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Electronic Cigarettes at CES 2009

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12th of January 2009, 11:08 GMT | By Georgiana Bobolicu


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Smoking is a very unhealthy habit, but nicotine addiction, despite the appearances, is pretty difficult to kick. There are certain alternatives, but none of them cures the smoking addiction completely. But E-Cig promises to.

E-Cig is an electronic cigarette able to duplicate the look and, in some cases, the feel, of smoking. There’s a LED on the end, and a USB rechargeable vaporizer in the body. The bit where the filter would be is a disposable cartridge containing differing amounts of nicotine (if you’re trying to quit), or all kinds of other stuff like caffeine, flavorings, or even vitamins. The vaporizer turns the flavoring or whatever into steam when you inhale, and when you exhale, it looks just like smoke.

 

E-Cig has become the world's no.1 choice for the Electronic Smoking Products with the most comprehensive product lines in the world, which can always meet your own needs, and even you can DIY your own E-Cig with the following several thousands of selections for your personal choices, such as electronic cigarettes, cigars and even pipes, with numerous accessories, to comply with different tastes.

 

This device is praised as the healthiest alternative to smoking that you will ever get, without any fire, tar, carbon monoxide, ash or stub, letting you enjoy and satisfy those tactile taste sensations without any risk on smoking and on tobacco.

 

The body of the electronic cigarette is USB rechargeable, and will power through one and a half cartridges. Each cartridge is the equivalent of about a pack of regular cigarettes, and costs $5. The entire kit (including a pack of four cartridges) runs somewhere between 80 and 100 US dollars and can be purchased online, directly on the manufacturer's website. This device might actually work, but there's no proof about this just yet.

 

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Comment #1 by: www.e-tigari.com on 12 May 2009, 21:11 GMT reply to this comment

In case the incredible, hard to ignore health benefits of switching to the Electronic Cigarette isn’t reason enough to make you give up on your tobacco cigarettes, maybe saving some money will help sway your decision.


Comment #2 by: King Jack on 30 Jul 2009, 06:59 GMT reply to this comment

These are great products, and have the potential to save many lives. There is no second hand smoke, and it does not stain your teeth. NO ASH, and no carcinogens, and the best part is you can smoke it everywhere.


Comment #3 by: hec on 14 Oct 2009, 01:48 GMT reply to this comment

Well FDA is claiming this e-cigarrete as being unsafe and the cartrridges for them contain dangerous chemicals? so why is this product being sold if not safe or approved by FDA



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