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An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
Disposable e-cigarettes are offered for a few dollars, and higher-priced reusable e-cigarettes involve an up-front investment for a starter kit. [9] Some e-cigarettes have a LED at the tip to resemble the glow of burning tobacco. [45] The LED may also indicate the battery status. [1] The LED is not generally used in personal vaporizers or mods. [3]
A Juul starter kit sells for about $50. [79] Joel Johnson of Co.Design described the nicotine intake as "eye-widening" and its aesthetics as "demure". [80] Upon initial release, Ben Radding of Men's Fitness called Juul the "iPhone of E-cigs." [71] The comparison to the iPhone and other Apple products has been made by many other commentators.
Screenshot of an unsolicited e-mail for an e-cigarette starter kit [176] E-cigarettes were initially advertised as a form of tobacco that could circumvent existing smoke-free legislation, with initial confusion as to whether existing smoke-free legislations also apply to e-cigarettes. [39]
Laredo was a tobacco kit introduced by Brown & Williamson in the early 1970s. It was sold with the slogan, "If you want something done right, do it yourself". The kit consisted of a tin of tobacco, a plastic cigarette-making device, and loose cigarette papers and filters. The Laredo brand tobacco and a filter were inserted into the device, and ...
Various types of electronic cigarettes. An electronic cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking by providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, including the hand-to-mouth action of smoking, but without combusting tobacco. [18] Using an e-cigarette is known as "vaping" and the user is referred to as a "vaper."
Blu is an electronic cigarette brand, produced by Fontem Ventures based in Amsterdam [1] and owned by British tobacco company Imperial Brands. [2] The brand Blu sells various types of rechargeable and disposable e-cigarettes with a wide selection of flavored and unflavored liquids.
A pod mod with cartridges. Pod mods are a type of electronic cigarette used to vape nicotine through a mouthpiece connected to the body of the device by magnets. These devices are a newer generation of e-cigarettes that are often marketed to a younger crowd that do not wish to attract attention gained through regular e-cigarettes or traditional tobacco-burning cigarettes.