# Tech for Cheaters The Walkie Talkie Pen Allows You to Cheat on Tests By Tisah Tucknott | Published 2009-07-07 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walkie-talkie-pen References: [gearfuse](http://www.gearfuse.com/walkie-talkie-pens-help-you-cheat-on-tests/) & [nerdapproved](http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/walkie-talkie-pens-a-cheating-convooooy/) The Walkie Talkie Pen will surely create a battle between students and strict teachers. Said to be the perfect cheating tool, the [sneaky pen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plaud-notepin) allows kids to grab good grades the unconventional way. I just can’t imagine how a student would get away with cheating using this pen. First of all, the pen *looks* suspicious, and how do kids think they’ll get away with [speaking out loud into their speaker](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicepen) while the whole class is quiet? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Cheating Tech:** The rise of tech-enabled cheating tools presents a challenge for educators and traditional exam methods. - **Wearable Devices in Education:** As cheating tech gets more discreet, wearable devices such as smartwatches could become a real concern for exam proctors. - **AI-enabled Cheating Detection:** As cheating tech becomes more advanced, the development of new AI tools for detecting cheating in real-time may become necessary. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** Cheating tech poses a threat to traditional education methods, requiring new approaches to assessment and exam proctoring. - **Tech:** As the number of tech-enabled cheating tools grows, there is a need for the tech industry to contribute to the development of new solutions for detecting and preventing cheating. - **Security:** The rise of tech-enabled cheating also presents new opportunities for companies in the security industry to provide cheating detection services for exam proctors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gamified Writing Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otona-no-yaruki-pen.md) - [Tactical Tool-Packed Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tekto-tak-pen.md) - [AI Note-Taking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicepen1.md) - [10-in-1 Multifunctional Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multak.md) - [Connected Off-Grid Walkie-Talkies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lito-walkietalkie.md) - [Smart Note-Capture Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-pen.md) - [AI Transcription Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flowtica-scribe.md) - [Voice-Powered Writing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bulletpen.md) - [Dual-Functioning Mechanical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-penpass.md)