Top 13 Things You Can Pimp Edit
From Bentleys to Bathrooms

Long ago you could only pimp your ride, but over the last year, we’ve seen mass customization in every product category.  This fun list showcases the top posts from our global network of Trend Hunters which have explicitly used the ‘pimping’ terminology to refer to customization.

Pimp My Van - Can the Japanese Make Mini Vans Cool? (GALLERY)

At Trend Hunter, we’ve seen pimp my car, pimp my airbus, and pimp my laptop. This time, let me introduce you to ‘pimp my van’.  These hip vans are extremely customized, renovated and airbrushed. Some of them look like spaceships while others are dedicated to the drivers’ idols and anime characters. [More]

Pimp My Laptop - Laptop Skins Finally Become Hip with GelaSkins (GALLERY)

More than a year ago we started seeing the stickers and engravings to pimp your laptop.  The problem was that most of the designs were pretty boring.  This latest round of design from GelaSkin features hip designs that will finally suit your taste.  Not only will these skins make yoru laptop look su… [More]

Pimp Your Game Gear - Video Game Paint Jobs (GALLERY)

Through Colorware, you can revamp your game consoles and accessories with a splash of paint or buy them in your choice of 28 fun custom colours (pink, coffee, jade and others). And this process is great for you system since it will give it a scratchproof coating to help it stand up even better to th… [More]

Pimp My Fridge = Lavish Minibar

I have reported before about the ongoing trend in “whose got the best minibars” like at the Viceroy Palm Springs, but I have to say the Catalina Hotel + Beach Club in South Beach tops them all. They offer themed minibar packages called “Pimp Your Fridge” starting at $50.
With themes like… [More]

Pimped Out Toilet Has Video Games, DVD, Beer Tap

Many people get their best ideas when they are on the toilet.  Well, here’s a great idea for a toilet.  This particular john combines a toilet with a dvd player and video games. [More]

Pimp my Heart - HeartBeat Bass Booster

Pimp My Heart is a new bass system for your ride that amplifies your heartbeat.  The concept is that by amplufying heartbeat in real time a better psychological connection with onlookers can be attained, “By hacking on the technology/hobby that is often used as psychological armor, territory-marking… [More]

Pimp My Cop Car - The World’s Fastest Police HUMMER

The customization trend that has taken the US by storm has now breached into the realm of cop cars.  The HUMMER cop car shown here has a 700 HP engine, which pretty much ensures that any criminal can outrun the cop, because the HUMMER will probably just run out of gas… “Born from a military ve… [More]

Fisker Tramonto - Pimp My Ride for the Rich

New rims can add a little bling to your car, but that’s not the same as completely refitting your Mercedes-Benz SL55 with $108,000 worth of new carbon bodywork.  The mass customization in the Fisker Tramonto was performed by Henrik Fisker. [More]

Pimp My Bentley - Bentley Tricks Out Their Knob!

Luxury knobs have been done before, but not like Bentley. The new diamond-studded - 18k white gold knob should be flying off Bentley’s shelves. It’s been priced at a mere $150,000.00 - almost as much as the Bentley itself. *FYI - For that kind of money, I would hope my new diamond studded knob is … [More]

Pimp My Airbus - Modern Airships include Theaters, Libraries, Bars and Conference Rooms (GALLERY)

The world’s wealthiest millionaires / billionaires are now leaning toward new trends in spending their money.  They are looking on buying jumbo jets to be outfitted as their mobile mansions.  Some of the richest magnates are signing up on large aircraft makers such as Boeing and Airbus to turn the c… [More]

PimpMySnack.com - Giant Versions of Snacks

At Pimp My Snack, they have several guides on how to make giant versions of popular snacks in the comfort of your own kitchen.  Delicious. “Is this the biggest KitKat Chunky in the world – I do hope so! It looks magnificent, and whilst I chickened out of writing “PimpMySnack.com in chocolate dr… [More]

Pimp My Doll Art Exhibition

You can understand everything about a generation by the toys they will play with.  However, the newest rage in plush toys is to purchase customized expensive designer dolls.  Now you know. Presented by Papier.Machine and the Pébroc Shop (Nantes), the Pimp my Dolls exhibition wants to be a… [More]

Pimp My House

At the recent Smart Home Show in Birmingham, UK, high-tech home designers showed off the latest ways to pimp your house. Designers can add mood lighting, TV, DVD, music, surround sound, CCTV and so much more, and control everything from panels placed in strategic locations throughout the living spa… [More]