# Personal Fold-Up Metal Detector CI Tech Kit By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-01-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ci-tech-portable-metal-detector References: [redferret.net](http://www.redferret.net/?p=9829) & [securitydirect](http://www.securitydirect.co.uk/acatalog/Walkthrough_Metal_Detector.html) How paranoid has our society become? Just in case enough fear has been evoked in you, you may want to consider buying a personal metal detector. CI Tech has designed one that is [collapsible and portable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-smokeless-fire-pit), so you can throw it in the back of your car to take anywhere, or even toss it in a [small suitcase for traveling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qantas-x-july). It has 40 hours of battery life too, so you can scan items to your heart's content. Metal detectors are showing up in a lot of buildings, so we should expect them to start showing up anyplace outside that a crowd may gather. It can be your for £4,799 or about $9,400. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Collapsible Portable Metal Detectors:** The trend of collapsible and portable metal detectors presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the security and event management industries. - **Increased Metal Detector Usage:** The trend of metal detectors appearing in various locations outside of buildings offers disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the security technology industry. - **Long-lasting Battery Life for Metal Detectors:** The trend of metal detectors with extended battery life creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics and travel industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Security and Event Management:** The security and event management industries can capitalize on the trend of collapsible and portable metal detectors to enhance safety measures at events and public places. - **Security Technology:** Companies in the security technology industry can take advantage of the trend of increased metal detector usage in non-building locations to develop innovative solutions for crowd scanning and threat detection. - **Consumer Electronics and Travel:** The consumer electronics and travel industries can seize the opportunity presented by the trend of metal detectors with long-lasting battery life to create convenient and efficient metal detection devices for travelers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone Metal Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metal-detector1.md) - [Portable Safety Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/armorsiren-portable-security-system.md) - [Portable Drone Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dedrone.md) - [Magnetic Mine-Detection Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minedetection-system.md) - [Mobile Security System Sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-security-device.md) - [Spy Bug-Detecting Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bughunter-professional-bh04.md) - [Security-Enhancing Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cirotta-case.md) - [Ruggedly Intuitive Geiger Counters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radiation-detector.md) - [Low-Profile Connectivity-Blocking Backpacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slnt-incognito-faraday-backpack.md)