The Newest Electric Cigarette Technologies

The technology behind e-cigarettes, commonly called electronic cigarettes or e-cigs, has not changed all that much ever since they were invented by a Chinese pharmacist in 2003, showing up in the commercial market a year later. However, there have been many functionality and appearance changes that have made them more popular among smokers along with those desiring to kick their smoking addiction.

The very first models were significantly larger and not well-accepted as a substitute for traditional cigarettes. As they grew in reputation, they were made more compact to better signify the size and feel of a traditional cigarette. The elements inside the cigarettes were also made smaller and life of the battery improved, making them much more popular. The liquid nicotine utilized in the e-cigarettes has also evolved from being only accessible in replacement cartridges, to supplying kits that which smokers can invigorate their cigs with nicotine.

Some of the newer innovations weren't well received as manufacturers added flavors besides that of tobacco, creating a backlash that they were marketing their goods to kids and not merely to adult smokers. Designs of the electric cigarettes have been criticized for being too colorful and attractive to non-smokers. Electronic cigarettes are only permitted to be purchased by adults aged 18 or over, yet manufacturers are feeling pressure to be certain they do stay out of the hands of children. The flavors have be found appealing to many smokers, still, who have flipped from standard cigarettes to electronic cigarettes.

Today's e-cigarettes have evolved into a thing that closely appears like a real cigarette, even for cigarette smokers that have used tobacco for 30, 40 years or even more. The impression of smoking and inhaling atomized liquid nicotine gives a realistic feeling of smoking. To raise the realism of e-cigs, manufacturers have also added a little red light to the end of the e-cigs which illuminates any time the user takes a puff. This provides a sense of visual imagery leading to the overall impact of a standard cigarette. Many smokers feel as if they are using a conventional cigarette, even though they clearly are not.

The water vapor from the early e-cig models was only released in a small amount. Nowadays, some brands offer slightly more mist that tends to linger around the smoker as soon as they have taken a puff. It still has no smell without any after effects beyond one or maybe two seconds, but in addition it really adds to the realism of smoking. These realistic characteristics add to the appeal of e-cigs, as the smoking addiction does revolve a great deal around the physical process of smoking.

As technology advances, there will likely be increasingly more innovations in e-cigarettes. These changes won't likely affect the way in which the e-cigarette works, but rather the way it tastes and appears.