Speaking of wearable computers, how about a Bluetooth headset build into your hat so you can talk on the phone in winter without unsightly dangling wires and without having to take your hands out of your pockets? The Hands-Free Bluetooth Beanie can also double as a headphone hider for your music, syncing up with your mp3 player. Like other...

Regular WikiTrends readers are familiar with the idea of a "sharing economy," in which ownership is overtaken by borrowing, lending and sharing goods that are only used occasionally, like tools, luggage, bicycles and even cars. The sharing trend is related to another movement promoting community and closeness between neighbors and friends. This...

While saying "aboot" instead of "about" is still going strong, Canadian linguists are reporting that youth are losing their "eh." Especially in the cities, young Canadians seem to be replacing the quintessential "eh" with the words "right" or "you know" at the end of sentences. Like other trends, language is a moving target that tends to change at...

eCigarettes have been operating in something of a legal limbo for the past few years as lawmakers struggle to make sense of them, battle corporate action committees, and design rules that regulate this new habit. Trends, as we often say, usually keep getting stronger, until something stops them or changes their direction. Extending strict smoking...