Disposable Watches – Adhesive Timeflex (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Timeflex is a disposable concept watch called which is adhesive with a transparent skin allowing you to stick it to your skin or clothes. It comes with a touch screen that is used to “order” the menu. The watch comes with a power supply, control buttons, a flexible transparent base, protective tape,…
Citroen Design Competition – Citroen Sledge Wins C-Design Contest (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) French auto makers Citroen ran the C-Design competition to see what designers could come up with using nothing but Citroen car parts and their logo in the design.
The winner was Ognyan Bozhilov who designed the Citroen sledge, the main image featured in the gallery. It uses car parts which include…
Robotic Bouncers – “Bum Bot” Shoos away Homeless (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) What does a small business owner do when he’s tired of his pub getting broken into? He builds a robot, of course. Atlanta pub owner Rufus Terrill is an upstanding citizen, he’s owned his successful business for four years and sits on the board of a nearby child care center. But he’s angry about crim…
Fire Fighter Robots – Forest-Clearing Transformer (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Jordan Guelde designed this fire fighter robot, an innovation which could help save the lives of many if it comes into production.
“This is an advanced robot designed to clear large areas of foliage from around a forest fire to help stop the flames from spreading” says Yanko Design.
Unfortunate…
Phone Photo Frames – Frame Tele (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The concept FRAME TELE from Tao Ma is both a picture frame and a phone that shows pictures of your family members or friends or your own picture continuously on the screen. When the phone rings, the frame can display a previously saved picture of whoever is calling or some pretty scenery instead. If…
World of the Future – NVArt: Art Space Competition (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The Complex at the Centre of the Universe won first place in a competition run by CGSociety (Society of Digital Artists) and NVIDIA. The NVArt: Art Space Competition challenged artists from around the world to come up with their own grandiose and awe-inspiring vision of the world.
“The entries are…
Elephant Toilet Cleaners – Urine for a Real Surprise
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) A herd of little blue elephants have been left on the loose in Japan. These little pachyderm robots with little yellow hats are also known as the Dasubee, or toilet scrubbing robots. The robots scrub and clean the urinals to keep everything sparkling clean.
However, do take heed of the warning as m…
Interactive Holograms – AirStrike (VIDEO)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Holograms are an increasingly hot innovation in technology and design. Now we bring you the next step, interactive holograms that you can control and communicate with using hand gestures!
Developed by LM3Labs, AirStrike opens the door to exciting applications in interactive advertising and novelty…
Keyboard Pants – Beauty and the Geek Jeans (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Designer Erik De Nijs stitched up this techno-geeky pair of jeans so that wherever he went, he wouldnt be far connecting to technology.
Built in to the knees are speakers for rocking while you run, and an integrated keyboard which when used would make people wonder why you were touching yourself so…
Firefighting Robots – OLE Insect Firefighter (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The OLE robot is a product of the industrial-design studio at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany. The OLE, which is autonomous and is guided by GPS, intelligent feelers, infrared and heat sensors, is equipped with tanks of water and powdered fire-extinguishing agents.
The armor of this …
Scented Earrings – Bloom (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) These vibrant earrings don’t just look like flowers, they’re packed with a beautiful fragrance too! In fact, you can customize how each Bloom smells!
The disposable Blooms are designed to act as scent pads to carry your favourite perfume. Whereas sweating and natural oil production make your fragra…
Collaborative E-Readers – Papyrus Concept (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) After bringing us the awesome LINC eco-friendly smart phone concept, the Greener Grass follows it with a versatile electronic reader design for collaborative environments.
Papyrus is an inexpensive, student oriented e-reader that is specially designed with collaboration in mind. The ultra-portable…
Glowing Walls 2 – OLED Wallpaper from GE
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen wallpaper that emits lights before, but it wasn’t as captivating as the OLED wallpaper by General Electric! This opens up a whole new level of modern design, and by the looks of it, these stick on lights wouldn’t be restricted to the walls, but could be applied to any flat surface, like a…
Solar Tables 2 – Lounge Table by Intelligent Forms Design (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) This stainless steel lounge table from Intelligent Forms Design combines tech with eco0friendly luxury and is a true conversation piece. It has built-in Bluetooth and allows you to hook up your MP3 player or recharge your laptop or cellphone while getting a sun tan.
With the tempered glass silicon…
Top 17 OLEDs – Organic Light Emitting Diodes (SUPER GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) If you don’t know what an OLED is by now, we’re here to help, because it’s time you informed yourself. It stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, and it’s one of the biggest up and coming technologies. You may also have heard it refered to as a Light Emitting Polymer (LEP) or Organic Electro-Lumine…
Touch-Screen OLED Keyboards – Optimus Tactus
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Most of us would have heard of the Optimus Maximus Keyboard which employed small OLED Screens on the keys which could be programmed to preform different functions. Optimus has already hit the drawing boards and is planning a release of a new version which makes use of a single large OLED screen and …
High-Tech Traffic Safety – Hanyoung Lee’s Virtual Wall (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) The Virtual Wall conceived by Hanyoung Lee is designed to heighten driver and pedestrian awareness and to encourage both to follow crosswalk rules. The virtual wall which is made of plasma laser beams, shows virtual pedestrians jaywalking and ignoring traffic rules of pedestrian safety.
I am not qu…
Super Exoskeletons – Now on Sale
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) We have seen plenty of exoskeletons being developed over the years designed to support humans and assist them with super strength, the only problem was that none of them were available for sale. Cyberdyne, Japan has now officially launched its Robotic exoskeleton called HAL to the market. The HAL ca…
Robot Nurses – uBOT-5
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) With baby boomers making the transition into the 65-and-older crowd, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a robot that can help in case of a medical emergency. What can this droid do – use a stethoscope, call for an ambulance, and facilitate a video call with a docto…