Salutations PakaLolo,
The portable market has exploded.
Consumer profile(s) evolve i guess. For example, i'm not alone to expect innovations based on induction heating - which should be a logical choice for table vaporizers (at >85 % Power-Conversion efficiency, not to mention the speed & Curie alloys potential for
passive self-regulation of temperature!)...
Unfortunately it seems a typical IH circuitry operates at voltages clearly above the 3.7 to 11.1 Volts range covered by 5 Amperes per hour LiPo battery solutions or whatever, etc. That's too bad, 11.1 V x 5 Amp translates as 55.5 Watts - which would happen to be convenient as that's comparable to the ceramic heater element of my HerbalAire.
Anyway, perhaps some additional power-conversion loss might be acceptable in a single-cell deluxe-style battery-powered portable. I wonder since i evaluate the ideal range for IH to equal 24 - 300 Volts D.C. - depending on limitations in the power stage(s) i'd say. Essentially there's a gap (11.1 V vs 24 V) rendering Inductive Heating somewhat impractical for a low-voltage applications niche. Consequently my story-teller crystal ball - which happens to be real foggy at times - shows me eventual future Portable Induction vaporizers resembling a merge between the Venus and a Vapolution but for boats if not at all!... In other words
no IH in cigar format unless it's a beefy e-cig for greasy cannabic extracts à la Cera! But one never really knows for sure.
It's hard to keep up with all the new designs. Vapor Blunt are revamping their product lines...
I felt optimistic when reading about the VaporBlunt offer until the sad events which occured lately. Once in a while such variables make it even more difficult to follow while things are already complicated as it is in the cannabic vaporization world.
...there's a horde of e-cig guys...
I'm afraid e-cig air/vapour paths will never look nearly as "Obvious" as this:
Now lets just focus on that picture above while we imagine an HA heat-exchanger made of
Phytherm230 or Supra36 Curie alloy instead of aluminium, etc...
...though with a detacheable magnetic power base shaped similary to this induction heater tool designed for dentistry applications:
Finally, lets view ourselves having expeditive warm-up times, on-demand, whip-style... In a vaporizer offering the freedom of movements characteristic of small portables but in a semi-wireless table format, euh... Of course the heat-exchanger would necessitate some heat-resistant silicone housing if it's got to be hand-held during inhalation but have no worries as i'm confident the manufacturer(s) would think of it for us - and beyond!
Well, i can be crazier if i try! See?...