(TrendHunter.com) With new phone models and fads popping up each few months, people do not hold onto their phones as long as they used to. And let’s be honest, not everyone is motivated enough to recycle their old phone. That is why this innovative plan by The Greener Grass is so impressive.
Inspired by their recent…
(TrendHunter.com) Nexi is a next generation humanoid robot conceived and designed by roboticist Cynthia Breazeal’s group at the MIT Media Lab. They call this so-called “emotional robot” an MDS (Mobile/Dexterous/Social). The robot can move its tiny body, hands, and face suggestive of human emotions. Gizmowatch says …
(TrendHunter.com) Wifi doesn’t reach all areas yet, but with the help of tiny balloons invented by Jerry Knoblach, coverage in rural America could reach new heights.
“Space Data Corp, already launches 10 balloons a day across the Southern U.S., providing specialized telecom services to truckers and oil companies,” …
(TrendHunter.com) Some people mainly use their mobile phones for texting. It is cheaper and less intrusive than a voice call. With most of the buzz on phone designs, designers haven’t really paid enough attention to a ‘just SMSing’ device. But things are about to change.
The unique SMS Text Messager by talented desi…
(TrendHunter.com) Brits have bugs in their beds. Mites actually, as does every single one of us with skin on our bodies that sleeps in a bed. Don’t let the bed bugs bite — blast them before they get a chance!
Mites can cause real problems for allergies, so RayCop made a gadget to sterilize your bed and kill bacteri…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s a geezer phone! Clarity, a company that makes stuff so older people can communicate better, introduced the ClarityLife, a new easier to use cell phone. It’s a simple phone with a large display and prominent buttons. Sound is amplified, and it features a one button emergency response feature.
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(TrendHunter.com) Butterfingers laptop wallet is a fashion statement as well as a functional item. Made of top-grade wool felt in asphalt and premium buttery soft leather in cognac, this “wallet” fits the latest macbook/macbook pros, and is offered for other brands as well. The iPod cases comfortably fit the latest i…
(TrendHunter.com) Architect Shigeru Ban designed the Tea House which was made from paper-based building materials. It was designed to show how materials can be recycled and reused using low-tech construction, ideal for temporary housing for situations like disaster relief.
They also quipped about the house being pe…
(TrendHunter.com) This gets to be filed under C for “cool as hell”. It’s a portable, stand-alone record player! The Soundwagon Portable Record Player from Turntable Lab is shaped like a Volkswagen van and “drives” around records, playing music through a built in speaker. $89 USD.
(TrendHunter.com) The alarm clock goes off. You roll out of bed and stumble into the bathroom to brush your teeth. As you walk back into the bedroom, you stop and stare. Something isn’t quite right. Something is different. MY BED! IT’S MADE! Oh yeah, I forgot I bought one of those self-making beds designed by Enrico …
(TrendHunter.com) Verizon Wireless is jumping on the latest craze in the wireless world. You may have already heard of femtocells which are little boxes that boost cell phone coverage in homes.
Femtocells allow service providers to extend their coverage indoors, especially where access is limited or unavailable, li…
(TrendHunter.com) If you are a fan of quick, hot, tubular food, Martin Zampach is your guy. He made the concept Bagetty microwave that is not a box. If you only microwave hot dogs, weinies, sausage, this is much more convenient and space conscience than the bigger traditional microwave. This could spawn a whole new p…
(TrendHunter.com) One of the most striking designs for a drawbridge will also appear on the back of British Pound coins. The unique tilt pedestrian bridge is over the River Tyne and allows ships and large boats to pass under rather than parting in the middle. The design was chosen from over 150 entries and was done …
(TrendHunter.com) Intel recently announced its Atom Processor at a developer forum held in Shanghai. The device is designed to function as the “brain” to power mobile internet devices (MIDs).
Atom processors, formerly known as Silverthorne, give these mobile devices a PC-like experience with a long battery life.
Sm…
(TrendHunter.com) The concept behind this Dynamo Green keyboard is that it will help lower your monthly electricity bill. But the catch is that you have to keep typing. When you type, you’re harnessing the power of kinetic energy with which to power the computer thereby enabling you to save energy. That’s the premise…
(TrendHunter.com) Learning to be a dentist isn’t easy, but with the help of technological advances like the PerioSim 3D dental simulator, training becomes much more efficient for students.
Directly on the screen, students use a stylus which looks like an “explorer,” the scary-looking, pointy device dentists use to …
(TrendHunter.com) Lenovo has unveiled the new gorgeous Ideapad U8 at Intel’s IDF in Shanghai.
The sexy MID (Mobile Internet Device) utilizes Intel’s newest Atom processor and features a 4.8-inch touchscreen display and an optical mouse for one-handed operation while surfing the web over EDGE or 3G data.
(TrendHunter.com) Does your work space need a little freshening up? Better than the smell of your Starbucks or your cubicle colleague’s sweat are these scented USB keys.
The flash drives are available in Sunny Raspberry, Pina Colada, Tranquil Escape, Mimosa and Warm Vanilla. For visual appeal, each USB comes with in…
(TrendHunter.com) The Who Did It? wall clock is just hilarious.
The clock farts every hour on the hour, but only when the lights are on. So if you hear a farting noise at night, it’s not the clock!
The Who Did It? clock sells for $30.
(TrendHunter.com) UPS has recently deployed natural gas vehicles to it’s delivery fleet. 167 new trucks are now in Texas, Georgia, and California. Natural gas vehicles run far cleaner than gasoline or diesel vehicles and their fuel costs are about 33% less. UPS is reducing an estimated 20 percent in emissions.
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