E-Cigs Showed Off On Revision 3 CES Reports

[Technobob]

Jim Louderback shows of the ecig at CES it's at the end of the video

Revision3 > Tekzilla Daily Tip > Episode 546: 7 Weirdest, Wackiest Products From CES 2010 - TV hat, usb smoke, usb cigarette

 

[Oliver]

I think, if anything, it shows the extraordinary lack of real exposure that the e-cig has had amongst the general population thus far....

 

[ChipCurtis]

He didn't even mention that it's just vapor. The girl said "no I don't want any of that" probably thinking that it has the same chemicals as a regular cigarette. Those aspects weren't even mentioned let alone discussed. Emphasis was on the e-cig as some kind of novelty or silly techno-geek gimmick. That's usually what we see when the e-cig is covered in the news without a particular political slant. If they aren't attacking it head on, they're trying to create an atmosphere of "don't take this silly device seriously".

I think, if anything, it shows the extraordinary lack of real exposure that the e-cig has had amongst the general population thus far....

The e-cig has been around for just a little over 2 years in North America. This lack of knowledge and exposure is for a calculated reason. Big pockets of Big tobacco and Big Pharma, as well as gov't entities and private groups in bed with those forces, simply don't want the word about e-cigs to get out. They've been pretty successful so far.

 

[Oliver]

The e-cig has been around for just a little over 2 years in North America. This lack of knowledge and exposure is for a calculated reason. Big pockets of Big Tobacco and Big Pharma, as well as gov't entities and private groups in bed with those forces, simply don't want the word about e-cigs to get out. They've been pretty successful so far.

I'm sorry, I really don't buy that. I think it's the natural order of things that most people view the e-cig as a gimmick - come on, I bet you did when you first heard of it.

If that's peoples' first impression, the e-cig is further confounded by the negative press promulgated following the publication of the FDA tests.

In other words, for your average user there are two levels of skepticism they must overcome before buying their first model. Then, on top of this, many companies sell e-cigs for way more than their real market value, so people's expectations are higher than their initial experience is likely to be - they then pass on negative opinion by word of mouth.

Given this uphill battle, is it any wonder e-cigs haven't caught on as quickly as they might?

Big Tobacco/Pharma need do nothing in the face of this. I hope the tide changes.

 

[TropicalBob]

This lack of knowledge and exposure is for a calculated reason. Big pockets of Big Tobacco and Big Pharma, as well as gov't entities and private groups in bed with those forces, simply don't want the word about e-cigs to get out.

Just totally wrong. SmokeyJoe is right about the coalition of circumstances surrounding e-cigs. Believe me, a person who spent his entire adult career as a member of the press, that no one -- corporate or individual -- controls the press. No one. No company. Conspiracy theories about information dissemination are laughable.

 

[jj2]

SJ is totally right about this.
I heard about the e cig years ago and thought it was just another smokeless device and thought, it'd never last. I only tried it because I was going somewhere that smoking was really a pain.

 

[ChipCurtis]

Just totally wrong. SmokeyJoe is right about the coalition of circumstances surrounding e-cigs. Believe me, a person who spent his entire adult career as a member of the press, that no one -- corporate or individual -- controls the press. No one. No company. Conspiracy theories about information dissemination are laughable.

C'mon, where did I say or imply that the press is controlled only by nefarious forces?

It works more on the principle of ignorance and obfuscation. Passionate truth-tellers and whistle-blower type reporters easily get side-lined. Reporters who work for mainstream media outlets are more listened to, more believed by the public... "If FOX News says so, it must be true."

There isn't just one force out there that controls the press -- of course not. It is just a matter of numbers. Number of FDA reports fed through the press, number of listeners that will believe whatever they're fed.

 

[vaprfan]

what do they say.. any press is good press.