 Ending The US Dependence on Foreign Oil - T Boone Pickens Has A PickensPlan::T Boone Pickens is an deliciously wealthy oilman from Texas who is ready to help end America's dependence on foreign oil. The PickensPlan involves building the world's largest wind farm in the area between… [MORE] |
 Racist Comic Books - Memin Pinguin::Memin Pinguin is an extremely controversial Mexican comic book. The global media is lashing out on the Spanish language illustrations which depict the stories of a Cuban-Mexican boy living under conditions… [MORE] |
 Ikea Rental Bikes - Brand Colors and Trailer Included::Ikea is going green in Denmark with a new program that loans bikes with trailers to customers to take home their purchases. The bikes are built in the classic Ikea design and sturdy enough to handle a… [MORE] |
 Electric Sportscars - L1X-75 GT from Mullen Motors::The all-electric, 120 mph L1X-75 GT from Mullen Motor Company and Hybrid Technologies Inc. costs $125,000. The L1X-75 GT offers 100 miles from 4-6 hours of charging, but at 120 mph, you can get a long… [MORE] |
 Gas Rebates Keep Consumers Spending - It's FREE Gas-mania::While drivers feel they are getting strangled by gas prices, the gas-rebate gimmick business is running wild. It's almost to the point that if you are spending money, you can ask for a gas rebate! Hotels… [MORE] |
 Social Network for Fake Investing - Updown.com::Last night I was whisked away to updown.com, a social network for virtual investing. If you have ever wanted to play the stock market but didn't want to spend money, then this is the place.
You get to… [MORE] |
 Hedonistic Eco Nightclubs (UPDATE) - Club4Climate::What the heck is an eco nightclub? Picture a business that rewards customers by waiving the cover charge for proving that they walked or rode their bike there. Picture an establishment that requires patrons… [MORE] |
 iPhone Rate Relief Petitions - 30,000 Canadians Sign::30,000 Canadians are miffed about the high cost of the iPhone up north, and have signed an online petition, an open letter to Steve Jobs. Rogers is the iPhone carrier in Canada and their iPhone plan, compared… [MORE] |
 Awesome Experiences for Auction - Sweemo::Sweemo hopes to do for experiences what eBay did for products. Their slogan? "Live more than one life."
The UK company, whose name stands for "sweet moments," allows people to bid on thrilling experiences… [MORE] |
 Meat Camouflages - The Magic Salad Plate::According to Australian meat pie maker Four‘N Twenty, the ladies like a man that eats salad for lunch. With this in mind, the company has invented what they call a, “miracle of modern science that… [MORE] |
 Breakfast in the Sky - Summerlicious Meals 35 Metres Above Toronto::If you're going to visit Toronto this summer, be sure to save at least one morning free to eat a croissant dangling 35 metres above the city's nexus at Yonge and Dundas Square.
When we first featured… [MORE] |
 Pelvic Beauty & Fitness Boot Camp - The Phit Spa::Having problems keeping your ladybits ship shape for Fleet Week? The Times says NYC has opened the first spa for strength training in the pelvic area. Phit is a name they made up, standing for Pelvic… [MORE] |
 Mega Branding Changes - Walmart Adds Asterisk to Logo::Wal-mart changed their logo and all the braggadocio that is going on about the simple logo change just cracks me up.
I know a lot of Trend Hunter readers work in the world of marketing/branding. That… [MORE] |
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 Pay-What-You-Want Restaurants - Zebrano Leaves Price Up To You::It worked in the music industry for Radiohead, but can the pay-what-you-want concept work in the food industry too? A innovative London restaurant is ready to make a bold move by offering a "pay what you… [MORE] |
 Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping - Zoomii On-Line Bookstore::Launched on June 16th Zoomii is the brainchild of Ontario based Chris Theissen. This innovative new shopping website makes perusing for books on-line a friendlier and lifelike experience than existing… [MORE] |
 Realtime Nightlife Hotspots - CitySense::There is a new GPS-enabled cellphone application for San Franciscans - a real-time map of nightlife hotspots. Users download the free application onto their Blackberry (iPhone support is coming soon) and… [MORE] |
 23 Starbucks Innovations - Sad: Stock Down 60%, 600 Stores to Close (SUPER GALLERY)::Shelling out $5 for a customized coffee may have seemed ridiculous to past generations, but for those addicted to their daily Starbucks, it makes total sense.
