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Comic-Inspired Museum Exhibits

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture has recently unveiled a new exhibit titled Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes. The exhibit is currently occupying a 10,000-square-foot space within the museum,... (GALLERY)

Dangling Tree Tents - The 'Sky-Pod' Offers Flexible Shelter for Every Camping Situation

Dangling Tree Tents The 'Sky-Pod' Offers Flexible Shelter for Every Camping Situation

A U.K.-based company by the name of Sky-Pod has unveiled an eponymous tree tent that is designed to dangle from trees whilst offering a comfortable space in which to sleep and take shelter from the... [More]

Svelte Custom Motorbikes - This Bespoke Motorbike Brings Modern Sensibilities to an Early-1990s Icon

Svelte Custom Motorbikes This Bespoke Motorbike Brings Modern Sensibilities to an Early-1990s Icon

California-based motorcycle design company JSK Moto managed to craft a truly breathtaking custom motorbike by taking a 1990s-era Yamaha GTS1000 and tweaking its design and engine features to bring... [More]

Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Trucks - This Tweaked Volvo Truck Uses Hydrogen Gas Instead of Diesel Pollutants

Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Trucks This Tweaked Volvo Truck Uses Hydrogen Gas Instead of Diesel Pollutants

While the consumer automobile industry has been making major strides in efforts to make vehicles more eco-friendly, the commercial trucking industry has lagged behind due to the significant... [More]

Adhesive Bone Patches - This Surgical Patch Uses a High-Tech Resin That Hardens Under LED Light

Adhesive Bone Patches This Surgical Patch Uses a High-Tech Resin That Hardens Under LED Light

A Swedish company by the name of Biomedical Bonding AB is working on commercializing a high-tech bone patch that is designed to make it easier to fix damaged bones without having to use metal screws... [More]

Irreverent Miniature Motorcycles - The New Honda 'Monkey' Bike is Unabashedly Goofy in Appearance

Irreverent Miniature Motorcycles The New Honda 'Monkey' Bike is Unabashedly Goofy in Appearance

Japanese automaker Honda is known for producing motorcycles of the highest quality for every budget, but the company is also showing its sense of humor and ability to not always take itself seriously,... [More]

Trailblazing In-Ear Headphones - These Headphones are the First to Bag 'THX' Quality Certification

Trailblazing In-Ear Headphones These Headphones are the First to Bag 'THX' Quality Certification

Any audiophile worth his or her salt knows the significance of THX certification, an internationally recognized industry standard that confirms that the given audio product features a degree of... [More]

Aerodynamic Rooftop Tents - The 'Nesty' Offers Slim and Comfortable Shelter Atop a Vehicle

Aerodynamic Rooftop Tents The 'Nesty' Offers Slim and Comfortable Shelter Atop a Vehicle

The Nesty is an innovatively designed rooftop tent that is designed to make it easier than ever for adventure travelers to go about enjoying an exceptionally comfortable and unique tent-dwelling... [More]

Electrifying Automotive Races - The 'Electric Production Car Series' Will Exclusively Feature Teslas

Electrifying Automotive Races The 'Electric Production Car Series' Will Exclusively Feature Teslas

Electric vehicular technologies have slowly but surely been making their way into the world of professional automotive racing at all levels right from Formula One down to go-kart racing, but the... [More]

Ambient Sleep Apps - The 'Pzizz Pro' App Uses Audio Sequences to Help Users Get Some Shut-Eye

Ambient Sleep Apps The 'Pzizz Pro' App Uses Audio Sequences to Help Users Get Some Shut-Eye

Pzizz Pro is a high-tech sleep app that is designed to make it easier than ever for people to sleep by playing an array of ambient sounds to help soothe them into an unshakable slumber. This... [More]

Towable Off-Grid Cabins - The 'Vantage' Offers Solar and Propane-Powered Off-Grid Packages

Towable Off-Grid Cabins The 'Vantage' Offers Solar and Propane-Powered Off-Grid Packages

