Flying Saucer House – Out of This World Homes

(TrendHunter.com) Are you looking to buy a “different” kind of house? If you love outer space stuff and don’t mind gawkers, this flying saucer home can be yours for a mere $100,000.00. Set in Chattanooga’s Signal Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the house goes up for auction March 15th.

Built by the late Curtis …

Alien Love Dolls – Area 51 Love Doll

(TrendHunter.com) If you fantasize about doing it with an alien and the idea of three breasts, “kitty-kat” shaped mouth, blue skin, ass-shaped ears and suction cup fingers (!?) is what floats your boat, then we have the perfect companion for you.

The “classified” Area 51 Love Doll with “3 out of this world love ho…

Killer Heels Part II – Ballet Toe Boots (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You need a lot of talent and a high pain threshold, to walk around in these fetish heels. But perhaps, the purpose is to make you crawl on your hands and knees, or to make sure you can’t run away.

“The idea (along with the allusion) is to force the wearer’s feet almost en pointe, like those of a b…

Fashion that Gives Directions – Turn Signal Jacket

(TrendHunter.com) Clothes that use LED’s for flare are usually intended to create a “look at me” reaction. But Leah Buechley, has designed what appears to be a practical use for clothing that lights up. Shirts for bikers that flash turn signals. The way bikers are hunched over the handlebars, wouldn’t it make more se…

Political Scandals for Cell Phone Marketing – Virgin Mobile Ads Bash Spitzer

(TrendHunter.com) Virgin is known for their cutting edge ads, but they’re also known for stirring up quite a controversy. The latest ads, which will run in a Toronto newspaper, are for Virgin Mobile and were inspired by the Eliot Spitzer scandal.

Using the political mishap to create the shockvertisement, the Virgin…

Next Gen Baby Naming – SMS Language Influences Name Choice

(TrendHunter.com) The mystery of texting has brought with it, a unique language known to the “uncool” as SMS language. This language uses abbreviations for certain sounds and replaces traditional ways of spelling words with more intuitive ones – “y” instead of “i” and “k” instead of “c”. Thus, new ways of spelling ba…

Westernizing Asian Cutlery – DIY Chopsticks

(TrendHunter.com) Do you run into problems when eating Asian food because you can’t quite figure out how to use chopsticks? If you’re prone to flicking rice everywhere or shooting sushi across restaurants, stop disturbing other patrons and create your own pair of westernized chopsticks.

All you have to do is use th…

Faux Police Cruisers – Tranformer Fan’s Mustang Fakes Authority (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen people faking status, but it looks like the hip thing to do in Nevada is faking authority. If you ever see a cop in a 2007 Mustang Cruiser in Sin City, don’t let him pull you over; chances are, he’s not an officer.

Jessie Vigil from Las Vegas painted his black and white Mustang to look …

Human Pinatas – Hilarious Chocolate Skittles Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m sorry, Chocolate Skittles? Why not just buy Smarties right off the bat?

If you’re initial thought was the same, maybe their new commercial can convince you. Serving up the sweet new product with a side of humour, the silly TV spot has the potential to encourage people to at least try the new c…

iPod Case Made of Your Pet’s Hair – VIP Fibers & Fur Ever Yarn

(TrendHunter.com) VIP Fibers is a company offering the ultimate service for pet lovers. I’m talking series animal freaks.

The next time your doggy goes for a trim or you decide to shear your cat (just keep the fur on the head for a nice lion effect), keep the leftover fur and send it in to VIP Fibers and they’ll spi…

Inflated Dresses – Jak & Jill and Berardi’s Airy Fashion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These designers aren’t trying to blow anything up your skirts… well, actually, yes they are. If you want these creations by Jak & Jill and Berardi, then you have to find a strong up draft – like a subway grate – to make them look best. Heading to a fancy soiree? Then make sure you hang around the …

Controversial Bath Bombs for Charity – Lush Guantanamo Bay ‘Bombs’

(TrendHunter.com) Knowing Lush and their ethics as I do, I honestly believe this was NOT a PR stunt, but that the beauty and soap company was simply trying to raise money and awareness for a good charity.

Lush Cosmetics have started making bath bombs to raise money for Reprieve which campaigns to raise awareness of …

Criminal Rodents – Vietnam Bans Hamsters

(TrendHunter.com) Hamsters have been made illegal in Vietnam and anyone caught with one of the little devil’s can be fined almost double the average Vietnam ANNUAL wage. It is feared the little fellows are a potential source of disease.

Unlike the UK’s small furries, fish are traditional pets in the Far East. Howev…

Flashlight Weaponry – The Porcupine Light with Retractable Spikes

(TrendHunter.com) In this world of heightened danger and all the talk about terrorism, it seems everyone lives in fear that harm will happen to us. As a result, we are seeing an increase in products with self defense features. Take the Porcupine Light for example, a new flashlight that comes with retractable spikes f…

Hacking Human Hearts – Wireless Access to Defibrillators & Pacemakers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is all kinds of wrong. A team of computer security researchers were able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker.

“They were able to reprogram it to shut down and to deliver jolts of electricity that would potentially be fatal — if the device had been in a…

Retro Gaming Boots – Gameboylicious (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ultimate cross-over is emboldened in these Gameboylicious boots. Mashing tech and funkly boots to hold a Gameboy, never again will your retro-gamers look at you the same. Anytime you find yourself sitting down, just swing your foot up and resume your important thumbing technique.

Religious Fashion – Stylish Burqas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Muslim women wear burqas over their usual clothing as a sign of their righteousness, covering them from head to ankle. Marked Moskova in Norway thinks that he can influence muslim women to show style with their burqas. He also has the idea that non-muslim women might adapt this style too. As with mo…

Fake Language Song Becomes Viral – Belgium’s Entry into Eurovision 2008 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I have already posted about Dustin the Turkey – Ireland’s entry to the Eurovision song contest – but this one from Spain is just awesome. So awesome it has been taking over all the viral video charts. This in turn means it’s all kicking off already with the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest sporting shed…

168 Ft Couch – Red Diva Seats 104

(TrendHunter.com) You may have to find a new place to live unless your current crib has room to spare. Anders Nørgaard for BoConcept brings you the world’s longest couch measuring 168 feet 8 inches, weighs 1.4 tons and has 54 legs.

“Officials from The Guinness World Records have just announced BoConcept as the tit…

Beer-Can Home – A Love Shack for Suds

(TrendHunter.com) Now you know what to do with your beer cans. The creator of this “house”, John Milkovisch, passed away in the 1980’s but the beer can house he created has been designated a public folk art monument.

According to the his son, “He never had less than eight or ten cases stacked up in the garage, and …