 Copying 1960s Product Design - Braun Products the Secrets to Apple Success::A very interesting look into the honest, functional, and trend changing design of Apple and where it’s design aesthetic comes from. While most people credit Apple’s Jonathon Ive with leading this revolution… [MORE] |
 "Personal Area Network" Clothes - Rodeo Jacket has 39 Pockets::This is my kind of travel jacket. Minimalist and sleek looking on the outside, but packs a powerful punch with 39 hidden pockets. Oh, did I mention that the Rodeo Jacket utilizes a patented Personal Area… [MORE] |
 Mobile Music Sharing - Simplify Media for the iPhone::With Simplify Media's free app, iPhone users are no longer restricted to listening to just the songs they've synced from their computers. Anyone who's ever owned an MP3 player is accustomed to being able… [MORE] |
 Phones Made of Corn - Samsung E200 Eco::Following our story on the Hoshino USB drive, made of fermented corn, we bring you a new green phone from Samsung that follows a similar formula.
Samsung has used bioplastics (materials extracted from… [MORE] |
 Gadget Destruction Art - iPhone 3G Disassembly::The life cycle of gadgets, namely phones, can be very short. Merely a couple of months after people were camping and lining up in the hope of getting their hands on an iPhone 3G, we bring you a gallery… [MORE] |
 Gadget Waterproofing - 'Golden Shellback Coating' Waterproofs Cellphones, iPods & Laptops::Golden Shellback Splashproof coatings mean that you no longer need to worry about your precious gadgets getting ruined by water damage. The coating gives the devices a water repellent barrier, which means… [MORE] |
 Contortionist Dancers For Dual Mode Cell Phones - Motorola MotoRokr E8 Ad::This ad for the new Motorola MotoRokr E8 has good potential for going viral. I've never seen any human creature move like the man in the video.
It's amazing, and a good idea for demonstrating the dual… [MORE] |
 $1000 iPhone Apps - Apple Pulls "I am Rich" Ruby::Blink and you've probably missed the "I am rich" iPhone app. Apple pulled the $999.99 app from its store after only one day.
The app just displayed a glowing ruby with the words "I am rich". It really… [MORE] |
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 Rewards For Breaking The Law - Free Bluetooth Headsets From Headsets.com::Headsets.com is giving away free Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth headsets to people who are arrested for talking on a cellphone (without a headset) while driving.
The authors at OhGizmo say that… [MORE] |
 52 Hot Touch-Screen Innovations - From Cell Phones to Coffee Tables (SUPER GALLERY)::Since the debut of the iPod Touch, touch-screen surfaces have increasingly become integral features of many mainstream consumer technologies. The iPhone further fueled this obsession, and spurred a huge… [MORE] |
 Touch Sensitive Wooden Phones - The Maple Phone::The "Maple Phone", designed by Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee, is a compact wooden phone made of African Blackwood. The phone appears to be a simple block of wood until touched, at which point its touch-sensitive… [MORE] |
 Apple Control at Your Fingertips - iRing (UPDATE)::Designer Victor Soto has updated his iRing concept so that it can now control the playback functions of your iPod or iPhone using wifi. The updated iRing uses bluetooth and is USB powered.
Unquestionably,… [MORE] |
 QR Code Art - ‘Space Invader’ Makes Street Art With Digital Codes::This QR code art was created by French street artist Invader, who is best known for “invading” cities and posting up his space invaders made with mosaic tiles in urban landscapes, is taking the concept… [MORE] |
 Miley Cyrus Photo Leaks Continue - Scandalous New Cell Phone Pics::Miley Cyrus is one of those young celebrities I often feel bad for, however, she's beginning to lose my sympathy. New photos have been leaked of the young teen, this coming just after her MySpace pictures… [MORE] |
 Fashionable USB Cables - Lisco Doubles as Bracelet::USB cables come in very handy to charge our mobiles, music players and access pictures on our cameras, however it's not very convenient or fashionable to carry such cables around. Enter Lisco, a USB cable… [MORE] |
 iPhone Chocolates - Clever Candy Bar Covers as Diguises::I think iPhone covers are a bit unfashionable, OK very tacky. I take particular offense to the transparent ones.