Towable dwellings have become increasingly popular among people who prefer to live on the go rather than stay rooted to one place, while off-grid cabins are an old favorite of vacationers looking to... [More]

Rejuvenated Music Discovery Apps - The Upgraded 'Spotify' App Offers Premium Features at No Cost

Rejuvenated Music Discovery Apps The Upgraded 'Spotify' App Offers Premium Features at No Cost

There’s no question that Spotify is one of the world leaders in music discovery apps, but the fact of the matter is that the company is not content to rest on its laurels, which is why it is... [More]

Adventurous Off-Road Motorbikes - This Motorbike's Frontal Transmission Makes for a High-Octane Ride

Adventurous Off-Road Motorbikes This Motorbike's Frontal Transmission Makes for a High-Octane Ride

The inclusion of all-wheel drive functionality has long been sought-after in off-road motorbikes thanks to the increased control and motoring precision that they offer, which is precisely why German... [More]

Ball-Collecting Tennis Robots - The 'Tennibot' Autonomously Hoovers Up Errant Tennis Balls

Ball-Collecting Tennis Robots The 'Tennibot' Autonomously Hoovers Up Errant Tennis Balls

A group of Boston-based engineers created an innovative tennis robot, aptly dubbed Tennibot, that is designed to help preserve the backs of tennis players by collecting the balls that they leave... [More]

Fungus-Created Leather - Bolt Threads is Using Fungal Root Structures to Make New Materials

Fungus-Created Leather Bolt Threads is Using Fungal Root Structures to Make New Materials

Bolt Threads is looking to make cowhide leather obsolete with its new synthetic material made from fungus. The material is made of mycelium, the root structure of fungi, which is manufactured and... [More]

Elderly Photo-Sharing Services - The Nanagram Service Prints and Mails Photos to Elderly Loved Ones

Elderly Photo-Sharing Services The Nanagram Service Prints and Mails Photos to Elderly Loved Ones

Printing smartphone photos is making a comeback, thanks to companies like Artifact Uprising and TurnGram, but the Nanagram service is taking it a step further by not just printing photos but also... [More]

Premium Online Butcher Shops - Porter Road Offers Quality Meat Through an E-Commerce Platform

Premium Online Butcher Shops Porter Road Offers Quality Meat Through an E-Commerce Platform

Enjoying quality cuts of meat can often involve a long search, but Porter Road is looking to streamline the experience with its attention to detail and expertise. Founded by cooks James Parker and... [More]

Recycled Gum-Created Sneakers - Explicit Wear Joined Iamsterdam and Gumdrop to Create the 'Gumshoe'

Recycled Gum-Created Sneakers Explicit Wear Joined Iamsterdam and Gumdrop to Create the 'Gumshoe'

Designer Explicit Wear worked alongside city marketing group Iamsterdam and sustainability firm Gumdrop to collaborate on the creation of the ‘Gumshoe.’ The Gumshoe is created from... [More]

Modern Shipping Container Abodes - The Wye River Container House is a Luxe Tiny Living Option

Modern Shipping Container Abodes The Wye River Container House is a Luxe Tiny Living Option

Studio Edwards architects built the new Wye River Container House, a unique tiny living option that is perched on a hillside that overlooks the ocean below. The off-grid retreat is located on... [More]

Drag-Deducing Cycling Devices - The 'AeroPod' Accurately Measures Cyclists' Aerodynamic Drag

Drag-Deducing Cycling Devices The 'AeroPod' Accurately Measures Cyclists' Aerodynamic Drag

The AeroPod is a high-tech cycling gadget that is designed to be able to measure the amount of aerodynamic drag that a given cyclist endures, allowing them to go about improving their performance.... [More]

Rigorous Recycling Robots - The 'Daisy' Robot Can Precisely Disassemble Up to 200 iPhones Per Hour

Rigorous Recycling Robots The 'Daisy' Robot Can Precisely Disassemble Up to 200 iPhones Per Hour

Multinational smartphone technology giant Apple has unveiled a high-tech recycling robot that is designed to make it easier than ever for the California-based company to go about recycling and... [More]

