Bookseller Strives to Remain Relevant – Borders Opens Hi Tech Store (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Low tech Borders Book Stores is opening a whole bunch of new concept stores that is heavy on tech. They will help you print your own book, burn your photos to a custom CD mix from their 2.4 million songs, turn digital photos into books. Ancestor.com will help with genealogy searches. There will be …

World’s Largest Gucci Store – Gucci New York (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) New York can add another feature and tourist attraction to its already long list – the new Gucci flagship store about to be opened on 725 Fifth Avenue. The new store will be the world’s largest Gucci store oozing elegance and architectural artistry. The architect is the world renowned James Carpente…

Encouraging Safe Sex in NYC – Get Some Condom Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Continuing its popular safe-sex campaign from last year, the City of New York has unveiled its 2008 safer sex awareness campaign. The official New York City condom has a different look and a sexy new slogan: New Yorkers are being encouraged to “Get Some” .

Street teams will be handing out the free…

Gadgets that Say “I Love You” – Heart-Shaped Mouse (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to click your way to romance? There’s no way Valentine’s Day could go by without a few mentions of marketing gimmicks for the special day. This heart-shaped mouse features two clickers with a scrolling wheel in the middle that, when clicked, says “I love you.” Heart-shaped USB mouse says “I lo…

Christian Fashion Statement – Cross MP3 Player with Bible Audio (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What would Jesus listen to? Christian form meets function meet fashion with this cruxifix shaped mp3 player necklace, containing 17 hour of the New Testament audio Bible. Distributed in the United States by CrossMP3Player.com.

Funke & Will AG’s Hot New Convertible – 2nd Gen Yes! Roadster 3.2 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The 2008 Yes! Roadster was one of the most exciting cars to make its first appearance at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2,000 pound car has a 3.2 liter V-6 engine that puts out about 255 horse power.

“Transmission choices include a standard equipped 6-speed manual or optional 5-speed automatic. Inside…

Musical Dogs For Marketing – Falling in Love (Doggy Style) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember Dogside? Now the pet company, whose mission is to pamper pooches with only the best, has launched a viral video of “the world’s first ever canine boy band.”

The clip, which can be seen above, features a series of dogs in a music video to Falling in Love (Doggy Style) which sees the canine…

London Heathrow’s Facelift – Terminal 5 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Airports are a huge part of a city or country’s pride, as it is often the first impression visitors have of the location. Chances are, if you’ve done quite a bit of traveling, you’ve gone through London’s Heathrow Airport. It’s one of the world’s most popular destinations, as well as being a locatio…

Phone Tech Transforms Fashion Week – Nokia 6131 NFC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A few key players in the mobile phone world are using at London Fashion Week, which is currently running, as an opportune venue to test drive some innovative new technologies like NFC’s Instant Fashion Feedback.

Nokia, for example is working with designer Emilio de la Morena who is using Near Field…

Desperate for Market Share – McDonald’s Uses Feng Shui

(TrendHunter.com) In one of the strangest moves to attract customers, a McDonald’s in California is trying to integrate the five elements of fire, earth, wood, water, and metal – Feng Shui into the world of sugar, fat, etc. etc. The restaurant has totally redesigned their interior under the guidance of Grand Master D…

38 Valentine’s Day Themed Posts (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready for Valentine’s Day? If not, then this list of some popular Valentine’s themed trend candy may help inspire you. Holidays are a great time for themed products and services, and February 14th is no exception.

We’ve seen everything from food to gadgets inspired by the romance, heart shapes and…

Breakout Way to Shop for Docs – Website Provides Comparisons

(TrendHunter.com) Appendix blows – nearest emergency room, no stopping, no shopping. Need an ugly mole removed. Need to shop around for best price because I’ll be footing the bill. Impossible task to compare medical procedures? There is a new website that is trying to make it easier to do just that. Carol.com is laun…

“Healthy” Soda – Pepsi Raw

(TrendHunter.com) What have you been doing this past decade? Pepsi has done nothing to add to their brand. Until now, the launch of Pepsi Raw that is. The “healthy” soda is made from all natural ingredients. (Aren’t sugar and water natural ingredients?)

Pepsi says using corn syrup is better. The drink, designed by …

The Big Ompire – Oprah Opens First Store

(TrendHunter.com) Super super rich and famous talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened her first store in Chicago, Illinois. The 5,500 square-foot store offers approximately 900 products, including the star’s favourite books, music, and clothes – all with the Oprah label.

A statement from Winfrey’s publicist claims …

Furniture Designs Coming Soon – Stockholm’s Unique Style (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Look familiar? These furniture designs may cause deja vu if you have ever been to Ikea. That’s not a bad thing. Ikea stores are hugely popular because of the minimalistic design and affordable prices. The ideas originate in the Stockholm Furniture Design Show and eventually into the mainstream. Comi…

Falafel Women Revolution? – Middle Eastern Resturant Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ghazale Restaurant, a Canadian-based Middle Eastern resturant has rolled an interesting ad campaign. With slogans like, ‘Shwarmas just like dad used to make, cus mom wasn’t allowed to,’ ‘Now serving women,’ and ‘The only thing better than two falafels is three wives.’ I am confused as to what the me…

Valentines Champane Marmite – The Video (Follow Up) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You have seen the product on here – now see the viral to match with amusing dancing cupid!

Champagne Sandwich Spread – Limited Edition Marmite (TREND HUNTER) What do Marmite and Champagne have in common? Likely nothing if it weren’t for the limited edition production of Lover’s Marmite containing a …

Reviving Retro, Gangster Style – Michael Jackson’s Comeback

(TrendHunter.com) What a thriller it would be if Michael Jackson took part in the retro revival phenomenon like celebs like MC Hammer, Tina Turner and his sister Janet have. Apparently, he’s got his comeback wardrobe picked out, he just hasn’t decided on a date. Maybe he should ask for Janet’s Feedback?

The latest T…

Crystal Gem Bottles for Charity – $1 Million Bombay Sapphire Revelation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Karim Rashid designed five elegant bottles in the shape of enormous jewels for the Bombay Sapphire Revelation Collection. Gerrard designed the diamond and sapphire caps, Baccarat is the crystal, and the drink inside is Bombay Sapphire gin. Each bottle is priced at $200,000, making the entire collect…

Rental Culture for Kids – Baby Plays

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has covered rental culture in the past; we’ve seen iPhone rentals, pet and garden rentals, EV city cars, the ability to rent designer ‘it’ bags and even luxury car time shares.

Last year we featured baby clothes rental, and now a similar concept, Baby Plays, allows for toy rental.

I…