(TrendHunter.com) Next time you meet a dark shady character in that dimly lit alley, be sure you are prepared, not just to defend yourself but to belt a knuckle to their face. Designer Idan Arbel came up with the idea of combining both pepper spray and steel knuckles into one design called the Pepper Knuckle.
It is…
(TrendHunter.com) The new Volkswagen GX3 concept, which was designed in California, achieves a 10hp/lb power to weight ratio by attaching a 125 hp 113 ft-lbs and a 1.6 liter engine along with 1200 pound frame. The super-sleek 3-wheeled vehicle was designed for two and takes 5.7 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph.…
(TrendHunter.com) A few decades ago, a billion dollars was an unfathomable amount of money. Today, however, billion dollar companies are, dare I say it, common. Even individual billionaires aren’t hard to find, and that list even includes females like J.K. Rowling and Oprah Winfrey.
The Super Gallery below shows bi…
(TrendHunter.com) The robometer is a mood-sensing, wrist-mounted devise that measures your level of happiness. Has society really become so desensitized that we can’t tell when we are happy?
Pontification aside, the Robometer takes readings of of the surface of your skin to asses your mood.
This feature would be …
(TrendHunter.com) Designed by QianJun Gao, the Flower Nurse is an artificial potted plant where the flowers “express” their needs by changing color. In addition, when they’re feeling neglected, the leaves droop, just as a real plant’s would when it hasn’t been watered or has been kept out of the sun.
I am all for c…
(TrendHunter.com) The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes, states that the power system will allow the plane to circumnavigate the globe in 3,000 km stages.…
(TrendHunter.com) Eco-bedding company, Keetsa, scores each one of their products with a Keetsa Quotient, or a score of how environmentally-friendly they are. Take their Tea Leaf Classic mattress for instance. It scores a 67.08 out of 100 — compare that to their Tea Leaf Supreme that has a 90.38! It seems that there …
(TrendHunter.com) How much walking can a woman do in this pair of sleek-as-none-of-your-business stiletto shoes? Not a whole lot, I’ll tell you that much. However, if you do manage to walk in them, they’ll keep track of every step you take with their built in counter. Perfect for the calorie-counting woman who doesn’…
(TrendHunter.com) How’s this for an unusual concept? Brad Gressel created Stix glasses which double as chopsticks and a hair pin. Well, not really. The stainless-steel chopsticks/hair pins are tucked inside the two arms of the glasses.
I think this is a funny idea. As someone who wears glasses I know just how swe…
(TrendHunter.com) Ahhh… I want to track down a Spa-Jet this instant.
The high-tech ‘pod’ is programmed to deliver 12 distinct luxury spa treatments, including steam sauna, Hydrofusion, tropical rain mist, aromatherapy, and a vibratory massage bed.
According to the manufacturer of this innovative water-massa…
(TrendHunter.com) The Overall Health Balance Scale from Japan’s National Electric is fitness gadgetry at its very best.
This devise measures your weight and BMI, the amount of fat under your skin, organ fat, how muscular you are, and your metabolic rate. After it’s taken all those readings, it tells you how out…
(TrendHunter.com) Seen in the gallery is a life-sized shoe chair, the Vans Sk8 Hi Chair, which was developed and produced by Coarse Toys.
What could you possibly do with a gigantic sneaker chair like this aside from sit on top of it? And where do you put the Hi Chair anyway? Do you try to blend it in with avant-gar…
(TrendHunter.com) Hearing the aspirations of others can be really inspiring, and it’s exactly the premise behind 43things.com, a community dedicated to sharing goals and things that motivate people.
The site is open for anyone to join, giving them access to read posts as well as submit their own Life Lists. If you …
(TrendHunter.com) Visiting New York? How will you know where the best late night pizza place is or what museums are actually worth checking out? Ask someone that lives there!
“Just Ask The Locals” is a novel New York City tour campaign. It features about 30 celebrities familiar with the area and covers the areas of …
(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever worked with your laptop actually placed on your lap then you’ll definitely appreciated this design by Ki-Seung Lee. The pump action laptop surface Airboard comes to the rescue of millions of lap-surfers worldwide.
Regardless of what you’re using your laptop for, the Airboard makes i…
(TrendHunter.com) “Wear what you think” is the motto; “get behind your favorite candidate” is the action. Contrary to plain Jane politcal slogan T-shirts, buttons or hoodies, swimwear with a message is new and fashionable. Therefore, Politikini launched the Obama, Clinton and McCain swimwear line to meet the demand f…
(TrendHunter.com) SillOf’s Workshop is an online collection of homemade steampunk sci-fi action figures. Here is his (or her) go at Star Wars characters. All the biggies are here – Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and StormTrooper. NOTE: Items not for sale…
(TrendHunter.com) The Urban Security Suit by Dutch designer Tim Smit was created to make sure you continue to look stylish even in case of a chemical attack.
Most of us may not survive a massive bio-chemical attack, but I’ll be damned if I won’t look absolutely fabulous and hip as hell when they find my messed up bo…
(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by various forms of vegetation, Italian designer Gualti dreamed up these surrealist, organic-symbolic extensions of the human body in the form of jewels. The extravagant earrings are designed to resemble certain flowers and the roots of plants rising up from deep within.
“I have always be…
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Serghei Tanas decided to do something about the fact that mobile phone technology has ignored the needs of the disabled thus far. It offers special features that will assist with the blind such as braille features.
“This phone features a braille keypad which will enable the blind to use t…
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