At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Dave Baarman, director of advanced technologies at Fulton Innovation, shows how eCoupled wireless power can now be multi-directional.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada. Fulton Innovation's wowing the spectators during CES 2013 as one of three finalists for CNet's Best of CES in emerging technology.
David Baarman, director of advanced technologies at Fulton Innovation, says that "This is very interesting tiny Fulton from West Michigan - a technological business taking on the giants, effectively."
It makes Baarman extremely happy to learn that a West Michigan company has been selected alongside CES tech elites as having the year's best in new technology.
Several prominent businesses operate in Grand Rapids, Baarman stated yesterday. It's an honor to be part of creating an industry, and I am pleased to see it move on the right path. Grand Rapids is a neat place, and it's loaded. I believe that is quite muted.
CES also features a CES Show Floor Tour showcasing trends in consumer electronics.
At CES, Fulton showed off a number of gadgets that used wireless power using eCoupled. kitchen appliances and cell phones.
However, the main buzz had to do with device-to-device wireless charging.
The cell phone has no power, but you have a fully powered laptop or tablet. To charge, place the phone on top of that laptop or tablet.
A cell phone is charging wirelessly from a tablet inside the Fulton Innovation booth at CES in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 10.
“This is the future generation,” Baarman stated. A low-cost option that is more reliable and more convenient for you is something we need to deliver. We want to go further with this.
The electronic DJ mixer, shown above, is interactive and features a graphics display. when a tablet was placed near the poster, wirelessly cranking up the sound.
Fulton's eCoupled technology is in some devices already on the market, including Amway's eSpring water purification system, and various cell phones, including the HTC Thunderbolt, Incredible 2, Rezound, X8, Droid DNA, and various Nokias.
Fulton is getting excellent responses from customers excited about transportable power.
“Concepts get spoken about at the exhibit. We want to invite people's interest in it,” Baarman added.
Alticor, the parent company of Ada-based Amway, owns Fulton Innovation.
Alticor has stated it will exit the wireless sector, selling its eCoupled wireless technology.
The talks to sell eCoupled are in the early stages.
Fulton's intent is to divest that IP portfolio in order to entrench someone within the electronics sector. That's what we're doing.” It's actually extremely exciting and quite popular.
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