(TrendHunter.com) When a person has AIDS, he or she not only has to deal with health issues, they also have to face the judgmental and prejudiced response from the society they live in. From being excluded from social gatherings to being discriminated against at work, the overall social community makes it harder to l…
(TrendHunter.com) Parisian jeweler Boucheron will mark its 150 years in business with a lavish creation definitely worthy of Bianca’s Bling, Bling Boring series. In liaison with Parisian Chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat, Boucheron has created a necklace with a gold skeleton that is coated with real chocolate. But th…
(TrendHunter.com) This Kinetic Energy concept gadget allows you to power your other gadgets such as your iPod or cell phone through your own effort and exertion.
The Kinetic Energy is the brainchild of Wilma van Boxtel of Australia. The way it works is the more your legs are in motion, the more electricity you gene…
(TrendHunter.com) Super-small, wristwatch-sized mp3 music-players with even tinier earbud-sized speakers. That’s the sort of stuff we hear about today when it comes to music. This music-related product takes us in opposite direction. It is a tree trunk-shaped, outdoor subwoofer. Besides its unique facade and its “Tef…
(TrendHunter.com) Sushi, the famous Japanese dish from decorative fresh fish products, has not only to be superb of taste, but it has to be much more. It has to appeal as much to the eye as to the palate. It has to be fresh, perfect of taste and please the eye.
For the Danish restaurant chain “Sticks ‘n’ Sushi”…
(TrendHunter.com) “Captivating” is probably the best word to describe the RetroVelo bicycles from Germany.
RetroVelo has launched an entire lifestyle for bicyclists. One club motto is, “We promise nothing and deliver.” One fan said he had never had an urge to party with the makers of any product until he met the R…
(TrendHunter.com) Dutch architect and designer Reinier de Jong designed an object that functions as a chair, a lounger and a stool.
In Dutch, ‘keer’ means to multiply and turn. This word fits perfectly as a name for this object since, if you turn this chair around, you get a lounge chair. Turn it one more time an…
(TrendHunter.com) Have a knitter in the family looking for some fun money? Have them get into the chair knitting biz. The In-the-Round Chair gets is name from knitting socks or sleeves without a stitch. It’s a fairly easy technique, but the payoff is high. Thirty feet of sleeve is required for a chair like this.
Th…
(TrendHunter.com) Richard Branson keeps making it easier for the world to travel in style. He wasn’t going to stop at Virgin Galactic; now he’s launched Virgin Charter, a new online service that lets the uber affluent charter private planes from anywhere in the world.
If the travel bug is crawling around under your…
(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered if a boomerang would come back to you if you chucked it in space? Will the ‘rang come back at zero gravity? While most people probably haven’t pondered over that one, some Japanese researchers did, and the curiosity got to them so badly, they wanted to find out for themselves.…
(TrendHunter.com) This bridge-inspired bicycle frame was handmade from cable and carbon fiber rods connected with epoxy resin. It took engineer, Brano Meres, 300 hours to complete his “C-Thru Road Frame”. All in all, it took about an hour per joint – wrapping carbon fibers around each one to ensure their strength. Th…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen and read about people stuck in snow while on sporting adventures or vacation. Firun by Janine Züst is a solution that could save your life in such circumstances. It is a compact inflatable rescue carriage/luge that optimizes the Alpine rescue system and that is light enough to wear as a …
(TrendHunter.com) You can’t quite breath underwater forever, but, longer than you normally could. The Poseidon Mk IV Discovery is what those in the diving world call a rebreather – it recycles a user’s oxygen. Using p02 scrubbing and oxygen cells, it turns unused oxygen in your exhales into breathable air. Supposedly…
(TrendHunter.com) As the final part in our Bling Bling Boring series, we bring you a list of the most random things adorned with crystals, gems and diamonds.
The list has such a diverse range of items, it was impossible to create individual categories. There’s everything from jewel encrusted bugs to toilet paper di…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s one for the books! Not one I would indulge in. It’s called the “gas chamber” which is awful enough but you actually SNORT your vodka shot through a straw. Why? It gets into your blood stream quicker which also makes it very dangerous. And now it will make it’s way out of the underground and b…
(TrendHunter.com) We didn’t start the fire, it was in the table, since Cain and Able. Some very cool firepits for inside your abode. Planika Fires use biofuel called Fanola so the fire doesn’t have any smoke or smell. Only water vapor and CO2 equivalent to what humans exhale. Whew. What great fun this would be – and …
(TrendHunter.com) In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity close to Sass & Bide designer Heidi Middleton’s heart.
Middleton was diagnosed with breast ca…
(TrendHunter.com) Jung von Matt, one of Germany’s top ad agencies, has released a great campaign to help evoke positive feelings of patriotism in the country’s citizens.
The Du bist Deutschland (you are Germany) campaign is a series of 18 photographs of famous Germans who have had historical impact and are known gl…
(TrendHunter.com) Originally inspired by and developed for the internationally renowned 24 Hours of LeMans sports car endurance race, TAG Heuer Eyewear is making their innovative purpose-made “Night Vision” eyeglasses available to the public in early 2008. The glasses have been optimized for driving at night with tec…
(TrendHunter.com) Ever wonder why microwave designs have remained constant through the years? I have. Big. Rectangular. Bulky. I suppose it had something to do with the mechanics of how a microwave works. Perhaps technology can overcome these mechanics and help turn the But-On Koncept into a reality. Here is a circul…
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