(TrendHunter.com) Do you run into problems when eating Asian food because you can’t quite figure out how to use chopsticks? If you’re prone to flicking rice everywhere or shooting sushi across restaurants, stop disturbing other patrons and create your own pair of westernized chopsticks.
All you have to do is use th…
(TrendHunter.com) This “Boxcooler” Backpack Fridge by Sebastian Bertram has you all covered for a little snack and relaxation while hiking or doing some outdoors sports. It even comes with picnic dishes! It can be conveniently carried on the back or you can use the cover hinge as a handle if you prefer to carry it by…
(TrendHunter.com) With the numerous USB devices we own, you can always use a few extra USB ports. This USB Hub Photo Frame gives you four extra USB 2.0 ports in the form of a photo frame that will add a touch of style to your messy desk. Another cool feature is that the frame lights-up your photo while in use. What c…
(TrendHunter.com) Japanese astronomers have officially launched Kibo, an experiment that will allow the conduction of medical research in space.
“The Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, called Kibo — which means “hope” in Japanese — is Japan’s first human space facility and enhances the unique research capabiliti…
(TrendHunter.com) As chic as this white backpack looks, it’s also functional as it’s actually a boombox.
Created by an industrial design student in Germany by the name of Joonas Saaranen, the Reppo II Backpack prototype comes with a pair of full-range built-in speakers and an amplifier. Right now the Reppo II is on…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s not the first interface and won’t be the last of course, but this one allows for moving, resizing and flipping without having to use gloves or headgear.
According to Donald Melanson at engadget, “It seems that everyone is working on new interfaces. Using thought, gestures or real objects. Th…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables.
Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co…
(TrendHunter.com) Grand Theft Auto IV has come up with a really creative campaign to market their latest game. GTA hired counterculture artists to create elaborate graffiti wall murals all around New York City.
The images are scattered from China Town to Harlem, so those in the NYC area can head down and check it o…
(TrendHunter.com) I’ve been using Method’s line of environmentally friendly cleaning products for about two years now, and never really considered how cutting edge the company really is, both in the product and the company’s branding. They line, which also includes body care items, is biodegradable, all natural and c…
(TrendHunter.com) This trend has got to be the antithesis of a trend I wrote about environmentally-friendly PC’s. Not that this bunch is not ecologically-friendly mind you; I am not even looking into that.
The point is that the focus on these PC’s is style, looks, bling and impossibly pimped out designs. There is not…
(TrendHunter.com) As more people than ever are moving to the cities, they’re having to deal with small space living. If you keep your mind open to creativity, you can come up with some really ingenious uses of space.
French company Decadrages has designed the Bedup to use in small, cramped spaces. Your bed goes up …
(TrendHunter.com) Silver sneakers. No, make that silver coloured sneaks from Adidas. This is the German, sportswear company’s 25th anniversary and this is the special edition shoe they released to commemorate it.
Adidas makes a great shoe and has been an innovator in features that changed the “basketball shoe.” Jus…
(TrendHunter.com) Transformers are slowly making their way into our everyday lives, from transformer furniture to this Transforming Flashlight/Machine Gun.
It fits into your back pocket where it looks like a flashlight. However, if someone gets stupid, you pull it out, open it and much to your attackers chagrin, th…
(TrendHunter.com) Playing Nintendo Wii is more enjoyable when you’re standing up swinging and poking the remote. That’s why a Tokyo firm, Thanko, came up with an expensive, adjustable TV platform, the Electric Up and Down Big TV Stand. It has a built-in wired controller for pumping TV screen vertically up to 130 cm…
(TrendHunter.com) Not available until the end of March, these Rotating speakers are for 5th generation iPod users. The lithium battery will give you 8 hours of continuous music. Not too shabby.
(TrendHunter.com) Advertised as the weapon of the future, this handheld device is capable of emitting intense ultrasonic blasts capable of inducing intense pain and discomfort in humans and animals. It’s a great device to ward of intruders in your home, and it will be an even greater device when they make it purse si…
(TrendHunter.com) A silent Wasabi fire alarm for the hard of hearing is in the works in Japan. Wasabi is that really, really, really pungent greenish paste you find on your sushi plate that can burn your tongue, palate and everything else in your mouth if you’re not careful with it. Wasabi also has a very strong smel…
(TrendHunter.com) The Nyamuk by designer Leonie Bergmaieris combines outdoors multi-functionality with ultra light materials and easy design for the ultimate outdoors companion. The Nyamuk is basically an ultra compact sleeping bag that can be used as a full tent or a cool hammock with an integrated mosquito net. The…
(TrendHunter.com) It is interesting that North Americans are often turned off by the wet, dark grinds at the bottom of their cup of coffee, while Europeans cherish the last sip as a treat of concentrated goodness. Creative designer Sunman Kwon has a new, romantic reason for Americans to drink their coffee to the last…
(TrendHunter.com) Big thanks to Guy Kawasaki for plugging Trend Hunter at SXSW. A star of the show, Guy led a panel titled, “True Stories From Social Media”. His (near) all-female panel of social media entrepreneurs captured the audience with their tales of ‘lessons learned’. Guy’s contribution included a narrativ…
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