Transformer Gadgets – Flashlight Becomes Machine Gun (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Transformers are slowly making their way into our everyday lives, from transformer furniture to this Transforming Flashlight/Machine Gun.

It fits into your back pocket where it looks like a flashlight. However, if someone gets stupid, you pull it out, open it and much to your attackers chagrin, th…

Controversial Bath Bombs for Charity – Lush Guantanamo Bay ‘Bombs’

(TrendHunter.com) Knowing Lush and their ethics as I do, I honestly believe this was NOT a PR stunt, but that the beauty and soap company was simply trying to raise money and awareness for a good charity.

Lush Cosmetics have started making bath bombs to raise money for Reprieve which campaigns to raise awareness of …

Multi-Tone Steaks – Streekers Temp Hair Color

(TrendHunter.com) Coloring your hair blue is now easier than ever… No, not your Grannies blue hair, the punk blue, or yellow (not blonde), or purple. Temporary hair coloring is en fuego. Odile Gilbert who coiffed some of Rodarte’s spring runway models added bright colors to their hair. Perfect when you just want t…

Satellite Dish Stickers – Pimp Your Dish (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s the dish on your dish. It’s ugly. You try to hide it, but it needs a clear view of the sky. Your neighbors have one too. Ugly. Ugly. Ugly. Now with SatelliteDishSticker, you can make a statement or show your fun side. The sticker is made from high quality foil and won’t screw up the signal. F…

Video Handbags Part II – HANNSMilano TV Handbag

(TrendHunter.com) The HANNSMilano is a handbag TV combo conceived by HANNSpree. When we saw Louis Vuitton’s video handbag, we thought it would be a while before any other companies caught on, but I guess we were wrong.

“The inspiration for the piece came from the resilience of modern women,” BornRich said.

I real…

Art Deco For HDTV – Vismara Designs Media Center (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Real World – Your House. You’re glued to Idol, Big Brother, March Madness, etc. The television is the center of most homes so why not decorate to highlight it rather than hide it. Ever see an entertainment center with the doors closed? This Art Deco style frames the TV and components. Vismara Design…

Religious Fashion – Stylish Burqas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Muslim women wear burqas over their usual clothing as a sign of their righteousness, covering them from head to ankle. Marked Moskova in Norway thinks that he can influence muslim women to show style with their burqas. He also has the idea that non-muslim women might adapt this style too. As with mo…

Testing 52 Jobs in a Year – Sean Aiken’s One Week Job (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Young adulthood is a difficult time, particularly when it comes to choosing a career path; it’s even more difficult to find a job which offers a sense of passion.

Instead of getting bogged down, Sean Aiken took this time to dabble with all sorts of different options, and do so publicly. He’s postin…

Cos-Play to Teach Geek’s English – Tokyo Cosplish School (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A Tokyo school has just begun teaching an innovative new subject called Cosplish, a hybrid of the words “cos-play” and “English.”

The strange course focuses on three topics which have become increasingly popular among Japanese culture: the English language, manga, and costume-play. It’s centered ar…

Weightlifting with Japanese Dolls – Kokeshi Dumbbell (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, handmade from wood, with a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has a floral design painted in red, black, and sometimes yellow, and covered with a layer of wax. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls is their lack of …

Post Mastectomy Fashion – Ann Jacqueline Design (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Breast cancer survivors often struggle with feeling beautiful while staying comfortable after a mastectomy, but Anja Mullins, a survivor herself, has set out to change that with Ann Jacqueline Design, a line of flattering post mastectomy fashion.

The apparel is meant to make women feel attractive …

Airplane Car – Milner AirCar The New Fly-Drive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Enter the new fly-drive option for the adventurer – the Milner AirCar is both a airplane and a car blended into a curvaceous smooth finish; in the air it cruises at 200mph and upto 25,000 feet, while on the ground in a chassis not much bigger than your average saloon (after the 28ft wide wings have …

Interactive Fashion Tech Tells Eco Story – Edoc Laundry

(TrendHunter.com) Edoc Laundry, a Seattle based clothing company, is all about encouraging the interactive social experience. By combining fashion and technology mediums, Edoc Laundry creates garments with codes and messages that most people can’t see unless they are searched for thoroughly.

These hidden details a…

Vatican Makes Green Updates – Modern Day Sins Include Pollution

(TrendHunter.com) The Vatican has updated the list of sins to include modern day evils like environmental disregard. Today’s soul’s need to take bioethics into consideration if they want to live in purity and land themselves a spot in heaven.

“(Within bioethics) there are areas where we absolutely must denounce som…

Virtual Boyfriends & Girlfriends – V-Boy & V-Girl (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ladies, are you tired of searching for that perfect man? Instead of just settling for someone to ease the sting of loneliness, protect your heart and preserve your dignity and scoop up a sexy V-Boy instead. (Oh yeah, and guys, there’s V-Girl.com for you.)

There are five virtual boyfriends to choose…

Design for the Video-Game Generation – The Slacker (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You are the 80-90s Nintendo-generation and are entering adult life. Read at least two newspapers a day, work harder, stress more, eat a full-grain diet, sit ergonomically on your scandinavian designed furniture. No more slacking, no more goofing around, game over!

So what if you won on a lottery? …

Life-Size Fairy – Fantasy Statue

(TrendHunter.com) I ran across this item at Alibaba.com in the Gifts & Crafts > Sculptures > Fairies Fantasy Erotic Sexy Statues category. It is a life-size statue of a fairy (or perhaps larger-than-life; I’m not quite sure how big a fairy actually is). I always thought of fairies being small like Tinkerbell. Perhaps…

Columbian Subculture – Electro Kitsch Movement (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bogota, Columbia has seen a trend progress in the nightlife, cultural, art and alternative scenes. The electro-kitsch subculture has been irrigating around the country, and more events spring up daily to feed this unique sub-culture. The universal and the “local” have combined to add a surface to a …

Powering Gadgets by Walking – Kinetic Energy Devise (GALLERY)

(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…

Retro Commuter Community – RetroVelo (VIDEO)

(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…