(TrendHunter.com) By now just about all of us have grown sick of sparkly gadgets… it’s the now very mainstream trend we at Trend Hunter are now simply referring to as the “Bling Bling Boring” craze.
As a final adieu to feature posts which feature nothing unique or exotic other than rhinestones, Swarovski crystals…
(TrendHunter.com) Sex and violence are popular methods to catch attention in advertising. But you can make other sorts of controversial ads, like this ad for Siminn, an Icelandic phone company. They are changing history. And the history they chose to change, is Jesus’ last supper.
The ad was chosen the best ad of t…
(TrendHunter.com) I loathe Croc, but yet again I find myself writing about them. The company behind the beastly plastic shoes has released a branded cell phone holder that looks just like the slip on garden/nurse shoes, and in an array of atrocious colours too.
The mobile phone holsters are being released by Crocs …
(TrendHunter.com) Vodafone has demonstrated a new trial service called “Otello”, which is basically a mobile search engine that uses images, rather than words at the CeBIT show in Germany. Vodafone’s reasoning is that it’s more convenient to take a picture than to enter search terms with a phone that lacks a normal k…
(TrendHunter.com) OpenMoko is an unconventional type of company. Just like the zzzPhone, the company lets their customers engage in the design process.
They describe themselves thus on their website, “Our company is unconventional, we openly share our roadmap. And your participation, in terms of actual code, hardwa…
(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…
(TrendHunter.com) Bang & Ulufsen yet again has managed to out do itself with this highly featured innovative mobile phone that acquaints a clean and clear acoustic sound. And while in it’s presence the Serene sort of takes your breath away because of it’s elegant stature. The Serene encompasses the basics usages an…
(TrendHunter.com) Finally, something to do with that old cell phone when it has outlived it’s original purpose!
Introducing – the TeMo (short for “Telerobotics over Mobile packet data services”), a robot made of Legos, a few microchips, some motors, and a cell phone. Software Engineer and self-professed “techie” Ja…
(TrendHunter.com) With the current obsession with convergence and the trend of cramming features and functions into a single gadget, even when it sacrifices quality. It is refreshing to see UK industrial design consultancy Alloy take a different and more logical approach to convergence, at least until the technology …
(TrendHunter.com) The new Toshiba Softbank 815T PB is a robot/cellphone hybrid made for a Japanese TV show called Ketai Sousakan 7 that transforms into a robot and back to a cell phone just like the robots in the Transformer movie. If you look at the pictures of the gadgets, you will see partially articulated robot-l…
(TrendHunter.com) Nowadays, a woman asking a man for their hand in marriage is pretty common. Selfridges is offering any ladies looking for a techie way to pop the question a luxurious solution via this limited edition designer iPod touch. The iPod is encrusted with black Swarovski crystals, hundreds of them, and for…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a solar laptop that would make Maxwell Smart a happy dude. It has solar powered rechargeable batteries, satellite link Global Positioning System, internet access and satellite phone. Anyplace on the earth you can be in contact with the Boss to get your next assignment to save the earth from t…
(TrendHunter.com) I am working in a the marketing department of a media company in Paris, France. Recently we were sitting in circle and discussing new advertising formats. One of the most interesting is a skate game made by Vans that you play with your fingers on an iPhone.
Fact #1 : this game is fun.
Fact #2 I lo…
(TrendHunter.com) A massive problem for the homeless in San Francisco may have just been solved thanks to Google. The company is offering free lifetime phone numbers and voice mail for the homeless.
It gives those without a permanent residence a point of contact for government assistance and employer contact. This …
(TrendHunter.com) This is a truly incredible cellular phone that has taken modern recycling methods and environmental consciousness into major consideration. The Bamboo phone is not only biodegradable, but when it is thrown in the compost, seeds stored within it are released and begin to sprout new shoots.
Once the…
(TrendHunter.com) We have seen some solar charging docks before, but they did not come cheap. For $33 you can now have a features-packed digital kit that keeps your mobile phone, media player and all your gadget juices flowing, while you are enjoying your day outdoors (away from technology and all).
The Solar Power…
(TrendHunter.com) Super cool! The cutting-edge Nokia Morph concept phone uses nanotechnology based flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces to produce a mobile device that is “… stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shap…
(TrendHunter.com) Pimp out your toddler. Korean company YoungToys released a cellphone/entertainment digital toy aimed squarely at kids and toddlers. ‘Zeki’ utilizes Near Field Communication(NFC) technology to communicate between mom and kid, or kid and kid (i.e., talkie walkie) over up to 80-meter distance. Othe…
(TrendHunter.com) The world’s most prestigious customization company, Alexander Amosu, has added a glittering new range of diamond encrusted Blackberry Pearls to their range of luxurious diamond encrusted mobile phones.
The Pearl Diamond is modeled in solid gold and hand cut diamonds. Its sides and bottom are ado…
(TrendHunter.com) After recent criticism from environmental groups, Apple has decided to polish its green image by offering free recycling both on-line and in stores of CPUs, iPods and mobile phones. They are accepting any brand computer or cell phone, not just Macs and iPhones. And they even pay for the shipping. Th…
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