# Message-Sending Friendship Bracelets This Light-Up Jewelry Flashes Coded Signals Between BFFs By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-10-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightup-jewelry References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2015/10/06/smart-friendship-bracelets/) & [gogemio](http://www.gogemio.com/) The Gemio smart friendship bracelet is a piece of connected light-up jewelry that can be customized over and over again. The accessories send [coded messages between friends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inxects-vest) and respond to what's happening around them. Friendship bracelets are an age-old tradition, usually traded between preteen girls to mark an unbreakable bond. This Gemio light-up jewelry takes that concept and adds a layer of technology that allows [friendship bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ariella-maizer) to actually be a tool of communication between young adolescents as well as a high-tech, [customizable accessory](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipolish). Using the Gemio app, the bracelets can be transformed, displaying different patterns and light-up jewelry displays on their LED surfaces. They respond to gestures and to colors in their environment -- whether flashing a different pattern for a high-five or a wave or even coordinating themselves to their wearers' outfits. Best of all, the light-up jewelry can be programmed through the app to communicate with other Gemio bracelets. For example, a pair of best friends could tell their bracelets to flash three times when the other one is approaching. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Connected Jewelry:** The rise of connected jewelry opens up opportunities for personalized and interactive accessories. - **Smart Wearables:** Smart friendship bracelets demonstrate the potential of wearables to enhance social interactions and communication. - **Customizable Accessories:** The Gemio bracelets showcase the demand for customizable fashion accessories that can reflect individual style and preferences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Accessories:** The fashion accessories industry can explore incorporating technology and personalization into their products to attract tech-savvy consumers. - **Wearable Technology:** The growing field of wearable technology can incorporate social features into their devices, opening up new possibilities for interactive wearables. - **Communication Tools:** Communication tools industry can consider integrating wearable devices that enable nonverbal, coded communication to enhance social connections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tech-Enhanced Beaded Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soulstones.md) - [Customizable Beaded Touch Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touch-bracelet.md) - [Mix-and-Match Scented Bracelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jelly-bands.md) - [Touch Message Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-touch-4.md) - [AI Companionship Necklaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/friend.md) - [Smart Heart-Shaped Pendants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bond-heart-necklace.md) - [Glam Bracelet-Making Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juicy-couture-bracelet-kit.md) - [Heartbeat-Mimicking Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thetouch-locket.md) - [Interactive Educational Coding Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imagicharm.md)