# Multitool Pen Clips The 'Perch Pen' is the Swiss Army Knife of Pens By Ranjiv | Published 2018-07-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perchpen-gadget References: [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/humanhaus/perchpens-swiss-army-knife-of-pens) & [perchpens](http://www.perchpens.com) The whole journey behind the Perch Pen started when a smartphone company decided to remove 3.5mm headphone jacks from smartphones. Perch Pen's creators all have extra wired headphones lying around and hated the inconvenience of constantly charging expensive wireless earbuds—they thought: "we should make a trusted multi-use pen that includes an integrated headphone dongle so we can keep using our wired headphones... especially useful when traveling." The Perch Pen was born, including [six smartphone multi-tool innovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orioners-z3) all packed into one. The [luxury multitool pen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omnipro-20) functions as a twist pen, a headphone dongle, a mini-tripod, a social media stand, a screwdriver and an earbud cleaner. The project is currently live on [Kickstarter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multitool-pen) and hopes for as much support as possible to get it into mass retail outlets across North America and the world. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smartphone Multi-tool Innovations:** The Perch Pen's integration of six smartphone multi-tool innovations creates opportunities for a new category of versatile and convenient gadgets. - **Luxury Multitool Pens:** The Perch Pen's combination of practical and premium features represents a trend towards luxury multitool pens, appealing to consumers who value both functionality and style. - **Integrated Headphone Dongle:** The inclusion of an integrated headphone dongle in the Perch Pen taps into the growing demand for multi-purpose accessories that solve connectivity issues for wired headphone users. ### Where This Applies - **Consumer Electronics:** The Perch Pen's smartphone multi-tool features open up new opportunities for innovation and competition in the consumer electronics market. - **Stationery and Office Supplies:** The luxury multitool pen trend, exemplified by the Perch Pen, presents disruptive innovation opportunities for stationery and office supplies companies to incorporate useful tools into their pens. - **Crowdfunding and Product Launch Platforms:** The Kickstarter campaign for the Perch Pen highlights the disruptive potential of crowdfunding and product launch platforms in bringing innovative gadgets to global retail outlets. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bit-Bearing Multitool Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multitool-pen.md) - [Multi-Functional EDC Tool Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edc-tool-pen.md) - [Performance-Driven Pen Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/p3n-pen.md) - [Minimalist Multitool Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pockitrod.md) - [Clipping Pen Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-clippen.md) - [Three-in-One Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tp-pen.md) - [All-Metal 4-In-1 EDC Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flintone.md) - [Micro-Sized Multitool Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minipen.md) - [Multifunctional Toothpick Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acepick.md)