http://www.trendhunter.com/Mike Mike's Latest Trends en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:57:03 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/Mike 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baseball-batting-robot (TrendHunter.com) Oh look! A robot that can bat a baseball. Now I don't have to worry about the players taking steroids! Unfortunatelt, the robot, which was built by Robocross.de, can only bat a baseball as far as the...]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:27:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baseball-batting-robot http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/persistance-of-vision-golf-clubs (TrendHunter.com) In the category of 'useless inventions that won't make you golf better', you'll find the persistance of vision golf clubs. Persistance of Vision technology basically means that images of light will stay...]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:48:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/persistance-of-vision-golf-clubs http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glowing-power-cable (TrendHunter.com) Glowing power cables? Awesome, I'm sold. However, the Power-Aware Cord is more than just a glowing cord. It measures your power usage and lets you visualize how much you are consuming! "The current...]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:39:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glowing-power-cable http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jupiters-little-red-spot-growing-stronger (TrendHunter.com) Here's a trend happening in outer space... Storms are brewing on Jupiter and Jupiter's little red spot has started to increase! WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The highest wind speeds in Jupiter's Little...]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:47:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jupiters-little-red-spot-growing-stronger http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bmw-hydrogen-combustion-7-series (TrendHunter.com) BMW has launched a 7 series hydrogen powered car! Featured in the LA Times: Automakers believe that hydrogen, the most plentiful element on the globe, could ultimately replace petroleum as the principal...]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:03:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bmw-hydrogen-combustion-7-series http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-gloves-control-google-earth-with-hand-gestures (TrendHunter.com) Do you want to learn how to create your own Google Earth interface? Atlas Gloves has created the step by step instructions to start you on your way. From Atlas Gloves: Making your own Atlas Gloves is...]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:08:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-gloves-control-google-earth-with-hand-gestures http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-iceberg (TrendHunter.com) Are there any others out there that think an inflatable iceberg would be a blast? I'm looking at the rock climbing wall and thinking of how much more fun it must be to fall into a pool. This looks sweet!...]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:15:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-iceberg http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-realistic-video-games-nba-2k7-preview (TrendHunter.com) The trend of increasing realism in video games is not a surprise. However, it is very cool to see how much progress has been made over the last few years. The above graphic comes from the preview of...]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:38:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-realistic-video-games-nba-2k7-preview http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swivel-phones-samsung-x830-in-orange (TrendHunter.com) At 74 grams, teh new Samsung x830 is already a light and sexy phone. Now, Samsung has announced that the x830 will be available in a number of different colors. The swivel phone has 82 mb of onboard...]]> Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:19:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swivel-phones-samsung-x830-in-orange http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volkner-rv-with-garage (TrendHunter.com) Volkner Mobile, a German RV maker, has found a way to put a garage into its latest RVs. The only catch is that the RV can only accomodate lower car styles, like the BMW Z4 or Mercedes-SLK. Oh Gizmo puts...]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:58:16 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volkner-rv-with-garage http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indias-cut-price-space-program (TrendHunter.com) If you think it's important to have a space agency, but your country doesn't have one, then it's important to just get it done. That was the mantra of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Founder of ISRO - India's national...]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:23:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indias-cut-price-space-program http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pluto-not-a-planet (TrendHunter.com) In the world of science and discovery, the news of the month is that Pluto no longer qualifies as a planet. So... scratch that one off your list of planets to visit.... "This week is a huge one for Astronomy...]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pluto-not-a-planet http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-lala-search-satifies-your-curiosity (TrendHunter.com) A few years ago, I wasted no less than two hours online trying to figure out the name and title of OutKast's Hey Ya. I certainly could have used the latest trend from the Korean celluar industry: LaLa....]]> Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:21:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-lala-search-satifies-your-curiosity http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instant-snow-through-chemistry (TrendHunter.com) Mail order snow? Yes! Sounds odd if you're from Canada, but if you live in the desert and want to make a snow ball, what are you going to do? Think Geek offers an answer with Instant Snow. 1 jar for...]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:37:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instant-snow-through-chemistry http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-art-mona-lisa-made-from-obsolete-motherboards (TrendHunter.com) We've seen a number of examples of recycled art and fashion, including Ecoist Handbags Made From Candy Wrappers and a Belt Made Of Recycled Materials. Now, Asustek, a Taiwanese electronics maker, has...]