Category
Lifestyle
Assisted Choices
Trend cluster
Category
DIY
Detection
Apps and devices that alert consumers of surrounding dangers.
1.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the DIY Detection trend?
DIY Detection: Technological developments are making it easier than ever before to avoid unsafe situations. DIY detection apps, tools and devices designed to help consumers recognize hazardous situations, such as the existence of poison, fire or radiation, are gaining ground in the marketplace as more consumers take safety into their own hands.
Trend themes
Themes within the DIY Detection trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Smartphone Hazard Detectors
The development of apps and devices that detect potential hazards such as explosives or radiation using magnetic fields, geiger counters, and cameras on smartphones.
02
Illness Tracking via Social Media
The rise of online illness detectors that scan social media networks to track infectious diseases and allow for sickness forecasting using algorithms on publicly available information.
03
DIY Detection
The increase of DIY detection apps, tools, and devices for consumers to recognize hazardous situations such as poison, fire, or radiation.
Industry implications
What the DIY Detection trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Healthcare
The healthcare industry can benefit from the increase in illness tracking apps and tools that help detect outbreaks and initiate preventative measures.
For
Smartphone Technology
Smartphone technology companies can take advantage of the trend of developing apps and devices that detect potential hazards, such as explosives and radiation using magnetic fields and geiger counters in smartphones.
For
DIY Products
The DIY industry can benefit from the trend of DIY detection apps, tools, and devices for consumers to recognize hazardous situations such as poison, fire, or radiation.
Trend signals
Trend signals for DIY Detection
Trend score 1.8 out of 10, from popularity 22%, activity 23%, freshness 8%.
Popularity22%
Activity23%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z (not a primary audience)
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Evidence
Examples of the DIY Detection trend
5 featured examples from May 25 to Sep 26, 2012CategorySocial Good
Bomb-Seeking Smartphone Apps
SAPER Explosives Recognition Software Helps Prevent Fatalities
Military technology companies can benefit from the development of new and innovative technologies that can detect and prevent harmful materials from being detonated.
CategoryTech
Hybrid Fire Safety Gear
TaG Smoke Detector/Mask Alerts and Protects You from Flames
The safety and security industry can tap into this trend by developing hybrid devices and alerting technologies to enhance emergency response capabilities.
CategoryLifestyle
Online Illness Detectors
The Sickweather Site Tracks the Sickness in Your Area
Innovating in the field of healthcare technology to create platforms that use social media for disease tracking and forecasting.
CategoryTech
Radiation-Detecting Smartphones
The Pantone 5 107SH Can Measure and Maps Gamma Rays
The integration of radiation-detecting smartphones within the telecommunications industry offers disruptive innovation opportunities for enhanced safety and personal monitoring de…
CategoryTech
DIY Poison Detectors
The DIY Spectrometry Kit Lets You Analyze Questionable Substances Immediately
The DIY Spectrometry Kit can disrupt the personal health and safety industry by enabling individuals to analyze potential hazards and contaminants in their environment, leading to…
