Wireless power that enables soup in its packaging to heat up instantly when set on a wireless charging surface impressed gizmo pundits at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas,USA, 6-9 January 2011.
Fulton Innovation, the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled intelligent wireless power, demonstrated its new application using a Campbell’s Chunky Soup in a plastic tub.
A member of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), Fulton was aiming to show to that after a year of development eCoupled technology is advanced enough to be printed directly into consumer packaging.
It means that soup can heat up in its packaging without the need for a stovetop or microwave. By pulling a tab and placing the container on an eCoupled-enabled countertop, the contents will heat to a low, medium or high temperature, depending on the user’s preference.
This application demonstrates the intelligence of the technology and that wireless power need not be expensive, says Fulton.
Also on display at CES was an eCoupled-integrated cereal box to show how consumers will soon be able to monitor their kitchen inventory wirelessly. Nutritional information, quantities and expiration dates can be managed and monitored wirelessly through a PC or mobile device. Consumers will be able to better manage what they eat on a daily basis, says Fulton. The company also claims that eCoupled technology is ‘more secure than RFID and with better standards’, and ‘can provide a wide range of packaging solutions for manufacturers and distributors looking to enhance the consumer experience’.
