Bluetooth E-Cigarette Lets Users Take Phone Calls, Listen to Music
The Supersmoker Bluetooth is a smart electronic cigarette that connects to smartphones and tablets, allowing users to take phone calls and even listen to music. The common electronic cigarette in itself is a great leap forward from the deadly tobacco analog, but if the recent technological advancements are a sign of things to come, it's safe to assume e-cigs will soon rival smartphones in terms of functionality. It all started last year, with the
Read More...GSK E-Mail Proves Pharma Industry Is Lobbying to Get E-Cigarettes Stringently Regulated
If there was ever any doubt that Big Pharma is doing everything in its power to stop increasingly popular electronic cigarettes from competing with their own smoking cessation products, this recently revealed e-mail written by a Glaxo Smith Kline vice-president to SANCO (the European Commission's Directorate General for Health & Consumers) puts those doubts to rest. The email conversation between Sophie Crousse, the Brussels-based vice president of European public...
Read More...Luxury Customization Company Launches 24ct-Gold-Plated E-Cigarette
E-cigarettes may be advertised as a less expensive alternative to tobacco analogs, but that doesn't apply to all of them. Take, for example, the 24ct-gold-plated Unicorn e-shisha recently unveiled by English luxury customization brand, Goldgenie which retails at a whopping $1,345. Ever since it launched, in 1995, Goldgenie has been gold-plating all kinds of stuff, from cars to gadgets, fashion accessories and even real life roses, for wealthy customers all around the...
Read More...Tobacco Giant Altria Acquires Green Smoke E-cigarettes for $110 Million
Altria Group Inc., one of the Big Three tobacco companies in the United States, and owner of the popular Marlboro cigarette brand, has announced an agreement to acquire Green Smoke Electronic Cigarettes for $110 million. Not too long ago, tobacco companies were going out of their way trying to get electronic cigarettes banned, but they seem to have realized that simply taking over this booming industry is far easier and even more profitable. In 2012, Lorillard took the...
Read More...Italian Tobacconists Blame E-Cigarettes for Big Drop in Sales
According to a recent report of the Federation of Italian Tobacconists (FIT), cigarette sales have dropped dramatically in the last few year, as a result of the economic crisis, counterfeiting, smuggling, a growing attention to health and the rise of electronic cigarettes. Giovanni Risso, the president of FIT says the Government lost 730 million euros in tax due to the big drop in sales. Over the last 10 years, there has been a decline of approximately 21 million...
Read More...Health Scientists Criticize European Union’s New E-Cigarette Law
A group of fifteen prominent health scientists have recently sent a letter to the European Union's ruling bodies, criticizing the newly adopted Tobacco Directive and its burdensome effects on electronic cigarettes. "If wisely regulated, e-cigarettes have the potential to make cigarettes obsolete and save millions of lives worldwide," the signatories write in the letter that was sent to the European Parliament, European Commission and the Council of Ministers, the three...
Read More...How E-Cigarettes Are Killing the Nicotine Patch Market in Europe
Nicotine patches, gum, lozenges and other nicotine replacement therapy are not as popular as they used to be with smokers trying to quit. According to the latest market data from France and other European countries, sales have dropped dramatically, and e-cigarettes are to blame. Ever since the popularity of electronic cigarettes started to rise worldwide a couple of years ago, everyone rushed to predict their effect on the global tobacco industry, with some analysts...
Read More...Italian Scientists to Discuss Health Benefits and Risks of Electronic Cigarettes
Organized by Italy's Higher Institute of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the "Electronic Cigarettes: Health Benefits and Risks, and Control Policies" conference aims to tackle several key issues, including scientific data, national and EU legislation and safety. Scheduled to take place on February 13, at the at the headquarters of the Higher Institute of Health, in Rome, the conference presents speakers and attendants with the opportunity to...
Read More...Vapor Corp. Unveils World’s First Biometric Lock Electronic Cigarette
Vapor Corp., the company behind popular e-cigarette brands like Smoke 51, Green Puffer or VaporX, has recently unveiled an intriguing electronic cigarette prototype that features biometric technology. This means you will be able to lock and unlock your personal vaporizer with a fingerprint. Things are advancing at an incredibly rapid pace in the electronic cigarette industry. Not too long ago, I wrote about
Read More...Smart Electronic Cigarette Connects to Your Phone, Lets You Track Your Puffing Habit
People have been talking about smart electronic cigarettes able to connect to modern gadgets like smartphones and tablets, letting you track your use, and most people agreed it was only a matter of time until such a device became a reality. It appears they were right. Smokio, "the world's first connected electronic cigarette", was created in July 2013, in Paris, France, by a team of young electronics and software enthusiasts who "believe that a simple or small twist can...
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