However, I was worshiping the Gods of kitsch when I found this. It's a tongue in cheek… [MORE] |
 Most Popular Smartphones - Palm Centro Sales Hit 2 Million::With all the hype about the iPhone, it is easy to forget there are other great smartphones out there, like the Palm Centro, which are more suitable for the majority of people.
Let's face it, how many… [MORE] |
 Chic Solar Bags - Noon Solar Collection::Solar bags are a great way to juice up your gadgets in a free and environment friendly way. Trend Hunter has previously featured a few bag designs with embedded solar panels, but I have to admit that they… [MORE] |
 Artistic iPod Covers - 10 iPod Styles by 'People Like Us'::Even though Apple’s iPods are beautifully designed, it’s hard not to want to stand out and be unique with the ubiquity of these players. Also, if you are clumsy like me, you would want something to… [MORE] |
 Ringtones For Dogs - Oh Wait, People Don't Speak 'Dog'::Similar to the dog doorbell, this phone ringtone is made specifically for dogs. Does that mean you can call your dog? If so, it pains me to post an article like this because I think it would only work… [MORE] |
 Portable Power - Duracell Chargers for Blackberrys, IPods & PSP::Duracell has a couple of portable chargers available that will give users just 'that little bit extra' in terms of gadget time. The device helps out in those times of need when you can't find a power… [MORE] |
 Sexy Mobile Phone Ads - LG Bikini Campaign::LG has the perfect excuse for featuring bikini-clad models in the ad campaign for their KF600 phone. See, LG has (ingeniously) named the phone model, the Bikini.
The LG Bikini is actually a revamped… [MORE] |
 Finnish Competition for the iPhone - Nokia 71e::iPhone killers are promised everyday, but the Nokia E71 looks like it has a real shot.
The Finnish phone looks great, and has all the features that make the iPhone so appealing. It has a very slim profile,… [MORE] |
 Crash Landing Videos - Quantas 747 Jet Lands Despite Giant Hole::A Quantas 747 jet made an emergency landing after a giant hole ripped open on the side of the plane. Perhaps this sort of thing happens all the time, but what made this experience so trend worthy was… [MORE] |
 Create Your Own TV Commercials - Virgin Wants to know 'What Happens Next?'::Australians have probably seen Virgin Mobile's "All you can eat" campaign in online, TV and print ads, plastered everywhere lately. Virgin has come up with a competition to coincide with their campaign,… [MORE] |
 Gadget Inspired Coffins - Apple iPhone & Microsoft Caskets::If you really can't live without your iPhone, you might as well be buried in one. Well, not a real one, but a coffin that resembles an iPhone.
Not an Apple fan? Maybe a heart-attack after Microsoft's… [MORE] |
 Dial Phone Inspired Cell Phones - Complicated Cryptex Mobile::As time goes by, cell phone manufacturers are making their products smaller and easier to use, with extra features and interactive functionality. Well, designer Marc Schömann doesn’t follow that trend… [MORE] |
 Interactive Virtual Beer - The iPint for iPhones::Carling has created an interactive, virtual iPhone application to promote their own beer brand. By downloading a special program for the iPhone via iTunes, one can create a virtual version of a delicious… [MORE] |
 Retro Wooden Mobile Phone - Russian Craftsman 'Brings it Back'::For all those who love stainless steel and black devices, there are people who hanker for the organic feel of wood. Hence, we have wooden mobile phones.
The Russian craftsman who made this wooden cell… [MORE] |
 Interactive Dark Knight Promotions - Fight for Gotham City Ad Campaign::Verizon wireless and Nokia have created an interactive web site to promote The Dark Knight movie and its merchandise. However, the coolest thing about this promotional site is that you can play a virtual… [MORE] |
 Copycat Commercials - Orange ‘Snowballs’ Ad Inspired by Sony’s ‘Foam City::Mobile company Orange is trying to emulate Sony’s viral ‘Foam City’ success with this new ’Snowballs‘ ad.
The video advertisement uses thousands of balloons to simulate snow balls falling in Bratislava… [MORE] |
 Eiffel Tower Luxury Phones - The MobiFrance FL Stunner::This French luxury phone from MobiFrance left me speechless. That's not necessarily a good thing for a phone, but how can you look at this concept mobile and not wish it were real?
