Lamborghini Touch-Screen Phone – ZX1 Lamborghini PDA by Asus

(TrendHunter.com) Italian auto manufacturer Lamborghini is releasing their own touch-screen phone, which is speculated to look and act very similar to the Apple iPhone.

The ZX1 Lamborghini PDA phone will be made by ASUS who will unveil the luxury gadget in Germany later this month at the CeBit tech show.

“The hig…

Innovative Mobile Learning – iPod Touch & iPhone at ACU (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “What iSchool did you graduate from?” That could be an interview question of the future if a new academic craze catches on.

Abilene Christian University is tossing around the idea of a new mobile learning initiative that will see all students receive their course information via iPhone or iPod Tou…

Irrational Exhuberance In Rings – Losselliani One-of Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Less bling is bore-ing. Remember seeing old ladies with some many diamond rings they would pile them one on top of each other? The jewelry by Losselliani is like that except these are single rings that are loaded with different gems and precious metals. These rings just gush exhuberance. The design…

Customized Energy Bar – YouBar Build-A-Bar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That’s great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!

The YouBar Build-A-Bar lets you customize the granola bar to your taste, with whatever grains, fruits, nut…

Concept Hybrid Quaranta – Italdesign Giugiaro Super Car (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh my, this stunning super car is actually a hybrid. Prius out, Quaranta concept car in.

Italdesign Giugiaro is showing this in Geneva. It has a nice power plant that makes 268 horses, V6 running on gas. A hybrid Synergy Drive built by Toyota is mid-mounted.

And, come on, just check out those li…

Robot Psychologist – MindMentor The Future Of Mental Healthcare

(TrendHunter.com) Clinical psychologists Jaap Hollander and Jeffrey Wijnberg from Holland have created the MindMentor the first fully-functional on-line psychologist that will be help people with their emotional problems. Admitting you need help and then going through the process of getting it is usually a big step f…

$40,00 Chess & $27,000 Backgammon Sets – Renault F1 Team Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you love to play board games and are a formula one racing fanatic, we have the sets for you. As part of its F1 Team Collection, Renault is offering a luxurious backgammon set. The £14,000 (US $27,300) game set is made up of Renault Formula One racecar bits. Sporting a width of 165 x 165mm, the b…

DNA Drool Detection – 23andMe Personal Genome Service (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You probably leave samples on the sidewalk all the time, but send a sample of spit (and $1,000) to 23andMe Personal Genome Service you might get more than you bargained for. Using sophisticated DNA Drool detection instrumentation to unscramble your genetic codification, your results are then posted …

Wave Powered Boat – Suntory Mermaid II To Cruise From Hawaii To Japan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Professor Terao of Tokai University’s oceanography department set off on February 18 to Hawaii with a novel type of boat – one that harnesses the power of the sea. The Suntory Mermaid II is a catamaran made of recycled aluminum that actually uses wave action to mechanically power the boat. Accordi…

Tongues, Fingers & Eyeballs to Sell Pop – Coke Zero Ads in English (Update) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Coke put on a wild campaign in Brazil to promote Coke Zero, but getting people to pierce their tongues with the Coca-Cola brand is a little bit much for the rest of the world.

Instead, this TV spot is a little quirky, but it’ll grab your attention when channel surfing. We featured it last week, bu…

Re-Using Fabric & Brands – Care Label Cushions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Taking very ordinary mundane everyday objects and turning them into useful and fun decorative items is all about creativity. Bridget West deserves a mention for these Care Label cushions and pillows. She created them from the fabric care labels or brand tag that we see everyday and think nothing abo…

Reversible Bikini Lounger – Wiel Arets for Gutzz (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Reversible Bikini Lounger is designed by Dutch architect Wiel Arets for Gutzz. The idea came from young ladies sunbathing in Aret’s garden with a towel draped over a large stone.

Apparently this is the first ever chair that Gutzz has produced. The chair is yet in preproduction phase:
Gutzz Clai…

Pushing Super Car Design – Ugur Sahin’s Corvette Z03 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Corvette is one of the world’s best sports cars, at any price. Because they roll off the factory floor hot, designers just love to take the look and performance to the next level. Ugur Sahin made his first attempt with the Corvette Z03 Concept. And it is breathtaking. They hope to build about 100 of…

24K Gold Paint Job – Modified Fiat 500 Pepita (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This modified Fiat 500 Pepita luxury car from Italy is painted with 24k gold and allows you to customize the interior with crocodile, snake, shark, skate or lizard lather.

For 60,000 Euros, you can choose from a wide variety of precious stones with which to embed the gearshift, hand brake, and ped…

San Francisco 2108 – Hydro-Net City Of The Future (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Futurists have nothing to lose – they can let their imaginations run wild and get publicity for many ideas and creations that will never see the light of day, like those who said that humans would fly in the 21st century. And here is another example of the future can’t-lose guessing game that imagin…

Furniture Design for Nature Lovers – Birdy Chair Chirps Love Me

(TrendHunter.com) Aww, isn’t this tweet? It’s an iddy-biddy birdy chair. Every chair is handmade of wood, liana and leather. Liana is made flexible using steam and then dried to become very sturdy. The chair is not available covered in feathers yet, only leather and faux leather. Put this out on the balcony and wait …

Deceptive Electronic Scales – For Those Paranoid About Their Body Weight (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are three electronic scales in the Alice Wang designed Asimov’s First Law range that highlights the fixation and psychological harm people can have with their (what they believe to be) ideal bodyweight. The collection is named after the first of the Laws of Robotics set out by author Isaac Asi…

Using Technology To Mourn Loved Ones – Digital Remains (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We live in a world where computers, internet, portable media players, and wireless handheld devices are a vital part of our life and identity. Our data is stored on remote networks, creating digital archives of entire generations of people. So What will happen to all of this information when we or a…

Brazil Underwear Day – Bus Station Hosts Underwear Fashion Show & Go (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Agreed not a new type of event, as New York has its very own National Underwear Day dating back to 2003, but this similar event in Brazil (in its second year) is more of a fashion show, as it represents 13 international, national marks and shops of Brasilia and hands out advertising and marketing ma…

The Battle of Microcars Accelerates – Kia Soul (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In the microcar class there are going to be two giants. Yes like jumbo shrimp. The Kia Soul and the Smart Fortwo will be going after the same market. The soul looks taller than the Mini Cooper with a flat room and sloping window the profile is definitely more sporty than the Fortwo. It will have a 2…