(TrendHunter.com) The Beijing Olympics are fast approaching and sports apparel companies are gearing up for the frenzied, mad-crazy merchandising that this grand event always unleashes as kids and adults alike endeavor to “Look Like Mike” or in this case, Los Angeles Lakers superstar shooting guard, Kobe Bryant.
Th…
(TrendHunter.com) A new social site, IBeatYou just launched where users can make up a contest, such as “best group lip-dub music video†or “cutest feet” or “best beard,†then submit entries and compete with others to be voted the winner.
The celebrity connection comes from the fact that the site is co-found…
(TrendHunter.com) Use the term “video conferencing†and people start looking wary recalling only having experienced jerky, fractured images and out-of-sync audio. Even today, after more than 40 years when AT&T;first introduced the Picturephone at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, few are impressed by the techn…
(TrendHunter.com) This Porsche mock-up of the SUV Traveler is getting slammed in blogs and tech websites left and right. Well, I’m exaggerating a little bit. I have only seen this car in about three websites. But invariably the reception has been downright hostile.
“Perhaps it was, ‘Let’s make a car shaped like a b…
(TrendHunter.com) If it has wheels or a computer chip, you can bet that there is some guy out there who is going to put neons lights on it, boost it’s performance, or customize it in some way.
Take this Segway owner (of course, maybe he’s not the owner, which would describe this a whole lot better) for instance. He…
(TrendHunter.com) Czech American internet painter Jeremiah Palecek has recently begun painting internet phenomenon in oils. Previously known for his work depicting video games and television stills, Palecek has now ventured into the internet for inspiration.
In a recent interview with The Bryant Park Project on NP…
(TrendHunter.com) World Pillow Fight Day took place in cities around the world Saturday 22 March, 2008. The picture and video show thousands of people battling it out in New York’s Union Square.
The idea started with Lori Kufner and Kevin Bracken, who have organized pillow fights and subway parties in Toronto and …
(TrendHunter.com) Chrysler will offer internet access later this year, making them the first car manufacturer to offer the feature.
The WiFi will available as an add-on to cars that are already built, and later will be part of the assembly line. Since it’s WiFi, the driver will have to have a wireless phone contrac…
(TrendHunter.com) Former super model Janet Dickinson may seem serious on her reality shows, but there’s a quirkiness to her that she often doesn’t get to express. Not willing up to pass up a chance to show her humorous side, Janice picked up a gig to star in a TV spot for Orbit gum.
The plastic surgery veteran star…
(TrendHunter.com) Qua Bottle Lounge has tapped into the obsession with extreme sports and exotic experiences involving wild animals. The Austin, Texas club found a way to bottle up and serve that adrenaline to their patrons on a nightly basis; beneath their glass dance floor is an aquarium filled with dangerous sea c…
(TrendHunter.com) It is becoming a trend using all types of products to create a mosaic. Used metro tickets, pieces of scrap or what ever inspire people to assemble an artistic object.
However I have never seen something so lugubrious and at the same time so brilliant and breathtakingly sensitive that words fail me.…
(TrendHunter.com) Leonardo DiCaprio continued to promote eco and environmental awareness with his first visit to Hong Kong to promote local bank HSBC’s new “Green Credit Cardâ€.
A joint project between HSBC and The Leonardo DiCaprio foundation, the green credit card is made of environment-friendly materials an…
(TrendHunter.com) Although Supermodel Heidi Klum had a funny shoot with comedian Will Ferrell in the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, I guess she felt a little left out from the hot “Body Paint” shoot. So Heidi decided to take things in her own hands. Who needs SI?
Here are the fun sexy photos of a new Body…
(TrendHunter.com) This has got to be the ultimate geek dream! If not, it is high on the list.
This personal flight simulator has a “built-in custom PC [that] gives you the feeling of flying as it displays virtual skies on the trio of 22-inch LCD monitors in front of the seat – creating a 66-inch panoramic viewâ€â€¦
(TrendHunter.com) These beautifully pimped out guitars were inspired by the popular video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The limited edition guitars which were put out by ArtGuitar were hand-painted with familiar images of famous rock icons.
There is one guitar featuring the familiar heavily made up faces of memb…
(TrendHunter.com) The little boy from “3rd Rock From The Sun” has surely grown up!
My favorite rising actor, 27 years old Joseph Gordon-Levitt, gets down and dirty with the original Supermodel Claudia Schiffer in a naughty hot shoot for the April 2008 issue of GQ magazine.
Schiffer looks as hot and sexy as ever i…
(TrendHunter.com) This unique little robot roams around looking for objects. When it finds one, it drums on it, samples the sound, then breaks into a pretty catchy rhythm using that new sound. The robot can also detect foot stomping or hand clapping and adjust its tempo to match it. According to the website, the m…
(TrendHunter.com) Talk about a dramatic performance.
Earlier this month, Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita plopped down on the bench of grand piano as it went up in flames. Fortunately, he played it safe by not only jumping into a fireproof suit pre-performance, but his seaside location was also thought through.
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(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has published other musicians who had their big break via YouTube, myspace or other social networks; but now a YouTube video is to thank for Austrian Cistercian Monks getting a world-wide music album contract with Universal Music.
Universal has been looking for monks, men of the cloth …
(TrendHunter.com) Some fashion shows quack me up. In Sydney they feature a fest of webbed feet for a wonderful fete. No ugly ducks here, they are all dressed to kill. Don’t ask for the bill, however. Some ducks prefer to be judged on fleet webness, so they race. No fair goosing the contestants.
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