Heartbeat Controlled Fashion – Butterfly Flap Dress (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re wearing Alex Reeder’s beautiful white Butterfly Flap Dress, you won’t be able to hide the fact your crush gives you major butterflies. The second your heart rate speeds up, so does the pace at which the sensor-controlled butterflies beat their wings.

The dress was conceived by Reeder, an…

Top 9 Ways to Keep Tetris Alive (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What is it about Tetris that even decades after its release, and in the face of high-tech modern gaming innovation, it continues to hold such vast appeal? We’ve seen a range of Tetris-inspired gimmicks submitted on Trendhunter.com, and we’ve hand-picked our favourites for this cluster.

It was inve…

Emotion-Sensitive Pens – Philips Mood Pens

(TrendHunter.com) You’ve heard of mood rings? Philips, the electronic company, has filed a patent for a mood pen which can record your emotional state as you write. The sensors in the pen’s shaft monitors your heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature and pressure. The pen is able to change inks and the shape of t…

Evolution Parodies – Braun Brings Out The Human in Men (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh Braun, you had to go and parody the hot issue of evolution to sell your shaving machines, didn’t you? Well, as we have learned from numerous campaigns, a controversial ad is a good ad, no matter how many people it offends.

Created by BBDO Dusseldorf, these print ads show you how Braun ‘Brings ou…

Multi-Colored Animated Watches – Infection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous for their unique and unconventional watch designs TokyoFlash’s latest model, Infection, keeps up that legacy with an original concept that sports a striking full face mirrored lens and an innovative way to view time.

Combining sleek curves, tri-colored LEDs and a pulsating new display, Inf…

Light-Emitting Glass – Saaz Glass (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Forget about light bulbs and brace yourself for exciting interior decor designs. After the recent breakthrough of light-emitting wallpaper, we have the world’s first active light-emitting glass by Saazs.

Saaz uses planilum technology to create this innovative glass which can be incorporated into sh…

Top 42 Functional Shoes – Footwear Beyond Fashion (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Super Gallery showcases shoes that are more than just fashions statements. While some may still look stylish, each has a purpose beyond protecting the foot and looking chic. Some have high tech functionality, others are socially conscious and some are even used to spread messages. The cluster f…

McDonalds by Mobile – Japan’s RFID Contactless Coupon Program (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) McDonald’s Japan has started an innovative new Contactless Coupon loyalty and payment program that has been under development for nearly a year. The program started with 175 stores and will expand gradually to all of Japan’s 3,800 stores by 2009.

The mechanism utilizes Felica RFID technology fou…

Dual Screen, No Frills Cell Phones – Need by Tamer Koseli (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tamer Koseli is an industrial designer who believes the sole purpose of a cell phone should be as a means of basic communication. That in mind, he created a mobile with no superfluous frills, leaving out standard modern features like cameras, MP3s, videos, internet, email access or other multi media…

Cross Promoting Music – Coldplay in Apple iTunes Commercial (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In a witty cross promotion move, Apple has unveiled a new iTunes TV ad that features Coldplay performing the title track from the band’s upcoming album, Viva la Vida. The spot promotes an exclusive pre-order of Viva la Vida available from iTunes Store only. Though the album won’t be released until J…

Jet Engine Bicycles – Dangerous Creations on eBay (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You need ear protection, head protection, and you should probably wear body armor too. Bob Maddox, an artist and cabinet maker from Oregon, invented the jet-powered bicycle and started selling them on eBay. Even he is afraid to see just how fast his creations can go. He imagines they can go up to 75…

Photo Frame Sunglasses – Tiah Eyewear

(TrendHunter.com) Tiah Eyewhere now makes it possible to turn your optical frames into photo frames, allowing you to wear your memories wherever you go.

Tiah first launched a line of bracelets and rings designed to showcase small photos, and now they’ve branched to sunglasses.

The photos are inserted to the small…

Designs That Tell Stories – Yves Behar at TED (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The video is of Yves Behar, creator of the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child, speaking at the February 2008 TED conference in Monterey, CA.

He discusses his projects like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, a wristwatch designed to let you check it discretely and a morphing Swarovksi lamp as well…

Fake TVs – Simulated Lighting Deters Thieves

(TrendHunter.com) Get this! There is a product out there called the Fake TV. It is an electronic gizmo cube featuring an array of LED lights that flicker. That’s it. It is supposed to mimic the ambiance of a late night television to the would-be thief. They were thinking about breaking in but, won’t now because someo…

Snot Pockets – The Nose Pouch

(TrendHunter.com) The Nose Pouch, as pictured here, is clearly a silly invention, intended for the insanely rich cold sufferer.

Armed with the built-in snot pocket, the second best benefit of this product is that it helps prevent the spread of germ particles. The best benefit is that you can brag about it to your…

Controversial Public Transit Photos – Paris Metro Nudes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Paris Metro Officials are racking their heads trying to find out how photographer Jam Abelanet was able to take such artsy shots of nude babes on the metro. They are actually afraid that the passengers may actually try to imitate the poses in photographs which were published by the free newspaper ca…

Recycled Fluorescent Bulbs – Recycled Tube Light

(TrendHunter.com) Castor Canadensis, a group of Canadian craftsmen and artists, has a solution for all those defunct tubular fluorescent tubes. They merged several together around some incandescent light-bulbs to form what they’ve called a Recycled Tube Light.

It is a great way to reuse these old lights which have …

Nature Time-Lapse – Starfish Walking (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) After all these years, one of my childhood curiosities is finally being addressed in the form of this time lapse video of a starfish walking.

I grew up playing in tidepools on the west coast, and observing starfish was a part of my summer routine. Regardless of how long I studied them, I never see…

Remote Control Pillows – TV Bedding

(TrendHunter.com) Since the television has become such an integral part of our household, it was only a matter of time before the remote control ended up tucked in a pillow for an ergonomic TV-watching experience. The organic cotton and hemp pillow comes with an embroidered illustration of a remote and a pocket to pu…

Cell Phone Watches – The CECT Mobile Comes with a Keypad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cell phones seem to be evolving before our eyes and here in TrendHunter we have featured several prototype wristwatch mobiles with very technologically-advanced features. The CECT cell phone prototype features a dedicated keypad built on the strap. This GSM phone also features a 1.3 inch touchscree…