Category
Lifestyle
Performance Powders
Trend cluster
Category
Confectionary
Tech
Candy-covered gadgets seek to attract consumers with delectable references.
4.9
Trend score
Trend
What is the Confectionary Tech trend?
Confectionary Tech: By extracting references from other market areas, brands are able to entice consumers with unsuspecting designs. Infusing sweets like chocolate in gadgets and mobile phones serves to attract both food enthusiasts and savvy tech users looking for something instantly recognizable in shape. This showcases how diversity in design can easily attract varied consumers.
Trend themes
Themes within the Confectionary Tech trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Cross-industry Design
Brands can infuse various market references to entice consumers with varied designs.
02
Food-inspired Tech Accessories
Tech accessories can be designed to resemble sweets and confectioneries, appealing to both food and tech enthusiasts.
03
Quirky Computer Accessories
Creating computer accessories with playful designs can make for useful yet fun gadgets.
Industry implications
What the Confectionary Tech trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Food and Beverage
Innovative tech products can be designed to resemble food and spark cross-industry appeal.
For
Technology
Tech companies can create cross-industry designs that appeal to food enthusiasts among other demographics.
For
Retail and Consumer Goods
Quirky and playful designs can add fun to otherwise mundane or useful tech accessories, leading to increased demand and sales.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Confectionary Tech
Trend score 4.9 out of 10, from popularity 81%, activity 59%, freshness 8%.
Popularity81%
Activity59%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Confectionary Tech trend
4 featured examples from Jan 8 to May 21, 2013CategoryLife-Stages
Dessert-Shaped Cameras
The Donut Toy Camera is a Deliciously Deceiving Device
Opportunity for toy manufacturers to expand their product lines by incorporating hidden camera technology into playful designs.
CategoryArt & Design
Candy-Clustered Headphones
These Candyland Sweetie Cupcake Headphones Feature Your Favorite Treats
Disruptive innovation opportunity for headphone manufacturers to incorporate customizable designs into their product offerings.
CategoryTech
Melting Chocolate Phone Protectors
The Chocolate Wasted Cake iPhone Case Won't Harm Your Waistline
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new materials and designs to create innovative mobile accessories that provide both protection and style.
CategoryTech
Candy-Charging Cables
Take a Bite of this Scrumptuously Cute Chocolate USB Hub
The consumer electronics industry can explore the production of playful USB accessories to cater to the preferences of tech-savvy individuals seeking unique and entertaining compu…
