See-Through Billboards – Google Video Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Google has come up with a brilliant outdoor guerrilla campaign for Google Video using see-through billboards. The message is that Google Video gives you a realistic experience, as if you are seeing real people and scenes right in-front of you.

The see-through billboards, which were installed in Ger…

Online Dating Stats as Art – I Want You To Want Me (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The unique interactive art installation called “I Want You To Want Me” by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar uses real data collected from Internet dating sites every few hours to “explore the search for love and self in the world of online dating.”

The installation, which was commissioned by the …

XXXL Earbuds – For People With Huge Ears (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Earbuds for the giants? These oversized earbud speakers are 50X the original size of the normal earbuds. They can be hooked onto your computer, MP3 or CD player and come with audio and a USB cable.

The buds require 3 AAA batteries to power the incredible boom they can produce.

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DIY Graffiti Keyboards – Custom K3YB04RD

(TrendHunter.com) Who says you have to shell out hundreds of dollars on an Optimus Maximus keyboard to have a colorful unique one?

Any plain keyboard coupled with a mix of marker pens, paint, stickers, assorted decor and a bit of creativity will result in a unique customized hip keyboard with character and style.

C…

Olympic Video Games – Sega Beijing 2008 Olympics (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sega is getting into the summer Games action by featuring Olympic athletes in upcoming video games. The new Beijing 2008 Olympics video game which drops on June 24th, simulates over 35 Olympic competitions and some of them feature USA medal hopefuls Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese H…

Solar Tables 2 – Lounge Table by Intelligent Forms Design (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This stainless steel lounge table from Intelligent Forms Design combines tech with eco0friendly luxury and is a true conversation piece. It has built-in Bluetooth and allows you to hook up your MP3 player or recharge your laptop or cellphone while getting a sun tan.

With the tempered glass silicon…

Gaming Fashion – Wiimote Cufflinks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Geeks have been getting a lot of love in the cufflink design department lately. The latest awesome addition is the Wiimote Cufflinks.

They are perfect for those addicted gamers who suffer from withdrawal when they are away from their Nintendo Wii. Whenever you have the urge, caress these sterling …

Top 100 Solar Inventions – Part 2: Architecture & Power Plants (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The power of the sun is incredible, and with Earth Day coming up, we thought we’d highlight some of the top innovations in solar technology. This is part two of the solar cluster, featuring 30 solar powered communities, cities, individual pieces of architecture and other larger scale inventions.

I…

You as Medieval Art – Old-Fashioned Portraits by Eyeworks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The middle ages have had a strong influence on fashion lately, with a lot of collection bearing medieval themes. However, the movement has gone beyond the catwalk and into the home. You can now have a giant, custom Medieval Portrait created for your living room.

Eyeworks Photography is offering hi…

Top 17 OLEDs – Organic Light Emitting Diodes (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you don’t know what an OLED is by now, we’re here to help, because it’s time you informed yourself. It stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, and it’s one of the biggest up and coming technologies. You may also have heard it refered to as a Light Emitting Polymer (LEP) or Organic Electro-Lumine…

Secret Book Computers – The Future of Books Laptop (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Kyle Bean created a design to demonstrate how technology has changed the way we source information and relate to books. He made a laptop out of a cheap book to create a visual that illustrates the issue.

Yanko Design notes, “The book/laptop, has a CD-Rom drive complete with CD, a keyboard…

Touch-Screen OLED Keyboards – Optimus Tactus

(TrendHunter.com) Most of us would have heard of the Optimus Maximus Keyboard which employed small OLED Screens on the keys which could be programmed to preform different functions. Optimus has already hit the drawing boards and is planning a release of a new version which makes use of a single large OLED screen and …

High-Tech Traffic Safety – Hanyoung Lee’s Virtual Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Virtual Wall conceived by Hanyoung Lee is designed to heighten driver and pedestrian awareness and to encourage both to follow crosswalk rules. The virtual wall which is made of plasma laser beams, shows virtual pedestrians jaywalking and ignoring traffic rules of pedestrian safety.

I am not qu…

Super Exoskeletons – Now on Sale

(TrendHunter.com) We have seen plenty of exoskeletons being developed over the years designed to support humans and assist them with super strength, the only problem was that none of them were available for sale. Cyberdyne, Japan has now officially launched its Robotic exoskeleton called HAL to the market. The HAL ca…

Guerrilla Mirror Phones – Rogers Video Phone Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Rogers, one of the key mobile phone companies in Canada, used clever “mirror phone” guerrilla ads to promote their new video phone service.

The giant cell phone decals were placed around Toronto bathrooms in restaurants, bars and clubs, with the screen portion cut out so people would have a live v…

3D Monitors – Zalman ZM-M220W Lets You Switch from 2D to 3D

(TrendHunter.com) It’s time to take the plunge into all those 3d games that you have stacked up over the years. The Zalman 3D monitor doesn’t need specially written games to produce to the 3D effect and can work with any existing game.

The monitor works by transposing two slightly different images on a screen at on…

Robot Nurses – uBOT-5

(TrendHunter.com) With baby boomers making the transition into the 65-and-older crowd, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a robot that can help in case of a medical emergency. What can this droid do – use a stethoscope, call for an ambulance, and facilitate a video call with a docto…

Top 100 Solar Inventions – Part I: Gadgets & Fashion (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Earth Day is right around the corner, so buzz about environmentally friendly innovations is high. One of the most talked about ways to go green right now is opting to use solar technologies by harnessing the power of the sun. In honor of Earth Day, this special two-part feature highlights the top 10…

Competition Bashing – Mac Yoga Ad Defames Vista (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Two prominent lifestyle attributes being embraced by the western culture are the rise in computer and gadget ubiquity, and the increased consciousness of health, as reflected by the embrace of practices like yoga. The fact that the latest Mac ad embraces both of these attributes goes to show Apple i…

Sauna Trucks – Russian Banya On Wheels (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A Russian inventor came up with a hot new way to relax on the go; he built a banya, or sauna, on wheels.

The bizarre four wheel drive cabin, built by Igor Chupin, has been spotted cruising around Russia’s Altai region this month. Chupin made the mobile sauna out of an old military vehicle, a GAZ-6…