The Future of Plush Toys – Elmo Live is Amazingly Real (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) He sings, he dances, he even tells jokes and does the jazz hands! It’s not just another in the long line of popular plush Elmo products, Elmo Live elevates feature plush into a new dimension of realistic, interactive play. Elmo Live, was announced by Fisher-Price at Toy Fair 2008 and will go on sale…

80s Tech As Modern Fashion – Paul Smith Ghettoblaster Bag

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to bring back to the 80s? This bag, printed like an old school boom box, will help you do it! The Ghetto Blaster Bag was actually designed by high end fashion house Paul Smith and yes, it is a man bag.

The adjustable shoulder murse is ideal for stashing all your gadgets, whether it’s your la…

Hippies Need High-Tech Love Too – The Aura (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Frog design mind introduces Aura, a future health concept that combines traditional healing and cutting-edge technology. It monitors a patient’s health, provides alternative treatment, and displays visual signals and warnings. Therapeutic elements like light, sound, and aroma are fused with high-tec…

For Senior Citizen Baby Boomers – Nokia ‘Health Guard’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As older people are prone to forgetting their medicine and keeping track of what they should and should not eat, Marcela Kawka and Izabela Cichecka have created the “Health Guard” concept for NOKIA. The Health Guard targets the upcoming generation of senior citizen baby boomers who are tech savv…

High-End Photography in Your Phone – New Cybershot C902 & C702 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you love taking pictures anytime on the spot, Sony Ericsson is promising best-in class picture quality beyond just megapixels with the new C702 Cyber-shot™ and C902 Cyber-shot™. The models, presented at the Mobile World Congress in Spain, build on the Cyber-shot™ legacy by adding a few ne…

Detect The Intensity of Virtual Kisses – Kiss Phone

(TrendHunter.com) We told you cell phone kissing was a hot activity in Japan, and now kissing your loved one from a distance via mobile is even easier thanks to the Kiss Phone.

Better than just using video and making loud smooching sounds, this neat gadget from PROinvention can actually detect the intensity of your…

Mobile Phones for Developing Nations – $20 Phone From India

(TrendHunter.com) India telecoms are rolling out the $20 cell phone. Developed by Spice, its a no-nonsense, no frills phone aimed at the lowest end of the market . There is no screen. It’s a phone that only makes phone calls! What a revolutionary concept! But with half the world without any phone service, there is a …

Philips Living Colors + 7 More Ways Philips Blends Tech & Design (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What mood are you in? Regardless of your answer, Philips has a mood lighting to go with it. More than just providing the functionality of brightening a room, these lights combine elements of art and design.

Each Philips Living Color Lighting System has two red LEDs, one blue and one green which co…

Gadgets that Say “I Love You” – Heart-Shaped Mouse (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to click your way to romance? There’s no way Valentine’s Day could go by without a few mentions of marketing gimmicks for the special day. This heart-shaped mouse features two clickers with a scrolling wheel in the middle that, when clicked, says “I love you.” Heart-shaped USB mouse says “I lo…

Christian Fashion Statement – Cross MP3 Player with Bible Audio (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What would Jesus listen to? Christian form meets function meet fashion with this cruxifix shaped mp3 player necklace, containing 17 hour of the New Testament audio Bible. Distributed in the United States by CrossMP3Player.com.

Mini Mobile is Adorable & Functional – Neo 808i (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This petite little mobile phone is about as tiny as it can get while still proving functional. The baby phone, the Neo 808i, comes in real brushed aluminum casing in pink with silver accents and black with touches of red and features a keypad that almost resembles precious gem stones.

The camera p…

Self-Powered Programmable Streetlights – The Autonoma

(TrendHunter.com) In a growing trend of street lighting that is capable of generating its own power (see Folrida’s , and Canada’s attempts); Mauricio Clavero designed the ‘Autonoma’. After looking at these different solutions, the Autonoma wins hands down in the department of elegance and beauty.

Wearable CCTV – WCCTV 3G Covert Backpack

(TrendHunter.com) Undercover agents do not have to be ‘wired’ anymore. Designed by UK company WCCTV for law enforcement and security personnel, the 3G Covert Backpack is perfect for surveillance (or other ideas some twisted minds will surely use it for).

The central unit of the body-worn equipment uses a robust com…

Collapsible, Three-Piece Surfboard – Pope Bisect

(TrendHunter.com) Surfer dudes. Oceans. Whales. Tree-huggers. Small cars. Surf boards that collapse. That about sums up the need for the Pope Bisect brand of surfboard – a surfboard that breaks down into two pieces and is quickly reassembled when the waves are right. Radical design! I hate to tell Nicholas Notara tha…

New Hands-Free Concept – The Tie Up

(TrendHunter.com) I fully support this. I am tired of people walking around with weird-looking hands-free gadget stuck in their ears. The Tie Up is a new concept for hands-free communication that tackles the problem of poor sound quality (e.g., echo, speakerphone effect) while having a stylish design derived from a b…

Touchscreen Smartphones for the Masses – New Sony Ericsson G900 & G700 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Finally, we don’t have to shell out more than $500 to have a powerful phone. Sony Ericsson announed a new G line of touchscreen smartphones for the masses. The first G-models, G900 and G700, were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress, Spain.

Press Release

10 February 2008

The G700 is here to he…

Safety, GPS Tracker & Cell Phone – Aerotel GeoSkeeper

(TrendHunter.com) The Israeli made Aerotel GeoSkeeper is a GPS enabled device that can be strapped to the wrist of an senior citizen or child and programmed to set off an alarm and send their location if they leave a defined area, neighborhood for example. The GeoSkeeper has an embedded quad-band GSM/GPRS module and …

The Changing Social Networks – Revolutionary New Advert Model

(TrendHunter.com) There will be a dramatic shift in online advertising according to the inventor of Meetup.com. Online users want to control their privacy and the data they put online. The change is that we want to be known as individuals – not members of a homogenized group. We choose our online friends and the busi…

Free Fantasy Novel Online – Neil Gaiman Fans To Vote (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s almost like Radiohead’s pay-what-you-will business model, only this time, the goods come gratis. That is, completely free. Over the next week, readers of fantasy novelist and award-winning short-story writer Neil Gaiman will be voting on which of his eight publications should be put online …

Robotic Coffee Taster – Nestle Java Assesser

(TrendHunter.com) I’ve always held the opinion that food and beverage critics are nothing more than an ancient bloodline bent on protecting the family business at all costs. The sayings ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and ‘a #### sandwich is good if you like it’ say it best.

That being said, Nestle researche…