E-smoke, to kick the habit

May 10, 2007

This device has everything of an ordinary cigarette - shape, smoke, nicotine and a glowing light - but no tobacco. A Hong Kong based company has developed these battery-powered "e-cigarettes" as an alternative to nicotine gum in an attempt to make kicking the habit a more smoking-like experience.The "e-cigarettes" sell for around 1,600 yuan (208 US Dollars) a piece and are already available in China, Israel, Turkey, and a number of European countries, but not yet the United States.