Ezi-cig – The World’s Cheapest Electronic Cigarette
Electronic cigarettes are already advertised as a cheaper alternative to smoking, but the new Ezi-cig is really pushing the envelope. Launched in Britain by Discount UK, the disposable e-cigarette costs just £1 ($1.53), making it the cheapest electronic cigarette in the world, by far. If you're looking for the cheapest e-cigarette money can buy, look no further than the new Ezi-cig. The disposable version is priced at £1, comes in high (12mg) or medium (8mg) nicotine...
Read More...Europe’s Largest Tobacco Cigarette Maker Launches Its Own E-Cigarette
British American Tobacco (BAT), the largest cigarette company in Europe, launched its own electronic cigarette earlier this week. Called the Vype, the disposable e-cig is currently only available in the United Kingdom, via a dedicated website, but the company plans to introduce it in retail outlets by September and rapidly expand its presence in the e-cigarette market around the world. BAT first revealed its intention of entering the...
Read More...Italy Abandons E-Cigarette Tax Increase Following Series of Protests
The Italian government planned to increase taxes on electronic cigarettes and accessories by 58.5% and planned to use the €35 million tax-hike revenue to avoid cutting thousands of prison jobs. Vapers and e-smoking shop owners took the streets in protest, forcing the initiator of the bill to withdraw his proposal. Everyone knows about Italy's dire financial situation, but going after a growing business sector by imposing an unjustifiably-high task doesn't seem right....
Read More...Smart Electronic Cigarette Tracks and Tweets Usage
About a year ago I was reading an article on the future of electronic cigarettes in which the author talked about their rapid evolution and how we would soon be using smart e-cigarettes that could connect to the Internet, play music or record audio. I remember thinking it might be possible one day, but not very soon. It turns out he was right on the money, as we already have an e-cigarette that can connect to the web and post tweets about your usage of the device. It...
Read More...Turkish Man Tries to Quit Smoking by Wearing a Metal Cage on His Head
Giving up smoking isn't easy, and some people go to extreme lengths to kick this bad habit. Take for example İbrahim Yücel, a Turkish man who has resorted to wearing a metal cage on his head all day to stave off smoking. 42-year-old İbrahim Yücel had been smoking for the last 26 years, but after his father died from lung cancer caused by tobacco cigarettes a few months ago, he decided the dirty habit just wasn't worth losing his life. But giving up smoking is almost...
Read More...Guns’n’Roses Guitarist Claims E-Cigarettes Almost Killed Him
The rumors are true, ladies and gentlemen, electronic cigarettes CAN kill you! Famous Guns'n'Roses guitarist DJ Ashba recently revealed he went through a near-death experience after using e-cigarettes he bought from a mall in Poland. Don't forget, you heard it here first. If the above sounds like a bad joke, the rest of this story is going to seem pretty crazy. So here's how it all played out. DJ Ashba, real name Darren Jay Ashba, posted a photo of him smoking a cigarette...
Read More...Big E-Cigarette Brands Support Decision to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Medicines
It might come as a shock to a lot of vapers, but there are e-cigarette companies out there that actually welcome the decision to regulate electronic cigarettes as medicinal products. Nicolites, the largest e-cigarette brand in the United Kingdom, and NJOY, one of the biggest names in the American vaping industry have publicly announced their support for the MHRA's decision. Not too long ago, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced...
Read More...Napster Co-Founder Invests in Electronic Cigarettes
Sean Parker, co-founder of music sharing site Napster and co-developer of Facebook, has recently joined up with an investment fund to buy a stake in one of the largest e-cigarette companies in America, NJOY. E-cigarettes have been growing in popularity at a very rapid pace, and investors are starting to take notice. The latest notable figure to back this revolutionary...
Read More...R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Launches VUSE Electronic Cigarette
Winston-Salem-based tobacco company, R.J. Reynolds, has recently announced its own line of electronic cigarettes, called VUSE. According to Reynolds American representatives, the VUSE is "a game-changing product in the e-cigarette category". News about R.J. Reynolds intention to enter the e-cigarette business emerged last year, when they confirmed VUSE was still in the development stage. It had been introduced in a very limited test market a while ago, and last Thursday...
Read More...Smoking Prevention Expert Says E-Cigarettes Are Extremely Good for Public Health
With all the negative publicity electronic cigarettes have been getting lately, it seems that every anti-smoking organization and tobacco policy expert is hellbent on throwing them in the same boat as tobacco cigarettes. Luckily, that's not the case. John Britton, Director of the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS), believes e-cigarettes could actually save millions of lives. Professor John Britton, chairman of the Royal College of Physicians Tobacco Advisory...
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