(TrendHunter.com) Learning to be a dentist isn’t easy, but with the help of technological advances like the PerioSim 3D dental simulator, training becomes much more efficient for students.
Directly on the screen, students use a stylus which looks like an “explorer,” the scary-looking, pointy device dentists use to …
(TrendHunter.com) It’s all you, you, you. Well for Scion anyway, which is launching Scion Speak, which allows the car brand’s enthusiasts to personalize their vehicles yet further with custom-made modern age heraldic crests reflecting their lifestyle and passions. Designed in consultation with the fiercely loyal Scio…
(TrendHunter.com) The hottest trend in ads right now is advergaming; basically building your brand in the gaming sphere. There’s the good the bad and the downright ugly in this field, but notable examples, including the brilliant PlayStation-based BK Games from last year, raise sales, cash and awareness in the noto…
(TrendHunter.com) POIfriend.com is a GPS tagging community based in Toronto, Canada, that aims to connect people based on interest and location.
“Most users agree that many standard POIs pre-loaded on your GPS device are either out-of-date, incorrect, missing, and not personally relevant,” the site says.
POIfriend…
(TrendHunter.com) Hugo Boss launched a neat ad campaign that asked the public to help in design, and now Emporio Armani has announced a similar project.
The fashion house announced a contest in which they asked the public to design a print or video ad for Armani’s new fragrance, Get Together. The winning spot for t…
(TrendHunter.com) Ah, April Fool’s. The one day that your friends can legitimately bray with laughter as you scurry to the dictionary to verify their assertion that the word ‘gullible’ isn’t in there.
A breathy Terry Jones (he of Monty Python fame) takes on David Attenborough’s mantle, walking amongst and…
(TrendHunter.com) Google is supplying their search technology to government agencies. Much like the way you or I use Wikipedia, government agencies such as the FBI, CIA, NSA and others now have Intellipedia.
According to Sean Dennehy, chief of Intellipedia development for the CIA, the site has 35,000 articles makin…
(TrendHunter.com) Pay-per-view funerals will start in Britain soon. If you can’t make the services, for a fee, you can log on and mourn. Wesley Music will offer the service to funeral parlors around the country for a one time payment of $150 for access to a funeral webcast. If the eulogy is half as good as John Clees…
(TrendHunter.com) If you read Trend Hunter’s extremely popular list of the Top 40 Pranks and Prank ideas, you’d know all about Rick Rolling. In short, you send someone a link, but the link tricks them to see Rick Astley’s video, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Then you get to say, “You Got Rick Rolled.”
Well guess wh…
(TrendHunter.com) Dove’s Evolution ad is one of the most viral internet videos of all time. Like many commercials that generate a lot of buzz, it’s been parodied, this time using a Russian mail order bride theme.
Some may be offended, some may think it’s funny. Regardless, here’s what it’s about:
In the original D…
(TrendHunter.com) StikK lets you create commitment contracts online to help honour and meet your goals, from quitting smoking and losing weight to other personal or career aspirations.
We all set goals in January, but soon after, we get absorbed in the regular day to day. That’s where the commitment contract comes …
(TrendHunter.com) Last year, Chanel invited a group of fashion bloggers on an all-expenses paid trip to Paris, Gucci flew them to the launch of the Manhattan flagship from places like London and Japan, and now Oscar de la Renta has decided to embrace the power of the blogosphere too.
Just like Perez Hilton was able…
(TrendHunter.com) Leveraging the power of his online community, 50 Cent hosted a fake funeral for Fat Joe. In the video, 50 Cent makes fun of Fat Joe’s relatively poor album sales. He actually cries, “Fat Joe just passed away. Soundscan came out and he sold like 46,000 copies.”
50 Cent has long mocked his rivals,…
(TrendHunter.com) Rap star 50 Cent’s social networking site, ThisIs50.com, has reached 160,000 members. The staggering popularity of his site will no doubt inspire more artists to branch out beyond myspace and to create their own social networking websites.
Using the network as a tool, 50 connects with his fans an…
(TrendHunter.com) Phone fitness is a new workout program to be download and stored on your mobile phone. PumpOne’s Pumped for Summer 2008 is a line of simple workouts to cover strength to Pilates to yoga to flexibility. The programs demonstrate start and end positions and which muscles you will be working one.
(TrendHunter.com) Meet Fail Dog, the most pitiful blog on the web. While LOLCats stars get all the glory and fame for their superior attitude and special language, man’s best friend gets nothing but FAIL.
The blog features pictures of dogs in every humiliating circumstance. Each day features a new dog, the photos s…
(TrendHunter.com) After dashing out of the house, you’ve made it to work but now you’re left a little concerned you might be plagued with moose breath after forgetting to brush your fangs or rinse with mouthwash. Before you fret, there’s a website you should check out.
TestYourBreath.ca is offering to let you know …
(TrendHunter.com) Sponsoring trees is a great way to do your part in helping the planet; it’s cheap and easy to do. That’s nothing new. An ultra modern spin, however, is giving people the ability to watch their trees grow via Google Earth!
The World Wildlife Fund is letting you purchase the seedlings of a tree, whi…
(TrendHunter.com) Amazon’s BookSurge has been getting a lot of buzz, as it could potentially change the print-on-demand industry.
BookSurge allows anyone to ship them their books, Amazon will warehouse them and then sell and ship them through the site.
“According to talks with several pod houses, BookSurge has tol…
(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve finally hatched a killer idea and developed the great product, one of the most frustrating parts can be figuring out what the do with all your merchandise until it’s sold. That’s where Amazon is stepping in, with a new service to help businesses with warehousing and shipping.
You can shi…
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