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Backpack Planes - The EXO-Wing (GALLERY)
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The glue stick butter applicator is just the right combination of functionality and silliness. I’m not sure that this idea is a commercial reality, but I can definitely see the potential.
One can't help but look at this picture and think, "Why not?" It may not be worth a thousand words, but def…[More]
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Consumed with his graduate school program and motivated by a loneliness I can totally identify with, New York University student Drew Burrows showcased INBED, an "infrared-sensitive" light projected virtual girlfriend, at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program Spring Show at Tisch School of th…[More]
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My father, a German living in Beijing, sent me a beautiful article from Bild.de, the online version of a popular German newspaper. It was a moving piece that was supplemented with touching photos like those in the gallery. It got me thinking how a natural disaster can leave over 42,000 individuals k…[More]
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No matter what your product, people want choice. Radius, a earphones manufacturer, realized the need to address this demand which is why they are offering their TruTune line of headphones in just about every colour of the rainbow -- the ten shades of the iPod Nano -- so there's one guaranteed to mat…[More]
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The EMC (easy mobile calling) phone by designer Matthias Pinkert is targeted at growing baby boomer demographic. As they age, designers are trying to come up with products and designs to keep them up to date with technology while still taking their age into consideration.
The EMC phone features fou…[More]
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When dealing with sexuality, most magazines do it stealthy… but not German Vogue. The only words on the cover of the June 2008 issue are “SEX by Mario Testino” written across an image of a nearly nude, masked Claudia Schiffer. The theme of the issue is clearly the timeless topic of sex, yet Vo…[More]
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Stanford University scientists have now developed and patented special bandages to prevent the stretching and raising of scars. They are made from special “memory” polymers which remember their shape once applied. Very strong adhesives or sewing and stapling during surgery have to be used to ke…[More]
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The next home dental hygiene tool to enter the consumer market could well be high pressure tooth spray. Sonic toothbrushes, while relatively effective, can’t reach tough spots. Water picks, well, just pick at things. The idea of adapting high pressure hoses used to clean houses and cars to cleanin…[More]
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Doug Selsam’s turbine ideas are not just blowing in the wind; they are transforming the wind into power-generating machines. At a cost of $250,000 to develop, the 25-rotor turbine ‘Sky Serpent’ is said to produce three kilowatts (3000 watts) of power. The Sky Serpent is still in the concept st…[More]
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Joshua Hoffine is an artist who finds inspiration in Hollywood icons like Stanley Kubrick. He directs the stars of his photos, usually family and friends, using elaborate sets and props, make-up and lighting to create creepy images that are terrifyingly beautiful. Hoffine evokes the fears that we al…[More]
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This has got to be the best looking iPhone stand yet, and somehow it makes your iPhone look like a minature iMac. The Just Mobile Xtand can hold your iPhone vertically or horizontally, and rotates a full 360 degrees offering the ultimate flexible viewing experience with adjustable viewing angles.
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I wonder if these things have Air Miles? Mega Veggies are grown from seeds that were fired into space, where for two weeks, they orbited the Earth. Once returned, the seeds are cultivated in hothouses and the final product is the HUGE specimens seen in these photos.
Mega Veggies are a product of th…[More]
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Summer means warm, sunny weather, outdoor barbeques....and pesky flies. Frred and Friends' clever version of a necessary summer tool also comes with the wittiest product description ever:
"DELETE: there’s no esc for flies! This handy flyswatter works on windows or Macs...just think of it as a bac…[More]
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The Pikasso, created by Linda Manzer, quite simply makes regular guitars look boring. With two sound holes, four necks, and 42 strings, you can just imagine the range of chords that could be produced!
This wooden beast is surprisingly light, at under 15 lbs. It is also surprisingly easy to handle,…[More]
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The tech blogosphere has been fascinated by this cleverly edited video by digital filmmaker Dennis Liu. Essentially it's a music video for the song Again and Again by The Bird and the Bee using all sorts of cool software, utilities and programs running on an Apple Mac Leopard operating system.
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Now you can hide your data with this stylish Hardbox enclosure that looks like a hard cover book. In addition to keeping your desk looking more “educated”, you can hide the data on your 3.5 inch hard drive from prying eyes. This disguise would blend in too well next to your Harry Potter books.
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Finnish company Provoke Design, one of Nokia's main design contractors, has created three concept phones that represent their vision of mobile phone design in 2012. The prototypes will be on display at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition in New York starting May 17th.
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We told you Honda's Asimo robot was scheduled to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of The Impossible Dream from Man of la Mancha. The successful performance took place yesterday, and we have the video to prove it.
Even though I feel a little uneasy about the idea of robots in…[More]
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A lot of photographers were worried that with the dawn of the internet and the ubiquity of digital cameras, that the true art of photography would be lost. Fortunately, the opposite has happened.
