Gizmodo: Cigarette

Camel Cigarette Phone Probably Won't Fool Anyone

Eric Sheline — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:20:10 EST

If you were of the 598 landline-only Giz readers, you should probably hide your embarrassing lack of technology. This $49 touchtone phone disguises your relic as a pack of death sticks. It looks accurate, but your bluff will probably be called when people notice that it's connected to the wall or remember you don't actually smoke. And that you're talking to your cigarettes. [Custom Phones via Shiny Shiny]

Solar Lighter: A Greener Way to Smoke

Kit Eaton — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:51:55 EST

Like some kind of tiny parabolic burning mirror that would make Archimedes proud, this solar lighter captures the sun's rays and focuses them to a central spot that can reach 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Result: an economic, fossil-fuel-free way to light your smelly cigarettes. If that's not ironic enough, today is World Cancer Day! Let's just call it a "survival tool" instead, and say it's just an environmentally graceful way to, uh, start forest fires. [Shiny Shiny]

"Snack-Size" Cigarettes Offer Super-Size Nicotine

Mark Wilson — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:00:46 EST

In an era when smokers are subjected to the hostile smoking environment of...fresh air...our friends at Philip Morris are ready to accommodate those looking to expedite the process stepping outside. They've packed the same amount of nicotine goodness into a smaller package—think of it as the iPod Nano of the ~~lifespan~~ cigarette world.

The product is called Marlboro Intense, and it's being test marketed in Turkey.

While a normal cigarette measures 8.5cm, the Marlboro Intense is just 7.2cm long. If it takes the average person 7 minutes to smoke a cigarette, our middle school math tells us that the average Intense would take just 6 minutes to enjoy (we calculated the time saved at 63 seconds).

We're not going to end this with a snarky, anti-smoking comment. That shit is like ~~crack~~ nicotine to the smoking crowd. We'll just observe how interesting it is that the miniaturizing trend (that could probably be best credited to consumer electronics) has made its way to tobacco products. [timesonline via dvorak][photo]

Crown7 'Electronic Cigarette' Delivers All the Nicotine with None of the Smoke

Adam Frucci — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:00:05 EDT

Do all these smoking bans have you feeling down? Do you miss being able to puff away on your death sticks with impunity, no matter where you were? Well, this Crown7 "electronic cigarette" will allow you to enjoy some piping-hot nicotine wherever you are, be it a place that allows smoking or not. It's basically a nicotine vaporizer, using nicotine cartridges to give you the drug you so badly crave. They market it as an answer to smoking bans, but it seems just as suitable for helping you quit your disgusting habit as well. [Product Page via Coolest Gadgets]

Review: Smart AC 120v/USB Inverter For the Car

Brian Lam — Thu, 24 May 2007 21:15:14 EDT

The 12-volt adapter in a car is nice for radar detectors and GPS devices, among other non-cancer-causing activities. But this inverter can use the ciggy adapter to power USB and AC stuff, up to a claimed 120 watts.

It works well, too.

I had it charging a Sony Ericsson by USB cable, and also powering up the monster 85 watt MacBook Pro powerbrick while both devices were active. But not at the same time. The USB cable didn't want to charge the phone while the MacBook was gulping down juice. The inverter also hummed away, like an overhanging power line ready to zap a pigeon. The solution? I charged the USB device from my laptop. I'm sure the USB wouldn't flake out if I'd used a less demanding AC device. (Not a space heater.) Bonus—it's a three-pronged adapter.

The manual does a good job of outlining the dangers of using your car battery for this sort of thing. They recommend for every three hours of use, starting your car and running the engine 20 minutes.

I give this thing a thumbs-up at $40 from Think Geek. – Brian Lam

[ThinkGeek]

Smokey Amp: The Cigarette Pack Amplifier

Jason Chen — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:17:59 EDT

A clever former Fender amp designer merged a cigarette pack with a practice amp to form the Smokey Amp. Notable for its portability rather than its sound quality, the amp is powered by one battery that gives you ten hours of play-time. The amp is fairly loud for its size, so if you're in the habit of pulling out your axe to give impromptu serenades to people on the subway, £24.95 ($45) will get you what you need. – Jason Chen

Smokey Amp [Firebox via Tech Digest]