Solar Powered Communities – Green Street Technology (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Our world may just look like this in the future. We are gearing towards making solar power replace conventional sources of energy with concern for global warming and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.

This sensible concept has an infrastructure based on solar power to energize every aspect of …

Painless Diabetes Testing – Pelikan Sun Medical Lancet (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) For those with Type I diabetes, blood sugar needs to be checked regularly, often several times per day. This can be not just inconvenient, but, also a pain in the….well…finger. When traditional mechanical lancets puncture the skin to obtain a blood sample, they typically cause pain in two ways. …

Dermal Displays – Programmable Body Art

(TrendHunter.com) Trendhunter readers know that tattoos may be able to react to emotions. Now scientists want to find a way to evolve body art from showing only emotional responses, to a display that can be pre-programmed to show a specific display when activated. This concept would be used for nano-medicine, allowin…

Scented Downloads – Mobile Fragrance Communications

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine if you could download “his” cologne fragrance when you’re engaged in pillow talk with him… or that baby smell when talking about your new granddaughter.

Japanese cell phone users will test a service that will allow cell phone users to download fragrances. From major telecommunications co…

Music Bags – The Fi-Hi Bags (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These Fi-Hi bags come equipped with speakers and amplifiers and they can easily hook up to the iPod, cellphone, MP3/CD player, hand held game or multimedia device with a 3.5mm stereo mini jack. The Fi-Hi bag which was showcased at the CTIA Wireless 2008, is supported by four AA batteries that can la…

Animated Fashion Icons – Karl Lagerfeld in Grand Theft Auto

(TrendHunter.com) The much anticipated fourth installment of Grand Theft Auto, due out 29th April, features non-other than fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.

The larger than life fashion guru features as part of the game’s soundtrack, where he plays as one of the radio DJs at K109 The Studio station.

Catwalk Queen repor…

Molecular Mixology – Mojitos With Orbs of Mint (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) When Bacardi wanted to reinvent the mojito, they turned to Molecular Mixologist Eben Freeman. Freeman devised a shot in which tiny orbs of mint seem to defy gravity.

He starts by blanching the mint then shocking it in an ice bath. He strains it, adds a gelatin, xantham gum and rum medly, then drop…

USB Charging – Toshiba ‘Sleep and Charge’ Works Even When Your Laptop is Off

(TrendHunter.com) Toshiba unveiled a new Toshiba Satellite line of laptops with a new feature called the “Sleep and Charge”. It is almost so simple that you bang your head: why they didn’t come up with this earlier?

The feature allows you to charge your USB powered gadget while your laptop is off. You’ll realize th…

Cookie Notes – Bespoke Biscuiteers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cupcakes are so last year; biscuits are the baked good for 2008.

The concept of Biscuiteers is very simple: choose the biscuit collection you want to send, fill in the message details and off they go after being hand-made in the kitchen. Basically, they are party rings with knobs on.

They are real…

Formal Flash Drives – USB Cufflinks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These days, you can never have enough USB storage. Let’s say you are at a party or at your coworker’s office and someone shows you a cool clip, game or movie on their notebook, if you have a USB drive on you, its easy to just copy it.

The Berlin USB cufflinks by Tonia Welter stylishly integrate suc…

Wearable Java Jackets – Starbucks Coffee Cuff (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Starbucks unveiled its new Pike Place Roast today. So what you say? Well ,Vancouver-based Contexture Design came up with these handmade bracelets fashioned from reclaimed veneer that are always on hand, or actually your arm, but fit snugly around your cup when you need your java fix. They look funky…

Weapons in Disguise – Lipstick Stun Gun

(TrendHunter.com) Now here’s a beauty gadget that will stop people in their tracks! This tube of lipstick is actually a stun gun in disguise.

The Lipstick Stun Gun looks just like a regular, metallic tube of lipstick, but it’s so much more useful than any cosmetic could be. Ladies, if you regularly find you have to…

Guitar Gadgets – N-Tune for On The Spot Tuning

(TrendHunter.com) Your excuse for playing out of tune, besides from not being able to tune your guitar, is that guitars grow and expand from the humidity. Some smart dudes invented the N-Tune gadget that attaches to a guitar without drilling, so you can always tune your guitar on the spot.

The idea was interesting …

3-D Display Cubes (UPDATE) – Seekway’s LED Cubes (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is an update on the original trend from over a year ago which focused on James Clar’s 3-D cubes.

“While Clar’s cubes are simply amazing, they can only display monochrome images,” Technabob says.

Now, a company in China has taken the same concept and created a multi-color version. That com…

Mobile Music Identifiers – Shazam

(TrendHunter.com) I have addicted to Shazam which is one of those rare text services that works BRILLIANTLY.

Basically you text 2580 and hold the phone to the speakers for 15 seconds. You then get a text saying what the tune it is within one minute.. The service is amazing as it really does work and pick up the most…

Product Teasers – LG Black Label Has Glass, Carbon Fiber and Mystique (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nothing else is known at this point, but LG is teasing with us with the releasing an image capturing what’s to be the next model in its Black Label line. The details are few, but it appears to be a lithe slider, slim and dark with a case made of nearly indestructible carbon fiber and a glass touchsc…

iPod Competitors – SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 Player

(TrendHunter.com) Why can this dinky MP3 player be a threat to the omnipresent iPod you ask? It has a secret microSD card slot that will enable you to stuff this player with 32Gb of music and the battery lasts 24hrs for constant music playing or 5 hours of video watching

Tiny 2 in 1 Washers and Dryers – The Clean Cube

(TrendHunter.com) The Clean Cube washer dryer combo in for reduced spaces. It operates on 110 volt and it features ventless drying and LCD touch screen display. The Clean Cube was designed for students who live on campus within the limited confines of a dorm room.

Jewelry from Recycled Car Parts – Hi Octane Jewelry

(TrendHunter.com) Hi Octane Jewelry makes their accessories from recycled car parts. The pieces integrated in the jewelry have been salvaged from auto junk yards and turned into new treasures, making each piece a unique one.

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Making Every Drop Count – DROP Shower Head by Giulio Iacchetti

(TrendHunter.com) Looking like a leaky blue balloon, or a big drop of water, Giulio Iacchetti’s “Drop” shower head for iB Rubinetterie, improves water delivery and because it’s made of silicon, it doesn’t allow for the formation of icky lime deposits. The whole idea is to save water when showering, making every “Drop…