Write An Email To The Future You – Future Me

(TrendHunter.com) This concept is similar to writing something in junior high and having your teacher mail it to you years after you left the school. It would be so exciting to get mail from yourself you had forgotten you wrote.

Future Me is a website that does exactly that, via email. All you do is create a new en…

Lollipop Good For Your Teeth

(TrendHunter.com) Willy Wonka loved candy. His father was a dentist. Combine the two and you get Professor Wenyuan Shi, Chairman of the Oral Biology Department at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

He has developed a therapeutic, orange-flavored lollipop that is good for your teeth. His secret ingredient is an extract o…

Improving Internet Commerce – eBay Nixes Negative Seller Feedback

(TrendHunter.com) eBay sellers are pretty miffed after a new rule regarding comments was put into place after some users abused the system.

eBay doesn’t like that sellers have been gaming the system in order to influence the buyers’ abilities to participate.

If you are given three negative comments by a seller, t…

Suits of Armor For Animals II – Warrior Mice by Jeff de Boer

(TrendHunter.com) We featured amour for dogs before, but now Jeff de Boer, a Calgary-based multi-media artist, offers something new (or at least new to the 21st century) with his suits of armor for cats and mice. His masterpieces of metal are true conversation pieces and everything that art should be. They’re so nove…

The Simple Life Experience – Living in Suburban Tipi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Do you feel sometimes like ditching your complicated house and lifestyle and opting for a simpler one? Inspired by yuris, tipis, and igloos, designer John Paananen wanted to see if living in such an iconic spire would work in today’s modern world. The “house” temporarily existed at Cranbrook A…

Killer Heels – Cruel Designer Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen some innovative shoe designs, but these are truly wicked. Ladies, you think you have a pair of shoes that kills? Unless you’ve worn some of these, you can’t complain about having a tortured sole.

The gallery features vicious high heels by Rodarte, Antonio Berardi, Alexander McQueen and …

Viral YouTube Ad – How Adidas Earned its Stripes (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A new amazingly artistic Adidas YouTube Ad explains the company’s development from its origins in founder Adi Dassler’s workshop to its status today as a global sports and fashion brand. The ad campaign features references to famous tie-ups or fans that Adidas has had down the years including Liverp…

Wrinkle Prevention Exercise – Yoga Face (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Celebrity name-dropping New York yoga teacher Annelise Hagen of the prerequisitely snobby New York Health & Racquet Club is promoting Face Yoga.

According the Hagen, the bizarre facial exercises prevent aging and wrinkles and is practiced by stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston. Face Yo…

Hollywood’s Fresh Faces – Vanity Fair Annual Hollywood 2008 Issue

(TrendHunter.com) The new blood in Hollywood is taking over. At least according to Vanity Fair which just released the cover for its annual Hollywood issue. The March cover, whose theme is fresh faces of Hollywood in 2008, was shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Ten fresh faces star in this shoot: Emily…

Celebrity Designed Surfboards – Summer 2008 Evolution Surf (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As regular readers know, we featured a lot of celebrity products at Trend Hunter, but this is the first time we’ve seen surfboards created by stars.

Evolution Surf has released their 2008 line of surfboards with art created by celebrities. The Summer 2008 Evolution Surf line was designed and inspi…

The Borat Effect – John Mayer Likes to Make Sexy Time (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh My! John Mayer showed his sense of humour, and a whole lot more, to fans on the Mayercraft Carrier, a cruise arranged by John Mayer and full of his fans. The singer-songwriter donned a neon green swimsuit identical to the infamous Borat swimsuit.

A fan that was on the cruise describes the stran…

Just By Searching the Web, Raise Money For Charity – GoodSearch & GoodShop

(TrendHunter.com) This is definitely cool! GoodSearch is a service that utilizes Yahoo’s search engine to earn money for charity. There are hundreds of charities already in their database, but if your favorite is not there, you can easily submit it.

For each standard search, your charity can earn about US$0.01. …

Adidas Celebrates Originality – Targets YouTube, Facebook, Collaborates with Diesel

(TrendHunter.com) Adidas, the #2 athletic footwear maker, is branching out into new arenas; creating films for social-networking sites as part of its annual spring marketing campaign and collaborating with hip fashion label Diesel in time for New York Fashion week.

As part of its overall “Celebrate Originality,” glo…

Specialty Pizza Named After You – Domino’s Big Fantastic Deal

(TrendHunter.com) Domino’s is allowing online users to create their own pizza, name it, and add it to their menu for others to order and enjoy. They call it BFD Builder, aka Big Fantastic Deal. Users can choose from 4 types of crust styles, 6 types of meats, and 6 types of other toppings. Some of the current names in…

Striking Writers Create Spoofs – TV Writers Swap Shows (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Creative types just can’t stop being inspired to come up with ideas, so when striking writers of popular TV shows were given the chance to write their own ending for other TV shows, the scripts they created were truly amusing spoofs.

The writers of Ugly Betty took the script of Gossip Girl. The Off…

Celebrity Shock Virals – Sarah Silverman & Matt Damon (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Viral videos are one of the most looked at things on the web and have proven to be an excellent way to boost publicity. Hollywood actors are slowly starting to catch onto this wildly popular form of media, thanks to stars like Will Ferrell who was one of the pioneers of self-made celebrity virals.

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Artistic Apology – Sophie Ellis Bextor Offers Free Track After Canceling Tour (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This should be the new trend in music: artists saying sorry for canceling their tour or missing a performance by offering their fans free music.

As a way of apology for postponing her Spring tour, Sophie Ellis Bextor and her management have issued a statement which follows.

You can download the f…

Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland

(TrendHunter.com) Need to use the restroom while you are on a long drive in Finland? You better have a mobile phone on you!

In order to fight back against vandalism, the Finnish Road Administration has started deploying this January a system which allows travellers to open the doors to roadside toilets only by send…

Heath Ledger’s Final Portrait – Vincent Fantauzzo’s Painting

(TrendHunter.com) Australia’s The Daily Telegraph reports that Melbourne artist Vincent Fantauzzo put the finishing touches on his painting of Heath Ledger at his Docklands studio the day before the star was found dead in his NY apartment.

Ledger sat for Fantauzzo on his last visit home to Perth, Australia in Decem…

Apple Commercials Boost Artists – Yael Naim Soars Thanks To MacBook Air Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Apple commercial trend is becoming very consistent. One day Apple uses a song in a new commercial, and the next day, the song instantly flies up the charts selling downloads like hot cakes.

The newest example is singer/songwriter Yael Naim, whose song ‘New Soul’ is featured in the new Apple Ma…