1.6-Inch HDTVs – Toshiba IK-HD1

(TrendHunter.com) Toshiba is getting ready to present the world’s smallest HDTV camera at the NAB(National Association of Broadcasters) Show later this month. Toshiba’s IK-HD1 3CCD HDTV Camera measures just 1.6-inches and weighs 2.3-ounces.

Paparazzi and celebrity stalkers (what’s the difference?) all over the world…

Global Peace Movements – Pangea Day (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Pangea Day is a global coming together movement where professional and amateur filmmakers submit their own short films. “Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – t…

Oversized Briefs – Calvin Klein Underwear Ad

(TrendHunter.com) Again the question is asked…Is bigger really better?
An enormous Calvin Klein underwear ad was unveiled on the side of the old Ritz Carlton hotel in Kong Kong. The multi-story ad can be seen from the harbour and features Blood Diamond actor Djimon Hounsou artfully posing in nothing but a pair of t…

Interactive Wishes – The Big Flake

(TrendHunter.com) According to The Big Flake, the site is “a collective visual peom created to show the links between all of us and our wishes.”
Click on the hypnotic falling snowflakes to view the wishes of others around the world, or post your own wish and a new snowflake is created. The shape of your snowflake is …

Viral Tech Ads – Sony: Store The Impossible (II) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Following their hugely successful “Store The Impossible” campaign for Sony MicroVault Tiny 2GB, Promoseven advertising agency, Dubai has come up with an equally creative campaign for Sony MicroVault Tiny 4GB that just won a Dubai Lynx 2008 Print Gold award on 2 April, 2008.

However, instead of havi…

Biker Buildings – JaThe NE Apartments for Motorcyclists Only (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese love their motorcycles, and property is at an ultr-apremium, so a huge percentage of the population lives in apartments.

The small-space restrictions considered, it only makes sense to have an apartment designed for motorcyclists only. The JaThe NE complex consists of eight apartment …

Morbid Light Fixtures – Enpieza’s Colgao Lamp

(TrendHunter.com) This morbid lamp was created by design studio Enpieza located in Spain. The Colgao (“hung” in Spanish) is hanging from the top horizontal rod of the lamp. The lamp looks very simple except for the tasteless, hanging anthropomorphic figure. Either the designers were fresh out of ideas or they are int…

Medicinal Marijuana Ads – The Tom Cruise Purple

(TrendHunter.com) A strain of marijuana in California has been baptized as the “Tom Cruise Purple” and is promoted with a label showing a picture of the actor laughing like a crazy person; Cruise and his reps are not exactly elated about this. The weed in question can be found in clubs where marijuana is used legal…

Customizable Hi-Tech Soccer Shoes – Adidas F50 TUNiT (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The F50 TUNiT is the new customizable hi-tech Adidas boot unveiled recently in the UAE.

The boot allows players to choose among the different looks the shoes has to offer.

“Choose the fit and comfort level by inserting your preferred chassis,” says launchwire.com.

“This hi-tech boot is the thi…

Scared Straight Ads – Horror Night on Discovery Channel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a French ad for the Discovery Channel that says, “Coming soon, Horror Night on Discovery Channel.”

This is pretty funny! I like the “shrunken head” effect as the three people cower and shrivel up inside their clothes.

Bird-Inspired Fashions – Number (N)ine SS08 by Honeyee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Honeyee just unveiled an amazing feature for the new Number (N)ine Spring/Summer 2008 collection with breath-taking “Bird” inspired photography and capturing movement.

3D Virtual Chat – Vivaty Brings Your Facebook Friends to Life

(TrendHunter.com) Brace yourself for another online addiction! Vivaty, a 3D virtual chat system, is a really fun way to enhance your social networking experience. Vivaty works with just about all popular social networking sites and lets you chat live, complete with a Second-Life style avatar! Imagine — your REAL Fac…

Communities that Blog to God – Dear God

(TrendHunter.com) Dear God is one of the most touching sites I’ve come across. Even if you’re not particularly religious or even spiritual, the site will speak to your heart. People go to this site to pour out their inner most feelings, pains, hopes and prayers. I couldn’t imagine anyone would not feel moved when the…

Surrogate Advertising Saving Vice Products

Surrogate Advertising from Mynews.in
We are all aware that today, most vices such as alcohol and tobacco need to find other ways to advertise their brand and some have been wise and have actually turned to surrogate advertising to keep their products afloat. Well at least in the case of Indian-run companies.

Surrogate advertising happens when the brand extension is seen as a guise for a product that is almost non-existent in commercial terms.

(Source) MyNews.in

So just when you think it is the end for these vices, a sudden light over the horizon looms for brands with similar ones associated with aggressive advertisers today. But the real question is up to when will this be.

Creative PLAYB0Y Billboard – PLAY, BOY!

(TrendHunter.com) Oh, how I love creative subtle advertising like this PLAYB0Y outdoors billboard in Germany.

The challenge was to create a billboard that makes men aware of PLAYB0Y in a subtle unusual way using the idea of “PLAY, BOY!” without using nudity.

The Philipp und Keuntje ad agency, Hamburg, Germany came …

Illusionads – Koleston Hair Colours Lips

(TrendHunter.com) Koleston’s ads always merit a second look; they’re so creative, and they’re also award-winning. At first glance, this photo looks like an image of a very full pair of cherry red lips. The ad is for Koleston Hair Colours, so it makes sense that when you take a closer look, the image is actually of so…

Extendads – Google Offers “Scroll for More” Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Google wants to leverage the real estate publishers have allocated to display their ads by giving readers more ads at their option. Have you noticed the little < > arrows? They will let you scroll to get more contextually appropriate ads to click on. With click through rates falling rapidly, Google…

Viagra Ice Cream – A Hard Treat To Beat

(TrendHunter.com) Alright, I’ve found out that this “trend” is nothing new but, I’ve never seen nor heard of it – Viagra Ice Cream. Is it Viagra-flavored or is it Viagra-infused or is it just blue? The ice cream in these pictures come from Japan and Hungary which are known for their unique flavors but, come on… a m…

$15,000 Barbie Bling – Barbie Rocks Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a bit of memorabilia for Barbie fans who are now all grown up, with bigger bank accounts, yet with a continued fascination with the epitome of girly pop culture icons.

This Barbie necklace costs a small fortune, with prices getting up to $15,000. I could see this doing well in the Asian mar…

Assvertising – 5 Billboards + Top 5 Assvertisements (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although boobs are probably the number one used body part in advertising, the ass does get its fair share of attention as well. It even has its own “assvertising” ad gimmick name.

Here we bring you five billboard ads utilizing the ass to sell various products, from jeans and clothes to gym membersh…