# Temp-Sensing Tables The InducTable is a Tech Table for Multipurpose Living By Allison Love | Published 2010-07-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-inductable References: [bornrich.org](http://www.bornrich.org/entry/inductable-a-remote-controlled-dining-table-with-built-in-sensors/) & [outofaces](http://www.outofaces.com/inductable/) The InducTable is a pretty high-tech table, coming equipped with a [built-in sensor system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/come-together-robot) and temperature sensitive surface. The InducTable has a metal frame that is made with [thermochromic glass-ceramic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceran-luminoir-tft), which allows the InducTable to transform into a [cooking table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-teppanyaki)! The table is also equipped with a grill and can be transformed into a work station. Its built-in sensors can also sense objects that are near to the table. I wouldn't mind having one of these InducTables in my house. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Temperature-sensitive Surfaces:** The potential for temperature-sensitive surfaces to be used in a variety of products such as tables, countertops, and other furniture items, with potential applications in cooking and home appliances. - **Multipurpose Furniture:** The trend of furniture items, such InducTable, which can be transformed from a work station to cooking table and grill and provide flexibility and utility in small living spaces. - **Sensor Technology:** The use of sensors in furniture items, such as InducTable, which respond to nearby objects while transforming into a cooking or work station, indicate the potential for sensor technology to be implemented in home appliances and other consumer goods. ### Where This Applies - **Home Appliance:** Incorporating temperature-sensitive surfaces into home appliances, along with sensor technology, can provide consumers with the flexibility and customization they seek in kitchen appliances. - **Furniture:** Multipurpose furniture like InducTable could find applications in apartments, smaller houses, and other limited-space homes, where people look for versatile furniture that consumes less space. - **Restaurant and Hospitality:** Temperature-sensitive surfaces have applications in restaurant and hospitality industries, primarily in preparing and serving food that requires careful temperature control. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxe Futuristic Induction Cooktops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolf-induction.md) - [Subtly Smart Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etto-table.md) - [Precise Temperature Induction Cooktops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brevilles-the-control-freak.md) - [Automatic Smart Coffee tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-coffee-table-black.md) - [Sensory Stimulation Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasix-table.md) - [Connected Touchscreen TV Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-telly-table.md) - [Multifuntional Modular Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-transformer-table.md) - [Minimal Hidden Induction Cooktops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lapitec-chef.md) - [Invisible Induction Countertop Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaggenau-essential-induction.md)