Alex Covert and His Top 20 Trends

Alex Covert is a self-made technologist. He is interested in human-computer interfaces, techno gadgets, the peculiar, environmental concepts, internet phenomonons, the visually stunning, off-the-wall travel, clever marketing ideas, luxury toys, and boat drinks. This list is not all inclusive, however, and really, only begins to define this modern day explorer.

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Alex Cove’s 20 Most Popular Trends

1. Celebrity Swimwear - Jessica Simpson’s Swimsuit Line (VIDEO)

Jessica Simpson released her swimwear at Miami’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Miami showing that she’s more than just a pretty face. Her runway show, entitled Cabaña Grande, featured bikinis and one-piece bathing suits. Jessica even sported a few herself. Check out the video. [More]

2. Car Door That Slides Down (VIDEO)

This 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII has doors that roll down and under the car itself! You really have to see it in action to get the whole effect. It was recently for sale on ebay with an ending bid of $25,300 (reserve not met). [More]

3. The Magic Wheel (VIDEO)

What do you get when you combine a bicycle tire, a caster wheel, and some plastic? The Magic Wheel, of course. This Swiss-designed scooter weighs in at just under 14 pounds. How do you ride it? Like any other scooter, you stand on it with one leg and push off with your other. Check out the video to … [More]

4. USB Flash Drive Wristbands

These high tech wristbands look like the popular wristbands that are sold to benefit charities. Pop them apart, however, and you’ll find a flash drive (digital storage device) that can be used in your computer’s USB port. They come in eight colors and six drive capacities. Want them customized? You … [More]

5. Amphibian 4x4s - The Humdinga Truck Boat (VIDEO)

Gibbs, a UK-based company, is responsible for this bad ass, amphibious vehicle. It resembles a humvee but, differentiates itself quickly by going 100 mph on land and then, with the push of a button, planing across the waves at 40 mph. I bet licensing and permiting is a nightmare. [More]

6. Laptop With Dual 19-inch Flat Panels - The NLS RFT-2L19 (GALLERY)

Check out this “over-under” design! The RFT-2L19 is made by Neuro Logic Systems, Inc. This beauty was originally made for the U.S. Navy, but can now spend some peacetime in the comfort of your own home. 

The NLS site describes, “NLS has released the world’s first dual 19-inch LCD in a vertical for… [More]

7. Sex in the Beverage Industry - 16 Brands of Drinks Using Sex to Make You Thirsty

Sex sells. This isn’t new. And it’s certainly not hard to figure out why. The beverage industry is no exception. Here are 16 brands of drinks that use beautiful women to help sell their liquid goodness.

Liquid Salvation Ultra Hydrating Water

Liquid Ice

Energy 69

C-Swiss Hemp Ice Tea

Pimp J… [More]

8. Cloth Diapers Make A Come Back

They’re called Fuzzi Bunz and they look like little bikini bottoms with buttons. Invented by Tereson Thomas, CEO of Mother of Eden, Inc., these multi-colored poop-catchers do more than just catch human by-products. They save you money, help the environment, and offer an unsurpassed level of comfort … [More]

9. Draganflyer Stabilized Aerial Video System (VIDEO)

Is that a bald spot I see? The Draganflyer is a remote controlled helicoptor equipped with a video camera. This is no child’s toy, however. At $2,500, you get four high speed electric motors, a wireless video camera system, three piezo gyros, and much more. Some practical uses: check your gutters, w… [More]

10. Netsurfer Computer Work Station

A mix between the Space Shuttle cockpit and a dentist’s chair, this stylish computer desk (if you can call it a desk) from Snowcrash looks more suitable for sleeping than surfing. Don’t get me wrong, I would definitely take one of these Swedish-designed recliners. [More]

11. Real Life Hacks - Control Any Elevator (VIDEO)

The internet is enabling the democratization of real life hacks.  In other words, people are using the net to share how to hack just about everything.  In this case, we see a hack to control an elevator.

In a hurry or just don’t like to stop at every floor while in an elevator? The guy in this vide… [More]

12. Sex in a Can - XES Gender Based Mixer Drink

XES Pour Femme is for the women and XES Pour Homme is for the fellas. Each is supposed to be designed specifically for that gender. Both an energy drink and an aphrodisiac, XES by Superstar Beverages, is made to be a drink mixer - undoubtedly following in the successful shadow of Red Bull. Steeped i… [More]

13. Skintight Space Suits (GALLERY)

Dava Newman (shown in photos), a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT, thinks that it’s time to make our astronauts a tad more fashionable. OK, maybe that’s not what she’s thinking, but that is a side effect of her newly designed Biosuit. The suits really are skin… [More]

14. Limited Edition Flavor - Absolut New Orleans

Absolut Vodka has released a new flavor (mango with black pepper) to benefit the New Orleans area. All profits (estimated to be around $2 million) will go to five charities along the Gulf coast. The Absolut New Orleans bottle has a red-and-silver harmonica on it. [More]

15. The Sex Calculator - Retro Trend of the Past

U.S. Patent Number 1428065 is a sex calculator. This was a device for predicting the sex of your child that was invented by HUBERT BOYDS TIDSWELL in 1920. Here’s how it worked: you had to have already had a child, know its gender, and know the birth date of your unborn child. Voila, you’re having a … [More]

16. Flavored Canned Oxygen (Part 2) - Big Ox

Over a year ago, Trend Hunter featured OGO canned fruit flavored oxygen. The concept is so wonderful and bizarre that we had to follow it up with another canned oxygen provider, Big Ox.

A marketing blitz surrounds this one. Hot women. A trendy web site, bigoxrox.com. This stuff comes in four “flavo… [More]

17. Electronic Cigar - Smoke’em If You Got’em

Want all the wonderful features of a big fat cigar without inhaling a ton of tar? This faux-cigar uses “microelectronic control and supercritical atomizing technologies”. Huh!? The upside: you don’t need to carry a lighter. The downside: you have to carry a case full of electronic equipment. WARNING… [More]

18. Scents That Make You Shop More - Retailers Get Smelly with Their HVAC

Researchers tell us that our sense of smell has the power to influence our moods. Apparently, the right smell at the right time can put us in the mood to shop. A company, Scentair, specializes in selling “scents” to businesses. Companies such as Bloomingdale’s, Lexus, or Giant Eagle distribute the s… [More]

19. Sony PSP Ice Silver - Slimmer HD Player Due Sept 10

The new PlayStation Portable will feature several improvements including a size reduction (slimmer and lighter), longer battery life, high definition output, and a faster Universal Media Disc (UMD) drive. The Ice Silver refers to the new color of the PSP and comes bundled with some extras. [More]

20. Cardboard Children - Sneeky Cut Outs Scare Drivers Slow

Realistic, life-size cardboard cut-outs of children are being used in a Northeastern Ohio neighborhood to slow down speeding cars. Mike Wood of West Salem, Ohio says that he originally started printing life-size posters of grandchildren for their grandparents. The darn things look so real, though, t… [More]