Air Metal Detector: The Smart Bluetooth Metal Detector!

Finally devices are out!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 12:52:48 PM

Dear all,

As you have probably noticed in the comments under the last FB post, first backers are finally getting their devices.

We know you have multiple questions regarding delivery order and those receiving units sometimes have questions regarding device operation.

Delivery order:

We try to deliver according to the backing order however there were several factors that made it look as if it was happening otherwise. Firstly China has introduced additional controls on electronics shipped out to Europe and specifically everything done via DHL and other large European carriers. Non EU based carriers like Fed Ex are prohibitively expensive when used for non-US addresses. These ones had to be moved to Hong Kong and shipped from there. Meanwhile there were no issues with shipping to the US in bulk and forwarding from there which resulted in some US customers getting their AIR MDs earlier than people outside the US that ordered earlier.

Another factor was that not all customers confirmed their addresses quickly and being under huge pressure from the community to deliver products we had to give instructions to send them to people next in line. We will obviously come back to those skipped first thing while shipping the next batch.

Operation:

So far we had relatively few problems with the devices mainly going around issues with Android accessibility setting that can disrupt correct visualisation of the menu.

Sometimes there were issues with initial Bluetooth connection when connected directly. Please always connect via the app.

We are putting together an FAQ on all known issues and solutions but will be glad to get your feedback. Private messages on this page are normally the fastest way. We truly want to get you the best possible user experience!

An update on the next shipment coming soon.

Your AIR MD team

first testing video
over 3 years ago – Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 12:21:43 AM

Dear all,

As promised we are posting the first of the series of videos of detector testing. This one shows assembly, phone connection, app functions and basic reactions to various metals. Depth and ground testing to follow.

Your AIR MD team

first unboxing and assembly video of the final product
over 3 years ago – Fri, Apr 02, 2021 at 11:56:30 AM

Dear Backers,

Sorry for not posting here for a while now. We were confident that most of you have been monitring our FB group page by now but were recently alerted that this is not the case. 

We were ready to ship the first batch out when it was discovered that due to change in component executed by the assembler without telling us devices developed electromagnetic noises that hindered detection depth by more than 30%. This led to a redesign and new production of the coil electronics which obviously took more time. 

However it seems everything is ok now. Please watch the video of unpacking and assembly of final units that we just receieved from the factory for final checks. We are still tesing but everything seems to work as designed. 

Will post actual ground tests soon and update on the shipping schedual.

Stay tuned! 

Your AIR MD team    

First batch in production!
about 4 years ago – Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 12:47:17 PM

Dear members and backers!

We are finally launching the assembly of the first batch of the product. All parts and components are in stock and the first coils have been finished and tested.

Also the final version of the Apple app has been filed with Apple Store and will be released as soon as they finish their evaluation and compliance process. Play Store app will follow shortly.

While waiting for the production, our developers have managed to add even more functions to the device. We now have Fast Tones, Threshold Tone and a Hot Rocks mode for highly mineralized hot stones.

We are also done with box design (see the graphics attached).

One piece of bad news though.

Due to us having to prioritize the printing of the plastics to one color first, we have full set of parts to assemble units in Air Force Gray since it was by far the most popular choice with our backers and customers. For those who ordered their AIR MD in Kickstarter Green we are happy to swap the color or ship as ordered when plastics are finally ready but this may take some time. Sorry for the inconvenience but financing the manufacturing of 2000 full sets of parts (1000 minimum order in each color) proved to be challenging with our limited ability to market the product due to all the Covid restrictions we are stuck with. We expect strong sales after the product finally lands in your hands and will order parts as soon as we have some revenue inflow.

On the positive side we are proud to confidently claim that we have achieved wireless signal transmission speeds matching the fastest wired detectors our there with a Bluetooth coil. Hope you like it.

More pictures and updates from production soon and thanks again for believing in us!

Your AIR MD team.

We are almost done guys! Please stay with us!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 08:29:47 AM

Dear backers,

Sorry for the long silence. We had one of our communication people down with COVID pretty hard. So here it is:

The production is going as planned with slight delays on the production of the shaft. Some of the smaller parts did not come out right in the end and had to be redone. Things are never easy with the COVID restrictions in place. Basically things that could have been resolved in a matter of days by simply coming to our production partners and kicking ass are now done over the phone and email and often problems are hard to spot until the very last moment.

However we are now in full scale parts production and will going into assembly after it is complete. Finishing box design and instruction manuals now.

Many of you were asking about the apps. They are in the works as well. The reason for the delay there was that due to the delay in housing production our software engineers have concentrated on fine-tuning the firmware in the coil since that one will be frozen once the big batch coil assembly starts and we wanted to make them as stable and minimally energy consuming as possible. Bugs cleaned up and all other objectives achieved.

Since the coders are now done with the new coil firmware version they are back to assembling the apps. Basically all the app code is done (with a new improved Pinpointer function added during the delay). Design is done as well some time ago as you have seen in our previous updates. Now the designers and developers are merging the new skin with code to make it work like in an app.

We expect the Apple version to come first in about two weeks time (plus whatever Apple takes to verify and release the new app) followed by Android.

We know that pictures mean more than words so please also have a look at our pre-production units in their final design at the factory.

We expect a couple of them delivered to us soon so there will be more content coming.

Please accept our apologies for the delays and missing communication but we are almost there.

Next update in a week from now!

Regards,

Your AIR MD team