# Touch Screen Finger Pins Digits Conductive Pins Cure Your Winter Touch Screen Blues By Joanne Lam | Published 2010-05-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digits-conductive-pins References: [thedesignblog.org](http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/stay-warm-and-connected-with-digits/) & [quirky](http://www.quirky.com/products/37-Digits) With the increase of touch screen gadgets in our technologically advanced world, Digits Conductive Pins have you covered for those [cold winter months of glove-wearing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giver-4-season-gloves) inaccessibility. Directly conductive to your fingers, these small attachments link to your fingertips with a simple safety pin feature through your glove. At only $14 for four of these little (yet effective) pieces, it's definitely worth saving yourself from [frozen hands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-hand-warmers) while using your [touch screen techie products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picoring) in the winter. Check out the Digits Conductive Pins in the gallery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Conductive Attachments for Touch Screens:** The market for conductive attachments that enable touch screen use in cold weather creates an opportunity for innovations in design and functionality. - **Wearable Tech for Winter:** Wearable tech for winter such as conductive gloves and heat generating clothing offers potential for disruption and expansion of current markets. - **Hybrid Accessories:** The development of hybrid accessories that combine fashion and function for winter tech usage could represent a significant trend and an opportunity for differentiation. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies could innovate and differentiate themselves within the market by exploring the design and functionality of conductive touch screen attachments. - **Fashion and Apparel:** Fashion and apparel companies could develop wearables with conductivity for touch screens that are both stylish and practical for colder weather. - **Outdoor Sporting Goods:** Outdoor sporting goods manufacturers could benefit from developing tech-enabled winter gear with conductivity for touch screens to provide additional value to customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cold Weather Photography Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pgytech-photography-gloves.md) - [Rugged Icy Warehouse Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endurance-active-touch-glove.md) - [Graphene-Infused Heated Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphene-heated-gloves.md) - [Drinking Ritual Finger Warmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fingermittens.md) - [Fingertip Haptic Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voxelite.md) - [AI-Fueled Wearable Pins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-humane-ai.md) - [Advanced Contextual Awareness Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humane-ai-pin.md) - [Anti-Phone Theft Festival Pins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/block-pin.md) - [Tactical Smartphone Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pui-series.md)