Multitasking Diagnostic Devices - The 'mReader' Can Diagnose 96 Patient Samples Simultaneously

Multitasking Diagnostic Devices The 'mReader' Can Diagnose 96 Patient Samples Simultaneously

A group of scientists working out of Washington State University and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a high-tech diagnostic device that isn’t merely capable of studying a sample... [More]

Premium Sake Cups - 'ENTER Sake Black' Offers High-Quality Sake for Any Adventure

Premium Sake Cups 'ENTER Sake Black' Offers High-Quality Sake for Any Adventure

ENTER Sake Black is hoping to change the perception of sake cups with its quality flavor and craftsmanship. Sake cups—providing a single serving of ready-to-drink sake—were first introduced for... [More]

Rave Culture-Themed Sunglasses - CMMN SWDN and Ace & Tate Collaborated on a Range of Eyewear

Rave Culture-Themed Sunglasses CMMN SWDN and Ace & Tate Collaborated on a Range of Eyewear

London-based label CMMN SWDN joined forces with Amsterdan-based eyewear label Ace & Tate to launch its first range of sunglasses. The eyewear collection works on the foundation drawn from... [More]

International Student Travel Programs - 'People to People' Allows Travelers to Learn from Locals

International Student Travel Programs 'People to People' Allows Travelers to Learn from Locals

In order to truly show travelling students the uniqueness of different cultures around the world, ‘People to People’ created a series of new programs that allows them to meet and connect... [More]

The 6 Patterns of Opportunity & Top 18 Megatrends

1. Perfecting One Thing
2. Aspirational Icon
3. Exaggerated Feature
4. Reimagined Solution

From user-generated content to maker culture, today’s consumers are content creators and experts.

Brands have taken a role of accelerating the personal development of consumers.

We are entering a transformative new era, denoted by an exponential growth in data, robotics and intelligence.

1. Retro
2. Generational
3. Economic + Seasonal
4. Repetitive Cycles

Fond memories fuel a desire to bring the past into the present, especially with respect to one’s formative years.

The desire for sustainable products, including local, organic, recyclable and pronounceable ingredients.

The world is becoming more playful, driven by generations not ready to grow up, including Boomers who desire a more active, enriched life.

1. Specialization
2. Fewer Layers + Efficiency
3. Crowdsourcing
4. Subscription

New services make it easier than ever to conceptualize, fund, launch and companies.

Hyper-targeted offerings, services, subscriptions and recommendations to simplify lives with better things.

In a fast-paced, cluttered world, simplicity stands out, resulting in focused businesses & clean design

1. Refocusing
2. Reversing
3. Surprising
4. Gamifying

Allegiant groups are more readily formed around specific interests, causes and even brands.

The application of game dynamics to real-world problems results in a world that’s more competitive and engaging.

In a world abundant with ‘stuff,’ experience becomes a more important currency and life priority.

1. Combining + Layering
2. Adding Value
3. Co-Branding + Aligning
4. Physical + Digital

Tech, AR, VR and interactive experiences are raising our expectations in the realms of entertainment, retail and even food.

Brands, products, services and customers are increasingly co-creating an interdependent world.

Lines are blurring as business models, products and services merge to create unique concepts and experiences

1. Personalization + Customization
2. Status + Belonging
3. Style + Fashionizing
4. Generational Rebellion

Social media and a resistance to traditional advertising have created a desire for authenticity and reality.

Small batch production technologies and more personalized media are creating an expectation for personalization.

A mass proliferation of sellers and media creators has shifted the world to a many-to-many economy.

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Top 90 Shoe Trends in February - From Cartoon Cat Children's Shoes to Luxe Sandal Collaborations

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Top 100 Gadget Trends in March - From Autonomous Film Drones to Wearable Keyboards

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30 DIY Artisan Food Innovations - From Mason Jar Butter Churns to Gourmet Hot Sauce Kits

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53 High-Tech Music Products - From 3D-Printed Historic Violins to Modular Mini Interfaces

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