Girlfriend Simulators – Accessories For Lonely Men (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When she’s there, she does little things that irritate the heck out of you, like hogging the blankets on cold nights. But when she’s gone, you miss her horribly, quirks and all.

If you can relate, you’ll appreciate the Accessories for Lonely Men by Noam Toran, which will solve all that. They inclu…

High-Tech Savings & Donation – Credit Card Pig Bank (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Credit Card Pig Bank concept is a logical evolution of the ole’ saving piggy bank or donation box. It allows you to swipe your credit card into the adorable pig and voilà, a pre-determined amount of money is transfered from your bank account into the saving/ donation account.

Every time you s…

Resealable AdverCan Has Hidden MSG – Mini Billboards in a Pop (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a neat advertising gimmick; a marketing company has launched new cans that contain hidden messages.

The resealable aluminum containers by Advercan look like totally normal soft drink cans… until the tab is popped to reveal the high-res graphic or message.

They were created by soft drink …

‘Gravity Lamp’ Lasts 200 Years, No Plug-in – The Gravia

(TrendHunter.com) Let’s start with the punch line. This lamp will last for 200 years if used 8 hours a day, 365 days a year. Oh, and it gets its power from gravity, so no extrenal power resources are needed. Does it get any greener than this? The Gravia, gravity lamp, by a Virginia Tech student won second place in th…

Future of Gaming – World’s First Multi-Touch Games Platform (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Welcome to the future of gaming! This video made me as giddy as a little girl. Gizmodo published an exclusive interview on 08, Feb, 2008 with the ridiculously gifted Andrew Fentem—who went from working on classified missile systems to developing multi-touch human interfaces, kinetic surfaces and m…

Paint with LED Light – Philips Imagination Light Canvas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) They should have this up in all waiting rooms in hospitals and offices. Philips Electronics introduced their Imagination Light Canvas— an interactive light wall that uses touch screen and Philips technologies to animate 1,420 LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights, at the new Mercy Medical Center in Ro…

Self-Inflating Tires – Coda Lets You Keep on Driving (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Flat tires suck. We all know that. Even for those who are apt at changing their wheels themselves, it’s never convenient to have to stop and get out. For those of us who aren’t so auto savvy, it’s a really miserable experience.

I think everyone who drives will appreciate Coda Development’s new sel…

Personal Transport Next Advance In Public Transportation – ULTRa Future Train (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Like something straight out of the Jetsons, except the cars don’t fly, the new ULTRa is poised to be the latest advance in public transport systems. ULTRa, which stands for Urban Light TRansport, was developed by Advanced Transport Systems (ATS), Ltd., in association with the University of Bristol…

New Material Could Provide Alternative Heart Disease Treatment – Heart Assist Webbing

(TrendHunter.com) Not only does a heart transplant for people with weak, failing hearts involve the obvious risk of the transplant itself, it almost always involves taking anti-rejection drugs for life. Other alternatives include heart assist devices or even “artificial hearts”, many of which come into direct contact…

Magnetic Field Powers 1,301 Fluorescent Lights – Flickering FIELD by Richard Box (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re into nerdy art forms, you’ll surely appreciate this art installation.

In his project, Richard Box combined nature with science as he laid 1,301 fluorescent bulbs on a 3,600 square metre field, with nothing above it but power lines.

The lights, which look like a freshly harvested wheat …

Electronic Edutainment System – Touch Table EES (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) ToyQuest’s Touch Table EES is the perfect TV set for your kids. The “table” is actually a swiveling TV with touch capabilities and edutainment software. Games include bowling and trivia, kids can draw on the screen or organize photographs, and there’s even a video encyclopedia and Google Earth-style…

Outdoors Holographic Streaming – Transforming Studio Streamer Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Studio Streamer concept brings holographic video streaming to the street. It is a conceptual 60m2 studio that can transform itself to a hi-tech scene, for streaming videos in holographic form. It features a small 30m2 living module, a bathroom and kitchen, holographic projector, live video strea…

Tech Fashion – NuMetrix Bra Measures Vital Signs

(TrendHunter.com) Are your workouts doing what they should to keep your heart rate in the target zone? How about a bra full of wires to check you out on a constant basis? The NuMetrex sports bra will read all your important measurements and send them to a readout for real time monitoring. It is washable and sells for…

Magnetized Liquid PC Adapts to Special Needs – Siafu Morphs Surface (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Siafu will make it possible for people with vision loss or severe impairment to interact by touch.

The key to this innovation is the awesome concept material, magneclay, or magnetized liquid. It’s “an oil based synthetic agent that possesses limitless morphing capabilities,” according to Yanko Des…

Novel Communication – Gesture-Controlled Robot (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Currently, robots are controlled using a joystick or other traditional input device. However, a novel system developed by Tokyo University engineer Tsuyoshi Horo, allows operators to issue commands to robots using simple hand and body gestures. And it is not limited for controling robots; Horo has …

Ultra Thin Flexible Scale – Paper Scale

(TrendHunter.com) Duck Image Studio has created an ultra thin flexible scale which features a pressure sensing sheet that relays information to an e-paper display. It is waterproof, easy to clean, and can be rolled up for storage. This technology opens up possibilities for numerous designs. Now, imagine a little rug …

RoboChef – Japanese Robot Chef Makes Octopus Balls (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Science fiction fans have been forever awaiting tasty treats prepared by tireless automatons. Finally, the technology is here. A robot chef, created by Toyo Riki of Japan, cooked octopus balls autonomously at the Osaka Museum of creative industries.

E-Paper Sheet Music – EMS

(TrendHunter.com) I’m sure that if you’re a musician carrying around stacks of sheet music, it defiantly doesn’t help with getting the ladies. Well fret no more because EMS (E-paper Music Score) has just given you that little oomph of technological goodness to score it big with the ladies.

EMS is a device that …

Medicine for the Earth – Earthine Pills (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The power of awareness is truly immense, and is ultimately what we rely on to save the environmental devastation of the earth. Breeding global consciousness is precisely the concept behind the Earthine pills.

Packaged just like medical pills for people, “the medicine for your earth” acts to treat t…

Air Car Coming to U.S. – Zero Pollution Air Car (Update) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The air car is coming to the U.S. Zero Pollution Motors said that it will make the first air-powered car for the U.S. by late next year! Air! As in FREE (or 25 cents at the petrol station.) APM has the rights to build several modular plants that can grind out 10,000 cars a year. If the deal needs to…