Real-Life Flintstone Car – HumanCar Imagine

(TrendHunter.com) There are no holes in the floorboards but, this baby gets its juice from human movement.

The HumanCar Imagine vehicle is a human-powered hybrid electric car. Riders make it go by rowing back and forth on paddles inside the car. This environmentally friendly machine is set to make its debut on Eart…

Gotta Pee? SMS The Door- New Public Toilets System in Finland

(TrendHunter.com) Need to use the restroom while you are on a long drive in Finland? You better have a mobile phone on you!

In order to fight back against vandalism, the Finnish Road Administration has started deploying this January a system which allows travellers to open the doors to roadside toilets only by send…

Walk To Create Electric Energy – Pioneer Shoe

(TrendHunter.com) Chen Feijun and Zhao Bin designed a shoe ,Pioneer, that converts the kinetic energy of walking into electrical energy, which powers a headlight at the front of the shoe. The red dot award: design concept 2007 winner is a smart fashion choice for any evening/ night activity.

Pioneer is based on the…

Potato Tent Pegs – Glastonbury Goes Green(er)

(TrendHunter.com) Campers at this years Glastonbury Festival will be forced to use pegs made out of potatoes. It comes after cows were injured by metal pegs that were left behind on the farm in previous years. The event organiser, Michael Eavis, has a skip full of metal tent pegs from last year alone. The potato pegs…

Space Saving Office Gadgets – Vertical Hanging Printer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Printers are traditionally big, ugly evils that invade and clutter your oh-so-precious desk and office space. The Hanging Printer provides a sexy, compact solution right at the reach of your fingertips by hanging vertically on the side of your desk.

The paper feed and print head, along with a sexy…

Cooling Eco Bag – Kühltasche Shopping Fridge (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’re all sick of eco-friendly plastic bag alternatives, but this one actually is something new. The Kühltasche Shopping Fridge is an innovative solution to lugging home those groceries that need to stay cold, like frozen pizzas, ice cream or fresh fish.

The hip grey and orange bags are built out…

Robot Furniture – The Walking Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) $15,000 for possibly the ugliest chair ever designed? Why so much? Because the chair walks. No need to ask your robot to rearrange the furniture, just ask your chair to take a hike. The makers went strictly low budget on the looks with the chrome legs and opaque seat, and put their money in the brai…

Self-Taken Pro Photos – Quikpod (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You’ve taken a photo of yourself — admit it! The extended arm, head pushed back as far as possible to snap an image of yourself; although you’re solo, you don’t want to forget the moment. Or maybe you just really look to see yourself in photos. The truth is, and this may hurt some people, you look …

Hairball Gadget Holder – Black Harry Accessory Stand (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Does this look like something out of the bottom of a shower drain? That’s probably where the inspiration for the Black Harry, a hairball shaped gadget holder, came from.

The black hairs clamp around your iPod, cell phone and other gizmos, so you’ll have to dig through the tangles to release them. …

Device Makes Diaper Changing Hip & Easy – “Ubi” Change Table

(TrendHunter.com) It took a Mom, who also happens to be a mechanical engineer, to invent an ingenious device that makes changing a diaper a breeze. The Ubi change table fits any floor surface and comes in a basic and a deluxe model. The basic model holds the diaper in place and the deluxe model has a built-in, spri…

Recycled Bomber Seat – MotoArt B-52 Stratofortress Ejector

(TrendHunter.com) Thanks to MotoArt, you can now be ejected from your own desk.

MotoArt recycles old aviation parts and reuses them to create furniture for your home or office. One of their latest innovations is the classic B-52 Stratofortress Ejector Seat.

If you know a bomber movie freak, this is the perfect ch…

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine – Aerogenerator

(TrendHunter.com) Some eco-engineers are thinking large. Britain’s aero-engineer, Theo Bird, sure is no small thinker. His Aerogenerator design is 475 feet tall (144m). It rotates on a vertical axis like some giant television antenna. It would be built offshore in some of the most ferocious seas on the globe. Using a…

Inflatable Mouse – Jelly Click (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Made from soft plastics and flexible circuitry with an attachable USB cable, the only other thing the Jelly Click mouse needs is a breath of fresh air. Simply breath into the open end of the mouse as if you were blowing up a beach ball, and voila! A mouse that can be inflated and deflated wherever a…

Gold Flake Champagne РGold-Cuv̩e With 23K Gold (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the Gold Flakes Vodka? Now there’s an even more luxurious, yet much more affordable alternative! Gold-Cuvée Sekt mit Blattgold is a Gold-Cuvée champagne with flakes of real 23 K gold.

Imagine the aesthetic appeal of a glass of glittering alcohol, the golden bits shimmering as they’re sw…

Spa Capsule – Bring The Luxury Of The Spa To Your Own Home (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In the high strung, fast-paced lives we seem to find ourselves in almost daily, it’s no wonder we’re willing to shell out big bucks for a single day of relaxation at the spa. Thanks to a new innovation, now you won’t ever need to leave your to get that experience again.

The Spa Capsule brings …

Public Seat That’s Always Dry – The Rolling Bench

(TrendHunter.com) Those beautiful spring days are just around the corner. The kind of day where a spring shower makes everything fresh, and you want to be outside. As much as you’ll enjoy strolls in the park, you don’t really want a wet bum from sitting on a bench.

If you find yourself in this situation, you’ll wis…

Brass Knuckle Cups (Part II) – Thabto MUG

(TrendHunter.com) Not a morning person? Would you rather avoid conversation with anyone while you try to enjoy your coffee? Well it looks like your alone time with just you and your brew is about to become a reality. Thabto’s MUG is a coffee mug that doubles as a pair of brass knuckles, except in this case, they ar…

US Navy Railgun (Update) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) About a year ago, the US Navy decided to create a once fictional weapon only found in video games. They did so successfully with the 8-Megajoule Railgun. In the video we see here, the Navy successfully fires a Railgun that is thought to be just over 10-Megajoules, which would fire at a speed of 5,60…

Japanese Hayfever Pods – Pollen Robots

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever had the misfortune of suffering from hayfever, you know those afflicted will no just about anything to avoid the frustratingly uncomfortable symptoms.

Pod-shaped Pollen Robot are being sent out by a Tokyo weather forecasting company to monitor the levels of allergen-causing particle…

Electronic Tees Recharge With Hugs – 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt

(TrendHunter.com) Are you a techie? Is your significant other into tech too? Then you need to score this clever pair of T-shirts and light up your love this Valentines.

If you are separated by a few feet, 2 1/2 hearts will light up. But when you get within hugging distance, the pixelated hearts on the 8-Bit Dynamic…