Boosted Caffeine – Starbucks Adds “Energy” To Drinks

(TrendHunter.com) There’s coffee, there’s espresso, and then there’s “energy” on the menu list of additives to get you powered up at Starbucks. They’ve added the option to enhance the caffeine in their already-stimulated beverages with shots of +Energy, a combination of ginseng, guarana and B vitamins, th…

Suburban Free-Range Meat – Squirrels An Ethical Meal?

(TrendHunter.com) Are squirrels the new tofu? Apparently, the little rodents have recently earned themselves the reputation of being an ethical delicacy in the UK. “Suburban ‘free-range’ meat,” was what TreeHugger called it, and the Guardian described it as, “The ultimate ethical meal.”

We’ve mentioned before that t…

Accessories To Glamorize Smoking – Mobile Ashtrays (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mobile ashtrays are ideal for the female smoker on the go who is conscientious about the environment… although she may not care about her lungs. This could well become the must-have of the year for the stressed out, chain smoking fashionista.

Designed by Keitai Hazara, the mobile ashtray comes …

Horror Fashion – Freddy Krueger Nike Sneakers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Freddy Krueger, from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series, is my favorite boogyman, so to see a pair of Nike sneakers made in his honor just fills me with the obligatory fright.

The blood-spattered kicks are decorated with the pattern on Freddy’s ubiquitous red and black horizontal-striped sw…

Spaceman Fashion – Robyn at Radio 1 Big Weekend (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve covered futuristic fashion before, and while we’ve touched on the galactic fascination numerous times, never has it been more clear that luxury space travel is a huge part of the inspiration. Just look: Robyn is wearing a spaceman helmet.

Will pushing her wardrobe to extremes help with her c…

Rollercoasters for Babies – The Giant Gurgle

(TrendHunter.com) Finally babies will have the ability to go on rollercoasters! At the Staffordshire theme park in the UK, a new ride called the Giant Gurgle was opened, designed for infants as young as six months.

“Parents and carers will be able to walk around the outside of the track as their child experiences th…

Magic Meets Acrobatics – Cirque du Soleil ‘Believe’ to Star ‘Criss Angel’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Criss Angel, the young rock magician and escape artist, is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil to launch Believe, a new Las Vegas show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino.

The teaser for the much-anticipated show has finally been launched, and can be seen above.

The show kicks off in about five months…

2008 Olympic Mascots – The Fuwa (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The 2008 Beijing Olympics have been enveloped in unending political controversy so it’s been tough for some sports fans to get excited. Putting those aspects aside, I really love the five Olympic mascots collectively called the Fuwa.

“The cute Fuwa group consists of five members according to t…

Urban Art & Music Flights – Vueling by MTV (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) EasyJet was probably the first airline to use its aircrafts as giant brand billboards, and now it seems aerial advertising is starting to hit the skies hard. We have already seen Armani and Versace transform ordinary aircrafts into superb pieces of design, now MTV is taking off with the idea too.

V…

Burning Inhumane Images – Amnesty International Picture Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently, Amnesty International has been extremely active in producing intense and thought-provoking campaigns. The latest addition is “Picture” which was inspired by infamous Abu Ghraib images of prisoners being tortured and ridiculed.

The campaign ingeniously uses the logo of Amnesty Internationa…

Fake Celebrity Hair – Clipin-Go by Paris Hilton (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wish you could have hair like Paris Hilton’s? Assuming that was the case for millions of girls, the heiress launched Clipin-Go, a line of fake hair extensions, making it even easier for her fans to copy her look.

Clipin-Go comes in 10 different colours, and each set costs $80. The ads are currentl…

Top 50 Innovations in Social Networking and Online Dating

(TrendHunter.com) From social networking for dogs to celebrity communities, this list showcases the 50 breakthroughs in social networking and online dating.

Over the last few years, we’ve even seen celebrities popping into the game, including: 50 Cent, Kylie Monogue, and Radiohead. We’ve seen charities embrace the …

All-Star Show Design Contest – Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Converse has teamed up with Eastbay and Utah Jazz Basketball star Kyle Korver to launch MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with the chance to win the ultimate prize of having their shoe produced by Converse and sold exclusively by Eastbay.

The Chuck Tay…

Animated Fashion Designers – Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) First Karl Lagerfeld was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, and now the Chanel designer has been forever immortalized as a Simpson, alongside fellow designer Marc Jacobs. Both are known for their quirky personas, and Matt Groening did a fantastic job capturing their colourful characters.

The images …

Coloured Animals – The Green Puppy

(TrendHunter.com) No, this little puppy wasn’t born in a highlighter factory. In fact, there’s nothing wrong with him physically, he’s just unique in that he’s, well, green.

If I were the owner, I’d take full advantage and pitch him to ad agencies. Imagine, the world’s first green puppy would be the ult…

Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry – Sell What You Won’t Give Back

(TrendHunter.com) ExBoyfriendJewelry.com is a unique online marketplace for old, unwanted jewelry from relationships gone awry.

The site’s tagline is, “You don’t want it. He can’t have it back.”

In addition to the actual jewelry, the site serves as place for women to share their break-up stories. So you don’…

Retro Plots – Swingtown Showcases Swingers of the 1970s (Your Parents) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you were a TV producer launching a new show about 1970s swingers, would you admit the plot was based on the lives of your parents? Mike Kelley, the creator of Swingtown, which airs on June 5 on CBS, didn’t have a problem with the attribution.

Bored of traditional comedies and the flooding of …

Walk of No Shame – AMP Energy (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever woken after a hard night of partying and had the worst part not be your pounding head, but the disgrace and confusion as to where you ended up, or who you were with? The walk home for those awkward occasions has often been referred to as the Walk of Shame, but this video ad wants to re…

Lunar Real Estate – Can Corporations Claim Lunar Property?

(TrendHunter.com) Recent discussions of property rights n the moon has pointed out an interesting point – that the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 makes it legal for corporations to claim lunar property.

Companies could therefore stick their proverbial flag in the moon dust to mark it as their own.

Talk about an incre…

Physical Websites – Art Installation Becomes World’s First ‘Analog Website’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With everything in the world becoming digital, artist Ingo Schmid has something to say. His ‘Web is Nut Enough’ performance art piece is billed as, “The first analog website in the world.”

It is a statement and social commentary about our obsession with all things digital.

Yanko Design explains,…