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Top 50 Tech Trends in Q1 2009

— April 1, 2009 — Tech
This uber techy and ultra geeky countdown features the top tech trends in Q1 2009. The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our tech trend database, which now has more than 1,700 tech trends.

If you are looking for professional tech trend research and trend clusters, check out our 2009 Trend Reports.

Implications - It seems like there is always a new and exciting technological product on the market recently. Here you will find some amazing items that were hotter than the sun in 2009. Some of the featured items include neon headphones, pocket-sized netbooks and personalized LCD dashboards.
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Automated Friend Finders
Automated Friend Finders
‘Facebook Friend Adder' Software Makes You Pay To Be Popular
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45
Self-Fueling Robots
Self-Fueling Robots
The EATR Will Hunt and Forage for Its Energy
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44
Guerrilla Photo Dropping
Guerrilla Photo Dropping
PhotoChaining.com Asks You To Leave Memory Cards For Others to Find
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43
Micro Mobiles
Micro Mobiles
The LG Watch Phone To Enable Futuristic Calling (CES 2009)
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42
3-D Super Bowl Commercials
3-D Super Bowl Commercials
Pepsi & DreamWorks Hope You Have Your Glasses Handy
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41
Life Tips From Pro Gamers
Life Tips From Pro Gamers
Experts Dish on Preferred Snacks and How to Pick Up Girls
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40
Super Skinny Laptop Sneakpeaks
Super Skinny Laptop Sneakpeaks
Leaked Dell Adamo Pictures and Video (CES 2009)
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39
Keyboardless Computers
Keyboardless Computers
Apple Introduces A Keyboardless MacWheel at MacWorld
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38
Niche Mobile Gadgets
Niche Mobile Gadgets
KDDI AU Taps Numerous Phone Markets For Spring in Japan
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37
Breathing Mannequins
Breathing Mannequins
Sony Uses Real Fake Women for Sony Vaio Launch in NYC
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36
Eye-Opening Camera Ads
Eye-Opening Camera Ads
Samsung SL310W Camera Campaign Dares You to Blink
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35
Augmented Reality Tee Shirts
Augmented Reality Tee Shirts
Squidder's E-Shirt Displays Hologram of Your Last Twitter Post
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34
Sleek Touchscreen Mobile Phones
Sleek Touchscreen Mobile Phones
The Palm Pre Makes Legit Run at iPhone Users (CES 2009)
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33
Radio-Controlled Mobile Bars
Radio-Controlled Mobile Bars
Finally, a DIY Robot Actually Worth Making
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32
Stylish Video Glasses
Stylish Video Glasses
Myvu Solo Plus is An Affordable Home Theatre for Your Head
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31
Personalized LCD Dashboards
Personalized LCD Dashboards
Gearheads Love Visteon's Reconfigurable Cluster (CES 2009)
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30
Intelligent Pills
Intelligent Pills
The $1000 Philips iPill Is the Future of Ingestible Target Treatment
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29
Spherical PCs
Spherical PCs
Revolutionary Compact E-Ball Shapes the Future of Computing
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28
Modern Fossils
Modern Fossils
Christopher Locke's 'Heartless Machine' Features Obsolete Gadgets
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27
Uber Gamer Add Ons
Uber Gamer Add Ons
Logitech G Series Peripherals for Awesome Advantage (CES 2009)
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26
Career-Boosting Gadgets
Career-Boosting Gadgets
Innovations For Job Seekers In A Bad Economy
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25
Freaky Political Cocktails
Freaky Political Cocktails
Bush and Obama Blended To Make Frightening ‘Obushma'
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24
Self-Powered Tech Homes
Self-Powered Tech Homes
Microsoft Unveils the Futuristic New American Home (UPDATE)
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23
Armpit Advertising
Armpit Advertising
Boost Mobile Compares Hairy Armpits to Cell Phone Carriers
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22
Super-Slim MP3 Players
Super-Slim MP3 Players
Wireless 'Digit' Flashes a Futuristic Fashion Statement
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21
Top Secret Parking
Top Secret Parking
Underground Parking Spaces for 007 Enthusiasts in Big Cities
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20
Transparent Touchscreen Phones
Transparent Touchscreen Phones
The LG GD-900 Is Clear Innovation At Its Finest
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19
Real-Life Video Game Mashups
Real-Life Video Game Mashups
Matthew Dominick's “Warp Whistle” Inserts Mario In
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18
High-Tech Bovine Grooming
High-Tech Bovine Grooming
DeLaval Automated Cow Brush Makes Pretty, Happy Cows
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17
Incredible CGI Cyborgs
Incredible CGI Cyborgs
“Terminator Salvation” Design Art Released
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16
Freaky Photoshopped Aliens
Freaky Photoshopped Aliens
Worth1000 Contest Explores the Possibilities of Extraterrestrial Life
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15
Neon Headphones
Neon Headphones
Garish 'Graffiti' Headwear Straight From the Street
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14
Cross-Branded Bikes
Cross-Branded Bikes
Apple Bicycle Takes You for a Green, High-Tech Ride
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13
Eco-Stunt Photo Tricks
Eco-Stunt Photo Tricks
Earth Hour 2009 Light Graffiti From WWF on Flickr
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12
Portable Work Spaces
Portable Work Spaces
The Pop-Up 'Standby Office' Gives You Mobility and Privacy
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11
Gangster School Supplies
Gangster School Supplies
Gun-Shaped Rulers Bring Unnecessary Violence to Classrooms
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10
DIY Geek Chic
DIY Geek Chic
Fashion Geek Book By Diana Eng
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9
Anger-Proof Alarm Clocks
Anger-Proof Alarm Clocks
Matthias Lange's 'Smash' Alarm Can Tough Out Your Morning Temper
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8
Illuminated Cars of the Future
Illuminated Cars of the Future
Audi A'KIMONO LS2.0 Design Emerges from Lighting Concept
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7
Unexpected Virtual Sightseeing
Unexpected Virtual Sightseeing
Bizarre Scenarios Captured by Google Maps Street View
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6
Alien Sound Systems
Alien Sound Systems
Wireless All-In-One Speakers by Erick Sakal Save Inner Space
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5
Hand-Held Toasters
Hand-Held Toasters
Portable Ceramic Bread Iron by Kim Been
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4
Pocket-Sized Netbooks
Pocket-Sized Netbooks
Sneak Peek at ‘Pocket Yoga' Inspires Some Serious Lenovo Lust
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3
Ultra-Light Bicycles
Ultra-Light Bicycles
Ionut Predescu's Tensegrity Bike Balances Compression & Tension
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2
Eco Transformer Architecture
Eco Transformer Architecture
'Bird Island' Prefab Homes For Waterfronts in Kuala Lumpur
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1
Social Personality Tagging
Social Personality Tagging
Facebook Meme Is All About Tagging Photos With Insults or Whimsey
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