New Minelab Coming in less than then an hour and counting... (Just press the Minelab Banner above on forum..)

[earthmansurfer]

It says "The Future of Discovery" with a countdown... I don't think it is their new pinpointer.... Someone on another forum said he heard something about "wireless" We'll see soon enough.


Just look on Minlelabs homepage, it has a countdown...


http://www.minelab.com

 

[hershey1]

Lightweight with minesweeping depth will be nice.

 

[Raven69]

Waterproof E Trac would be nice to go up against the AT Pro

 

[GKMan]

Very cool that would be an overly dramatic announcement for just a pinpointer so I am hoping its something more - much much more.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Just go to the minelab homepage to see the countdown clock.

Dangit, I just bought an excalibur. I can't afford a new machine! Hopefully it's not a new coin or beach detector so I won't have to be lusting after it.

 

[Ray-Mo.]

http://www.minelab.com/usa/consumer/knowledge-base/news?article=87806
Home page http://www.minelab.com/usa/

 

[E-TREC-Virginia]

Man, I just bought a new machine about a month ago. I hate when this happens. Might have to get another.

 

[D&P-OR]

Well, a "countdown" like this is a switch from the norm (in advertising).----Presentations like this (of course) is designed to stimulate curiosity/excitement.----I guess it's working! ------Remember the "teaser" ad Garrett had before the debut of their AT Gold?-----Pickups driving up a creek (amongst a few other indistinct things)---some of the guys thought it was a truck ad when they first seen it. ----I WONDER WHAT MINELABS GOT???? ------------Del

 

[hershey1]

High end waterproof E-Trac. Check with your dealer for pre-order information. HH

 

[earthmansurfer]

Taken from the minelab forum:

Taken from a dealers website....so its defo a new general use detector

The latest top of the range general treasure hunting metal detector has been announced by Minelab. It is so top secret that what you see here is as much as we know. More details are to be released on May 4th.The new metal detector Minelab are hailing 'The Future of Discovery'

Note the bolded!

 

[sugar]

well do you think this is anything to do with it from the patent office
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-number?csbtype=F&csbapp=GB1121831.0



and another link
http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/8106770.html


well the last link certainly makes for an in depth bedtime story WHOOOOOOPEEEE does anyone comprehend it

 

[anton]

n/t

 

[cadman_us]

well do you think this is anything to do with it from the patent office
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-number?csbtype=F&csbapp=GB1121831.0



and another link
http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/8106770.html


well the last link certainly makes for an in depth bedtime story WHOOOOOOPEEEE does anyone comprehend it

The company I work for, we will file patents without ever intending to manufacture the product. It just keeps the competitor companies from pursuing the technology. Minelab may be planning on using the patent or they could have filed just to sit on the patent.

 

[Critterhunter]

Taken from the minelab forum:

Taken from a dealers website....so its defo a new general use detector

The latest top of the range general treasure hunting metal detector has been announced by Minelab. It is so top secret that what you see here is as much as we know. More details are to be released on May 4th.The new metal detector Minelab are hailing 'The Future of Discovery'

Note the bolded!

OK, here's some more mindless speculation for you...

With that tid bit of information combined with the patent link that was posted that makes reference to ability to handle rough ground minerals...Perhaps the only real new ability of this machine will be to get deeper in severly mineralized ground that even current Minelabs have trouble with such as the red iron rich clay in VA and such.

And so *maybe* it will only show a real advantage in depth in those rare situations...And that you wouldn't really see a performance increase over current Minelabs in most common moderate to heavy mineralized sites that they can handle with no real problems. That's what I'm hoping. I can live with that, because then there would be no need to sell off the current Minelabs unless your ground was so severly mineralized that this machine would get deeper in those rare spots that they couldn't handle, but in most moderate to heavy mineralization the current line up will get just as deep there as it will?

That's a big stretch, I know. But it is fun to speculate, ain't it? Just don't want to see some new super ability to reach deeper coins in most grounds than the current machines, or ability to unmask stuff like magic, or say the ability to get gold rings and leave the trash all behind. Those kinds of things would be the end of the hobby IMHO.

 

[underwatermetalman]

I think we are going to see an Etrac replacement with better depth and discrimination, wireless headphone option?? We haven't seen anything new in five years other than the Excal II how much of an improvement was that? Blisstool has a new machine that shows some promise, I am not sure how it will handle trashy areas or how well it will deal with EMI but in an open field it is at least thirty percent deeper than anything in its price range. Whites V3i looks like a great machine too... I think Minelab has been sitting back working out the bugs and now, hopefully, waiting to launch this one. Just my HO

HH

 

[Blank Planet]

well do you think this is anything to do with it from the patent office
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-number?csbtype=F&csbapp=GB1121831.0

this one sounds like a gold detector.

BP

 

[ronpa1]

tidbits of infor going out to dealers, very pricey.. "maybe" add on another $1000.00 to current price.

 

[Blank Planet]

guess that's why they have to build it up to get people to part with the cash we will see soon anyway, i did say they would make something they think would combat the loss of sales due to the Deus mostly UK but now US sales as well.

we will know soon and then we need testers willing to part with the cash .

anyway i have spent all i am spending on detectors for at least a year so really doesn't matter what it is.

BP

 

[JimmyD]

It is a metal detector combined with a weed whacker. That way people will start leaving us alone! Definitely the future of Discovery.

 

[JimmyD]

My guess would be an Etrac type machine with GPX mineralization handling, wireless headphones and a touch screen for programming with color graphics. All priced between $1995.00 and $2495.00. Oh and water resistant also. Just my guess.