Potato Gun Contests – Spud-Launching Science

(TrendHunter.com) Some people take potato guns VERY seriously.

It is unclear how the SpudFiles.com sanctioned Spud Gun Contest is judged by their website, as access is restricted to registered members.

My guess though,…

iPhone Rate Relief Petitions – 30,000 Canadians Sign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) 30,000 Canadians are miffed about the high cost of the iPhone up north, and have signed an online petition, an open letter to Steve Jobs. Rogers is the iPhone carrier in Canada and their iPhone plan, compared…

Romantic Cafe Fashion Ads – Kate Moss & Gaspard Ulliel for Longchamp (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ever ubiquitous Kate Moss stars alongside French actor Gaspard Ulliel in the new ad campaign for Longchamp Fall/Winter 08-09.

The stylish black and white campaign was shot by Alas & Piggott with a…

DIY July 4 Fireworks – Interactive Fireworks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Do you have July 4 fireworks fever? To help tie you over until tonight, try playing with virtual Interactive Fireworks. You can choose a city skyline to celebrate the Fourth of July, and create your own…

Beer Phones – Budweiser Can and Bottle Phones

(TrendHunter.com) These goofy phones sure give new meaning to double fisting beer! The RJ11 Budweiser telephone shaped like a brown beer bottle and comes with the traditional Bud logo. Prefer shot gunning from a can? There’s…

Digitally Aged Super Man? – Making Seniors “Vroom” on Flickr

(TrendHunter.com) Oh my gosh. This has to be one of the best photo effects I’ve seen on Flickr. This photograph by artsy_T is aptly titled “Vroom” and features an old man with a walker who appears to be moving so fast,…

Using Live Pigeons in Billboards – MSN Live Search ‘Hutch’ Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Now this is what I call a unique outdoor advertisement! MSN Search India unveiled this awesome billboard a few months ago to celebrate its integration with Indian mobile network, Hutch.

Here’s the twist:…

Uber Geeky Food DIY – Nintendo “1UP Mushroom” Burger (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you thought the “1UP Mushroom” in the Super Mario Nintendo games looked tasty, here’s your chance to bite into one! This how-to guide shows you have to make your very own vibrant green 1UP Mushroom…

Amazing July 4 Fireworks – Independence Day on Flickr (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re not going to be in the US this week, you can still capture the Independence Day best by looking at Fourth of July fireworks on Flickr. The photo sharing site is sure to play host to thousands…

Gesture Activated Remote Controls – The Licentia Has No Buttons (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designers are so over buttons. After recently featuring the sleek sPult, Trend Hunter brings you an even more minimalistic gesture-controlled remote that does away with all buttons.

Designed by Jason…

Air Piano – No Need to Touch Keys With Omer Yosha’s Airpiano (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Omer Yosha’s Airpiano is very similar to the famous Theremin invented in Russia around the year 1919. A Theremin is one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, and the first musical instrument…

Kitten as Food – Firefox Shares Logo with Cat Cooks, Festival (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I Can BE Cheezeburger! LOL. I love kitties, with a nice chianti and some fava beans. Every September, people from all around Peru flock to La Quebrada to have a festival in honor of Saint Efigenia. (Saint…

Google’s Instant Messaging for Mobiles – Google Talk on the iPhone

(TrendHunter.com) Google Talk is the latest feature on the new 3G iPhones, but will it live up to the hype the media built up anticipation for? What is this “Google Talk” business about, anyway? Traditionally, Google Talk…

Exuberant Couture Stages – Chanel at the Grand Palais (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Karl Lagerfeld needed a dramatic space to show his Chanel collection for the fall, so he chose the Grand Palais. The huge space made the enormous gathering of the fashion elite seem insignificant when…

Trompe-L’oeil Chimney Stacks – Striking Beauty in the Paris Suburbs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The chimney stacks of a heating building in Bagnolet, an eastern suburb of Paris, have been transformed into a stunning work of art,thanks to artist Frederic Gracia. Gracia beautified the twin chimneys…

Teenie Tiny Gagets – Pico USB is World’s Smallest, Yet Holds 8 Gigs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I found the world’s smallest flash drive, Pico USB on ThinkGeek. Its physical dimensions are 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm, yet it holds a larger memory capacity than any other USB flash at 8 Gigs! It’s sold…

Hard-To-Read Watches – The Galaxy by Tokyoflash

(TrendHunter.com) On Trend Hunter, innovation and originality take the pedestal. In the world of watches, Tokyoflash takes design to a new level with their newest watch, the Galaxy. The watch allows you to make a fashion…

Swedish Cell Phone Racing – Bizarre LG Vibration Games (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “Phone Racing”, a new mobile phone craze, is sweeping Sweden. It’s stupid, yet fascinating. Swedish cell phone owners are putting their mobile devices to the test by participating in cell phone races.…

Debunking Gamer Hoaxes – Diablo III Is Real (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Gaming fans, brace yourselves, because your addiction is about the get much worse. Blizzard announced the release of Diablo 3 today. The first trailer, which can be seen above, was released at the Worldwide…

Headline-Making Garage Discoveries – ‘Lost’ Beatles Interview Found After 44 Years (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who would have thought that a retro Beatles interview could resurface 44 years after taking place and cause a global headline frenzy? A 1964 tape containing a 9 minute interview of the Fab Four (when McCartney…