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Modular Portable Cookers

The Halo Pod Ensures the Health-Conscious Always Have Healthy Meals

— March 15, 2012 — Lifestyle
The Halo Pod is a modular, portable cooking system that ensures people can always eat a healthy meal even when on the go. It's hard to be on the ball all the time, especially when it comes to eating right. The Halo Pod provides one solution that makes excuses harder to come by.

Designed by Kristina Vuletic for the Electrolux Design Lab 2011, the Halo Pod is comprised of three separate pods. Each pod cooks a different food group, either vegetables, meat or carbohydrates. It is equipped with wireless induction technology, which allows the Halo Pod to cook food in odd places like a cubicle or even a car. It is made out of heat-resistant Polyeretherethreketone (PEEK) plastic.
Trend Themes
1. Modular Cooking Systems - The trend of modular cooking systems presents opportunities for developing portable cooking solutions for health-conscious individuals on the go.
2. Wireless Induction Technology - The trend of wireless induction technology opens doors for creating innovative cooking appliances that can cook food in unconventional locations like cars or office cubicles.
3. Health-conscious On-the-go Meals - The trend of health-conscious on-the-go meals creates a demand for portable cookers like the Halo Pod that make it possible to always have a healthy meal ready.
Industry Implications
1. Kitchen Appliance - The kitchen appliance industry can explore the development of modular portable cookers to meet the needs of health-conscious individuals who require convenience and flexibility.
2. Workplace Solutions - The workplace solutions industry can leverage wireless induction technology to offer innovative cooking appliances for office spaces and remote work environments.
3. Healthy Meal Delivery - The healthy meal delivery industry can incorporate modular cooking systems to expand their product offerings and cater to the growing demand for on-the-go healthy meals.
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