Fingertip PC Controller – Swiftpoint Slider (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Like many tech gadgets on the market today, the smaller the size, the better. Computer mice have gone from regular to mini- and now super mini, fingertip size.

The Swiftpoint Slider will be on the market soon to capture more of the mobile computer users. Holding it like a pen, the input device nee…

Advanced AI Chess Training – Thinking Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This might be great for professional chess player, but it does nothing for my self-esteem. The Thinking Table is an interactive table with a built in chess board and an AI program that predicts the probable moves the player may be planning. As the computer ‘thinks’ of various moves, it sketches them…

Levi’s: Dad

Levi's: Dad

Originals never fit.

Advertising Agency: BBH, London, UK
Creatives: Simon Veksner, Nick Allsop
Photographer: Joseph Rodriguez
Via: I believe in adv

Airplane Car – Milner AirCar The New Fly-Drive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Enter the new fly-drive option for the adventurer – the Milner AirCar is both a airplane and a car blended into a curvaceous smooth finish; in the air it cruises at 200mph and upto 25,000 feet, while on the ground in a chassis not much bigger than your average saloon (after the 28ft wide wings have …

‘DaVinci’ Gets Creative, Still Needs CEO

SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — Dell and WPP Group have made the first hiring news for the computer-maker's custom-built new agency, tapping a veteran with experience on Apple and Intel in a senior creative role. The companies, however, have not yet landed a CEO, despite passing the self-imposed March 1 deadline for getting the agency up and running.

Fast Luxury Fashion – Ready to Wear Gets High End

(TrendHunter.com) Fashion is all about change. Models change, fabrics change, designers change. But the biggest change underway now is the change from haute couture to pret-a-porter. Luxury ready-to-wear made a strong showing at international fashion weeks. As the world changes to quicker gratification, fashionistas …

Interactive Fashion Tech Tells Eco Story – Edoc Laundry

(TrendHunter.com) Edoc Laundry, a Seattle based clothing company, is all about encouraging the interactive social experience. By combining fashion and technology mediums, Edoc Laundry creates garments with codes and messages that most people can’t see unless they are searched for thoroughly.

These hidden details a…

Bad Weather Marketing – Zappos.com’s Opportunistic Raingear at SXSW

Apparently when it rains in Austin, it pours Zappos.com ads.

The online shoe retailing giants made their presence very prominent at SXSW in Austin in this week. Not exactly what I expected from the weather in Texas in mid-March, but apparently Zappos was prepared. Promoters stood at every entrance…

Inside the Shoot – Victoria Beckham in Vogue (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Everybody knows you’ve spiked to the top of the high end glam world if you land the cover of Vogue; at that point, you’ve not only arrived on the scene, but you know you’ll be forever preserved in fashion history.

Victoria Beckham landed the March 2008 cover and a full editorial spread. Not that w…

Disney Night Club – Night Kingdom For Adults

(TrendHunter.com) Mickey Mouse is going night clubbing. To build on Disney World as an adult destination, Disney will launch the Night Kingdom in October 2011. It’s a niche park because it’s only open from 4 pm to midnight and only 2000 people will be allowed.

But, get this: the staffing will be two to one; for eve…

Future Floating Cities – ResidenSea’s The World and Freedom Ship (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you have a thing about living aboard a floating condo, ResidenSea can help you with that for about $2.5 to $7.5 million bucks. ResidenSea is a Florida-based company which manages the world’s only mobile and full-time floating luxury community called The World. Activities on board include swimm…

PostSecret’s Frank Warren Shares the Love

At South by Southwest this week, one of the keynotes was given by PostSecret’s Frank Warren. PostSecret started as a blog and still is a blog. It’s purpose is to provide an anonymous online confessional of sorts where people’s…

A-B Joins Diageo for St. Pat’s Holiday Drive


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Diageo's Guinness brand has raised eyebrows with a petition-driven push to make St. Patrick's Day an official holiday. Now Diageo is getting support from an unexpected partner: Anheuser-Busch, which is planning a print and radio campaign to back Guinness' effort.

Bad Weather For Marketing – Free Zappos.com Raingear at SXSW

(TrendHunter.com) Apparently when it rains in Austin, it pours Zappos.com ads.

The online shoe retailing giants made their presence very prominent at SXSW in Austin in this week. Not exactly what I expected from the weather in Texas in mid-March, but apparently Zappos was prepared. Promoters stood at every entrance…

Test Garments – Young Meagher’s Cutting Edge Menswear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Amsterdam-based Young Meagher creates “test garments” as opposed to seasonal collections. Their product is a mixture of art, fashion, and history that mixes motor sports, work wear and militaristic influences in cutting edge new styles and fabrications.

Modernizing menswear with the use of Eng…

McDonald’s Posts 12% Rise in February Same-Store Sales


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — McDonald's pulled another rabbit out its hat today — reporting February same-store sales that clobbered rivals and came in double what analysts had projected.

Tiger Beer: Keys

Tiger Beer: Keys

Cargo is securely locked. Crew have no access to keys.
The Far East’s most desirable export since 1932.

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Illustrator: Yuko Shimuzu
Creatives: Matt Collier, Wayne Robinson

Tiger Beer: Paint

Tiger Beer: Paint

Warning: Anti-climb paint.
The Far East’s most desirable export since 1932.

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Illustrator: Yuko Shimuzu
Creatives: Matt Collier, Wayne Robinson

Tiger Beer: Overnight

Tiger Beer: Overnight

No Tiger Beer left onboard overnight.
The Far East’s most desirable export since 1932.

Advertising Agency: CHI&Partners, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Ewan Paterson
Creative Directors: Ed Edwards, Dave Masterman
Illustrator: Yuko Shimuzu
Creatives: Matt Collier, Wayne Robinson

Music Video Shopping – GET Interactive Ad Venture Tech

Have you ever watched a music video and thought, “OMG, I love Nellie Furtado’s shirt… I want that!” Or, “Wow, Fergie has some crazy eye liner, I wonder where I can get that?” or “I want the cell phone Kanye West has too!” or the desire for any product in the clip? If yes, then you’ll love the fact…