(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese alway seem to come up with very unusual promotional items and gadgets.
This time, the Akiba PC Hotline is advertising special Windows Vista SP1 toilet paper! Unfortunately, I can’t read Japanese, so I don’t know whether this is intended to help educate a person on the various featur…
(TrendHunter.com) This a cute bookmark. The Abracadabra has two sides to it and one of them comes inflated. When you place the inflated part in your book to mark your place, the weight of the book deflates it. When you go back to your reading, you need to squeeze the half that’s sticking out and this will re-inflate …
(TrendHunter.com) The practicality of this gadget remains to be seen, but it is an interesting idea. Unlike the traditional fruit bowl or basket, the Fruit Stack stores fruit vertically, allowing it to “breath and ripen without bruising”, claims the the Chiasso website. Obviously, it would take up less space on the k…
(TrendHunter.com) This is another one of those gift ideas for someone who already has “everything”. Buy them their very own space ship! For just $3500 (or best offer), you can give them a truly one-of-a-kind gift. Although it could use some work (the current owner notes that it “[d]oes have a wobble issue at Mach …
(TrendHunter.com) Samsung created a phone for the fitness buff called the FIT. This cellphone comes outfitted with a tracking devise for your heartbeat. But that is just the beginning. The FIT offers a computerized trainer or program which, based on the users specifications, designs fitness plans, tells you how many …
(TrendHunter.com) The Exmocare BT2 is a watch but it is not like any ordinary watch. This watch is designed to keep workers on their toes and your boss looking over your shoulders.
The BT2 is designed to measure physiological data. It comes with sensors that detect your heart rate and heart variability, location, b…
(TrendHunter.com) There is a currently an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City that is creating buzz around the world. The exhibit, Design and the Elastic Mind, is a combination of art, science, technology and design and includes influential projects from around the world.
We’ve featured a few indiv…
(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…
(TrendHunter.com) If you’re going to shell out on a slick new MacBook Air, you’ll want a table that’s just as stunning to show off your the Apple of your eye.
The Milk desk was designed to match Apple’s stylish products with its slick white coating, but it’s been kicked up a notch thanks to an integrated aquarium. …
(TrendHunter.com) With the numerous USB devices we own, you can always use a few extra USB ports. This USB Hub Photo Frame gives you four extra USB 2.0 ports in the form of a photo frame that will add a touch of style to your messy desk. Another cool feature is that the frame lights-up your photo while in use. What c…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s not the first interface and won’t be the last of course, but this one allows for moving, resizing and flipping without having to use gloves or headgear.
According to Donald Melanson at engadget, “It seems that everyone is working on new interfaces. Using thought, gestures or real objects. Th…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables.
Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co…
(TrendHunter.com) This trend has got to be the antithesis of a trend I wrote about environmentally-friendly PC’s. Not that this bunch is not ecologically-friendly mind you; I am not even looking into that.
The point is that the focus on these PC’s is style, looks, bling and impossibly pimped out designs. There is not…
(TrendHunter.com) Transformers are slowly making their way into our everyday lives, from transformer furniture to this Transforming Flashlight/Machine Gun.
It fits into your back pocket where it looks like a flashlight. However, if someone gets stupid, you pull it out, open it and much to your attackers chagrin, th…
(TrendHunter.com) Not available until the end of March, these Rotating speakers are for 5th generation iPod users. The lithium battery will give you 8 hours of continuous music. Not too shabby.
(TrendHunter.com) A silent Wasabi fire alarm for the hard of hearing is in the works in Japan. Wasabi is that really, really, really pungent greenish paste you find on your sushi plate that can burn your tongue, palate and everything else in your mouth if you’re not careful with it. Wasabi also has a very strong smel…
(TrendHunter.com) The Nyamuk by designer Leonie Bergmaieris combines outdoors multi-functionality with ultra light materials and easy design for the ultimate outdoors companion. The Nyamuk is basically an ultra compact sleeping bag that can be used as a full tent or a cool hammock with an integrated mosquito net. The…
(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…
(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.
(TrendHunter.com) Sometimes, it’s the “little things” that matter most. Designer Young Hwan Kim has come up with a notebook design that tackles one of the most annoying and bothersome aspects of mobile computing – heat. The laptop concept “Float Away†solves the problem by elevating the back end via an integrated…
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