(TrendHunter.com) It is solar energy overload at Trend Hunter this week. Following yesterday’s peel & stick solar panels, we bring you the venomous, cobra-inspired Solar Shades Canopies. Designed by Buro Nort , the idea was to harvest solar energy while providing cooling shade for kids at schools. This design hits tw…
(TrendHunter.com) I’m a little surprised this nifty little wireless device is not more commonly used, as the typical doorbell is not as easily accessible to most household pets. According to comforthouse.com, it is possible to use the Pet Chime both indoors and outdoors, so that the pets can inform their owners when…
(TrendHunter.com) Let’s face it: current food packaging, on one hand, is useful to keep food fresher, but is wasteful. Think of all the plastic and polystyrene containers that are just tossed away after you bring food home to cook and eat. There is enough going to landfills as it is.
Edible packaging in itself i…
(TrendHunter.com) Spot Cool Stuff found a line of clothing, aptly named Buzz Off, that contains Permethrin, a man-made version of a natural insect repellent, woven into the fibers.
Made by Ex Officio, the repellent properties work on mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and flies and lasts for about 70 washes. It also provide…
(TrendHunter.com) Shenzhen MCD Electronics is selling the “swiss army knife” of rearview mirrors. The Multifunction GPS Bluetooth Rearview Mirror System sports “a 3.5-inch touch screen, satellite navigation, audio and video players, speakers, SD card slot, five games, and even a stylus.”
Want to pop it off and play…
(TrendHunter.com) Japan has vending machines that dispense cigarettes, and just like similar machines in Europe, they provoke issues with underage children buying tobacco. To help prevent access to cigarettes by minors, Japan has come up with a new sensory technology that is meant to detect the age of the buyer by me…
(TrendHunter.com) This is an awesome video ad for smartphone brand HTC that stars…. a pair of fingers!
The “Set your fingers free†spot follows a pair of fingers from their house through several beautifully detailed miniature scenes that include playgrounds, forests, busy cities, subway trains, dance clubs as…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s time to face reality: geek has become chic. Being computer savvy is no longer just for nerdy computer lab dwelling geeks, it’s a must for anyone who will see success in the wired future of tomorrow.
People are celebrating their geekiness in a variety of words, from geek chic apparel to ul…
(TrendHunter.com) The sassy term, “talk to the hand” takes on a whole new meaning with HandTalk, a sensor equipped glove that translates finger and hand gestures into spoken words on a cell phone.
The motivation behind HandGlove, a project by engineering students at Carnegie Mellon University, was to enable easy com…
(TrendHunter.com) Things are looking much greener at the solar energy front these days. After recently reporting on inflatable solar panels, we bring you another efficient and cost effective solar power innovation that will make opting for a solar roof a viable and more convenient option.
The key innovation in the L…
(TrendHunter.com) High-tech highball, anyone? To thrive in today’s wired ways of partying, alcohol-related innovations really need to push the boundaries of traditional mixology. As seen in this super gallery, more tech means more buzz.
This cluster packs in everything from robotic bartenders to touch-screen bars …
(TrendHunter.com) I could rant on and on about the hassles of vacuuming, and I think a lot of people would agree with me. The constant leaning over is one such pain and of course there’s the dents left from bumping the vacuum into everything, the cord getting stuck under doors, etc.
If you have to carry the darn th…
(TrendHunter.com) About 1,800 people went fully nude for American photographer Spencer Tunick, who is well known for regularly staging such mass nude events, at the stadium that will host the Euro 2008 soccer final.
On his website Tunick said, “This very special ephemeral installation that we are inviting you to be…
(TrendHunter.com) Vampires are so gonna be pissed off at a startup called Arch Therapeutics which has licensed nanostructured material technology that instantly stops bleeding from MIT. When poured over a site, the material will stop the bleeding almost at once. Arch Therapeutics is currently developing manufacturin…
(TrendHunter.com) Manuel Perez Prada designed a unique concept for a camera that could be used in one hand, which he claims is a new archetype for a camera. The design seems to be inspired by ancient telescopes.
While they love the concept, Yanko Design dissects the mechanism and thinks its pre-mature, given the cu…
(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 …
(TrendHunter.com) Camera bags and phone pouches are functional, protect your gear but are so boring. Hine Mizushima’s handcrafted bags are anything but boring.
These functional art pieces for your purse are fun, funky, colourful conversation pieces. Great not just for cameras and phones but cosmetics, ipods and…
(TrendHunter.com) These hot universal remote controls prove that you can look hip when you’re changing the channel. Accordingly, theres no reason to keep half a dozen ugly remote controls lying around your pad.
Note: upgrading your remote control won’t help the looks of your ugly couch. 😉
Universal Remotes …
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of fully integrated universal remotes, such as the Logitech Harmony, but they tend to lack style.
David Chacon has a design in mind for a universal remote that would exude design AND function. The flash capable device would display every thing from channel listings to elaborate…
(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,…
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