![]() ![]() ![]() Voltage options include 120v ac, 12v or 24v dc. One connects with clips to a vehicle battery, and the other plugs into the vehicle power socket. ![]() Two extra-long dc cords are included for vehicle use. Cooking performance is comparable to many in-home microwaves when connected to ac or direct to battery dc (cooking speed varies by the car’s amperage when the WaveBox to the cigarette lighter connections in their vehicles). /rebates/2fip2fWaveBox-Portable-Microwave-Oven-Pearl2f12510036&. The WaveBox blends the convenience of its compact size with a power system able to heat food on the go. ![]() An advanced electronic design allows it to be powered through the cigarette lighter socket on most vehicles, connected to the battery-or from ac power at home or work. Compact, rugged and easy to tote, the WaveBox brings cooking power where you want it most. The world’s first truly portable microwave makes it easy to have hot food and drink at work, at play and on the go. It runs on mains voltage regardless of country, and can also run from a 12-volt battery using alligator leads, or from your in-vehicle power outlet. The $250 WaveBox, weighing in at just 14 pounds. Now a portable microwave oven offers those same capabilities to people who need to prepare food away from the kitchen, or indeed off-the-grid entirely – truckies, RVers, boaties, campers …. It can reheat frozen food or cook raw food in a fraction of the time required of a conventional oven and has brought the convenience of preparing food to new levels. How could we ever get along without it these days. To date, the WaveBox is selling in the United States for $199 (Dh730).The impact of the microwave oven could be compared to the invention of sliced-bread.The microwave also “includes plug-and-run AC and DC cords for vehicle power sockets or direct connection to a 12-volt battery''.The WaveBox has a “sculpted, lunchbox-style design and reinforced weather-resistant ABS case'', states the WaveBox website.“By and large, it is for people who move in their vehicles for their work – taxis, police, government workers,'' said Frank.Ī unique power system allows users to simply plug the small cooler-sized WaveBox into a 20-amp car lighter socket, punch in a quick heating time and, within a few minutes, hot food is ready.įrom hotdogs to canned soups and spaghetti to popcorn, WaveBox cooks food in roughly twice the time of conventional kitchen microwaves but has the same electronic controls. Launched in mid-2008 in the US and UK, the WaveBox has enjoyed major sales. “Our microwave is the only one that is portable and can operate on AC/DC power,'' said Frank, 42, who originally came up with the idea in 2004 at a construction site where workers complained of always eating take-out food. The new device could very well change how the Middle East gets through a day, he said, and could also become commonplace at outdoor worksites, camping grounds and weekend desert gatherings. “We are looking for a large well-qualified distributor to take on our product.'' In an interview from the US, The Frank Group CEO told XPRESS that he has secured the necessary government approvals for Saudi Arabia and the UAE and is now on the hunt for an established distributor in the region. Frank suggests it will only be a matter of time before his WaveBox portable wonder will revolutionise the lifestyle of the UAE's car-crazy consumers. In a city where some residents virtually live in their car commuting, working or stuck in traffic jams, American inventor Tim Frank could become a cultural hero for his new creation – a car-friendly portable microwave that plugs into the lighter socket. ![]()
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