I was wondering what would have happened if Phillip Morris had announced they'd developed a new cigarette which delivered pure nicotine contained none of the dangerous chemicals in traditional cigarettes, completely eliminated second-hand smoke and even did away with the inherent fire danger because it was battery operated and was even loved by smokers?
Then I ran across this: (sorry, still can't post links, so I pasted a part of what I read)
Philip Morris developed Accord, a microelectric cigarette holder, to address consumer concerns about health risks, and as a direct competitive response to R.J. Reynolds Premier product. Unveiled in 1998, the battery-powered smoking system, which reduced visible smoke and ashes from the end of a cigarette, was a radically different kind of smoked tobacco product.
The device contained a microchip that sensed when an Accord cigarette was being puffed, and sent power to eight heating blades around the cigarette. The chip prevented ignition if conventional cigarettes were inserted into the lighter, and was also equipped with the equivalent of the television V-chip, a locking device for use by parents.
The device worked using a novel electronic sensor technology. Inhaling on a cigarette inserted in the device triggers the electrical heating element, which heats the cigarette to a temperature below that necessary to create combustion, but still delivers emissions which contain nicotine. The tobacco in the Accord cigarette is warmed only when puffed; smokers could take a puff from a cigarette in its holder, put the device down, and take another puff an hour later.
I had heard of RJR's Premier cigarette, but this one was new to me. I'm sure most of you already know about the Accord, but would someone please tell me how this is really any different than the ecig?
Then I ran across this: (sorry, still can't post links, so I pasted a part of what I read)
Philip Morris developed Accord, a microelectric cigarette holder, to address consumer concerns about health risks, and as a direct competitive response to R.J. Reynolds Premier product. Unveiled in 1998, the battery-powered smoking system, which reduced visible smoke and ashes from the end of a cigarette, was a radically different kind of smoked tobacco product.
The device contained a microchip that sensed when an Accord cigarette was being puffed, and sent power to eight heating blades around the cigarette. The chip prevented ignition if conventional cigarettes were inserted into the lighter, and was also equipped with the equivalent of the television V-chip, a locking device for use by parents.
The device worked using a novel electronic sensor technology. Inhaling on a cigarette inserted in the device triggers the electrical heating element, which heats the cigarette to a temperature below that necessary to create combustion, but still delivers emissions which contain nicotine. The tobacco in the Accord cigarette is warmed only when puffed; smokers could take a puff from a cigarette in its holder, put the device down, and take another puff an hour later.
I had heard of RJR's Premier cigarette, but this one was new to me. I'm sure most of you already know about the Accord, but would someone please tell me how this is really any different than the ecig?
