False Teeth for Cats – Feline Invention Wins Microsoft-Sponsored Event

(TrendHunter.com) A group of student in England have created the first false teeth for cats. People have created lots of eccentric accessories for their pets, such as clothing and wigs. However, false teeth for cats are also the solution for cats who have serious dental problem.

The invention doesn’t end with cats.…

Messenger Dolls – USB Powered ‘Fairy Elf’ Flutters When You’re Pinged (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) How many times you walked away from your computer while a MSM is coming in and you missed that ooohhh sooo important contact. The solution, as so many, comes from Japan. The USB powered Fairy Elf Messenger Doll from Shanghai Donya starts to attract your attention as soon as a message comes in. Condi…

Hygienic Shockvertizing II – Wash your Hands (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is an ad for an instant hand sanitizer from advertising agency EURO RSCG in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is not as nastily graphic as the one TrendHunter published a few days ago but it drives the message home.

I like the way this ad cleverly shows some of the junk our hands come in contact wit…

Fashion that Gives Directions II – Michael Chen’s Reactiv

(TrendHunter.com) London design student Michael Chen came up with a concept for a jacket for bicycle riders he calls the Reactiv. This jacket uses a accelerometer to track movement. The high-tech garment has LEDs (light emitting diodes) on the sleeves that change colors depending on the cyclist’s actions–such as gre…

Solar Balloons – Sunhope (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The award-winning Sunhope project by Joseph Cory and aerospace engineer Dr. Pini Gurfil is a breakthrough low-cost easily-deployable system that collects solar energy with a minuscule environmental footprint.

Traditional solar systems require vast resources: high initial investments, large land req…

Recyclable Chic Furniture – Beth Fuller’s Junkture Table

(TrendHunter.com) The Junkture Table is yet another example that furniture made from recycled material does not have to look like crap. This chic table’s centerpiece was made from a magnesium wheel rim that was recovered from a junkyard in NYC. This rim was then covered with black glass for that avant garde, urban ch…

Twitter for iPhone – Twinkle with Geo-Action

(TrendHunter.com) All you Twitter fanatics can rejoice. Twinkle, an iPhone Twitter client with “Locate Me” features, has just been released on Installer.app.

Now people can know WHAT you are doing, and WHERE you are doing it!

Twinkle utilizes the iPhone’s location feature to add location data to your entries. How…

Artistic Energy Monitors – FlowerPod (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Katrine Rafn Knudsen has come up with an artistic playful way to display your energy consumption and remind you to conserve power and reduce your carbon footprint via a computer program and a decorative piece combo.

The computer program monitors your usage and gives you advice on reducing …

American Maid Cafes – Role Play at Royal/T Cafe in LA (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Role playing “otaku” cafe’s are all the rage in Japan, and now America is set to have its first Maid Cafe with the Royal /T Cafe, which opens on 14 April in Culver City, Los Angeles.

Waitresses are dressed as maids who address you as “master” or “Lord”; bow down and kneel to stir your cream and sug…

Green Pool Cleaners – Solar Breeze

(TrendHunter.com) The Solar Breeze robotic pool skimmer can float continuously in your pool, operating on solar power directly during the day, and on battery power at night. However, no electrical connections are needed, nor is manual recharging. The solar panels not only run the skimmer, but recharge the battery dur…

Portable Music Jewelry – Complete Technique Accessories

(TrendHunter.com) Complete Technique, a Japanese brand of fashion accessories put out this collection of original and unique jewelry. The MP3 player necklace and the studded black and gold speaker ring are limited edition so you’d better hurry. Talk about ghetto jewelry.

Rubik’s Cube Alarm Clock – Cube Clock Has Thermometer

(TrendHunter.com) In addition to looking damn retro cool, this Rubik’s Cube inspired Cube Clock offers a multitude of functions such as time, temperature, alarm and date.

You can easily switch between these functions with a simple twist of the top row.

The 3″ square cube clock operates on one AA battery and sells…

Geeky Computer Gadgets – The Cyborg Gaming Keyboard

(TrendHunter.com) The Cyborg Gaming Keyboardreally looks like it belongs in the holo deck of the Enterprise. Hence its geeky moniker. The keyboard was released by Saitek and it features what crave.cnet.com calls, “backlighting features, which has three colors that can be mixed into various hues and controlled in leve…

High Brightness LEDs – Safer, More Efficient Than CFLs

(TrendHunter.com) A major effort is being made by various groups worldwide to replace traditional incandescent lighting with more efficient compact fluorescent lights, or CFLs. However, some serious concerns exist regarding the safety of the extensive use of CFLs in the home as well as with respect to environmentall…

Top 33 Mood Sensitive Technologies – Emotional Futurism

(TrendHunter.com) When people think of technology, they often think of cold or emotion-less electronics. Judging by the recurring mood-sensitive innovations we’ve featured, that doesn’t look to be the case. In fact, incorporating human emotion has become a key attribute of a lot of future gadgets, from emotion-sensit…

Pencil Shaving Necklaces – Victorian Mason Jewellery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I adore this range of “domestic” jewelry from Australian designer Victoria Mason, especially the pencil sharpener as I remember trying to keep the shavings perfect too. The chair and paper plane are equally glorious and random. And that is just the necklace…

Earrings come in the form of Nice Bisc…

Face-to-Face & Back-to-Back Bikes – Tandem Bike (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Taiwanese inventor Chen Yugang has designed the perfect bike for a date. The two seater bicycle can be used face-to-face, to get to know your date; but also it can be used back-to-back for when you eventually fight and don’t want to look at each other.

His unique bicycle design can be ridden face-t…

Lego Brick Calendars – 10,000 Year Desktop Calendar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently Trend Hunter featured a cluster with 33 Lego inspired creations, and this quirky Lego Brick Calendar is a worthy addition to these ever popular and geeky lego designs.

This playful 10,000 Year Desktop Calendar features three blocks (yellow, red, white) that you can assemble and rearrange a…

Green School Uniforms – Recycled Bottle Blazers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Schools in the UK can now dress their students in a uniform made entirely from old Coca-Cola bottles, which will help them meet their carbon footprint targets.

New advances in flaking, chipping and spinning plastic at a plant in Taiwan have made “blazers with bottle” commercially viable.

According…

Marshmallow Archery – Bow & Mallow For Campfire Wars

(TrendHunter.com) Ever been sitting there by a campfire, blissfully enjoying the peace and quiet, only to be pegged with a flaming marshmallow by someone frantically waving their stick? Well now you can get your revenge with the Bow & Mallow. According to Areyougame.com, the bow will launch mini-mallows up to 30 fe…