Fender announced a new line of in-ear headphones, marking its first entry into the consumer electronics world. The company is best known for its classic guitars and amps, which were key to the rock and roll revolution some 60-odd years ago, but it’s never dabbled in the electronics world like this before. The line of headphones were developed in-house using technology from Aurisonics, which Fender acquired for this purpose. The new Fender Pro In-Ear Monitor line, which ranges in price from around 100 to 500 Euros and caters to both casual listeners and audiophiles and musicians is just incredibly good. The sound is ultra crisps, the feeling is unrivaled and the design just beautiful. If you can squeeze the money out of your budget, the Fender FXA6 Pro are very special earphones. The way they fit and the way they sound rival competitors costing several times more. I like them a lo
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Urb-E – The Future of Urban Commuting?
We all want to imagine that the vehicle of the future is a solar-powered flying car … But there’s a more pragmatic alternative already on the market today that clues us into what’s coming next for transportation. Debuting in prototype-form at CES a few years ago, the URB-E is finally ready for the spotlight.
Built in Pasadena, California by american designer Grant Delgatty and German car designer (Porsche) Sven Etzelsberger. The Urb-E costs 1500 Dollar and has come a long way since the first model was presented in 2014. Check it out.
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Windows Morph Into Balconies – Really
Dutch Architecture and design studio HofmanDujardin have developed an innovative window that morphs into a balcony at the push of a button.
The award-winning design has progressed beyond the prototype phase and is currently in production with the first models slated for select apartments in Amsterdam.
The balcony was engineered by French manufacturer Kawneer France and consists of durable, all-weather materials. Watch the video.
The Witness – What a Game – Puzzling
There aren’t too many video games these days captivating the imagination of TrendEngel these days. The Witness is a remarkable exception. You awaken, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that challenge and surprise you. You can’t remember who you are, and you don’t remember how you came to be here, but there’s one thing you can do: explore the island in hope of discovering clues, regaining your memory, and somehow finding your way home. The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles to solve. This game respects you as an intelligent player and it treats your time as precious. There’s no filler; each of those puzzles brings its own new idea into the mix.
For the most part, its themes weave themselves beautifully throughout the gorgeous world and wide variety of puzzles, but even when it breaks subtlety in favor of a more heavy-handed approach to exposition, it never detracts from the truly fulfilling moments The Witness offers in terms of solving its physical puzzles and unlocking its deepest mysteries.
Papier Tigre – Very French Paper
3 guys from Paris created Papier Tigre – a very different brand that takes old school craftsmanship and takes it to another level. Beautiful paper products that will make you happy. We really like what the guys do. 
One store in Paris and now one in London. You will see Papier Tigre all over the place in a few months or years – and hands down one of the coolest logos around.
Serial Season 2 – A Huge Surprise
‘Serial’ is the biggest podcast in the world. The fist season told the story of Adnan Syed, a Baltimore high school student who was found guilty in 2000 of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. This season is very different. It is set in Afghanistan. Twenty minutes after Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his remote Army outpost in Afghanistan in the middle of a summer night, carrying little more than vacuum-packed chicken, knives, water and a compass, he began to realize just how dire his predicament was. He was captured by the Taliban for 5 years until Obama made a deal to set him free in 2014. Now he is waiting for his trial. What is the story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? TrendEngel didn’t expect to like it as much as TrendEngel does. This is amazing.
TrendEngel Award 2015 – Best Product
A smart–and scarily predictive–wireless speaker: Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-enabled, Cone is voice activated and connects directly to cloud-based music services and radio stations. The speaker, which goes for around 400 Euro, plays music and other programs, such as podcasts, on the basis of your likes–but it also learns your dislikes, as if it were your own personal DJ. If you tend to skip Irish folk music, for instance, it’ll stop suggesting the genre. Similarly, it’ll learn to automatically play smooth jazz on Friday evenings if that’s your thing. The embarrassing thing: TrendEngel discovered the product too late and you know what. The Cone is no more – it is gone and it’s too late. Sad sad sad…
Paul Smith for Caran d’Ache
Paul Smith who has been a regular user of the 849 for many years wished to pay a distinctive tribute to Caran d’Ache to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
Thirty shades that featured in Paul Smith’s recent fashion collections have been added to 70 of Caran d’Ache’s colour chart selected by him. The Caran d’Ache craftsmen have then produced the designer’s special assortment of 100 pieces, where each 849 pen carries his signature. This harmonious, stunning composition of colours calls for a special presentation box worthy of its contents. Caran d’Ache and Paul Smith have created a stylish metal box in immaculate white that dramatically highlights the colours inside. A narrow window in the top of the box subtly reveals the band of stripes that is his famous motif.
This creative collaboration has also produced a limited edition of 849 that has become a fashion icon, in 10 exclusive pastel shades selected by Paul Smith.
Her Story – A Video Game Like No Other
Her Story is a beautiful amalgam of the cinema and video game formats…
a remarkable achievement in creating something which is personal, cinematic and playful.
In 1994 a British woman is interviewed seven times.
about her missing husband. This is her story. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around a police database full of live action video footage.
It stars Viva Seifert, actress and one half of the band Joe Gideon and the Shark.
This is something special.
Desk Design at Its Finest
Block Design is on of these perfect little design companies that startet very same – still is small – but could be huge. TrendEngel is in love with The “Sketch Desk Tidy