91 Touch-Screen Phones and Technologies – From Lipstick Digital Cameras to the Blackberry Storm (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Touch screen phones have evolved from the iPhone to the BlackBerry Storm, with a dozen so fantastic mobile innovations in between.

The iPhone was unveiled in January 2007 and a few months later was named…

Urban Warrior Art – Kehinde Wiley’s Classical Paintings of Hip Hop Culture (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) For some reason these paintings make me chuckle. I guess it’s just the bad-boy personas being shown in such artsy-fartsy settings.

‘Down’ is an exhibit by Kehinde Wiley that is showing at the New York…

Quirky USB Drives – Sperm-Shaped Storage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These days, there are so many different choices when it comes to themed USB drives that there is literally a design that will appeal to everyone.

Recently, those that attended the American Society For…

Customized Viral Video Promotions – ‘Girl in Your Shirt’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Smack! If you are a sweet young thing, that is the sound of you hitting your forehead and saying, “Why didn’t I think of this?”

Companies send swag to Jenaé of Girl in Your Shirt–naturally, including…

Outrageously Dangerous Stunts – Death-Defying World Record Dive (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A Chinese man has just booked himself a place in the Guiness Book of Records as he achieved a record-breaking dive from a height of 12.19m after launching himself from the top of the Diaoshuilou waterfall…

Footwear Crossovers – YOU by Crocs are Fit for Fashionistas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When most people think of Crocs, they probably don’t think of the shoes featured in this gallery. These designs are part of Crocs’ new line, YOU by Crocs, which blends stylish footwear with the comfort…

Sexist Charity Photos – Ryanair Bikini Calendar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Normally, toned, tanned, and gorgeous women posing in swimsuits for calendars isn’t a big deal; however, apparently it is when the calendar is meant to raise funds for the homeless, which is why Ryanair’s…

Sci-Fi Data Centers – Stockholm’s Pionen White Mountains (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Pionen White Mountains in Stockholm is the home of one of the most intense data centers in the world. It’s home to one of Sweden’s largest ISPs, and the sci-fi decor is enough to make anyone feel they’ve…

Jewelry from Recycled Vinyl Records – Aroha Silhouettes Necklaces (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How cool is this? These necklaces from Seattle-based Aroha Silhouettes are not only some of the coolest and stylish eco-conscious pieces, they have an otherworldly quality, something like a tattoo almost.…

Twined Footwear – The Toms Women’s Wrap Boot (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These Toms Women’s Wrap Boot in olive green by 80’s Purple are really quirky but rather attractive.

The footwear is composed of ankle-length dark green boots and matching detachable fabric made out…

Mirror-Finish Supercars – Olaf Nicolai’s Bugatti Veyron at the Autostadt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Premium Clubhouse of the Autostadt Volkswagen Group theme park in Wolfsburg, Germany just got its crown jewel–an outstanding mirror-finish Bugatti Veyron designed by Olaf Nicolai.

The mirror-finish…

Life Preservers for Animals – ADDI Polar Bear Floaties (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Polar bears and Bengal tigers may soon be wearing life preservers and bullet-proof vests. Designers at ADDI Concepts have created these thought-provoking images of endangered animals in protective devices…

16 Plaid Fashions for Winter – Hilary Duff Shows How to Rock this Cold-Weather Look (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Plaid patterns are a fall and wintertime staple–A-listers like Hilary Duff, the Olsen twins and Katie Holmes are regularly spotted in this grunge-era style. The simplest way to wear plaid is by pairing…

Earth Architecture – Cob Houses Made of Dirt and Straw (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These beautiful houses are all made out of dirt, straw and clay. They are fire-proof and very stable. Amazingly, they don’t shed dirt all over the place.

The name of the style of construction used to…

18 Ways to Pimp Your Bathroom

(TrendHunter.com) It doesn’t require a toilet covered with Swarovski crystals or even some super-duper swirly vortex that can remove body parts if you don’t stand up before you flush. No, what it requires is panache: Little…

Ruining Dresses for Activism – PETA Pelts Lindsay Lohan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Why do Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson look so miffed in these paparazzi photos from their visit to the VIP Room nightclub on Paris’ Champs-Elysees? Mere moments before stepping onto the red carpet,…

Mud-Powered Lighting – The Soil Lamp (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This might just be the best off-grid lighting that you will ever need. Mud and a splash of water here and there are all this lamp requires–two things that you can find almost anywhere. The only thing…

Tech-Savvy Presidents – Obama to Use YouTube for Weekly Address to Nation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) President-elect Obama is already shaking up the way things are done in D.C. Obama will record the president’s weekly address to the nation for radio, but will also record video and post it to YouTube.com…

Mannequin Editorials – Beyonce by Bruce Weber in V Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not only did legendary photographer Bruce Weber shoot Beyonce with Obama on her fingernails for the cover of the Winter 2008 V56 issue of V Magazine, he also captured her in a playful and fun editorial…

Online Gaming Restrictions – U.S. Government Bans Cash Virtual Gambling (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In my previous life (before Trend Hunter) I was an online gambler. Millions of other Americans enjoyed the challenge of grabbing a table anytime day or night and gamble away their hard-earned money.

Sometimes…