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Toy Brick Smartphone Stands

The Brick Lighting Cap Lets You Customzie Your iPhone 5 Using LEGO

— June 17, 2013 — Tech
There is now a new reason to own an iPhone 5, courtesy of the Brick Lightning Cap. This cap plugs into the power port of your iPhone 5 and allows you to attach LEGO bricks and minifigs to it. That's right, you can now build onto your iPhone 5. The connector was built by KB, a Taiwanese designer with an obvious affinity for LEGO.

At first the Brick Lightning Cap may not sound all that functional. That being said, there are a lot of things that can be built with LEGO, including smartphone stands and cases. Attaching a minifig to your phone is also a fun way to customize it, sort of like cellphone charms used to be. The Brick Lightning Cap will drop in August and sell for $3.50.
Trend Themes
1. Customizable Smartphone Accessories - The Brick Lightning Cap allows users to attach LEGO bricks and minifigs to their iPhone 5, opening up possibilities for customizable smartphone accessories.
2. Lego-inspired Phone Customization - The ability to build onto your iPhone 5 with LEGO bricks presents an opportunity for innovative LEGO-inspired phone customization.
3. Revival of Cellphone Charms - Attaching a minifig to your phone with the Brick Lightning Cap brings back the fun and personalized touch of cellphone charms in a new and LEGO-themed way.
Industry Implications
1. Smartphone Accessories - The Brick Lightning Cap opens up new opportunities for companies in the smartphone accessories industry to create customizable and LEGO-themed products.
2. Toy Manufacturing - The integration of LEGO bricks with smartphones presents an opportunity for the toy manufacturing industry to explore new collaborations and product lines.
3. Tech Gadgets - The introduction of the Brick Lightning Cap sparks the potential for disruptive innovation in the tech gadgets industry, merging traditional toys with modern technology.
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