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:03:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-art-mona-lisa-made-from-obsolete-motherboards http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sundial-bridge-art-meets-architecture (TrendHunter.com) The new Sundial Bridge in Redding California spans the Sacramento river linking the the north and south campuses of the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The bridge was created by world renowned architect...]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:54:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sundial-bridge-art-meets-architecture http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsofts-zune-to-rival-apples-ipod (TrendHunter.com) Microsoft confirmed on Friday that it would enter the battle against the iPod. For several years, Microsoft has tried to compete with iPod through its partners. Now the giant will take on Apple head...]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:49:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsofts-zune-to-rival-apples-ipod http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/film-cameras-finally-dead-canon-and-nikon-halt-production (TrendHunter.com) It's official: film cameras are now a thing of the past. With Canon and Nikon out of the game, your aging film camera is now a piece of history. Maybe it will become a collector's item. To honour the...]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:59:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/film-cameras-finally-dead-canon-and-nikon-halt-production http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monk-e-business-rise-of-the-new-dot-com-entrepreneurs (TrendHunter.com) In Web 2.0, everybody is selling online. In this case, seven Wisconsin monks have established a several million dollar business selling office supplies online. The funds are then used for the monks'...]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:12:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monk-e-business-rise-of-the-new-dot-com-entrepreneurs http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sawstop-safety-for-the-weekend-warrior (TrendHunter.com) Tired of cutting off your fingers while working on those home projects? SawStop is the miracle that you have been waiting for. The SawStop is a table saw that cuts wood like any other, but as soon as...]]> Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:49:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sawstop-safety-for-the-weekend-warrior http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pandoras-squeezebox-delivers-audio-ambiance (TrendHunter.com) Thanks to the folks working diligently at the Music Genome Project, we can now create our own commercial-free music stations, and tailor them fit our tastes or mood. Simply download Pandora's streaming...]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:23:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pandoras-squeezebox-delivers-audio-ambiance http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geocaching-the-new-hide-and-seek (TrendHunter.com) Hide and seek is taken to a new level with the prevalence of low-cost consumer GPS devices. Geocaching is the name given to the art of hiding an object somewhere on the planet and providing only it's...]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:12:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geocaching-the-new-hide-and-seek http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/androids-dream-of-soccer-glory (TrendHunter.com) Want to watch some robots playing soccer? It's a big deal. Why watch the World Cup when you can watch the Robocup? All About Robocup: "RoboCup is an international joint project to promote AI, robotics,...]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:37:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/androids-dream-of-soccer-glory http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plush-yoda-backpack (TrendHunter.com) Nerd it up with a $39 plush Yoda backpack that screams, "I'm a nerd, but look at how damn cool I am." Yes, that's what such a back pack would scream. The backpack is a pretty clever design and we hope...]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:59:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plush-yoda-backpack http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-implant-in-hand (TrendHunter.com) If you've been wanting to implant a magnet in your body, then you'll be happy to know the good news that your dream has become a possibility. Imagine all the fun you'll have. "It's been described as...]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:12:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-implant-in-hand http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ricoh-makes-printer-out-of-plants (TrendHunter.com) Corn is the new oil if you're making plastic. That's right, Ricoh has led the charge to start building its printers using corn-based plastics. The innovation comes in response to skyrocketing oil prices....]]> Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:36:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ricoh-makes-printer-out-of-plants http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-largest-3d-display-made-of-8000-ping-pong-balls (TrendHunter.com) Electrical engineering students in Europe have created Matrixx, the world's largest 3D display using 8,000 ping pong balls filled with LEDs. The unit is capable of displaying games of 3d snake, 3d pong,...]]> Wed, 17 May 2006 13:44:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-largest-3d-display-made-of-8000-ping-pong-balls http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/100-million-pixel-virtual-reality-room (TrendHunter.com) At Iowa State University, they've created a virtual reality room that surrounds you with 100 million pixels. The $4 million room is 10 feet by 10 feet with a 96 GPU HP computer and 24 Sony Digial Projectors....]]> Sun, 14 May 2006 12:11:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/100-million-pixel-virtual-reality-room http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/top-10-strangest-robots (TrendHunter.com) At TecheBlog, they've compiled a list of the Top 10 Strangest Robots. The collection includes a robot chair that walks, fighting robots that inflict pain on their opponents, a female android robot, and...]]> Sun, 14 May 2006 11:01:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/top-10-strangest-robots http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/update-man-wants-refund-for-mig-21-fighter-jet-bought-on-ebay (TrendHunter.com) As an update to our story last week on the Beijing man who bought a MiG-21 fighter jet on ebay... he now wants a refund. Why? They can't ship to China. Surprise, surprise.... According to Reuters:...]]> Tue, 09 May 2006 23:56:00 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/update-man-wants-refund-for-mig-21-fighter-jet-bought-on-ebay