High-Tech Traffic Safety – Hanyoung Lee’s Virtual Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Virtual Wall conceived by Hanyoung Lee is designed to heighten driver and pedestrian awareness and to encourage both to follow crosswalk rules. The virtual wall which is made of plasma laser beams, shows virtual pedestrians jaywalking and ignoring traffic rules of pedestrian safety.

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Recycled Camera Bracelets – Old School Camera re:vision (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s always nice to see someone come up with secondary uses for items the majority of people discard. Craig Arnold, a designer obsessed with cameras came up with the idea to recycle old camera parts and turn them into jewelry.

Most of the pieces used in the re:vision line come from old school came…

The News in Thumbnails – ‘Fascinum’ Online Live Art

(TrendHunter.com) The Fascinum is an example of online art which is live.

The site gives a live update of the news photographs which are most viewed (ranked from 1 to 10) on different national Yahoo portals, in real time. Designed by Christophe Bruno, the Fascinum gives a thumbnail view to what is happening around …

1,000 Kilogram Photo Album – Women of Vietnam by Hitomi Toyama (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You’ve just laid your eyes on the world’s largest photo album! I have no idea where anyone would get a printer to produce photographs big enough, but apparently Hitomi Toyama, a Japanese photographer did.

The 1,000 kg photo album, titled “Women of Vietnam,” is four meters tall and 3 meters wide an…

Imitating Your Youth – Young Me, Now Me (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Young Me, Now Me is a fun photo sharing site that features photographs of people imitating a photo from their youth.

The site, by Ze Frank, is open to anyone, both to peruse the user-created galleries or to upload their own images. It’s a fun and quirky way to be a little narcisistic while being a…

Super Car Mobiles – The Ferrari Cell Phone (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I don’t know how I feel about this Ferrari cell phone. On the one hand, I love miniatures, on the other hand the phone looks kitschy as hell. But that’s just my opinion. The little Ferrari has 2.2 inch touch-sensitive LCD display, USB connectivity, MP3 and picture and video camera. This little toy w…

Polaroid 2.0 – Instant Digital Prints

(TrendHunter.com) There has been much sadness over Polaroid’s decision to discontinue making the iconic box cameras that produced instant, rectangular pictures. Polaroid, realizing they really did have a great thing, are releasing a more modern solution: an palm-sized printer that will instantly print photos beamed f…

DIY Music Videos – Animoto Slide Shows (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Animoto is an easy-to-use website that allows you to create completely customized music videos using your own photographs. This is the future of animated slide shows; you’ll never go back to PowerPoint presentations again!

After selecting a song of your choice and the images you want integrated in …

Classic Watch Phones – Cool G108

(TrendHunter.com) It’s huge, it combines the latest gadgetry into a wristwatch, and it features a rotary-dial-inspired interface. The Cool G108 is both a phone and a watch. But wait, there’s more – it also has a 1.3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth, 0.5MB of built-in memory and a MMS expansion slot! Wow…

Hands as a Canvas 3 – Funny Fingers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although hands aren’t a traditional art canvas, they do prove to work wonders for some very remarkable art, as proved by our previous post on animal hands and this gallery of “Funny Fingers.”

These photographs merit a second link, they’re incredibly well done, and many of them need to be examined t…

Laptop Forcefields – Hi Volt Antivirus

(TrendHunter.com) Is existing antivirus software not cutting it? A new, physical method called “Hi Volt Antivirus” plans on using electricity to protect your computer. OK, not really but, let’s not burst anyone’s bubble. This guy created a rotating electrode and decided to take a pic as it hums around his laptop and …

Naughty Fairytales – Melissa’s Modern Heroine Photography (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you had long hair like Rapunzel, would you rope your man like this?

These digitally altered, modern-day fairy tale images include classic heroines with sexy, modern twist. They include Little Red Riding Hood who’s sitting on the the back of the Big Bad Wolf’s bike; another image shows Cinderell…

Top 29 Underwater Innovations, From Deep Sea Golf to Fashion Photography (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Fancy a round of underwater golf? What about eating in an underwater restaurant? We’ve done an underwater trends feature before, but we have so much more to add to the list!

Underwater activities are no longer limited to submarines, snorkeling or diving. With advancements in technology, a rise in …

1.6-Inch HDTVs – Toshiba IK-HD1

(TrendHunter.com) Toshiba is getting ready to present the world’s smallest HDTV camera at the NAB(National Association of Broadcasters) Show later this month. Toshiba’s IK-HD1 3CCD HDTV Camera measures just 1.6-inches and weighs 2.3-ounces.

Paparazzi and celebrity stalkers (what’s the difference?) all over the world…

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..…

MID Sneak Peeks – Lenovo Ideapad U8 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Lenovo has unveiled the new gorgeous Ideapad U8 at Intel’s IDF in Shanghai.

The sexy MID (Mobile Internet Device) utilizes Intel’s newest Atom processor and features a 4.8-inch touchscreen display and an optical mouse for one-handed operation while surfing the web over EDGE or 3G data.

Photo Journalism in LEGO – Mike Stimpson’s Playful Reproductions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mike Stimpson, a British photographer decided to reproduce famous journalism photos with Lego figurines. It is a beautiful project, but I have to wonder if it’s not too much to recreate a dramatic moment with kids toys. Still, it remains an unique idea!

Web Cams in Funeral Homes – Pay Per View Last Rites (VIDEO)

(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…

Undercover Gadgets – Spy Camera Watch and Receiver (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What looks like an innocent normal analog watch actually has a small built-in spy camera and microphone that is very hard to detect.

The camera is positioned so that the captured image is correctly oriented when the watch is upside down, since that is the common position of the watch in most natur…

Rush Hour Photography – Commuter’s Rhapsody (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not everyone is lucky enough to get to telecommute; most of the world has to endure the 9-5 work week which includes dealing with rush hour.

All around the world, piled up traffic is a reality, but in each city, it looks different. A really neat gallery called Commuter’s Rhapsody was featured in a…