Breathing Underwater… Forever – Poseidon Mk IV Discovery Rebreather

(TrendHunter.com) You can’t quite breath underwater forever, but, longer than you normally could. The Poseidon Mk IV Discovery is what those in the diving world call a rebreather – it recycles a user’s oxygen. Using p02 scrubbing and oxygen cells, it turns unused oxygen in your exhales into breathable air. Supposedly…

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer – Natalie Imbruglia with Sass & Bride (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity close to Sass & Bide designer Heidi Middleton’s heart.

Middleton was diagnosed with breast ca…

Radical Advertising – Target Practice: Animals Shoot Humans

(TrendHunter.com) This ad in China could not be clearer. It was put out to highlight the fact that human activity(hunting, fishing, economic development, poaching etc, etc) has caused the extinction of thousands of species of animals on the planet. A subway passageway in a Chinese city was turned into an animal shoot…

Beauty Through Coffee – Caffeine Rubs Rid Cellulite

(TrendHunter.com) With the winter season soon over in the northern hemisphere, women might have a look at their sisters in the southern hemisphere where the summer slowly comes to an end. With the sunshine in front of us, women start dreaming about light summer clothing and beach parties to enjoy in bikinis. Typicall…

18 Head Shower – Silver TAG

(TrendHunter.com) In wasn’t that long ago that people would go days if not weeks without a formal bath. Now, a person can take a super shower in a computer-controlled, 18 head water nirvana. Not just any person, however, as the price tag is a steep $100,000. For those that can afford it, the Silver TAG shower may be …

Artificial Spider Silk – Ultra-Strong Fibers Made From Proteins

(TrendHunter.com) Spider silk has long been recognized for its significant strength to weight properties. However, producing it on a commercial scale has proven elusive. It seems that when large quantities of spiders are put together, they tend to eat each other. Not a desirable feature for any farm! Fortunately, a …

Camera Implants For Insects – Cyborg Spy Flies

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re paranoid about being watched, this might not be a good feature to read as it could cause you more anxiety.

Scientists are working on the development of an implant which can be inserted into flying insects, turning them into tiny spies. They’ll be able to send these “Cyborgs” into environ…

Eco Lawnmower – Remington PowerMower

(TrendHunter.com) Old style electric lawn mowers just didn’t cut it – literally. No more. The revolutionary Remington PowerMower, uses a brand new technology to keep the power flowing from motor to blade. The power rivals that of a gas powered engine. Even mowing the “two-week-vacation” grass isn’t a problem anymore.…

Drinkable Sun Protection – LycoRed’s Tomato Supplement

(TrendHunter.com) LycoRed is an international supplier of natural carotenoids and a wide range of other nutritional ingredients to the dietary supplement and functional food industries. The LycoRed, Israel, innovation is a natural tomato carotenoid composition of lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene, all highly unsatur…

Disco Ear Plugs – Sensible New Fashion Trend

(TrendHunter.com) A deaf charity in the UK, the RNID, has asked launched a competition for budding designers aiming to find a fashionable ear plug. Will such thing ever exist I can’t help but wonder?

The statistic that started the campaign came from their research that showed 90 percent of young clubbers have experi…

Smart Video Glasses Boost Memory – Cyber Goggles

(TrendHunter.com) Bet you didn’t think throwing on a pair of ultra-nerdy lab glasses could help your memory, did you? These smart video goggles, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo, record everything in front of them.

The Cyber Goggles create footage of everything the goggle-wearer sees, the content…

Geek Glasses For Geezers – Eyetonomy SightMate

(TrendHunter.com) The Star Trek gizmo really does exist! Well maybe…. if I was almost blind.

The Eyetonomy SightMate glasses look unbelievably geeky, but if one had really poor vision these would help restore their sight immensely. The SightMate goggles will also improve peripheral vision. But don’t walk around! …

Bacteria Uses Vitamins To Generate Electricity – Vitamin B2 Found To Be The Key

(TrendHunter.com) A type of bacteria commonly found in soil and water, shewanella, has been known for some time to be capable of generating electricity from simple materials like lactic acid. This capability enables them to access and dissolve metals, such as iron, as part of their diet. However, until now, no one kn…

Wind To Purify Salt Water – High Tech Windmill Could Supply Millions With Water

(TrendHunter.com) It’s always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It’s capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.

There are so many countries in the world that, despite being surrounded by ocean, suffer a serious…

Remote Control via Eye Blinking – Kome Kami Switch

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine this scenario: closing both eyes for one second starts your iPod, while blinking again stops the playback. A wink with the right eye makes the machine skip to the next tune while with a wink of the left eye it goes back. Researchers at Japan’s Osaka University have developed such a system th…

Customized Energy Bar – YouBar Build-A-Bar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That’s great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!

The YouBar Build-A-Bar lets you customize the granola bar to your taste, with whatever grains, fruits, nut…

Concept Hybrid Quaranta – Italdesign Giugiaro Super Car (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh my, this stunning super car is actually a hybrid. Prius out, Quaranta concept car in.

Italdesign Giugiaro is showing this in Geneva. It has a nice power plant that makes 268 horses, V6 running on gas. A hybrid Synergy Drive built by Toyota is mid-mounted.

And, come on, just check out those li…

Robot Psychologist – MindMentor The Future Of Mental Healthcare

(TrendHunter.com) Clinical psychologists Jaap Hollander and Jeffrey Wijnberg from Holland have created the MindMentor the first fully-functional on-line psychologist that will be help people with their emotional problems. Admitting you need help and then going through the process of getting it is usually a big step f…

DNA Drool Detection – 23andMe Personal Genome Service (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You probably leave samples on the sidewalk all the time, but send a sample of spit (and $1,000) to 23andMe Personal Genome Service you might get more than you bargained for. Using sophisticated DNA Drool detection instrumentation to unscramble your genetic codification, your results are then posted …

San Francisco 2108 – Hydro-Net City Of The Future (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Futurists have nothing to lose – they can let their imaginations run wild and get publicity for many ideas and creations that will never see the light of day, like those who said that humans would fly in the 21st century. And here is another example of the future can’t-lose guessing game that imagin…