# DUI Dodgers The AlcoHawk Is A Portable Blood-Alcohol Level Monitor By Howard Wu | Published 2009-04-29 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-alcohawk-portable-blood-alcohol-level-monitor References: [thinkgeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/car/837f/) The AlcoHawk is an easy-to-use blood-alcohol level monitor that can be very useful after a night of drinks. If you or your driver are ever unsure about whether you’re over the legal limit for driving, a simple breath into the Alcohawk could potentially prevent an accident or driving violation ticket. With an illuminated digital LED display, this 2-AA battery charged unit takes only seconds to provide your blood-alcohol concentration reading. **Implications** - Modern consumers are looking for products are convenient as well as functional. Products that combine a practical element with efficiency are appealing to those on-the-go. In order to gain popularity, companies could develop more of their items with this multitasking element in mind. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 26% | 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) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Convenient-functional Products:** Developing products with a practical element and efficiency to appeal to on-the-go consumers. - **Multitasking Elements:** Incorporating multitasking features into products to gain popularity among modern consumers. - **Portable Blood-alcohol Level Monitors:** Creating portable devices that provide quick and accurate blood-alcohol concentration readings for personal safety. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** Opportunity for consumer electronic companies to develop more convenient and functional products with multitasking features. - **Automotive Safety:** Potential for automotive safety industry to incorporate portable blood-alcohol level monitors in vehicles for driver safety. - **Personal Health and Safety:** Growing market for personal health and safety industry to provide portable blood-alcohol level monitors for personal use. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Workplace-Focused Alcohol Breathalyzers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alcohol-breathalyzers.md) - [Drunk Driving Detection Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drunk-driving-detection.md) - [Revolutionary Alcohol Detection Software](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alcohol-detection-software.md) - [Connected Runner Breath Analyzers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-breath-analyzer.md) - [Portable Methanol Analytical Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/analytical-device.md) - [Drug-Detecting Drink Strips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenlane.md) - [Intoxication-Indicating AI Technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drunkdriving-detection.md) - [Adult Detoxification Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/safety-shot.md) - [BAC-Reducing Beverages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sure-shot.md)