# Edible Phones The Melting Chocolate Motif Mobile Phone is a Treat to the Eyes By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-11-18 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edible-phones-the-melting-chocolate-motif-mobile-phone-is-a-treat-to-the-ey References: [en.spread-grani](http://en.spread-grani.com/docomo-melting-chocolate-mobile.html) & [nttdocomo.co.jp](http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/style/sh04b/gallery.html) Chocolate lovers will be thrilled at the sight of this new mobile. The phone pictured in the above gallery is the result of a collaborative effort between NT Docomo and Tadaaki WAKAMATSU (who is the designer from Q-pot). The name of this gloriously delicious invention is the 'Melting Chocolate Motif Mobile Phone.' Coming in two flavors -- opps! I mean *colors* , these yummy Melting Chocolate Motif Mobile Phones will be released just in time for the Christmas season to the Japanese market. I'm sure everyone will eat these phones up! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 55% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Edible Technology:** The trend of incorporating edible elements into technology can create opportunities in the food technology, electronics, and mobile phone industries. - **Novelty Phones:** The trend of creating unique and visually appealing phones can disrupt the mobile phone industry and create opportunities for innovation and creativity. - **Crossover Products:** The trend of combining products from different industries, like confectionery and electronics, can create disruptive innovation opportunities in retail and consumer technology. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Technology:** The edible technology trend can disrupt the food technology industry by introducing innovative and sustainable forms of food packaging. - **Electronics:** The trend of creating novelty phones can disrupt the mobile phone industry by creating new business models and opportunities for brand differentiation. - **Retail:** The crossover trend can disrupt the retail industry by creating new markets for unique, creative, and visually appealing products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pleasure Toy-Inspired Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tenga-chocolates.md) - [Chocolate Wafer Pizza Pockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handy-melts-x-kitkat.md) - [Artistic UV-Reactive Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polychromatic-mobile-phone.md) - [Chocolaty Lava-Like Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/molten-lava-caramel-promises.md) - [Textural Chocolate Fruit Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/molten-chocolate-cups.md) - [Fine Art-Covered Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/m-cacao-artbars.md) - [Swapped Phone Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitkat-phone-break.md) - [Chocolate-Collaborative Tech Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-and-hersheys.md) - [Mousse-Hued Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantone-x-motorola-2025.md)