Extreme AdverStunts – Kobe Jumps over Snakes for Nike (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently, TrendHunter.com published an article that featured Los Angeles Lakers superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant jumping over a moving Aston Martin. Now, Kobe, accompanied by Wee-Man, Party Boy an…

Punching Employees – Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A production company named Action Figure filmed its employees being punched in the face in slow motion to the rhythm of Robyn’s Be Mine song.

“The disturbing thing is that no one questioned it w…

Reviving Dead Animals With Music – “Music is My Life” Zune Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Speculative ads are becoming an increasingly popular means for artists and creative directors to enhance their personal portfolio and showcase their creative skills. It is a proactive way for lesser k…

Video Browsing by Direct Manipulation – DimP (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Researchers from the University of Toronto worked together on the concept of Direct Manipulation using the video player Dimp.

The player lets you drag items on the video screen to move the video bac…

Cult TV Show Spin-offs – New 90210 Promo (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The CW has leaked a promotional video of the new 90210 spin-off TV series. The 1990’s super popular, long-running, prime time drama dealt with the experiences of a group of young people in Beverly Hil…

BBQ Swords – Become Chef Zorro

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s another picture that may be worth a thousand words.

If your summer barbecue ever becomes boring, try strapping on this handsome outfit; the ladies will love it!

Complete with the included mas…

Rockstars Parody Viral Videos – Weezer’s ‘Pork and Beans’ Video Kicks Ass (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The new music video for “Pork and Beans” by indie rock band Weezer is a Battle of the Viral Video All Stars of sorts. The video features and pays homage to many of the internet stars we have come …

De-Uglifying Celebrities – Digital Beauty Evolutions of Stars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So many celebrities get plastic surgery, but have you ever wondered why they would choose that nose, or why they had their brows lifted so high? If you could tweak the faces of the famous, what would …

Supercuts – Viral Video Montage (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) YouTube has a lot of things going on, with new user-generated video genres arising all the time. A good example are Supercuts, remixed videos created from clips from TV shows, movies, video games or c…

Fashion ParAdies – James Corden As David Beckham For Armani (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some pictures just beg to be parodied. After recently featuring a spoof of Lohan’s recreation of Monroe’s Last Sitting shoot, we bring you a parody of one of the most iconic underwear ads of the past …

Unmasking Celebrities – Shakira, Hilton & Jolie Without Plastic Surgery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center wants you to know that ‘Nobody is younger than you,’ as long as you get plastic surgery. To illustrate that, they created these images of what they think famous celebrities would look like without having had these operations.

You get to see what they think Shakira…

Cross Promoting Music – Coldplay in Apple iTunes Commercial (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In a witty cross promotion move, Apple has unveiled a new iTunes TV ad that features Coldplay performing the title track from the band’s upcoming album, Viva la Vida. The spot promotes an exclusive pre-order of Viva la Vida available from iTunes Store only. Though the album won’t be released until J…

VideoSongs – Radiohead – Chopin Mash-Up (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Who needs a band when you can make a VideoSong? This new medium is demonstrated in this video by Jack Conte in which he put all his musical skills to the test to create a mash-up of Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music for a Film.’

In the video, Conte sings as well as plays every instrument in the song. He did…

Boulders Made of 5 Million Lego Bricks – Indiana Jones Lego Promotion? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has featured some very nerdy yet awesome Lego trends, but this video is one of my favourites as it is just plain silly. I am not sure where they got the idea or more importantly, where they got five million Lego bricks. I wonder if it’s seeded to promote the Indiana Jones Lego.

The new…

Alien-Themed Architecture – Giger Bar (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Artist Han Rudi Giger, better known as H.R. Giger, is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost artists of Fantastic Realism as well as his famous work on the pop culture film series, Alien. Now Giger has designed a bar in Gruyere, Switzerland based on the fiction themes he’s gained notoriety for.…

Nature Time-Lapse – Starfish Walking (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) After all these years, one of my childhood curiosities is finally being addressed in the form of this time lapse video of a starfish walking.

I grew up playing in tidepools on the west coast, and observing starfish was a part of my summer routine. Regardless of how long I studied them, I never see…

Animated Birthday Cakes – Celebrate With Moving Food

(TrendHunter.com) How fun is this?

With the continued media growth of the entertainment, food, and children’s birthday party industries, animated birthday cakes seem to be the product of natural demand progression.

On Coolest-Birthday-Cakes.com, there is a wide selection of themes to choose from. The animated pa…

Banned Video Graveyards – YouTomb

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered what happens to videos YouTube is forced to remove because of copyright infringement claims? I myself haven’t, but the YouTomb project will tell you all you want to know about such videos. When a video take-down occurs because of a request, YouTube retains the video’s meta…

Competing with Compatibility – Napster Rivals iTunes (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Steve Jobs better watch out, because Napster is giving Apple a run for their money.

This week, Napster launched a music-sharing portal on the web with over six million MP3s, a move that could seriously hurt rivals like iTunes.

For reference, iTunes also has around six million songs, but the major…

Indiana Jones LEGO – The Video Trailer (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Fans of the Indiana Jones LEGO game and pop culture phenomenon trilogy films must be really excited about the Indy game to be dropped shortly after the fourth film- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- hits theaters in the USA on June 3rd. The latest trailer of the LEGO game includes …