Teach Fish Tricks – R2 Fish School (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I am a great believer in education, but sometimes I question whether it is necessary to teach skills to creatures other than humans. Dogs are trained to find drugs or chase criminals, so I guess that’s fine, but goldfish? Now, thats a stretch….

The R2 Fishschool provides a training kit that is fa…

User Generated Music Videos – Michael Jackson’s Beat It Spoof (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve been entertained by a user-generated Zoolander spoof, a parody of Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, and now we’re finding ourselves captivated by this remake of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.

The high energy black and white with music video features flashes of red and a killer soundt…

Gothic Weddings – Kate Moss’ Rock’n’Roll Gown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While some people might have negative thoughts about a gothic wedding, I can’t help think that the rock’n’roll themed wedding Kate Moss is planning will be fabulous, especially the gown she’ll end up wearing.

Rumor has it, she’s recruited a designer friend to create a black or purple, full-length …

Customized Mobiles – King Deco DS Lite (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These are the tackiest cell phones ever! The customized DS Lite come from a Japanese company called King Deco.

While some companies ask their customers to pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars for ultra-luxury customization, others, like this company, offer their services at lower costs, and it s…

Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion – Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Omadaka has created a new video for the chiptune disco track “Kyoteizinc,” featuring the computer tweaked dance moves of Masako Yasumoto.

The Omodaka creative project adopts a process which they describe as “trial and error process of mutational fusion of music and motion graphics”.

The so…

Motion-Capture Suits – Virtual Sex Based on Real Movement

(TrendHunter.com) There is nothing more sensual than the movements of hot and bothered bodies when having sex. Kevin Alderman, creator of the sex animations for Second Life, is developing a wireless, consumer-level motion-capture suit that will allow people to contribute sex animations to any virtual world of their c…

Politicians in Gossip Magazines – Publications Shift Their Focus

(TrendHunter.com) People love celebrity gossip magazines because it “humanizes” the stars to them. That now includes political candidates.

“But not since John F. Kennedy posed for Life magazine during the 1960 campaign — tanned and windblown in his sailboat — have the entertainment media been so infatuated with…

Celebrity Staring Contests – Jessica Alba on IBeatYou (FOLLOW UP) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Want to compete against Jessica Alba in a grueling, out of this world staring contest? Here’s your chance. Alba squares off against some mean, lean professional starers in the latest of a series of stunts to promote ibeatyou.com, the start-up internet enterprise co-founded by her boyfriend Cash Warr…

Retro to Justify Naughty? – Eva Mendes for Vogue Italia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Does masking photo shoots with retro flare make it OK to use artistic nudity?

Eva Mendes posed for Vogue Italia’s most recent issue and many in the online community seem to be digging the photos judging by the fact that they’re spread (no pun intended) on quite a few of my favorite websites today.…

Wildlife Hairstylists – Animal Toupees

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve featured baby toupees because no one wants to be bald. We’ve also seen hairpieces for cats, wigs for dogs, and now there are animal toupees. Contrary to human hair trends, a dog should never be teased for sporting a mullet, a bowl cut, or even a flock of seagulls.

This trend is:

not functi…

Naked Celebs For A Cause – Centrefolds for Everyman Cancer Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In our sex-obsessed world, it’s always good to see nudity used to raise awareness of important issues and causes. Following the recent Amy Winehouse breast cancer nude campaign, the upcoming Cosmopolitan magazine’s Naked Centrefolds Special features a host of sports and TV celebrities in the buff …

Culinary Assistants – Interactive Digital Cooking Aid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hannah Plevin designed a very convenient device she calls an Interactive Digital Cooking Aid. This is a foldable, wall-mounted device with a fully adjustable, removable screen and a scale which comes with a 2 kg handling capacity.

It allows you to download your favorite recipes from the internet a…

Animated iPod DJs – FUNkit

(TrendHunter.com) I have seen a lot of weird iPod speakers. Some can be taken underwater, some look like eggs, but this one certainly takes the cake. The FUNkit DJ Animated iPod Speaker System is a robot which is programmed to twist, turn and even scratch the dummy turntables to the music, always keeping up with the…

Pushing the Sexual Boundries of Ads – Schweppes Sensation Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Sex sells big time and I think we all know that by now. Even non-alcoholic beverage companies like Schweppes are using the marketing technique, but often not without criticism.

about the supposedly unnecessary, gratuitous and sensationalistic sex-laden Schweppes “Sensation” TV ads coming out of F…

Sexist Ads To Appeal to Men – Axe Cottage Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Axe’s new commercial is the embodiment of any guy’s dreams. Which is understandably why it might be considered sexist, thanks to a portrayal of women as helpless and sad without a man.

The video shows a cottage with an assortment of hot and attractive girls in bikinis, all solemn and sad because..…

Cancer Survivor Branded Booze – Cleavage Creek’s Charity Wine

(TrendHunter.com) Mother’s Day is coming up and Napa’s Cleavage Creek Cellars will celebrate this day by releasing the 2006 Reserve Chardonnay and the Secret White wines which are two of their world class wines. The bottles will be sold for $15 instead of the usual $30 to $40 and 10 percent of the gross sales of the …

$1,000 Sushi – Foie Gras High Roller at Koi

(TrendHunter.com) I’m a passionate sushi connoisseur, but even I couldn’t fathom spending $1,000 on a roll. Apparently the chefs at Koi in New York didn’t have customers like me in mind when concocting the High Roller, an ultra luxury sushi roll stuffed with foie gras.

The outside of the roll is wrapped in langoust…

Reclaimed Wood Vehicles – Diederick Kraaijeveld’s Wood Cars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self-taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld’s cars measure approximately 50 inches and are made of wood he finds during traveling throughout Holland and abroad.

Kraaijeveld does not use any paint as every piece of his vehicles is made out of genui…

Cartoon Hero Fashion – Superhero Style (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) BAM! If you want fashion with punch, you’ll love these fashion designs. Inspired by comic book super heroes, these styles echo the recent fascination with the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Met in NYC as well as the influx of action movies on the big screen.

Featured in the galler…

Sogginess Preventing Cereal Bowls – EatMeCrunchy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s an invention that even a Chief Trend Hunter would enjoy! If you’ve ever taken cereal to work or school, you know you either have to pack the milk separately or deal with blobs of sogginess hardly resemblant of the Cheerios you poured in that morning. Finally there’s a solution.

The cereal l…