The cell phone commemorates… [MORE] |
 Jokerize Yourself - Free Dark Knight iPhone App::The Dark Knight gets released this weekend, and to generate even more buzz, Warner Brothers is combining the buzz of the iPhone 3G and the hype of The Dark Knight with an addictive free application that… [MORE] |
 Rewarding People to Break the Law - Jawbone Offers $20 for Hands Free Law Violations::In a genius marketing effort, Bluetooth headset makers, Jawbone is capitalizing on the recent hands-free law by offering a $20 discount on their new Jawbone model to anyone who has gotten such a traffic… [MORE] |
 Working iPhone Gun Bluetooth Set - iGiveUp::iGiveUp is a fully functional Bluetooth set for the iPhone. You pull the trigger to receive calls, point iGiveUp to your head to listen/talk and pull the trigger to end the call. While using iGiveUp, you… [MORE] |
 Blackberry Rival? - Palm Treo 800w Smart Phone::Spring just announced the launch of the new Palm Treo 800w Smart Phone which includes Wifi and GPS. The new Palm Treo 800w is NOT an iPhone 3G competitor they say because the device is geared directly… [MORE] |
 Disposable Cell Phones - Bic in Partnership with Orange::Bic, the company known for making disposable lighters, is now in partnership with European cellular operator Orange. Together they just launched a 'disposable' mobile that has been loaded with a SIM card… [MORE] |
 Phones That Repel Mosquitoes::A South Korean telecommunication company is offering its customers an innovative solution to rebel mosquitoes: using their mobile phones.
For about $2.50, the company will allow you to play a sound wave… [MORE] |
 SMS Controlled UFOs - Untitled (UFO) with 3,000 LEDs::What a way to celebrate the 4th of July! New York artist Peter Coffin collaborated with London-based Cinimod Studio, on this awesome, 7-meter UFO-ish piece of art that is remotely controlled via SMS.… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Phone Hacking - Miley Cyrus's Private Pics::In another celebrity hack, new private Miley Cyrus photos have been released after her phone was tapped into. This comes hot on the heels of last month's Myspace hacking into Lindsay Lohan's and Paris… [MORE] |
 3G iPhone Failure to Launch - Retrospective of Jobs' Epic Fail::Apple has failed its minions. The iPhone has a failure to be activated in many, many instances. Uber-blogger Robert Scoble stormed out of the Apple store without a phone, and the many customers who were… [MORE] |
 Throwable Shuttlecock Cameras - Flee Takes Pics When Thrown::Flee is a design concept by Hakan Bogazpinar from Turkey that enables dynamic outdoor photography. The design consists of a digital camera and a bluetooth receiver for mobile phones.
When you throw it… [MORE] |
 iPhone 3G Abuse Tests - iJustine Tries Dropvertising::Who would have thought that a pretty blonde like iJustine would give the iPhone so much abuse? However, her iPhone abuse is turning out to be a perfect marketing angle. If any phone could survive abuse… [MORE] |
 Successful iPhone 3G Protests - Rogers Lowers Prices in Canada::The iPhone 3G is showing Canada some love with lower data plans prices. Persistent Canadian consumers have convinced Rogers, the iPhone's official and only carrier in Canada, to bring their ridiculously… [MORE] |
 iPhone Contact Management Innovation - Friend Book::This new application called “Friend Book,” available tomorrow, lets you exchange business cards and address cards from one iPhone to another. To “pair” the two devices, you simply hold them together… [MORE] |
 iPhone 3G Voice Dialing & Control - iSpeak::An obvious functionality omission in Apple’s 3G iPhone is voice dialing. Fonix fills this gap with iSpeak, a voice activation application for the iPhone 3G. Thanks to the iPhone’s developer’s SDK,… [MORE] |
 3G iPhone Unboxing - Unofficially Official::Here it is, the most important posting on Trend Hunter (today) The iPhone unboxing. A man from Portugal got a 8GB iPhone, 3G, in advance of the 7/11 official launch. He said he didn't pay anything, but… [MORE] |
 Sleek iPhone Killers - Ultra Fashionable 'Black Tab'::With the imminent release of the iPhone 3G, we are seeing a flurry of new designs laying their claim as the next iPhone killer. However, what I like about this beautiful Black Tab phone by Jaren Goh is… [MORE] |
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