Strange Gadgets for Vices

Tech News 29 November 2009 | 0 Comments

Ever heard of an eCigarette? This is a disquieting gadget that is marketed as an alternative to regular cigarette smoking. It is just a thin white plastic tube that you don’t light but that you jam in your mouth and smoke.
These e-cigs, which are made by a company called White Cloud do not contain any tobacco, tar or any other preservatives. They don’t even contain smoke. However you will see an odorless vapor after taking a drag off of this cigarette. These taste like very clean cigarettes and come in different flavors from menthol to chocolate to whiskey. You simply charge one of these slender white sticks up with an USB cartridge and then attach it to an even longer white stick. This is what makes it look like and feel like a cigarette. You then stick it in your mouth and start “smoking.
The cigarette comes with a SimpleSmoke cartridge that is the equivalent of forty cigarettes. They come in a kit and are 90% charged. You put a battery in them and smoke away. The good news is you do not get any tar or nicotine. However they are pricey with it costing about twenty bucks every time you have to replace the flavored batteries. And the entire unit itself costs about two hundred dollars to buy.
However they might be worth it to try if you really want to quit smoking. It is emphasized that this is not a device that is a replacement for smoking. Reader reviews from smokers say they keep smoking cigarettes while also puffing away on this device which gives a whole new meaning to the idea of oral fixation.
The best thing about these fake cigarettes is that they don’t annoy other people. If you are a big smoker and have a baby or a kid with asthma these fake electronic cigarettes come in handy and are worth the two hundred bucks.
Speaking of vices have you ever been in a bar or speakeasy and suspected that your bartender is watering down your drinks with the cheap stuff.
The Rotgutonix is a small handheld device that can detect adulterated alcohol, which is commonly known as rotgut. It has a built-in chemical sensor that can assess the quality of several alcoholic beverage brands (JB, Johnny Walker, DYC, Habana Club, Brugal and Pampero). If the drink in question is indeed watered down by your evil bartender, a skull and cross bones will be displayed on the LCD letting you know that it is time for you to get your money back.

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