Egads! Never read that one before.
Everybody knows I'm a fanboy, no doubt about it. But never once have I spread my fanboyism outside the friendly confines of here.
I think it's ironic that when people complain so bitterly about the Chinese copying something, they seem to forget that without one solitary Chinese dude's invention we probably wouldn't be doing this at all.
Yeah, that was an interesting thread, being falsely accused was disheartening, especially since Super-T was an early and vocal opponent against copying. We've had several of our engineering concepts and designs copied. It can be disheartening so i can empathize with other manufacturers who have been copied.
Sometimes though, one can confuse being "first" with it being an "invention". Sometimes ones only claim is being first, not making a unique invention. No mod maker on this board invented the ecig. The ecig was invented by a Chinese inventor. Even mechanical mods at their inception, shared many, if not all aspects with the Chinese invention. Sure, we mix it up and throw in our own unique take on it, but the ecig was invented in China.
The early days of ecigs (mechanical and Chinese alike) comprised four basic components:
1. Atomizer Connector (usually integrated into a press in cap or screw on cap)
2. Switch (be it mechanical, electrical or vacuum) All these types of switches have been used in various products the world over for the last 100+ years.
3. Atomizer
4. Tube
The Chinese were the first to put those four aspects all into one and that is where the bulk of the credit is due.
Others have come along and were first to add some unique features that still carry on. We added the first adjustable air control and vent holes to a mod (the Super T-1) . The GG was the first to to add a telescoping section to a mod. Some were first to add a touch type switch and some were first to add adjustable voltage/wattage and so on and so forth.
Though it is important to note, the concept of telescoping, limiting airflow, venting, mechanical switches, Voltage control etc were not unique inventions, they existed in products the world over for over a 100 years, we just adapted them to use in an ecig for all to enjoy!