Still on the down low is Starbucks’ latest… [MORE] |
 Pre-Purchasing Gas for the Future - MyGallons.com Could Save You Big Bucks::A new site, MyGallons.com, allows Americans to pre-purchase their gas online to save money. With current gas prices constantly fluctuating, the service allows people to buy when prices are good, letting… [MORE] |
 Rent-Free Living Around The World - CareTaker.org::How would you like to live in an exotic location completely rent-free? Caretaker.org makes it possible by offering online listings of property caretaking and house sitting jobs around the world.
Thanks… [MORE] |
 Anti-Paparazzi Gadgets - The Image Fulgurator::Imagine a hip celeb exiting from the hottest nightclub, in the wee hours of the morning, on the arm of a gorgeous man... however, he's not the one she’s married to. The paparazzi swarm, flashes go off… [MORE] |
 Meta Investing Websites - StreetRead::If you’re an investor, you know staying on top of Wallstreet takes a lot of reading. Thanks to the internet, there are tons of sources for the latest finance stories; in fact, the choices can be overwhelming.… [MORE] |
 Clothing Rentals For Weight Loss - TransitionalSizes.com::For anyone out there with children, you know how quickly they can grow out of an outfit. The window of opportunity can be only a few months. The same is true of adults who have successfully lost weight.… [MORE] |
 Get Paid to Use Twitter - Linkbee Puts Ads in Your Tweets::It you tweet a lot and have a lot of followers, Linkbee.com is launching beta that will put adds along with a URL chopper.
It works just like TinyURL, but when you post any link, it will attach a banner… [MORE] |
 Musicless Coffee - Starbucks Kills The Music, Drops CD Sales::Starbucks wants to give you more than just a buzz when they introduced music sales. However, the buzz on CD sales was more like a irritating hum.
The NY Times reports that Starbucks was selling just… [MORE] |
 DIY Health Screening - EyeSite Vision Testing Kiosk by SoloHealth::SoloHealth plans to be “a world leader in self-service health screening.” The company has developed EyeSite, an innovative and award winning, kiosk style eye-health screening unit.
The company realized… [MORE] |
 Legally Downloading Movies Before They're On DVD - Sony Movie Distribution Model::Will Smith's new movie, Hancock, will be available for download before it hits iTunes or DVD. Since Sony owns the studio that made the movie, they decided that people who download movies would like to… [MORE] |
 Interactive Brainstorming Tables - The Kage Roi::Brainstorming is a crucial part of innovation, which is why we always get excited when we find new inventions to make the process even more productive. The Kage Roi is an interactive brainstorming table… [MORE] |
 Gadgets for the Perfect Goatee - GoateeSaver::It's a cross between a football mouthpiece and an "As Seen On TV" grooming product. It's called the GoateeSaver and it's the brainchild of Scott Bonge. Simple idea, really. You bite down on the mouthpiece,… [MORE] |
 Internet Co-Working Headquarters - Collaborating With Non-Coworkers::A number of co-working spaces are popping up to cater to the increasing loneliness experienced by people who work from home. These businesses can be likened to shared work spaces with cafe-like environments.… [MORE] |
 Restaurants For Dogs - Doggy Style Deli West::All breeds are welcome at the “Doggy Style Deli West,” a dining facility for the canine set, located in Edmonton, Alberta.
The restaurant serves dog favourites such as, “German Shepherd Pie, Cheesy… [MORE] |
 Top 5 List Generators - MakeFive::MakeFive is a social networking site that allows users to create top 5 lists of anything, share it with others, and meet like-minded individuals based on their interests. Based on these interactions, users… [MORE] |
 New Yahoo Email Domains - YMail and RocketMail::Yahoo knows you're frustrated with the unavailability of email user names which is why, as of tomorrow, they'll be offering Ymail and Rocketmail.
