Protective Party Bags – Safe Clubbing Pack

(TrendHunter.com) In the small town of Swindon, South England, Clubbers are being handed party bags containing essential items in order to protect them throughout their hedonistic evening. The kits contain a bottle of water to prevent dehydration, lollipops to raise blood sugar level as it has been proven low blood …

Study: Cell Phones Unlikely to Cause Cancer – Breast Implants, Coffee Safe Too

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve all heard that cell phone waves can be harmful to the body, but some great news for mobile addicts was made public today; it turns out, cell phones may not be cancerous after all.

The finding comes from an Australian study dedicated to debunking popular myths, including if drinking coffee, g…

Japanese Hayfever Pods – Pollen Robots

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever had the misfortune of suffering from hayfever, you know those afflicted will no just about anything to avoid the frustratingly uncomfortable symptoms.

Pod-shaped Pollen Robot are being sent out by a Tokyo weather forecasting company to monitor the levels of allergen-causing particle…

Playground for Pensioners – OAP Swingers

(TrendHunter.com) Old on tight!

A £15,000 playground for pensioners has opened in the UK strictly for the OAP’s. Designed for exercise and fun, it has special playground rides designed specifically for the needs of today’s pensioners. It can be found in Blackley Manchester.

Amongst the equipment in the playground …

A Cool New Anti-Sauna – Snow Room

(TrendHunter.com) The Snow Room was showcased at a recent Hotel Equipment Fair in the ever-sunny resort of Antalya, Turkey and will be on sale in all luxury hotels and spas in 2008. The room will be offered to those hotel guests who have had enough of the blazing sun and unbearable heat, and are looking for a way to …

Starbucks Gets a Tummy Tuck – New “Skinny” Beverage Lineup

(TrendHunter.com) As many of you have surely noticed, there is a new word floating around Starbucks. Ever since the New Year, the word “Skinny” has been used to market a line of lower calorie drinks.

Starbucks, still on top of the game when it comes to the innovation of coffee and customer experience, may be onto so…

New Cure For Impotence – Frog Juice

(TrendHunter.com) ‘Extracto de rana’ is, in simpler terms, Frog Juice. This amphibian beverage is a sweeping sensation in the market of Lima, Peru. Claiming to have the healing power for things such as asthma and bronchitis, it’s more renowned for curing impotence.

The process is very simple. The vendor takes…

Cartoons Against Cigarettes – “A Magical Amount” Truth Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Don’t be fooled — this is no Lucky Charms commercial. If you’re familiar with the Truth campaigns against cigarettes, then you know the ads tend to be rather gorey. The latest ad, however, goes against spreading awareness with a new approach that’s actually even a bit… cute.

“A Magical Amount” a…

Radio-Controlled Contraceptives – Reversible Vasectomy

(TrendHunter.com) OK boys, listen up, it’s time you stopped counting on the ladies to care for birth control. No more excuses that you’re not willing up to give up your manhood for good; there is now a reversible vasectomy… and it’s controlled by radio.

The contraceptive implant is being developed in Australia. Un…

Portable Treadmill Workstation – The StepDesk

(TrendHunter.com) “Too much work, can’t get to the gym” is not an excuse anymore!

The StepDesk is a multi-tasker’s dream. A simple, but exciting gadget. How many times have you been on the treadmill making mental lists of everything you need to do at work? As I get older, those mental lists don’t hang around as …

Wiihabilitation – Nintendo Wii For Physical Therapy Patients

(TrendHunter.com) Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs is one of many health centers and physical therapy centers using the Wii video game system to help patients of all ages recover from injury and surgery. Combined with the use of weights, stability balls and balance boards these activities have become mo…

New Cancer Treatment – Nanoexplosions

(TrendHunter.com) We all know the “Nano” to be something that is small, take the iPod Nano for example. In hindsight we all know explosions to be big, take the Atom Bomb for example. Well now lets combined the two and what do we get? Nanoexplosions, which is exactly what the researchers in the University of Missouri-…

Online Community for the Disabled – Disaboom.com (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Launched in autumn’07, Disaboom.com is the first interactive online community dedicated to helping people with disabilities or functional limitations to improve their lives. It also works as an online resource for families, friends and coworkers of the more than 100 million adults worldwide living w…

Boarding School for Overweight Students – Academy of the Sierras

(TrendHunter.com) The world’s first boarding school for overweight children, teens and young adults has started a novel college weight loss program, and according to recent reports, it’s been a huge success. In fact, it’s been such a hit they’re getting demands to expand the program; enrollment has doubled since last…

MP3s Playing In Rhythm with Heart – Yamaha BODiBEAT (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Yamaha BODiBEAT’s sensor measures your pulse and selects music to match it or choose Fitness mode (one of four preset modes) and it will guide you through a musical workout up to aerobic to a cool-down. The 512 MB device also lets you manage your musical workouts using your PC and the web.

Sunscreen That Applies Itself – By142 Body Wash SPF 15

(TrendHunter.com) By142 Body Wash/SPF 15 is the very first product of its kinds. It uses particles in tiny, positively charged silica shells, which cling to negatively charged skin for up to eight hours after a shower.

For only $32 you’ll never have to worry about applying that greasy sun block every again, and t…

Heath Ledger Found Dead – Was it Suicide?

(TrendHunter.com) Famous actor Heath Ledger was found dead in an apartment somewhere in Manhattan last Tuesday. Police are considering it may have been a suicide attempt because the body was found naked and surrounded by pills.

“NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartmen…

Biotech Company Clones Embryos from Human Skin Cells

(TrendHunter.com) A recent biotech breakthrough enables the creation of embryos from skin cells, which are genetic copies of the donor. This breakthrough by scientists at Stemagen Corp holds the promise of custom-made embryonic stem cell medical treatment. Medical researchers believe that stem cell therapy has the …

Aquaduct – Bike Your Way to Clean Water (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This innovative bike was the winning submission in the Innovate or Die competition. This unique invention is a tricycle with a built in water filtration system. At the back it has a large water container for unpure water. When you start riding the bike you pump the water from that container through …

Special Drugs For Gamers – FPSBrain

(TrendHunter.com) I’m not even sure what to say about this. According to the makers of FpsBrain, a new energy pill, “Electronic sports is becoming more and more professional.” That being said, they though it made sense to pay more attention to the hardcore gamer by forcing their sleep-deprived bodies to continue to w…