Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Digitized
Detox
Brands design products made to keep users away from their phones.
3.0
Trend score
Trend
What is the Digitized Detox trend?
Digitized Detox: Brands are designing products that were created for the specific purpose of keeping users away from their phones, and allowing them to be more productive in reality. While in the past these forms of "digital detox" have taken place via experiences or phone locking systems, emerging products aim to lure users away from their phones on a day-to-day basis. As consumers seek to balance both the physical and virtual worlds they exist in, these products offer them some time away from the former, without the inconvenience associated with all-in detoxes.
Trend themes
Themes within the Digitized Detox trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Digital Detoxification
Creating products and services that assist consumers in reducing their screen time creating opportunities for simple solutions aimed at improving their digital lives.
02
Analog Productivity Solutions
Revisiting analog tools and products to help disconnect from digital devices and promote productivity in a clean and simple manner.
03
Screen-Blocking Technology
Innovations for completely blocking screens, specifically LCD and LED from users' vision aims towards reducing distraction and promoting the right balance in life.
Industry implications
What the Digitized Detox trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Health and Wellness
Opportunities in developing innovative, tech-based solutions that reduce the digital stress on people.
For
Design
Opportunities in crafting effective analog and screen-blocking tools that help people maintain balance and disconnect from their digital devices.
For
Consumer Electronics
Creating innovative products that help consumers balance their digital and physical lives.
Workshop question
How can your brand contribute to consumers' desire for balanced lifestyles?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Digitized Detox
Trend score 3.0 out of 10, from popularity 45%, activity 38%, freshness 8%.
Popularity45%
Activity38%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Digitized Detox trend
5 featured examples from Sep 22, 2016 to Oct 1, 2018CategoryArt & Design
Analog App Creation Tools
The Build Apps Sketchbook Gets App Designers Away From Screens
Analog app creation tools like the Build Apps Sketchbook have the potential to disrupt the way designers approach app design and prototype development.
CategoryTech
Smartphone Sleeping Bags
'Bagby' Puts Phones to Bed for a Phone-Free Bedroom Challenge
There is potential for the development of new products and technologies that prioritize minimalism over excessive phone usage and distractions.
CategoryTech
Smartphone-Storing Productivity Lamps
The Offline Lamp Only Works If You Surrender Your Phone
Incorporating distraction-free features into furniture designs can enhance the value and functionality of products, catering to the needs of individuals seeking a more focused env…
CategoryLifestyle
Screen-Blocking Sunglasses
The IRL Glasses Rethink How We Interact with Technology
The eyewear industry can capitalize on the trend of screen-blocking glasses by creating fashionable, comfortable, and effective products that help individuals disconnect from scre…
CategoryFashion
Digital Detoxing Bath Soaks
The Pursoma Bath Effervesents Relieve Users From Tech-Related Stresses
Wellness industry can explore the development of products or services that support digital detoxing and promote relaxation.
