# Dual-Function Phone Stands The Stilt by Quirky Serves as a Prop for Your Cell, as Well as a Stylus By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-03-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stilt-by-quirky References: [quirky](http://www.quirky.com/products/472-Stilt-keychain-kickstand-stylus) Most smartphone accessories prove sufficiently useful -- when they're kept within your home. Unlike many of these knickknacks, the Stilt by Quirky is easy to carry around with you, even making it more worthwhile by performing a pair of functions. The spring-loaded gadget opens up for easy [fastening to your keychain](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lip-balm-holder). This same gap works as a slot for the side of your mobile phone, connecting to it securely and holding it at a slant for convenient tabletop viewing. Now let's say you would like to do some typing or perhaps play a game; the zinc-ended Stilt by Quirky easily disconnects and, on its opposite tip, [conductive thermoplastic rubber stylus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindone-snapin-case) serves you with point-point accuracy while interacting with your touchscreen. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% 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) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Dual-function Phone Stands:** The dual-function phone stands trend offers the opportunity for companies to create innovative accessories that serve multiple purposes for smartphone users. - **Convenient Tabletop Viewing:** The convenient tabletop viewing trend provides an opening for businesses to design phone stands that offer adjustable angles for easier viewing and interaction with smartphones on tabletop surfaces. - **Multi-use Smartphone Accessories:** The multi-use smartphone accessories trend presents an opportunity for companies to develop versatile accessories that can be easily carried and used on-the-go by smartphone users. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile Accessories:** The mobile accessories industry can tap into the dual-function phone stands trend by creating innovative and practical products that enhance the smartphone user experience. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can benefit from the convenient tabletop viewing trend by producing phone stands with adjustable angles that cater to the needs of smartphone users. - **Gadget Design:** The gadget design industry has an opportunity to capitalize on the multi-use smartphone accessories trend by creating versatile and portable accessories that offer added functionality to smartphone users. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gripping Smartphone Mount Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kling-kong-smartphone-kickstand.md) - [Adjustable Clip Smartphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phoneclip.md) - [Magnetic Phone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kyan.md) - [Pocket-Sized Smartphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mophie-portable-magnetic-stand.md) - [Origami-Style Smartphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moft-snap-phone-tripod-stand.md) - [Hex Wrench Smartphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workingmans-sword.md) - [Cable Storage Smartphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hold-the-phone-stand.md) - [Magnetic Phone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ganinno-r-stand.md) - [Compact Multi-Position Smartphone Docks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/godonut-mini.md)