Inflatable Architecutre – Blow-Up Concrete Building

(TrendHunter.com) Researchers at Kassel University are exploring a new type of building material that involves inflating a flexible skin and then, filling embedded cavities with concrete. Voila – inflatable concrete! A pop-up building! Blow it up. Squirt some stuff inside. Move in the furniture.

Product Shockvertising – Bolt Detergent

(TrendHunter.com) Your initial reaction may be shock when you see this ad, but take a closer look. It’s a print campaign for Bolt Detergent and definitely made me do a double take.

The best part is the tag line, “It smells this irresistible.”

It’s an attention grabber, for sure, and isn’t that what clever ads are …

Viral Deleted Scenes – Borat DrownWatch (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) For some, this is not such a sexy time. This deleted scene from the much-loved Borrat movie features one of the most talked about features of the film: the Borat thong bikini. It’s more than a little scary, and if you didn’t like Borat the first time, don’t watch this. On the other hand, if yo…

Geek Girl Power – Study Shows Girls Ahead of Guys (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Until now, men have been the dominant gender in all things geek. But a new published report called Women and Digital Lifestyles from Solutions Research Group claims that women are now ahead of men in activities like streaming network TV, DVR use, and casual gaming.

The report divulges that 15% of …

Personal Lazer Music – Beamz Music Performance System

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has featured professional and home-built laser harp installations before, but here we bring you a personal laser music system that connects to your PC via USB and allows you to play hundreds of musical instruments: strings, keyboards, winds, percussion…

The $600 beamz Music Performa…

Street Fashion for High Fashion – Sartorialist Shoots Vogue Paris Cover (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve covered street fashion on a number of occasions, and it seems the prominence of the movement seems stronger with each fashion season.

One photographer, known best as The Sartorialist, deserves the title, King of street fashion. His blog is featured on Style.com, and now Paris Vogue has opene…

Cups for Cancer – LiveStrong Travel Mug (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you don’t have your own Livestrong bracelet, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you’ve seen one. Based on that assumption, you’d know right away that this skinny travel mug is branded with the logo for Lance Armstrong Foundation in support of cancer.

Unlike other to-go mugs, the Livestrong Trave…

Online Commitment Contracts – StickK to Your Goals

(TrendHunter.com) StikK lets you create commitment contracts online to help honour and meet your goals, from quitting smoking and losing weight to other personal or career aspirations.

We all set goals in January, but soon after, we get absorbed in the regular day to day. That’s where the commitment contract comes …

Dive-In Theatres – The Pearl Hotel San Diego (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Pearl Hotel in San Diego features the amazing “Dive-In Theatre,” home to a free weekly “cinema social” combining eclectic film choices, food and drink and light conversation. Steeped in mid-century design, the Dive-In takes place at the hotel’s poolside lounge and theater located outdoors. Films…

Wild Photos for Green Products – Kate Hudson for WildAid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kate Hudson is widely known for her natural ways, from her boho style of dressing to the environmental causes she supports. Most recently she’s supported WildAid in a project which saw her team with her long time hair stylist, David Babaii, to launch an eco-friendly haircare line.

Hudson will don…

Designers Embrace Blogs – Oscar de la Renta joins Chanel, Gucci

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, Chanel invited a group of fashion bloggers on an all-expenses paid trip to Paris, Gucci flew them to the launch of the Manhattan flagship from places like London and Japan, and now Oscar de la Renta has decided to embrace the power of the blogosphere too.

Just like Perez Hilton was able…

Fighting Your Own Legend – Sean Connery as James Bond Villain (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sean Connery wants to shake, not stir, the future of his acting career. The original Bond wants to sign on to play the villain in an upcoming 007 movie.

Hey, at least he’s not cocky enough to try the lead anymore… or is he?

“I wouldn’t mind coming back as a Bond villain,” he said. “But I don’t …

Fashion Disasters – Harem Pants & Shants (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are some days I spot things like these “fashionable” pants, and I pray they don’t become mainstream. It’s even worse when I read about these items being promoted under a good light, but thankfully, Divine Caroline agrees that unless you’re MC Hammer, you can get away with harem pants.

Also on…

Shocking Lingerie – CamelToe Party Undies

(TrendHunter.com) While Hollywood starlets dread being snapped by the paparazzi and being posted on Perez Hilton with a Camel Toe (slang for outline of a woman’s privates when seen through tight, form-fitting clothes), Japanese girls seem to be embracing the toe as a cool and hip thing.

Check out these party panties…

Fake Funerals as Banter – 50 Cent Throws Funeral for Fat Joe (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Leveraging the power of his online community, 50 Cent hosted a fake funeral for Fat Joe. In the video, 50 Cent makes fun of Fat Joe’s relatively poor album sales. He actually cries, “Fat Joe just passed away. Soundscan came out and he sold like 46,000 copies.”

50 Cent has long mocked his rivals,…

Top 10 Toilet Paper Designs – Wipe in Style (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) To evoke any type of ‘wow’ factor these days, toilet paper has to offer a lot me than “Comfort Where You Want It,” “A Stronger Feeling of Softness,” “Pillowy softness you can see and feel” and will have to offer more than just the “Best For Bear Bottoms.”

Don’t know what I mean? Check out these nov…

Fingernail Cameras – Make Everything Your Touch Pad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In the future, everything could become a touch-sensitive interface, but it wouldn’t be the object itself that was picking up the movement, it would be a system integrated into each finger, specifically under the nail. It wouldn’t cost much either, all you need s a basic web cam and computer.

This w…

Furry Couture – Rabbit Theme at Japan Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tokyo is recognized as an international fashion capital, but the Japanese are also known for an affinity for all things cute. A combination of the two was evident at Tokyo Fashion Week earlier this month when models walked the runway wearing gigantic rabbit heads.

In Japan even adults are fascinat…

Breast Milk Soap – DIY Beauty Products

(TrendHunter.com) While the thought of breast milk cheese made me gag, I can handle the thought of using breast milk soap… although if faced with a choice, I’d still take my regular Dove bar.

The organic cleansing bars are made from human breast milk and said to have beautifying properties. While I think it’s okay…

Celebrity Social Networking Sites – 50 Cent’s ThisIs50.com Reaches 160,000 Members (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Rap star 50 Cent’s social networking site, ThisIs50.com, has reached 160,000 members. The staggering popularity of his site will no doubt inspire more artists to branch out beyond myspace and to create their own social networking websites.

Using the network as a tool, 50 connects with his fans an…