicks for the special day. This heart-shaped mouse features two clickers with a scrolling wheel in the middle that, when clicked, says “I love you.” Heart-shaped USB mouse says “I lo…

Gadgets that Say “I Love You” – Heart-Shaped Mouse

Ready to click your way to romance? There’s no way Valentine’s Day could go by without a few mentions of marketing gimmicks for the special day. This heart-shaped mouse features two clickers with a scrolling wheel in the middle that, when clicked, says “I love you.” Heart-shaped USB mouse says “I lo…

If ‘Precious Moments’ Had an Adorable Death Frolic, This Would Be It

Here’s a happy Valentine’s day message from Psyop. It all started cavity-sweet until the back-shaving, tooth-pulling, organ-dissembling and decapitating happened. And what’s going on with the gaunt stranger giving away razorblades, candy and saws of varying strength? Wait a…

Home PC RIP?

Sales of home PCs in Japan are declining, in what potentially may be reflected in other key markets in coming years.
Full details from The Age.
In summary:
With phones and games consoles etc becoming ever more converged, backed with more processing grunt, the main leisure functionality of PCs (internet browsing, email, gaming, photo sharing) can be […]

What! Facebook not the fastest growing website in 2007?

BeatThatQuote.com was the UK’s fastest growing website in 2007, ahead of social network giant Facebook, according to new research.
A Nielsen Online report said that insurance comparison site Beat That Quote saw its UK audience grow by 1,165%, from 31,000 to 392,000 unique users, from December 2006 to December 2007.
In comparison, Facebook grew by 781% over […]

Thirsty for a Mother’s Love? Hit a Mother’s Milk Bank

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Advanta Bank Corp’s ideablob, which awards cash to entrepreneurs with great small business ideas, just handed Naomi Bar-Yam $10,000 for her business.

News Brief: The Business to close

MEDIA: Weekly financial magazine The Business is to close and be replaced by a new monthly magazine, Spectator Business. Martin Vander Weyer, The Spectator’s business editor, will edit the new title when it launches in the spring.

From prweek.com

CONSUMER: De Beers Group Marketing has taken on consumer PR agency Exposure for project work.

MoD press chief endorses soldiers on Facebook

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) claims it has ‘no problem’ with servicemen and women publishing comments on social networking sites.

Square1 to help with Liverpool bid

The bid team considering a takeover approach for Liverpool Football Club is using Square1 Consulting alongside retained agency Brunswick to brief journalists.

Cadbury picks Red Consultancy for gorilla sequel

The Red Consultancy is to work with Cadbury on its latest ‘Glass and a Half Full Production’.

Ruder Finn hires new MD for UK

Ruder Finn has appointed a new UK MD after an exhaustive six-month search.

Edinburgh TV fest switches PR help

Taylor Herring has been taken on to handle PR for the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival following a three-way competitive pitch.

Ex-chief of British Energy resurfaces

Carl Gibson, the former top communicator at British Energy, has re-emerged at software giant Misys as director of corporate comms.

Yahoo faces fresh blow as it loses Europe head

Yahoo has been left without a head of corporate comms for Europe as the online giant faces an uncertain future.

Rupert Bear to be green champion

Rupert Bear is to become an environmental ambassador for pre-school children, as part of a PR campaign devised by licensing company Entertainment Rights.