Shake & Wake to Music Alarm – The Minute Glass (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At first glance, I thought this alarm clock looked fantastic, with a funky, green floral graphic on a clear cylinder encasing what looks like an hourglass. Upon reading about it, I’m astounded that it is also environmentally friendly and promises to get the user out of bed with a good groove.

The …

Virtual Surfing in Hotels – Sheraton Waikiki Sunami Surf Simulator (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dude, how good does a surf vacation sound? I hate to break it to ya, but even making the trip to Hawaii can’t ensure perfect weather to hit the waves.

Ideal conditions for surfing are always present though with the surf simulator at the Sheraton hotel. The game lets hotel guests ride virtual waves…

Steampunked Gadgets – Mouse Looks Like Furnace (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Unklain is a steampunker maniac. He made this computer mouse that is designed to look like a furnace. The pipes that form the cage to support your hand are linked to fake coal and an orange LED to look like hot coals. To take something so indispensible and techy and make it look old and mechanical i…

Transforming Self-Cleaning Phone – Nokia Morph Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Super cool! The cutting-edge Nokia Morph concept phone uses nanotechnology based flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces to produce a mobile device that is “… stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shap…

Knitted Electromagnetic Shields – Appliance Shields Help EM Sensitive Individuals

(TrendHunter.com) Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art has developed this novel idea to help those who believe they are sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Mr. Papadopoulou is making shields that fit over and around electric appliances from yarn that contains copper fibers. The copper fibers theoretically ac…

Your Are The SwipeCard – NTT RedTacton

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese Telecom company Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) is launching a commercial room-entry system that frees users from ID cards or keys by utilizing a technology that turns the surface of the human body itself into a means of data transmission. Anyone carrying a special card can unloc…

Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs – Nanoparticles Bind With Pathogens

(TrendHunter.com) As people become more aware of their food sources, they increasingly demand “organic”, “natural”, “hormone-free”, and “drug-free” food products. In addition to market demand, it is also desirable to eliminate or limit the use of antibiotics because harmful organisms tend to become a…

LED Prayer Rug Glows When Facing Mecca – Sajjdah 1426

(TrendHunter.com) Not only does this high-tech prayer rug look super funky with its glowing design, but its LED lights actually offer functional properties.

Embedded inside the Turkish tapestry is a compass that enables the rug to detect when it is being pointed toward Mecca. The closer it is to facing the sacred s…

Super Camera Has 19 Lenses – Adobe Light-Field Lens (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Adobe, the company we can thank for industry topping computer graphic and photo programs like PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign has branched into world of real products with the launch of a super camera lens.

If you’ve ever seen a fly’s eye up close, then you’ll have a pretty good visual of what…

Wiperless Windshield – Hidra Concept Car

(TrendHunter.com) I personally hate windshield wipers, so I am glad to report that, thanks to nanotechnology advances, Italian car designer Leonardo Fioravanti has developed a prototype concept car, Hidra, with a self-cleaning windshield that doesn’t need wipers. It can brush away water and dirt by itself. He claim…

Camera Detects People Inside Cars – Carpool People Counter

(TrendHunter.com) Traffic officers now have a new technology that will guarantee proper use of car-sharing lane privileges. A new camera, developed at Loughborough University, can see how many people are in a car by detecting water and blood content. Drivers often trick police and cameras with dummies or large dogs t…

Gun Frying Pans – Over Easy Uzi

(TrendHunter.com) It seems everywhere you look you’ll see guns these days, fashion, food, IRL. Why not take the hottest accessory and eat it too? The gun egg fryer lets you do exactly that. Simply crack your eggs into this gun-shaped frying pan, season, and you’ll be able to satisfy your tummy and your craving to…

Instruments of the Future – Pianos for the Millenium

(TrendHunter.com) I have been playing the piano for quite some time now. One of the main reasons I began to play was because I saw the piano as a beautiful instrument. Not just from its outer appearance, but because the piano was a complex set of different variations combining together to form this contraption that c…

Scientific Measure of Laughter – Japanese Laughometer Measures in aH

(TrendHunter.com) You’ve heard laughter is good for soul, it’s the best medicine, and you’ve also heard it’s been proven to kill diseases, even able to fight off serious illnesses like cancer. A few Japanese researchers wanted to find a way to measure the strength of a laugh, so they invented a machine that does just…

Virtual Fence for Kids – Kiddo Kidkeeper

(TrendHunter.com) Surely you’ve heard of virtual fences for pets. Now they have them for kids, and they work just about the same way.

Smart Target created the easy-to-use child proximity alarm locater which allows parents to keep tabs on their kids at all times. By setting up a boundary area with the Kiddo Kidkeepe…

Robot Barista – Justine Makes Coffee

(TrendHunter.com) Too lazy to get up and make that cup of joe? Apparently some Italians were so fed up with the brewing process, they set their sites on creating a barista robot that does it for them.

At first glance, Justine looks like a compilation of Red Bull cans, but the coffee making robot by the DEXMART proj…

New Airline Security Mechanisms – Tunnel of Truth

(TrendHunter.com) Although I am extremely sick of the obessesive airport security measures, I actually think this is a swell idea. Maybe the name ‘Tunnel of Truth’ makes it sound cool and geeky. The Transportation Security Administration is exploring a way to take advantage of people waiting in long airport lines by …

Magical Glass Concept – Tablet Tells You About What You See (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I instantly fell in love with this concept. Imagine having a magical glass with you that you can use to obtain information about anything you see.

The thin ultra-connected tablet device by Japanese Mac Funamizu doesn’t have a name yet, but it really is like a magical glass, a window to the world. …

Computer Security By Color Scheme – Cheng-Li Hung’s Rubik’s Cube

(TrendHunter.com) So instead of memorizing numbers and letters, I will have to memorize color sequences? Say what? That’s what designer Cheng-Li Hung has in mind when he designed the Rubik’s cube as a security devise.

The color combinations are immense and you can even customize the little windows on the cubes with…

Eco Friendly Lighting Imitates Nature – Ravi Solar Flower Power

(TrendHunter.com) Looking a lot like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors, this is the Ravi solar charger. The solar arrays are like a plant, they absorb sunlight during the day and store it at night. It doesn’t grow or anything. Once charged the petals glow – kewl. You could remove the batteries and power some smal…