Cewebrity Reality Shows – Tay Zonday Wants to be Paris Hilton’s BFF (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Internet superstar Tay Zonday has set his sights on being Paris Hilton’s best friend.
Apparently Paris Hilton has a new show, I Wanna Be Paris’ New Best Friend. People can go online and upload their audition, then the community can vote on it.
The genius of the Chocolate rain star knows no boun…
Guitar Piano Hybrids – The Harpejji (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) The Harpejji is a hybrid musical instrument that was invented by a math professor by the name of Jorn Starret. The musical instrument, which has 24 strings on 24 frets, is the offspring of a union between the guitar and the piano.
I’m looking at this strange-looking new guitar/piano fusion and I’m …
1,000 Kilogram Photo Album – Women of Vietnam by Hitomi Toyama (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) You’ve just laid your eyes on the world’s largest photo album! I have no idea where anyone would get a printer to produce photographs big enough, but apparently Hitomi Toyama, a Japanese photographer did.
The 1,000 kg photo album, titled “Women of Vietnam,” is four meters tall and 3 meters wide an…
Top 61 Unconventional Weddings – Modern Matrimony From Engagement to Divorce (SUPER GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Wedding season is finally upon us. If you’re looking for tips for a traditional wedding, you’d better leave now. If you’re looking for cutting edge and quirky, read on!
The following bits of trend candy highlight some of the top innovations for your special day, from high tech engagement rings lik…
Religious Phones – Buddhist Nokia N70 (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) This first of its kind Buddhism mobile phone is a heavily customized Nokia N70 that is decorated with numerous Buddhist aesthetics that makes for the ultimate religious phone.
The phone features 24 K gold plating, a Buddha on the back and intricate carvings and religious symbols all over. It also h…
Celebrity Dolls – Amy Winehouse Barbie
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen celebrity dolls used as narcisstic promotional tools, but it’s not often we see memorabilia that accentuates a star’s less appealing attributes. This Amy Winehouse Barbie has a lot of similarity with the real UK crooner, complete with black, messy beehive hair style, tattoos and dramatica…
Celebrity Fashion Robots – Gwyneth Paltrow in Vogue (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) The intrigue with futurism and robots has permeated the fashion industry, with space-inspired styles supplementing the growing integration of robots and smart technologies in our daily lives.
Labels like Diesel have captured these elements in futuristic photoshoots, but to further solidify the move…
Receipt Rings – “Ring Me Up” Tracks Your Purchases
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Ken Goldman’s Ring Me Up is a unique ring that helps you keep track of all your receipts, allowing you to keep them literally on hand at all times.
Goldman uses jewelry as a vehicle for social commentary but what makes his pieces really unique is that they are functional and reflect a great sense …
Back Shavers – iShave Telescoptic Razor For Carpet Backs (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) This gadget isn’t as exciting as the iPhone, but for those of us with masses of bear fur on our backs, the telescoptic iShave razor is salvation.
With this gizmo, there are no more muscle cramps from twisting our arms around our shoulder blades to get that last patch of hair. The iShave extends up…
Doggy Bags 2 – Meryl Smith’s Faux Dog Luggage
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Designer Meryl Smith created this bag for The Honey Space in Chelsea, NYC and I find something very wrong with this Louis Vuitton doggie bag.
And I’m not just saying that because its Friday night and I live in New York City and I should be somewhere downing alcoholic beverages as if they were brin…
Sperm Earrings – Spermies
Posted in: UncategorizedIntentional Ugly – 8 Posts For the Ugly Obsessed
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Why pursue only beautiful things when the world is full of so much ugly? Ugly is ‘more real’ and can even be adorable. Accordingly, today we offer you this diversion from pretty objects of desire.
From an ugly model agency to glasses that make your food look ugly, these posts demonstrate that …
Online Divorce Feuds – Air Your Dirty Laundry On YouTube (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) As if divorce wasn’t nasty enough, now feuding couples are taking their dirty laundry on YouTube. This week a little-known actress by the name of Tricia Walsh Smith put up a homemade video on YouTube revealing secrets of her not-so-perfect-marriage to theatre impresario and millionaire Phil Smith. W…
Shoe Vending – Onitsuka Tiger’s Sneaker Vending Machine
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) “Do you have change for a hundred? Yeah, I have a real hankering today for a pair of those new shoes.” Shoe manufacturer, Onitsuka Tiger, has placed a shoe vending machine on Carnaby Street in London. They are selling their new red/blue/white Mexico 66s in 6 sizes directly from an electronic vending…
Portable Pee Bottles – ‘My Pee Pee Bottle’ For Toddlers (and Creepy People) (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Today I learned of a product called “My Pee Pee Bottle”. This is the most grossest of the gross. It’s essentially no different than a plastic water bottle, but you’re supposed to use it like a port-a-potty for your young child. I pray I never see someone utilizing one of these in a mall or a superm…
35 Badass Designs for Ordinary Products (SUPER GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) AyMan’s list of 6 BadAss Designs has inspired me to create a mega list of ordinary products gone ‘bad ass’.
From a gun hairdryer to terror fashion, these products will add a danger to your reputation.
Almost every time we see an ordinary product made dangerous, traffic ensues. Accordingly, desi…
Commercializing Religion – The Pope is for Sale (and His Bobble Head) (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) “The pope is for sale,” ntoes the New York Daily News. Pope Benedict XVI’s imminent visit to the United States has unleashed a totally expected wave of commercialism. The article notes, “Memorabilia on sale at the (St Patrick’s Cathedral) Fifth Ave. house of worship ranges from a $4 Pope Benedict bo…
Algorithm Authoring – Man “Writes” 200,000 Books Using Software (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) The New York Times reports that Philip M. Parker has written more than 200,000 books with the help of computer software he created; making him, “The most published author in the history of the planet.”
Parker, a chaired professor of management science at Insead, has developed computer algorithms th…
Naughty Haircuts – Knockouts Combines Pretty Girls, Short-Shorts, Hair Cuts and Free Beer (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Knockouts is a sports-themed franchised salon chain providing haircuts and grooming services including coloring, massage therapy, manicures, pedicures, hair waxing and FREE BEER while you wait. It caters specially to men.
The attractive women are in Knockouts Girls boxing uniforms, large leather ch…