# Tongue-Tied Telephones The 'Juicy Tongue Stretching Phone' Will Talk Your Ear Off By Amelia Roblin | Published 2010-11-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juicy-tongue-stretching-phone References: [7gadgets](http://www.7gadgets.com/2010/11/29/the-juicy-tongue-stretching-phone/27623) & [gadget.brando](http://gadget.brando.com/the-juicy-tongue-stretching-phone_p01545c038d001.html) The 'Juicy Tongue Stretching Phone' is perfect for loudmouths, big mouths and blabbermouths alike. Sold by Brando, this cheap and cheerful chatterbox enables lengthy conversations. The 'Juicy Tongue Stretching Phone' is the perfect modern manifestation of an old school wall-plugged ringer. Shaped like an open mouth with big red lips, with a jaw-bound keypad and a tongue handset, this is a lighthearted example of form following function. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - 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 - **Novelty Phones:** The market for tongue-shaped phones and other unique designs can be exploited to appeal to buyers seeking fun and quirky tech. - **Personalized Communication Devices:** The use of personalized phone designs could become a new trend if companies tap into the desire for customized communication devices. - **Humorous Technology:** Incorporating humor into tech products, such as a phone that looks like a mouth, could create a new niche in the tech industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies can benefit from the novelty phone trend by designing unique communication devices. - **Gifts and Novelties:** Companies focusing on gifts and novelties can tap into the humorous technology trend by offering quirky tech devices as gifts for friends and family. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Advertising agencies and marketing firms could leverage the trend of personalized communication devices by promoting the benefits of a customized phone design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retro Tech Speakerphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-phone.md) - [Whimsical Desktop Microphone Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/talkie-desktop-microphone.md) - [Wireless Tongue-Operated Trackpads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wireless-tongueoperated-trackpad.md) - [Tongue-Controlled Digital Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-interfaces.md) - [Taco-Shaped Translation Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taco-translation-device.md) - [Retro Phone-Inspired Label Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vintage-phone-labeling.md) - [Retro Tech Phone Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/native-union-pop-phone.md) - [Acrylic Smartphone Addiction Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/methaphone.md) - [Speaker-Centric Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-phone.md)