Wearable Java Jackets – Starbucks Coffee Cuff (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Starbucks unveiled its new Pike Place Roast today. So what you say? Well ,Vancouver-based Contexture Design came up with these handmade bracelets fashioned from reclaimed veneer that are always on hand, or actually your arm, but fit snugly around your cup when you need your java fix. They look funky…

Weapons in Disguise – Lipstick Stun Gun

(TrendHunter.com) Now here’s a beauty gadget that will stop people in their tracks! This tube of lipstick is actually a stun gun in disguise.

The Lipstick Stun Gun looks just like a regular, metallic tube of lipstick, but it’s so much more useful than any cosmetic could be. Ladies, if you regularly find you have to…

Guitar Gadgets – N-Tune for On The Spot Tuning

(TrendHunter.com) Your excuse for playing out of tune, besides from not being able to tune your guitar, is that guitars grow and expand from the humidity. Some smart dudes invented the N-Tune gadget that attaches to a guitar without drilling, so you can always tune your guitar on the spot.

The idea was interesting …

3-D Display Cubes (UPDATE) – Seekway’s LED Cubes (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is an update on the original trend from over a year ago which focused on James Clar’s 3-D cubes.

“While Clar’s cubes are simply amazing, they can only display monochrome images,” Technabob says.

Now, a company in China has taken the same concept and created a multi-color version. That com…

Product Teasers – LG Black Label Has Glass, Carbon Fiber and Mystique (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nothing else is known at this point, but LG is teasing with us with the releasing an image capturing what’s to be the next model in its Black Label line. The details are few, but it appears to be a lithe slider, slim and dark with a case made of nearly indestructible carbon fiber and a glass touchsc…

Tiny 2 in 1 Washers and Dryers – The Clean Cube

(TrendHunter.com) The Clean Cube washer dryer combo in for reduced spaces. It operates on 110 volt and it features ventless drying and LCD touch screen display. The Clean Cube was designed for students who live on campus within the limited confines of a dorm room.

Jewelry from Recycled Car Parts – Hi Octane Jewelry

(TrendHunter.com) Hi Octane Jewelry makes their accessories from recycled car parts. The pieces integrated in the jewelry have been salvaged from auto junk yards and turned into new treasures, making each piece a unique one.

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Flexible LCD Cutting Boards – Digital Cutting Board is Eco-Friendly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kitchen cutting boards have been receiving some design attention, but I did not expect such a high-tech makeover as Nardo Design’s new high-tech Digital Cutting Board with its built-in flexible LCD display that displays cooking instructions!

Designed by Marc Nardangeli, the cutting board has rub…

Projector Alarm Clocks – Shine Time on the Ceiling

(TrendHunter.com) Oregon Scientific has put out two really cool retro alarm clocks. The projector alarm clocks feature a projector that shines the time on the ceiling. The clocks also feature atomic-clock synchronization and a temperature display with a wireless thermometer. Very creative.

Redneck Road Signs – Hitch Hands (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Are you tired of idiots on the road? Or does your vehicle just need a little personality? Let the world know how you really feel with these Hitch Hands brought to you from the same rednecks who felt your truck needed balls. Whether it’s a peace sign, love sign or the ever popular flipping the bird s…

OLED Lamps – Early Future is World’s First

(TrendHunter.com) Famous designer Ingo Maurer has designed the world’s first organic LEDs (OLEDs) table lamp for OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, entitled Early Future.

Early Future made its debut at the Light&Building;fair on 6 April, 2008, and is being produced as a limited edition.

Martin Goetzeler, CEO of OSRAM said…

Zero Gravity Watches – Seiko Spring Drive Spacewalk

(TrendHunter.com) As more and more of us (millionaire non-astronauts) are traveling into space, we need a means of telling time. Apparently, the zero-gravity environment in space is enough to render earthly timepieces, obsolete. Watch-maker, Seiko, has answered our challenge by producing the Spring Drive Spacewalk wa…

USB Displays – Flash Drive Shows Storage Left (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) USB toys are all over the place and USB the size of storage is getting increasingly larger. Eventually it would be nice to know how much storage space is left on a USB, preferably before you start to download data.

The designer, Mac Funamizu, a Tokyo-based web and graphic designer, needs an angel …

iPod Capsules – Cradle With Speaker (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Gee it’s Nano everything and people with big fingers may not like these. Peter Hwang’s small concept for the Apple iPod has a ‘Home’ button that when touched allows browsing the same way as with the iPhone. Docked to the mini speaker cradle, you can simultaneously send and receive data in the i…

Beauty Recognition Software – PC Detects Female Attractiveness (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) More than 2,000 years ago the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras observed the connection between math, geometry and beauty. He reasoned that features of physical objects corresponding to the “golden ratio” were considered most attractive.

Though the saying goes “Beauty is in the eye of …

Capless USB Drives – FLX is Like an Accordion

(TrendHunter.com) Think of it as an uncircumcised USB drive that eliminates the need for a cap (I always lose these damn little caps) by having an extra ‘skin’ to cover it when not in use.

The FLX USB drive concept is designd and prototyped by Jacek Ryn at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk (Poland).

The casing fo…

Eco Chic Geek – 5 Recycled Laptop Bag Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Laptops are known to be a not so green product. The process of manufacturing PC electronic components takes its toll on mother earth, so the least we can do is choose an environment-friendly laptop bag.

Designers have been coming up with creative and beautiful eco designs, here we present you with …

Top 33 LEGO Creations – Innovating Retro Toys (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You didn’t think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you?

Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue.

The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…

Technical Textile Pillows – LED City Cushions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Florence Bost is the designer and creator of the City pillows. These are technical textile cushions which contain a LED (light emitting diodes) wire connected to a battery box. There is also music and changing colors incorporated in the pretty design of these tech cushions and as decoration, they ar…

Postcard Cameras – Snap + Send Postcard

(TrendHunter.com) Created by Stuart Calvey, the “Snap + Send Postcard” allows you to snap pictures and then mail the camera – which resembles, and is almost as thin as, a postcard – directly to the whoever you like. This is a great concept even though I don’t think you should expect great quality out of this gadget..…