# Mac Ball Points Apple Gets Inked With the iPen Flashdrive By Alex Scott | Published 2010-04-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipen-flashdrive References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/Gallery/iPen/446454) & [mercade.fr](http://mercade.fr) In love with all things [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-crayon-pro)? Well, why keep it to just the computer world? Branch out into low-tech mediums with the iPen flashdrive. Remember writing on paper? I hardly do, but this was very common practice only a few years ago. This device will help us to rediscover the glory of ink and to improve our once fantastic penmanship. Because it is linked to Apple, the iPen has to have some techy feature about it. Rather than just being a [writing implement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/p3n-pen), the iPen flashdrive is also a [USB key](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-1). This is good for keeping a backup of that essay in case the ink runs dry mid-sentence. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 67% | Activity: 62% | 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) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/computers) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Hybrid Writing Tools:** The integration of traditional writing instruments with digital technology offers new opportunities for innovation and product development. - **Tech-infused Stationery:** Integrating technology into traditionally analog products like pens and notebooks offers a unique and potentially lucrative market. - **Digital Handwriting Solutions:** The rise of digital handwriting solutions offers a new frontier for attaining better handwriting skills by leveraging technology. ### Who This Affects Most - **Office Supplies:** Office supplies companies can explore integrating digital technology into traditional writing instruments to create new products and solutions. - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies, particularly those in the mobile phone and tablet space, can look into expanding into the digital handwriting space. - **Education Technology:** The integration of digital handwriting technology into educational tools offers opportunities for the education technology industry to develop innovative solutions for students and schools. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Colorful Tech Stylus Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-crayon-pro.md) - [AI-Powered Ballpoint Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuwa-pen.md) - [AI-Fuelled Ballpoint Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xnote.md) - [Playful Crayon USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-crayola-usbc.md) - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Slide-On Pen Tips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pentips.md) - [Digital Pen Technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-pencil-pro1.md) - [Lifelike Writing Utensil Styluses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-pencil-pro.md) - [Captivating Stylus Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quill.md)