(TrendHunter.com) This is pretty nerdy, but have you ever wondered how fast you type? If yes, you might like the USB Speed Typing Mouse.
Sure there are those programs that test how many words per minute you can type, but they use complicated words and numbers that you never really use. This plastic mouse plugs into…
(TrendHunter.com) Clinical psychologists Jaap Hollander and Jeffrey Wijnberg from Holland have created the MindMentor the first fully-functional on-line psychologist that will be help people with their emotional problems. Admitting you need help and then going through the process of getting it is usually a big step f…
(TrendHunter.com) Professor Terao of Tokai University’s oceanography department set off on February 18 to Hawaii with a novel type of boat – one that harnesses the power of the sea. The Suntory Mermaid II is a catamaran made of recycled aluminum that actually uses wave action to mechanically power the boat. Accordi…
(TrendHunter.com) The well-being and productivity of workers is essential for the success of any enterprise. Analeptic is a project by French designer Marie-Virginie Berbet that aims to guarantee optimal physiological conditions at the workplace. She has developed two devices for the project.
The first, Narco, is a…
(TrendHunter.com) Are you anal about being exactly on time? Then you probably want to avoid this Limor Yaron Presto watch designed for Nike. As you can see it takes it’s uniqueness from an hourglass. The lower dial shows the hour and as it fills up, it indicates the minutes of the hour. Half full is half past! See no…
(TrendHunter.com) There are three electronic scales in the Alice Wang designed Asimov’s First Law range that highlights the fixation and psychological harm people can have with their (what they believe to be) ideal bodyweight. The collection is named after the first of the Laws of Robotics set out by author Isaac Asi…
(TrendHunter.com) We live in a world where computers, internet, portable media players, and wireless handheld devices are a vital part of our life and identity. Our data is stored on remote networks, creating digital archives of entire generations of people. So What will happen to all of this information when we or a…
(TrendHunter.com) Finally, something to do with that old cell phone when it has outlived it’s original purpose!
Introducing – the TeMo (short for “Telerobotics over Mobile packet data services”), a robot made of Legos, a few microchips, some motors, and a cell phone. Software Engineer and self-professed “techie” Ja…
(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever experienced a hurricane? Do you know how to stay safe? Soon, you will be able to do both at Epcot’s Innoventions. Slated to open in late summer 2008, the highlight of the new exhibit, entitled “StormStruck: A Tale Of Two Houses”, will be the special effects simulating inclement weat…
(TrendHunter.com) Like it or not; cringe or choose to ignore the multiple ethical issues it raises in an already gun-happy world this Spice Gun loaded with salt, pepper, sugar or any other spice of your choice, makes the job of spicing up your food at the least, a conversation hot-spot. Designed by Chinese designer Z…
(TrendHunter.com) Fold up bikes are usually really dorky looking. Not the Cube concept bike called the Urban Street. Front lights are built in to brake levers and the front wheel hub will turn on lights when needed.
It is fantastic when unfolded and ready to ride and when it is folded, it’s small enough to carry to…
(TrendHunter.com) Volvo introduced a new system that can prevent your family from an accident. The City Safety system has a laser sensor which can spot vehicles in front that are too close or could cause a collision by stopping suddenly.
When the system works, the car will come to a halt by itself in order to avoid…
(TrendHunter.com) Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto one might say when opening the shoe box to find these folding shoes from EIN/Tritt shoe concepts.
Designer Catherine Meuter has shown how shoe manufacturing can turn flat shoe patterns with reinforcements into wearable footwear. It’s like the whole flatpack furniture craze…
(TrendHunter.com) Who cares about that whole High-Definition hoopla anymore when you can download a high-def movie into your gadget within a second?!
IBM is developing next-generation communications technology, Green Optical Link, that uses light instead of wires to send information. The technology uses photons of …
(TrendHunter.com) Just about everyone who’s seen the Microsoft Surface is captivated by its possibility, and eager to see more of what it does. I know I can’t wait to see it live.
This video shows a new game for the touch-screen table top called Firefly. It’s the first game developed specifically for the Surface an…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a solar laptop that would make Maxwell Smart a happy dude. It has solar powered rechargeable batteries, satellite link Global Positioning System, internet access and satellite phone. Anyplace on the earth you can be in contact with the Boss to get your next assignment to save the earth from t…
(TrendHunter.com) Taking a cue from mother nature, GROW is an innovative and aesthetically ingenious solar and wind power solution inspired by leaves; that utilizes the best of green technology and ecology.
GROW, which is developed by SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), uses a series of flexible sola…
(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a new kind of lab coat; the jacket is actually grown in vitro. The science is no longer just for breeding animals and people; it’s now been applied to animal products including leather jackets. This makes it possible to wear goods such as animal skins without ever having to harm a creature.
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(TrendHunter.com) Poised with the question of what a “drop of music” would look like in 3D, German designer Noa Lerner came up with the Music Drop concept. The tiny ear piece, shaped like a droplet of fluid, contains a piece of music of can only be listened to once; “one drop of music that contains one song that can …
(TrendHunter.com) This thing is straight out of MacGyver! The video gives you clear, step-by-step instructions to make a working metal detector in minutes. All you need are an AM radio, a calculator, and some tape. Thanks it! It seems to work fairly well. You probably won’t be doing any treasure hunting on the b…
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