Hug-Tech Fashion – Embrace Me Hoodies Lights Up

(TrendHunter.com) Studio 5050’s Embrace Me hoodies are marked with bold abstract pattern (the collection’s logo) made up of a silver conductive fabric. In order to light up, two people must be wearing the same type of jackets. When they hug each other, they actually power up little lights at the back of the garment.…

Mood Furniture 2 – Heat Seat (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I would love to try this unique seat that shows just how hot you are!

The Heat Seat by designer Jurgen Mayer H is made of wood, rubber, and a layer of thermo-sensitive paint that changes its color based on the heat signature. It works in the same way your childhood mood ring did.

Now if the same…

Geeky Kamasutra – Positions For IT People (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We all know that geeks love their gadgets, but according to this funny illustration of love positions for IT People, maybe they love them a little too much…

The hilarious picture which is floating across the tech-loving blogosphere shows a young geek apparently trying to open his PC tower case de…

Book Shaped Notebooks – 2nd Generation OLPC XO Laptop (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) founder Nicholas Negroponte revealed the second generation of the OLPC XO laptop at OLPC’s Global Country Workshop in Cambridge, Mass. which was held on May 20. The new design is about half the size of the first model and goes for a foldable e-book form factor with two …

Fake Makeup Massagers – Touch-Up (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How would you like to enjoy good vibrations at the makeup counter? More women must be toting their ‘personal massagers’ around these days. That would probably explains these new discreet designs by Touch-Up, made to throw into your makeup bag. (They can probably bypass the security checkpoint at th…

10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes – Samsung Soul Commercial (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is Samsung’s latest commercial created to promote the Samsung Soul phone, titled “10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes”. Despite its title, there are no digital imaging tricks used. Each is performed just by a guy, some clever props, and a time span of two minutes. Watch and enjoy.

Pet Food Consumption Control – DogPause Dog Bowl (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Vomiting, belching, farting & gagging. Heee almost sounds like the Pepto Bismol commercial. Anyways, anyone that has a dog at home knows that once you fill their bowl with pet food that it won’t last long. Sometimes you’re thinking to split up the feed timing but you don’t always have time for that,…

Waste-Reducing Computers – Clear by Wataru Watanabe (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Electronic waste, like computers being thrown out to be replaced by new ones every 3 or 4 years, is a very ubiquitous and recurrent phenomenon in modernized societies. We all have or have had electronic equipment that has become obsolete and/or has reached the end of its useful life for whatever rea…

Virtual Reality Drugs – A Digital Escape by frogDesign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The latest concept by frogDesign, called A Digital Escape, would allow the wearer to compliment their personal reality, with exclusive visuals, sounds and aromas. Frogdesign dramatically describes the necessity for such a product as a way to, “live with the troubles we’ve already caused,” in o…

Universal Cell Phone Cases – Covertec (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tired of repeatedly buying new cell phone cases to fit your new cell phones? Well, here is THE solution from Covertec, an expandable case that fits any size Pocket PC Phone, SmartPhone or cell phone because the generous side flap closure accommodates a range. It’s made from Nappa leather in a varie…

PC Integrated Desks – Sync (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Sync brings sexy to your office or home with a stylish, yet practical, computer-integrated office desk. All the PC components are smartly built into the design to offer maximum performance and convenience. If you ever want to take a break from computing and go back to traditional ways of reading…

Customizable Android Phones – Mimique (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With Google’s new open source Android OS expected to be out soon, we are seeing more and more mobile phone designs and concepts that utilize the much anticipated platform.

One example is the Mimique touchscreen phone concept by RKS design consultants of southern California that looks like the lov…

Recycled Electric Toothbrush Gadgets – Bristlebot/Brushbot (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Old toothbrushes can be used for all sorts of things – cleaning greasy engine parts, scrubbing hard-to-reach toilet nooks, and creating robotic artists. The folks at Evil Mad Science Laboratories discovered a simple DIY robot project. It uses a toothbrush head, a pager motor, and a watch battery. A …

Adding Fun To Organization – The Butt Station (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the clutter and tens upon tens of gadgets and stationary sprinkled and spread across my desk, why not add another one that can actually help organize and reduce the mess? I am not sure though that I would choose Urban Outfitters quirky organizing tool which is called The Butt Station. I kid yo…

Jumbo Remote Controls – You Can’t Lose this One

(TrendHunter.com) The picture here doesn’t do justice to this invention… clearly, SIZE MATTERS! The massively oversize universal television remote measures 5″x11″x3/4″, and is near impossible to lose. I saw this invention live once, and I had to be convinced it wasn’t a toy.

As far as being a functional inventio…

Battery Racks – Ideal Storage + Gimmicks

(TrendHunter.com) This battery rack falls into the category of “I can’t believe this isn’t more commonly used!” The convenience of this single-unit battery organizer goes far beyond its ability to house 53 batteries of assorted sizes.

The additional features include capacity for fuse storagel an included light bu…

Tweezer Lights – Multi-Functional Tool

(TrendHunter.com) This pair of tweezers is more like a stainless steel appliance, armed with an LED light for illuminating those hard-to-reach places. Although it’s intended for traditional tweezer use, judging by all its additional features, this one must be multi-functional.

Here are some possibilities:

-a make…

Butter Sticks – Grease Sticks for Toast

(TrendHunter.com) The glue stick butter applicator is just the right combination of functionality and silliness. I’m not sure that this idea is a commercial reality, but I can definitely see the potential.

One can’t help but look at this picture and think, “Why not?” It may not be worth a thousand words, but def…

Rainbow Earbuds – Radius TruTunes in 10 Shades (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) No matter what your product, people want choice. Radius, a earphones manufacturer, realized the need to address this demand which is why they are offering their TruTune line of headphones in just about every colour of the rainbow — the ten shades of the iPod Nano — so there’s one guaranteed to mat…

Cell Phones for Seniors 2 – Easy Mobile Calling (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The EMC (easy mobile calling) phone by designer Matthias Pinkert is targeted at growing baby boomer demographic. As they age, designers are trying to come up with products and designs to keep them up to date with technology while still taking their age into consideration.

The EMC phone features fou…