Solar Cells on Portable Devices – New Apple Patent Promises Green Gadgets
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Posted in: UncategorizedCross Promoting Music – Coldplay in Apple iTunes Commercial (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) In a witty cross promotion move, Apple has unveiled a new iTunes TV ad that features Coldplay performing the title track from the band’s upcoming album, Viva la Vida. The spot promotes an exclusive pre-order of Viva la Vida available from iTunes Store only. Though the album won’t be released until J…
Fake TVs – Simulated Lighting Deters Thieves
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Get this! There is a product out there called the Fake TV. It is an electronic gizmo cube featuring an array of LED lights that flicker. That’s it. It is supposed to mimic the ambiance of a late night television to the would-be thief. They were thinking about breaking in but, won’t now because someo…
Remote Control Pillows – TV Bedding
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Since the television has become such an integral part of our household, it was only a matter of time before the remote control ended up tucked in a pillow for an ergonomic TV-watching experience. The organic cotton and hemp pillow comes with an embroidered illustration of a remote and a pocket to pu…
Competing with Compatibility – Napster Rivals iTunes (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Steve Jobs better watch out, because Napster is giving Apple a run for their money.
This week, Napster launched a music-sharing portal on the web with over six million MP3s, a move that could seriously hurt rivals like iTunes.
For reference, iTunes also has around six million songs, but the major…
Wallpaper Speakers – Flexible Piezoelectric
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Piezoelectric materials (crystals like quartz) can be used inside microphones and speakers in order to convert incoming electricity to sound, but they are brittle and bulky. Material scientist, Michael Yu, at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has found and patented a way to make piezoelectric de…
Pocket TV for Macs – Miglia TVMini HD Express
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The Miglia TVMini HD Express is a compact TV for Macs. It allows you to watch, pause, rewind, skip forward and even record live TV. Using state of the art technology, TVMini HD Express also gives you the outstanding quality of HD TV right on your Mac. Meanwhile, it’s small enough to fit in our poc…
Webcam Backpacks – Porta2030 Streams On The Go (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever recorded video footage of yourself on the go, you probably looked like a goofball with your camcorder or cellphone stretched out in front of you… not so stealth. With this slender backpack, the Porta2030, you can record more low profile footage and actually stream your video as long…
Jumbo Remote Controls – You Can’t Lose this One
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The picture here doesn’t do justice to this invention… clearly, SIZE MATTERS! The massively oversize universal television remote measures 5″x11″x3/4″, and is near impossible to lose. I saw this invention live once, and I had to be convinced it wasn’t a toy.
As far as being a functional inventio…
Rainbow Earbuds – Radius TruTunes in 10 Shades (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) No matter what your product, people want choice. Radius, a earphones manufacturer, realized the need to address this demand which is why they are offering their TruTune line of headphones in just about every colour of the rainbow — the ten shades of the iPod Nano — so there’s one guaranteed to mat…
Mutant Guitars- Pikasso
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The Pikasso, created by Linda Manzer, quite simply makes regular guitars look boring. With two sound holes, four necks, and 42 strings, you can just imagine the range of chords that could be produced!
This wooden beast is surprisingly light, at under 15 lbs. It is also surprisingly easy to handle,…
Top 10 Remote Controls – Changing Your Channel Doesn’t Have to Be Ugly
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) These hot universal remote controls prove that you can look hip when you’re changing the channel. Accordingly, theres no reason to keep half a dozen ugly remote controls lying around your pad.
Note: upgrading your remote control won’t help the looks of your ugly couch. 😉
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Universal Remotes V2.0 – David Chacon’s Tablet Concept (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of fully integrated universal remotes, such as the Logitech Harmony, but they tend to lack style.
David Chacon has a design in mind for a universal remote that would exude design AND function. The flash capable device would display every thing from channel listings to elaborate…
iPod Lamps – The Hi-Fi Light
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) When you combine the classic, high-end Jielde lamp with an iPod docking station, you get the Hi-Fi Light. A versatile lamp with a docking station for the iPod or the MP3 player, the Hi-Fi Light also comes with a built-in speaker and vintage-style volume and on/off dials.
The Hi-Fi Light comes in b…