(TrendHunter.com) USB toys are all over the place and USB the size of storage is getting increasingly larger. Eventually it would be nice to know how much storage space is left on a USB, preferably before you start to download data.
The designer, Mac Funamizu, a Tokyo-based web and graphic designer, needs an angel …
(TrendHunter.com) Designers have a lot of fun with coffee cups and mugs, weird shapes and handles – but none really try to improve the utility of the mug. Here’s a design that takes into account that lips are used in the drinking of coffee. This design has a small indentation around the rim of the cup to prevent spil…
(TrendHunter.com) Gee it’s Nano everything and people with big fingers may not like these. Peter Hwang’s small concept for the Apple iPod has a ‘Home’ button that when touched allows browsing the same way as with the iPhone. Docked to the mini speaker cradle, you can simultaneously send and receive data in the i…
(TrendHunter.com) More than 2,000 years ago the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras observed the connection between math, geometry and beauty. He reasoned that features of physical objects corresponding to the “golden ratio” were considered most attractive.
Though the saying goes “Beauty is in the eye of …
(TrendHunter.com) A club where patrons generate the power? If this is not green, then I do not know what is. Sustainable Dance Clubs are designed to reduce the outside energy needed to get your groove on in a dimly lit room with a bunch of other people partying.
The first is opening in Rotterdam this weekend and fe…
(TrendHunter.com) Before we get carried away with robotic soul mates, let’s start out with man’s best friend. HPI has produced a robotic G-Dog. This isn’t the name of the latest rap star – it’s a robotic canine. Set to go on sale in July, the G-Dog is powered by 7.2 volt nickel hydrogen batteries, is equipped with th…
(TrendHunter.com) The best part of tattoos is being able to design your own; that’s one advantage the real ink and needle has over temptoos. If it’s that ability to customize your own that has you wanting to get inked, wait, because now you can finally print your own tattoos, letting you bypass the risk of contractin…
(TrendHunter.com) These are really cute items! These coasters are colorful, useful and they are sure to delight your guests; I particularly like the platform shoes variety but I would be cautious with those! These “Drinkwear” by tableware designer Carrie and Company, come in the form of different kinds of footwear a…
(TrendHunter.com) Think of it as an uncircumcised USB drive that eliminates the need for a cap (I always lose these damn little caps) by having an extra ‘skin’ to cover it when not in use.
The FLX USB drive concept is designd and prototyped by Jacek Ryn at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk (Poland).
The casing fo…
(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to promote awareness of recycling, Korean artist Choi Jung Hyun has created a cool viper snake sculpture out of recycled keyboard keys that is being shown in a gallery show.
A clever touch in the presentation of the sculpture is having recycled computer mice laying around the viper. Po…
(TrendHunter.com) This is a TV commercial for the Apple iMac starring actor Jeff Goldblum and he is seems to be completely wasted. I’m sure there was a reason for that but the result is very amusing.
(TrendHunter.com) Laptops are known to be a not so green product. The process of manufacturing PC electronic components takes its toll on mother earth, so the least we can do is choose an environment-friendly laptop bag.
Designers have been coming up with creative and beautiful eco designs, here we present you with …
(TrendHunter.com) LED, short for Light-Emitting Diode, was first created by Russian Oleg Vladimirovich Losev in the 1920’s.
LEDs have been used in numerous applications and have recently become very popular in design trends.
However, this bikini that was ‘showcased’ at the recent Spring Break Nationals might just …
(TrendHunter.com) “Excuse me, sir. Would you happen to have the time?” “Certainly, my good fellow. It is… day.” This is about as close to time that the owner of Romain Jerome’s Day & Night watch can tell.
The timepiece runs off of Tourbillon movement and only reveals two times – night and day. It was recently f…
(TrendHunter.com) Alcatel unveiled several during CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas and one of the more popular with the men (really?) were its Playboy-branded handset ‘OT-V770A’
It comes in Gold, Pink, or Silver metallic trim, and really plays up its Playboy affiliation. The Playboy phone supports a 1.3 megapixe…
(TrendHunter.com) You didn’t think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you?
Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue.
The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…
(TrendHunter.com) Is Hillary Clinton into scientology? This video would suggest that she is!
The same talented video editor who brought us “I’m Fcking Obama” has released a video that juxtaposes the conversations of Hillary Clinton and Tom Cruise. Hillary’s answers are so similar to Tom’s that you should just assu…
(TrendHunter.com) To fit the song that helped Madonna bypass Elvis Presley as the artist with the most top 10 hits, the music video “4 Minutes” is a visual extravaganza of advanced sci-fi effects and groundbreaking editing. 4 Minutes just reached number 3, becoming Madonna’s 37th song in the top 10.
The video, dire…
(TrendHunter.com) Kokoro Dreams’ life-sized android secretary’s name is Phorone. She stands 175 cm and she has already starred in an anime where she was the protagonist. The big hope is that someday, she, and robots like her, will be able to replace real human secretaries.
“She is apparently powered by pressurized a…
(TrendHunter.com) The giant in social networks is taking on the giant in online music. MySpace Music officially launched to compete with Apple iTunes.
MySpace has joined with three of the giant record labels to keep iTunes from getting to much control. Warner Music, Sony BMG and Universal Music will make music wit…
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