Ergonomically Shaped Chocolate – Hershey Bliss

Hershey’s Bliss will hopefully hit the sweet spot of the candy market. Hershey’s has seen their market share fall to Mars because the growth has been in premium and dark chocolate.

Let’s see if their newest innovation helps them out. The Bliss bars are ergonomically shaped to fit your mouth and wi…

Trend Hunter Featured in the Independent, Star, Mercury and Telegraph

(TrendHunter.com) In a recent article about health trends, Trend Hunter was featured in The Independent (UK), The South African Star, The Mercury (NZ) and The Belfast Telegraph. The article, written by Lucy Mayhew, is shown below:

The fast-moving world of fitness
By LUCY MAYHEW

Most of us enjoy having our finger o…

Lip-Syncing Desktop Companion – USB Powered Tengu (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ever want a companion to talk to during those late nights at the office working on your computer? Tengu won’t talk back, but at least it will entertain you! Tengu is a USB powered….thing…that responds to music, your voice, or other noises. It can even “lip-sync” to the singer for some songs. …

Sticker Lamps Really Work – Tall & Tiny

(TrendHunter.com) You can not get a more flexible or efficient space-saving lamp design than Tall&Tiny;by Alice Rosignoli. Tall&Tiny;are two sticker-lamps in Vinyl foil, that answer your desire and need for home furniture while considering the problem of ever-decreasing living space. I really love these 2D designs. Y…

Interactive Love Story – Story Telling on Pavements

(TrendHunter.com) She Loves The Moon’ is an interactive love story / art installation found on the streets of San Fransisco. To ‘read’ the book you choose simply follow the arrows which correspond with the story line you would like to follow.

Without giving too much away there are two endings to this story; one happ…

Future of Scooters – MIT RoboScooter (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) MIT Media Lab’s RoboScooter prototype is entirely electric, with at least one lithium-ion battery pack that can be swapped out for another, fully charged on. It can also folded up for easy transport. The RoboScooter’s biggest innovation however — one with the real potential to change the state o…

Robot Cellphone – Toshiba Softbank 815T

(TrendHunter.com) The new Toshiba Softbank 815T PB is a robot/cellphone hybrid made for a Japanese TV show called Ketai Sousakan 7 that transforms into a robot and back to a cell phone just like the robots in the Transformer movie. If you look at the pictures of the gadgets, you will see partially articulated robot-l…

Food Shaped Soap For Chefs – Bathropolitan Soap Bars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I would love to recommend these creations for chefs, home cooks, and fabulous gift givers.

Bathropolitan New York City Soap Crafters was inspired by my brother, who has been a chef in some of the top eateries in Los Angles and often complains about cooking odors and grease on his hands. His frustr…

Gruesome Public Health Ads – Dead People (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I get creeped out big time by insects, and these ads only make matters worse. Boecker Public Health are serious about getting their message across to you, “Every year pests are respnsible for over 2 millon deaths.” The Lebanese company provides pest control services for hospitals, hotels, restaurant…

Gruesome Public Health Ads – Dead People

I get creeped out big time by insects, and these ads only make matters worse. Boecker Public Health are serious about getting their message across to you, “Every year pests are respnsible for over 2 millon deaths.” The Lebanese company provides pest control services for hospitals, hotels, restaurant…

NYC Living Japanese Style – Metal Shutter Duplex (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Metal Shutter Houses created by the Japanese Architect Shigaru Ban (in partnership with Dean Maltz Architects) stands 11 floors tall in the heart of West Chelsea, New York, and has brought Japanese simplicity and modern architectual lines to a sweeter big apple. Ban, known as the ‘poet’ architec…

Advanced Artificial Pregnancy – Anecova Silicon Womb

(TrendHunter.com) If this doo-dad vibrates while doing in-vitro, they’ve got a great invention. OK, it’s great anyway. The Anecova Silicon Womb goes inside the woman and releases the eggs to give them a chance to find a place to land in the womb naturally.

“In the ANECOVA approach, the zygotes are placed in the mat…

Gang Fashion Ads – Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 08 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Peep these new ads for the Dolce & Gabanna Spring / Summer Men 2008 collection. The theme of the ads, which were shot by famous photographer Steven Klein, is ‘The Gang’.

The models featured include Sam Webb, Tom Warren, Michael Camiloto, Tyson Ballou, Sean Harju, Marcus Hedbrandh, Evandro Soldat…

Vegas Keeps Building – Giant Observation Wheel Coming (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What’s missing from Vegas? Access? check. Excess? check. Success? check. Gigantic observation wheel? Uh-oh. It’s not because the money people at Voyager Entertainment insist that a 600 foot observation wheel will be built in Vegas, it’s just a matter of where and when. A couple of locations have alr…

Tux Ties Without Shirts… For Ladies – Karl Lagerfeld Fall 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When he’s not designing for Chanel or Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld works on pieces for his own label. Without the pressure of having to conform to another brand’s standards, the German designer gets really creative. His tuxedo collars and bow ties for women are a good example.

He showed the quirky look a…

Steampunk Watches – Sub-Genre of Fanboys Strong (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How do Steampunk fans celebrate? Blow a steam whistle? Whatever it is, if you are Steampunk fan, you will love these watches. A Japanese company has developed a whole line of steampunk themed watches that use Seiko or Citizen technology.

They’re intricately aged, but powered by modern watch works.…

Glowing PET Bottle Art – Joan Nadal’s Eco-Design BoB Collection

(TrendHunter.com) Did you know that there are more than 10,000 P.E.T bottles wasted every second in the world?

Eco designers from Andorra (a little country between Spain and France) have been transforming those beautiful bottles into cool design objects. Joan Nadal’s works bring not only style to your home but, more…

Propose With an iPod Touch – ‘Marry Me’ iPod

(TrendHunter.com) Nowadays, a woman asking a man for their hand in marriage is pretty common. Selfridges is offering any ladies looking for a techie way to pop the question a luxurious solution via this limited edition designer iPod touch. The iPod is encrusted with black Swarovski crystals, hundreds of them, and for…

Airport VIP For Pets – Lufthansa Frankfurt Animal Lounge

(TrendHunter.com) Lufthansa has opened a new animal station at the Frankfurt Airport, designed to offer the latest in animal handling practices. It is billed as the most modern animal station in the world. Lufthansa Cargo sees the development as an important milestone in its 30 year history of handling animals. The F…

Shotgun Shell Shot Glasses – Winchester Shooters

(TrendHunter.com) Doing shots from shotgun shell glasses would be entirely raw fun. These four glasses replicate Winchester 12 gauge shot gun shells, including polished brass-look base and plated nickel “primer.” How about a double barrel shotgun blast? Ever heard of a pump shotgun? These glasses could start a whole …