(TrendHunter.com) A monowheel is a one-wheeled vehicle similar to a unicycle. However, instead of sitting above the wheel, the rider sits either within it or next to it. The wheel is a ring, usually driven by smaller wheels pressing against its inner rim. Most are single-passenger vehicles, though multi-passenger mod…
(TrendHunter.com) Scheduled to be unveiled during the New York Auto Show, the Ford Transit Connect was spotted during a photo shoot styled like a taxi with a futuristic feel.
According to Damon Lavrinc at Autoblog, “We definitely like the idea of a Transit shuttling city-goers around Gotham, and judging by the pain…
(TrendHunter.com) Rolling Rock, the beer company famous for that mysterious number ’33’, is trying yet another oddball marketing approach – moonvertising. A clever gag or a scientific marvel? We’ll all find out on March 21, the next full moon, when the company attempts to project their logo on to the face of our favo…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen some incredible mirrors on Trend Hunter, from the uniquely designed to the tech-infused. These mirrors not only allow people to see themselves, they also offer alternative features. Really advanced designs, for example, can help you multi-task by displaying your SMS messages.
“Mirror, mi…
(TrendHunter.com) The word is Entomophagy and that’s the practice of eating insects. Sounds appetizing? I read somewhere that there are 1,462 recorded species of edible bugs and insect eating is part of the culinary menu of many countries. But we are so finicky here in North America.
Anyway, many species of insects…
(TrendHunter.com) Nearly two years ago Trend Hunter introduced you to black and red toilet paper by Renova. Now the company has expanded their line to include neon orange and green TP.
Now there’s a different way to brighten your day! The designer sheets from Portugal add crisp design to an item that’s otherwise ov…
(TrendHunter.com) Does anybody remember ASCII code and games that used characters from the old computer code? Old fuddy-duddys do.
Designer Nieke Sybrandy pays homage to the early game designers, but does it in a very cool way. She’s taken the coding and made luxurious, sheer curtains that resemble something entir…
(TrendHunter.com) A new ride coming to Universal Studios Orlando in 2009 will feature enough digital technology to appeal directly to what Universal Orlando officials refer to as the “YouTube culture.” Patrons will be able to personalize their ride by choosing their own tunes and creating a music video that can be up…
(TrendHunter.com) This may look like a preschooler’s art project but, it is in fact a hunk of meat. Well, not meat exactly but, not… not meat, either. Scientists in Australia have created a ‘semi-living’ food. This project uses a tissue engineering technique to grow cells from living animals into bodyless animal pa…
(TrendHunter.com) This hot tub-shaped boat from French designer, Jonathan Mahieddine, apparently runs off of a giant solar-tree/sun-roof. Not exactly sure how.
What does the stored sunlight power? The televisions or the steering-wheel-less rudders? A closer look reveals another potential power source: two sets of p…
(TrendHunter.com) The modern world offers a stunning array of man-made islands, but although most of the focus has been on Dubai, Spain, Tokyo and Russia, another gorgeous paradise named Eden Island resides in the Seychelles archipelago region in the Indian Ocean.
While the man-made islands most people think of are…
(TrendHunter.com) “Give me a grande caramel espresso drink with an… image of the Mona Lisa painting on top. No! Make it that picture of me and my grandma at the Grand Canyon. Here, it’s on this flash drive.”
You wouldn’t expect to hear this at your local coffee shop and in fact, you won’t, at least not for now. B…
(TrendHunter.com) Concept designers are really honing in on the looks of cars that boomers made into hot-rods. This concept Scion Hako has a great resemblance to what was called a “tub” design.
Scion says the vintage design influence was widely accepted by Tokyo trendsetters. A Scion executive called it a sporty bo…
(TrendHunter.com) Hey want to get geeky clean? Then try the new ICQ toothpaste and it’s minty freshness. How about some Russian made Gmail soap? I’m sure the trademarks have all been cleared by the Google boys. But that’s all geek to me. Use these products and the geek-god/goddess in you will be released.
(TrendHunter.com) The Rugburm Lounge Chair is an interesting piece of furniture, merging hollow tubes of chocolate brown and pastel blue, purple and seafoam green to create a unique piece of recycled seating.
The colourful tubes are actually made of cardboard wrapped in castoff, carpet sample tiles. The project was…
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Tommaso Colia has an eco-friendly shower design that will force you to get out when you take too long and waste much water. The eco_drop shower features beautiful concentric circles that will rise to force you to stop showering when you take too long, and accordingly save water.
I think t…
(TrendHunter.com) Despite what you may have been told, colouring books are not just for kids. Just look at this urban colouring book and sticker kit from Sanithna Phansavanh! It integrates black and white photographs of city scenes, then lays over black outlines, like the ones in a kids colouring book that you can de…
(TrendHunter.com) This sleek prototype B.A.T. 11 was conceived by Italian design house Stile Bertone to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show.
The B.A.T. 11 “is based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione high performance coupe, but the B.A.T. 11 was named to reconnect to the studio’s famous B.A.T. 5, B.A.T. 7 and B.A.T…
(TrendHunter.com) The Florence TAV Station in Italy will make high-speed, long distance trains travelling through the city a thing of the past.
When it opens to the public in 2010, trains will pass through a seven kilometer tunnel, with the entrance at Campo di Marte station and the exit at Castello. The existing r…
(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 …
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