12th Post - Secret Beer Code Beverages

As part of an advertising campaign Guinness have come up with glasses with hidden QR codes. It appears on the glass when the glass is filled with Guinness or any other dark beer which the drinker can then use their smartphone to scan the QR code. The drinkers gets an updated Facebook status and Tweet and coupons and discounts. They can invite friends to join and send out Guinness Promotions.

11th Post - Schoolbags That Give

Matthew Clough is the founder of a Los Angeles based company called Benson Backpacks. They design denim backpacks and use the profits to help fund education in Tanzania.

10th Post - Smartphone-Controlled Timepieces

The Pebble Watch Features:

1. Tells time
2. Bluetooth
3. Sync's with IPhone or Android Phones
4. Backlight
5. text, email and call alerts

You can download many apps for Pebble, recharged using USB cable and battery last up to seven days.

9th Post - Cosmo Capturing Cameras

The Canon EOS 60Da DSLR has been upgraded and redesigned to allow the user to take pictures of the stars out in space. It has been designed to capture red hues that are created from hydrogen emissions that occur from way outside the earth's surface. It accommodates long-exposure ans shoots in silent mode. This helps to eliminate vibrations from the shutter, which can disrupt the sound quality of the video.The camera can be attached to a telescope using a T-ring adapter to capture images of events happening even further into space.

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canon-eos-60da-dslr#!/photos/148958/1

The camera can also be attached to a telescope using a T-ring adapter to capture images of events happening even further into space.

8th Post - Austism Specific Communion Apps

Here is a phone app developed to help children with autism. It was developed by a man called Johnathon Izak who original came up with the app to help his younger brother who is autistic. Communication can be extremely difficult for people with autism and the app helps them to communicate through scenes and phrases are comfortable with. Parents and careers can download the relevant content that would help the individual navigate, ask for things they want and to communicate their needs and desires.

7th Post - Sewed CD Cases

This is a CD cover is hand made by stitching pieces of cardboard together and using string as a fastener. I think this is very creative and would be a great gift to give someone.

The guy who made it for his girlfriend as a valentines day present and the cd was of their favourite song.

6th Post - Urban Subterranean Gardens

Urban Subterranean Gardens is a "Lowline Underground Park" project that has been created for the city of New York. How the idea came about was from a project called the "High Line Initiative" where elevated parks were created in unused city infrastructure, the "Lowline Underground Park" focuses on the underground space below the city.

The "Lowline Underground Park" was designed by Dan Barasch and James Ramsey who is a former NASA satellite engineer. The park is just the beginning they want to raise 100,000 dollars to fund the project.

They proposed to build it along and unused subway line at Delancey Street in New York's lower east side. The space is about 13 acres and was built in 1903.They will use fiber optic cables to fill the subway with natural light and real plants. The aim of the Lowline Underground Park is to "...recapture the past in a semi-futuristic way."

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lowline-underground-park#!/photos/144758/2

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5th Post - Sleek Puppy Suits

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adidas-puppy-jumpsuit#!/photos/144761/1

This is Rocky he looks so cute!! and he's pure yep i'm cute and I know it!! haha

Basically what this future trend is about pets clothes for dogs. Clothes for dogs is becoming more and more popular and this is taking a step further of the idea that designer brands such as Adidas for example could make pet clothes for dogs.



This was hand made altering a kids Adidas tracksuit to fit the dog and is as the say "pet friendly" for the dogs comfort he looks so class!! :)

4th Post - The Beer Tracker Bottle Opener

The Beer Bottle Tracker digitally counts the number of time you use the bottle opener to open a bottle of beer. You can keep track of how many beers you have in a night or at o party also you can use it as a group and let everyone at your party use it to count exactly how much drink is consumed on a particular party night.

It can be used as a novelty gift or help people to keep track and control over their drinking.

3rd Post - SUDOKU SPINOFFS

There's a few sudoku spinoff's on trendhunters.com, fans of the number game have come up with their own version of the sudoku project and different ways it can be incorporated into everyday things. The goal is to raise the challenge and test brain power to the max.

So the video show world sudoku champion 2009 against sudoku novice who use his phone as a device to beat the champ.

And the image below is sudoku toilet paper just a little something to do if you's get bored doing the business or accidentally took a laxative!! OOOOPPPS!! :)



They should call it Suokissue!! HAR HAR HAR!!

2nd Post - Mood Improving Headsets

This is a change from my first blog its a look at future emerging trends in area of lifestyle. The area within this i looked at was health i came across Mood Improving Headsets.



http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daybrake#!/photos/142766/2

Its officially called "The DayBreak Personal Stress Management System". Its designed to release tension in environments and situations of high pressure. Its been described as "...an electronic coach for your mental state."

when the headset is put on it sits above the ears and wraps around the back of the neck. There are sensors at the side that continually measure your heart rate, body temperature and muscles movements to calculate the amount of pressure or strain you are under. If any sign of stress is found massage pads at the back vibrate to give a little soothing massage.



The level of vibration automatically adjusted in relation to your level of tension. It acts like an indicator for you to take a break. Also it features: "Jet Shao’s DayBrake has earbuds for playing soothing music or mediation tracks and output jacks allow you to upload your statistics onto your computer."

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daybrake#!/photos/142766/2

1st Post - General Motors advanced tech window

Below is a video I found on website www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-car-windows

The video is related to emerging or future trends within Digital Media sector. The video is about having animated auto windows in the back seats of cars to provide entertainment for back seat passengers. In the article below on the site stated that "Psychological studies have shown that car passengers often feel disconnected from their environment.." so having an interactive car window could change your back seat journey forever.

A company called General Motors (GM)(www.gm.com) who are a Human Machine Interface Research company asked a group of students from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel to come up with ideas to create new experiences for back seat passengers. What they came up with was "The Windows Of Opportunity Project". It consisted of the following features:

1. Spindow - which allows the user to change the view of their outside environment to any image around the world e.g instead of looking at Cork City you could change the view so your looking at New York City.

2. Fogged Drawing Board - You can draw pictures on the window using colour much like when drawing on fogfged up windows has the same effect.

3. Otto - is like a travel buddy to moves along side you as the car moves the faster the car goes the faster he flies. Responds to the environment outside of the car and can be controlled by the user

4. Pond - it acts much like a social network you can write a message on the window and flip it aroiund so people outside the car can read it and it also allows you to share music.

GM advanced tech window