There are millions of websites dedicated to showcasing the beauty of photography, from classic black a…[More]
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The Trend Hunter community has been fascinated by what’s being referred to as “untooning.” The new graphic art form strips famous pop culture characters of their “cartoon” characteristics and transforms them into what artists imagine they would look in the flesh. This process gets to the …[More]
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To promote popular reality show Big Brother 2008 on Channel TEN in Australia, advertising agency Marketforce in Perth came up with a unique bluetooth SMS campaign that really caught people by surprise. The ads embodied the "Big Brother is watching" slogan, which is the essence of the show.
The camp…[More]
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If you travel across different timezones, you know how it feels to be jetlagged. You become sleepy, moody, can't concentrate and you have a hard time staying awake in the day, and can't fall sleep at night. The Re-Time Jetlag Glasses solve this problem.
The glasses will adjust your body's natural …[More]
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Don’t write your party off as a dud until you’ve consulted with the Party Timer! In case you consume too many beverages to notice, or you want to broadcast your success as a party host, the Party Timer can help you figure out what type of party your bash really is!
This geeky gadget takes par…[More]
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Skin treatments commonly used for the face to improve the appearance of aging skin are now being used to reduce the tell tale signs of aging in hands. Fortunes are spent on beautifying and making the face look younger but hands are often neglected so they can betray one’s age. Age spots, prominent…[More]
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A man probably couldn't get away featuring this ad, but I think as a woman, it's OK to share the humor of this PMS-mocking campaign.
The print campaign for Panadol Menstrual shows an image of a driveway with a small robot delivering the premenstrual syndrome medication. Behind the delivery robot a…[More]
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It is solar energy overload at Trend Hunter this week. Following yesterday's peel & stick solar panels, we bring you the venomous, cobra-inspired Solar Shades Canopies. Designed by Buro Nort , the idea was to harvest solar energy while providing cooling shade for kids at schools. This design hits tw…[More]
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I'm a little surprised this nifty little wireless device is not more commonly used, as the typical doorbell is not as easily accessible to most household pets. According to comforthouse.com, it is possible to use the Pet Chime both indoors and outdoors, so that the pets can inform their owners when…[More]
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Let’s face it: current food packaging, on one hand, is useful to keep food fresher, but is wasteful. Think of all the plastic and polystyrene containers that are just tossed away after you bring food home to cook and eat. There is enough going to landfills as it is.
Edible packaging in itself i…[More]
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Spot Cool Stuff found a line of clothing, aptly named Buzz Off, that contains Permethrin, a man-made version of a natural insect repellent, woven into the fibers.
Made by Ex Officio, the repellent properties work on mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and flies and lasts for about 70 washes. It also provide…[More]
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Butter Sticks - Grease Sticks for Toast
Virtual Girlfriends - INBED: Never Sleep Alone
Exposing Humanity Through Photos - Images of China’s Earthquake (GALLERY)
Rainbow Earbuds - Radius TruTunes in 10 Shades (GALLERY)
Cell Phones for Seniors 2 - Easy Mobile Calling (GALLERY)
Superheroes Stripped - Claudia Schiffer Covers German Vogue (GALLERY)
Anti-Scar Bandage - Memory Polymers Preserve Your Beauty
Oral Pressure Washers - Philips Spraying Toothbrush
Super Turbines - Sky Serpent (GALLERY)
Nightmare-Inspired Photograpy - "After Dark, My Sweet" by Joshua Hoffine (GALLERY)
iMac-Simulating iPhone Stands - Just Mobile Xtand (GALLERY)
Space Produce - Mega Veggies Could End World Hunger (GALLERY)
Geeky FlySwatters - Delete Button For Windows or Macs
Mutant Guitars- Pikasso
Sneaky Musical Promos - Apple Mac Music Video Ad (VIDEO)
Disguising Technology - Fake Book Hardbox Drive (GALLERY)
Phones of 2012 - Express, Share & Feel (GALLERY)
Maestro Robots In Action - Honda Asimo Conducts Symphony (UPDATE) (VIDEO)
Top 31 Innovations in Photographic Technique (SUPER GALLERY)
Animated Retooning - Turning People Into Humanized Cartoons (VIDEO)
Anonymous Texts at Bus Stops - Big Brother's Creepy Bluetooth Campaign (GALLERY)
Anti-Jetlag Glasses - Re-Set Your Body's Clock on the Fly (GALLERY)
Party Monitors – Judges How Rockin’ Your Party Is (GALLERY)
Anti-Aging Hand Treatments - So Your Hands Match Your Botoxed Face
Anti-PMS Robots - Panadol Menstrual Ads
Green Energy Producing Canopies - Cobra Solar Shades (GALLERY)
Doorbells for Dogs - Pet Chime
Non-Dissolving Edible Packaging - Compost or Eat Your Containers
Insect Repelling Clothes - Buzz Off