Ymail.com and Rocketmail.com give people have a fresh… [MORE] |
 5 Social Shopping Sites + ILikeTotallyLoveIt.com::While it's probably got the ditziest title I've seen for a site, the concept behind iliketotallyloveit.com is anything but silly. The social shopping site lets people categorize their favourite internet… [MORE] |
 Gas Price Maps - GasBuddy::A while back we mentioned MSN's gas widget, but now there's an entire website dedicated to scouting the cheapest fuel in your area. GasBuddy.com caters to all those drivers in North America (yes, Canada… [MORE] |
 NHL Player Fashion Branding - Ovechkin Designer Street Wear Collection::At only 22 years old, Alexander Ovechkin not only signed the highest NHL contract ever, but it turns out, he’s also into fashion.
The Washington Capitals player debuted a new streetwear line, designed… [MORE] |
 Matching Names to Photos - Facesaerch::Facesaerch is meant to be a business tool that allows people to match up a name on a business card with a photo of the person. This would be useful if you've just come back from a big networking event… [MORE] |
 Pedal-Powered Coffee Retailers - Bikecaffe::When innovating, it's wise to build off a product with hot demand, like coffee. Bikecaffe combined the love of freshly brewed joe with convenience and a hot societal trend: being eco-friendly. What resulted… [MORE] |
 World's First Internet Balloon Race - Orange Pay As You Go Campaign::You may have been noticing small floating orange coloured creatures at the bottom of websites you are visiting lately. The little raccoon on a string finally peaked my interest to unearth out what he was… [MORE] |
 Temporary Auto Art - Infectious Car Stickers::I've never quite understood bumper stickers. The idea of putting a $1 sticker (about where I vacation, no less) on the second largest purchase of my life, doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I may be able… [MORE] |
 Fake Websites 2 - Canadian Competition Bureau Mocks Up Anatomy of an Online Health Scam::The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched their Project False Hope initiative to educate online consumers and to combat cancer cure frauds. “The fight against cancer is hard enough, don’t let fraud… [MORE] |
 Reinterpreting Michelangelo - Are There Secret Codes in the Sistine Chapel?::There is a book out that claims Michelangelo hid all kinds of secret codes when he painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512. According to The Sistine Secrets: Unlocking the Codes in Michelangelo’s… [MORE] |
 Hi Tech Storage Unit - Robovault Uses No Humans::South Florida residents who need a place to safely park the Lamborghini, stash a fine wine collection, or valuable antiques now have a super secure, super high tech alternative to home security. RoboVault… [MORE] |
 Bumper Cars - Kawasaki-Powered and Street Legal::Have you always wanted to own your own bumper car? These new models are powered by a Kawasaki 750cc motorcycle engine, available for $50,000, and are street legal. It’s not the same thrill ride you enjoyed… [MORE] |
 Alien Matrimony - Space Weddings::Now, you can combine two once-in-a-lifetime events - getting married and going up into space. Space Wedding, a business partnership of Rocketplane Kistler Japan and wedding planner First Advantage, has… [MORE] |
 Killing Iconic Toys - Cherinacherine is the New Hello Kitty::I don’t know what’s in the mind of the brand people at Sanrio. After the huge success that Hello Kitty had worldwide, they have launched new characters to take its place.
The characters are called… [MORE] |
 Legion Produced Alcohol - French Legion Goes Into The Wine Business::When you think of French Legion, there is no clue that might connect this skilled army force to fine wine. But the military group took another approach and they may have done the right step.
The grapes… [MORE] |
 Mass Produced Fuel Cell Cars - Honda Announces Plans for the FCX Clarity::Honda Motor Co. President, Takeo Fukui, announced the release of the FCX Clarity hydrogen fueled car from the new-model center in Tochigi Prefecture, located northeast of Tokyo. `If we can bring costs… [MORE] |
 Gastronomical Gambling - Letting Your iPhone and Urban Spoon Decide Your Restaurant::Can’t decide where to dine? Why not gamble on your iPhone? With the help of Urban Spoon, you can let your mobile pick your food for you.
When you eat out a lot, picking a restaurant can be kind… [MORE] |
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