Phone Tech Transforms Fashion Week – Nokia 6131 NFC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A few key players in the mobile phone world are using at London Fashion Week, which is currently running, as an opportune venue to test drive some innovative new technologies like NFC’s Instant Fashion Feedback.

Nokia, for example is working with designer Emilio de la Morena who is using Near Field…

Smoking Hot New Phones – Samsung Dual Touch Chic G400, F480 & F400 B&O;Slider (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m not just saying this phone is stylish, it actually is called the Samsung Dual Touch Chic G400. It’s one of three hot new phones the company has debuted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, along with the F480 and F400 B&O;Slider. Stop drooling!

The Chic, shown in the center of the photo, is a…

Desperate for Market Share – McDonald’s Uses Feng Shui

(TrendHunter.com) In one of the strangest moves to attract customers, a McDonald’s in California is trying to integrate the five elements of fire, earth, wood, water, and metal – Feng Shui into the world of sugar, fat, etc. etc. The restaurant has totally redesigned their interior under the guidance of Grand Master D…

Video LCD Binoculars (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Your video’s all fussy and distorted. Finding it hard to focus. Hoping to escape the cinematography of your own four walls, well have you tried looking right outside your window. You even have a port to supply your online infantry. If you liked ‘Spy’s Like Us’ then you’ll love these. Forget how many…

Nokia’s Green Phone – ‘Remade’ is All Recycled (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It doesn’t get any greener than this. A mobile phone made entirely from recycled material. Nokia unveiled ‘remade’, an environment friendly phone concept at the Mobile World Congress. The silver-coloured handset’s chasis is made with plastic from drink bottles while its rubber keypad is made from o…

Multimedia Computer Phone – The Nokia N96 Super Mobile (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Nokia has the right to insist on calling it a “multimedia computer” rather than a phone. Nokia unveiled the highly anticipated N96 dual slider at Mobile World Congress. The N95 successor packs powerful punches with 16GB of storage internally in addition to a microSD slot (take that iPhone), a 5 mega…

High Tech Silent Guitar – Strym Yamaha

(TrendHunter.com) Strum Yamaha’s new silent guitar is pretty darn brilliant – and the ultimate boys toy.

It is nylon strung so you don’t get anything like the volume you would from a normal guitar and it has no soundbox. Yep in fact it’s almost silent.

Now for the clever part – stick on the headphones and suddenl…

Digital Fountain Pen – Send SMS and Email

(TrendHunter.com) Send digital messages with a pen? The D-Scribe is a digital pen, designed to look like a traditional fountain pens, however it converts your handwriting into digital form to be sent as either text messages or email via a Bluetooth connection to your phone. Simply write the recipients name and cir…

Tattoo Tights – Works of Art For Your Legs

(TrendHunter.com) Tattoo sleeves have been posted on here already (see below) but now these are really fabulous and a real ‘must have’. From Scottish company Bebaroque (yeah go UK fashion) are these new ‘tattoo’ and ‘barbarella’ style tights . Brilliant and a way to make even the most mundane outfit truly fabulous :-…

First Portable Microwave – iWaveCube Personal Microwave (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Beyond the novelty of being a portable microwave, this might actually be good for the office; you can use it for tea or snacks without having to go to the pantry. The makers bill it as the world’s first and only personal, portable microwave! The iWaveCube measures a whopping one cubic foot, weighs j…

Experiment With Your Wall Lighting – New Wired Wallpaper

(TrendHunter.com) I always like to rearrange the furniture placement and decor of my place to give it a fresh feel. However, adding or moving a wall light is a complex and expensive affair, since the wiring has to be embedded beneath the surface of the wall. Now, a wallpaper with conducting strips running through it…

No More Needles – Philips Develops Breath Test for Diabetics

(TrendHunter.com) In great news for diabetics, who currently have to take a sample of their blood to measure their glucose levels; a new non-invasive test that is safer and more convenient is being developed by consumer electronics company Philips. The non-invasive blood glucose meter simply monitors the concentratio…

Drugs On Demand – MIT Develops Implantable Remotely Activated “Micro-Pharmacy”

(TrendHunter.com) One of the major challenges when developing new drugs is how to apply them only where and when they are needed. MIT researchers have developed a new film technology that could address some of that challenge. According to MIT News, “The films are made from alternating layers of two materials: a neg…

A Little Closer To Mainstream 3-D

(TrendHunter.com) Star Wars put the idea of a 3-D, holographic video into the minds of an entire generation – remember, Princess Leia pleading, “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” We’ve come a long way in acheiving that technology. Scientists from the University of Arizona recently developed “rewritable” h…

Helmet for the Anti-Social – Use-Thing

(TrendHunter.com) Ugh, could the people around me just keep their mouths shut?

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking something along those lines when out in public, you’ll understand the inspiration behind the Use-Thing, an enormous helmet that shields you from society’s most obnoxious sights, sounds and smells.

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Government Control of Web – New U.K. Law Targets Excess Access

(TrendHunter.com) Trendhunters kid around alot with posts, but this law under discussion by the U.K. will have a domino effect that will lead to no good. ISP’s will be responsible for taking action against people who download films and music illegally by cutting them off entirely. There is a three strike provision, b…

Speakers Fold Up into an Egg – DLO Portable iPhone Speakers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you have an iPhone, chances are you are into good design and these speaker are a fine example of aesthetic enhancement options.

You’ll love pulling a little black and gray egg out of your pocket and “breaking” it open to produce this pair of speakers and iPhone stand which go a long way …

Designing for the Sexes – Domina Kitchen from Aster Cucine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You tell me a kitchen can’t be sensual. Look at those curves, that red, wowsa. The Domina kitchen by Aster Cucine is designed strictly to appeal to women. The fluid design controls the space in a feminine way. No more confining feeling from straight line boxes. It looks retro with the brilliant lacq…

Textile Nanotechnology Breakthrough – Self-cleaning Fabrics

(TrendHunter.com) Great news for us clumsy/ lazy people and for the environment as well. With the help of nanotechnology, self cleaning forms of wool and silk have been developed. The technology used is a nano particle coating, similar to the one already used to keep windows clear, that could lead to “self-cleaning” …

Virtual Reality Frog Dissection Software – V-Frog (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Liked the idea of biology lessons but just could not get to grips with the frog dissection part of it, well computer scientists at the University of Buffalo have come up with the world’s first virtual reality frog dissection software. Now you can avoid all the moral and ethical questions live dissec…