Mentos and Coke Still Viral? – 1500 Students Break Record

(TrendHunter.com) 1,500 students in Belgium dressed in matching ponchos to participate in a competition to break a new world record, and they succeeded! They made it into the Guiness World Records for the most Mentos and Coke explosions.

This is one of those Guinness record things which involve a whole bunch of peo…

2 Inch MP3 Pods – Samsung S2 Pebble (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Samsung is coming out with a tiny MP3 model it has dubbed the S2 Pebble. The simple little gadget is only about 2 inches long and has no display interface.

The S2 Pebble relies on an LED embedded underneath to provide navigation in the form of flashes. It glows various colors that identify the cur…

Porta-Party iPods – Human Interaction Series

(TrendHunter.com) This very unique Porta-Party iPod was spotted at an art exhibit in Los Angeles. No, it is not an art installation, but an exclusive, fully-functioning portable toilet. I refer to it as exclusive because reportedly only those with an iPod or iPhone could make the toilet work. I don’t know exactly how…

Disney Dreams Portraits 4 – Julianne Moore is Little Mermaid (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Julianne Moore stars as Ariel from The Little Mermaid in the latest Disney Dream Portrait entitled “Where Another World is Just a Wish Away.”

Shot by famous photographer Annie Leibovitz, Moore is joined by other mermen and mermaids including Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. The image, planned fo…

Landmarks Celebrate Stars – Empire State Building Goes Pink For Mariah Carey (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You know you’ve made it as a Super Star when NYC officials light up the Empire State Building in lavender, pink and white to celebrate your latest chart-topping album.

Starting Friday, April 25th the NYC landmark will be lit up for the entire weekend.

Musical Robots – Honda Asimo to Conduct Orchestra

(TrendHunter.com) A Honda robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a concert that will take place on May 13th in Detroit. The Honda Asimo robot will pick up the baton and lead the human musicians in a rendition of Man of La Mancha’s Impossible Dream.

“The irony of a Japanese automaker trotting out an ad…

Pocket Turntables – Pacemaker Portable DJ System

(TrendHunter.com) The Pacemaker Portable DJ System is the ideal systems for those starving DJs who are on their way to making it big.

The Pacemaker lets you do a range of profession audio manipulation including “limitless mixing between two independent channels.”

The pacemaker is compatible with all popular forma…

Leaked Songs – Fergie’s ‘Labels or Love’ is The Latest Victim (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) More frequently than ever before, superstar artists are finding their videos leaked to YouTube. Although the record labels attempt to control the piracy, it is usually quite easy to find new versions of hit songs.

The latest victim is Fergie. Labels or Love, the new song by Fergie has been leaked…

Female Stunt Drivers – Zhang Ziyi in Mercedes ‘The Contract’ Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous actress Zhang Ziyi shows us her driving prowess in the new Mercedes Benz spot entitled “The Contract”.

The commercial, which is inspired by the 1978 movie “The Driver”, shows Zhang Ziyi skillfully driving a Mercedes SLK which leaves two shady characters in awe and fear their life at the …

Cartoons As Real Fashion Models – Hello Kitty for Dior in Vogue

(TrendHunter.com) In Japan, Hello Kitty will be the new model for Christian Dior. This is no joke. The white anime cat with pod-like features has been chosen to showcase the latest John Galliano-designed collection.

It will be featured in a spread in Japanese Vogue which hits news stands April 26. In the issue, an …

Disney Goes Green – Disneynature

(TrendHunter.com) Disney is joining the global awareness movement with the launch of Disneynature, a new film label that will cover nature and wildlife documentaries and special features relating to animals and the environment.

This is like the next gen Bambi, Dumbo and Simba, targeting all age groups, but mostly a…

XXXL Earbuds – For People With Huge Ears (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Earbuds for the giants? These oversized earbud speakers are 50X the original size of the normal earbuds. They can be hooked onto your computer, MP3 or CD player and come with audio and a USB cable.

The buds require 3 AAA batteries to power the incredible boom they can produce.

Warning: Do not us…

Humanized Cartoons II – Jessica Rabbit Untooned

(TrendHunter.com) Remember Jessica Rabbit? She is the sultry human cartoon wife of Roger Rabbit in the 1988 Academy-Award winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The movie mixed action with animation to create a marvelous “toon” universe.

Jessica Rabbit was “untooned” and made to look lifelike and the result is prett…

Quadruple Magazine Covers – Vogue Espana Has 4 Kate Moss Covers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bianca recently treated us to a post on the double Nylon magazine cover featuring two Gossip Girl starlets, so I had to one-up her with a fashion magazine using not three, but four covers for a single issue!

The May 2008 Spanish Vogue quadruple cover extravaganza features four different covers of s…

Touch-Screen OLED Keyboards – Optimus Tactus

(TrendHunter.com) Most of us would have heard of the Optimus Maximus Keyboard which employed small OLED Screens on the keys which could be programmed to preform different functions. Optimus has already hit the drawing boards and is planning a release of a new version which makes use of a single large OLED screen and …

3D Monitors – Zalman ZM-M220W Lets You Switch from 2D to 3D

(TrendHunter.com) It’s time to take the plunge into all those 3d games that you have stacked up over the years. The Zalman 3D monitor doesn’t need specially written games to produce to the 3D effect and can work with any existing game.

The monitor works by transposing two slightly different images on a screen at on…

Eco-Friendly Fonts – New York Times Green Issue (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In a creative and artistic move, the New York Times has commissioned artist Gyongy Laky to sculpt custom-made fonts and graphics for its pre-Earth Day Green Issue. The fonts are made from variou earth-material such as coal and wood, demonstrating that the medium is the message .

According to Inhabi…

Green Video Mosaics – “I Love the World” by the Discovery Channel (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Discovery Channel has released their promotional Earth Day video called “I Love the World.” The promo includes a mosaic of its different shows all coming together for this sing along. The song is great and real catchy, it’s hard not to burst in and join in on the fun !!!

Murder Realism as Advertising – Print Campaign for ’13th Street Murders’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As a companion to their creative Guerrilla bar bathroom campaign, German action and suspense channel, 13th Street, has unveiled an equally scary print ad campaign.

Developed by Shackleton ad agency, Madrid, Spain, the ads depict realistic shocking murders. One poor guy met his fate on the hand of a…

Hollywood Perfume Endorsement – James Franco For Gucci

(TrendHunter.com) James Franco has been announced as the new face of Gucci by Gucci, an upcoming men’s fragrance being launched in the fall.

In an increasing trend of actors becoming perfume spokesmen, Franco joins fellow actors Justin Timberlake (Givenchy), Matthew McConaughey (Dolce & Gabbana), Henry Cavill (Dunh…