# Digital Coin-Counters The Cute Digi-Piggy Will Count Your Spare Change By Chalaine Mantha | Published 2011-02-19 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digi-piggy References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2011/02/14/toy-fair-pics/#10041DigiPiggy-Cisco-Sales-Corp) & [digipiggy](http://digipiggy.com/gallery) Counting change has never looked cuter than with this [digital piggy bank](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-purple-piggy-bank) called Digi-Piggy by [Cisco Sales Corp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digimon-x). The Digi-Piggy counts your money as you place it inside the holding container. The pink piggy's snout reads off the money count in bright digital numbers. The Digi-Piggy is made out of plastic and was designed with safety in mind for little ones. The unique piggy bank made Mashable's list of the [top 10 coolest new toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vending-machine-toy) at the 2011 Toy Fair. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/toys) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Digital Piggy Banks:** Digital piggy banks are disrupting traditional coin-counting methods with their cute designs and digital counting features. - **Child-safe Money Management:** Child-safe digital piggy banks are a trend that promotes responsible money management among children at an early age. - **Consumer Electronics for Kids:** The rise of consumer electronics for kids, such as digital piggy banks, presents new opportunities for innovation in the toy industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Toy Manufacturing:** Toy manufacturers can tap into the trend of child-safe digital piggy banks as a way to introduce kids to technology while promoting responsible money management. - **Consumer Electronics:** The market for consumer electronics specifically designed for kids, such as the digital piggy bank, presents an opportunity for innovation and expansion. - **Fintech:** Digital piggy banks represent a disruptive innovation opportunity within the financial technology (FinTech) industry for creating user-friendly, child-safe money management technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kintsugi-Inspired Piggy Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/penny-piggy-bank.md) - [Paper-Made Piggy Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metallic-piggy-bank.md) - [Wishing Well-Inspired Coin Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coin-bank-concept.md) - [Pig-Weighing Pen Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dol-sensors.md) - [Phone-Style Counting Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chat-count-emoji-phone.md) - [Digital Floating Pet Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bitzee.md) - [Digital Collectible Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-figure-box.md) - [Auto-Savings Digital Bank Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superbank.md) - [Tactile Digital Pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/punirunes-touchable-digital-pet.md)