Conceding to health trends that prioritize authentic, natural and organic ingredients, Diet Pepsi has decided to stop using the artificial sweetener aspartame in their drink products. The company’s CEO noted that Millennials’ perceptions of “healthy” make sugar less of the bogeyman it once was. Now it’s artificial and other lab-created...
If you are the type who reads WikiTrend you have probably tried interacting with Siri, the “personal assistant” included with products using Apple’s iOS. You probably agree too that Siri is far from perfect, has its share of issues, and not as good as it should be. But these are early days. Siri and other voice-recognition apps and appliances...
We are noticing a trend in which companies across the industrial spectrum are lining up to offer the voice-activated services that futuristic films have been promising us for years. The goal of this technology is to offer us as much functionality as possible, for the least effort imaginable. Just say the word and it's done. One example of this...
Consumers increasingly want to know where the products they consume come from, how they are made, and the social and environmental impacts those products have on the people who make them and the places they come from. This trend is most obvious in the food and beverage sector, where consumers are increasingly demanding – and receiving –...
While a fad arrives quickly and then disappears just as fast, trends are far more durable. As a musical genre, electronica in general, and danceable techno in particular, is a trend that has now been with us for over 30 years. It’s official: techno is part of the musical establishment. Further proof, if it were needed is evidenced by the new...
Oxygen bars are so last year. Or are they? While they never took off the way regular booze bars have, oxygen bars have persisted as a fun novelty (and pseudo-scientific health treatment) in tourist spots worldwide. Now the trend is getting an upgrade in the form of an underwater oxygen bar in Cozumel, Mexico. Known as the “Clear Lounge,” this...
In this age of email, texts and posts, wouldn't it be nice to get an honest-to-goodness handwritten letter by hand-delivered mail? Real mail, not the "e" kind. Well, the trends says yes, but who's got time to write? Lately we've seen several services emerge that use technology to create old-fashioned looking mail that sets its senders apart and...
Creative collective Brain Dead has teamed up with Union Los Angeles to release a collaborative T-shirt dubbed "Bunny F*ck." The tee is made from 100% ringspun cotton and sports vibrant colored graphics on the front while on the back of the piece there is creative embossed detailing that boldly states "Union is Brain Dead." In conjunction with...
We are often asked whether trends just happen, or if it is possible to manufacture them. While most unfold organically, without conscious intervention, many others are the result of a concerted effort of a person, company or government. While many food trends may seem to magically appear from nowhere, the truth is that many governments are...
Amazon has long been at the forefront of innovative marketing and shipping ideas, from delivery drones to shipping products to local warehouses when customers are only starting to consider ordering them. However, neither of these novel ideas address one of the most recurrent issues for online retailers – failed deliveries due to "last mile"...