Geoff Thiessen, Trend Hunter

Worlds First Submersible Car

Swiss Specialty Car maker, Rinspeed, will unveil the world's first "real" submersible car, the sQuba, at March's Geneva Motor show. The car, unlike other military submersible models, claims to be able to navigate effortlessly through the water like a fish as opposed to slowly driving over underwate… [More]

New iPhone Ads (VIDEO)

It's here!! The marketing you've all been waiting for. Apple's released their teaser ads for the iPhone. And it's going to blow you away because for the first time an Apple ad actually promotes features, not just a silhouette dancing around. Honestly, the phone's integrated features look very slick … [More]

Babymoons - Two Month Vacations for Expecting Couples

With the impending long days and sleepless nights on the horizon, travel companies are pushing Babymoons as a new holiday trend. Babymoons are a way for an expecting couple to get away in their last few… [More]

Reality Public Awareness - Conservation International's Great Turtle Race

Now non-profit organizations are joining the reality media space with Conservation International's "The Great Turtle Race". The organization, which aims to increase ecological conservation, will used custom… [More]

Transparent Purses - Great for Airport Security, Bad for Secrets

Everything's going transparent. Superstars like Hilary Duff have been spotted carrying transparent purses. The purses, which can help speed up airport security checks for the makeup toting female, also… [More]

Deposit Checks From Home

USAA Bank has become the first bank to allow customers to deposit old-fashioned checks (or cheques) from home. Simply go online, scan the check (front and the endorsed back) send the image to USAA and… [More]

User Targeted Ads Via RFID - Attention Shopper, This Ad is Just for You

RFID, Tokyo and Big Brother have combined to launch one of the first broader tests of RFID in Tokyo shopping areas. By using your cell phone or a specially designed reader Tokyo businesses can customize… [More]

Hairy Mail - Viral Ads Jump the Shark

Haven't you always wanted to send a message to a friend using someone's back hair? Well stop waiting and star doing! The people at thetruth.com an anti-tobacco awareness group have started this catchy… [More]

Oil Tankers Conserve Oil With Massive Sail

German based company SkySail is going back to basics offering giant sails for large industrial container ships and tankers. The sails allow the ships to conserve fuel. The main problem is deployment. The… [More]

Hollywood Film Released Online Two Weeks After Theatrical Release

Just two weeks after being released to theatres Morgan Freeman's new film will be available to watch online. Freeman will use clickstar.com to release the film online to complement a limited theatrical… [More]