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NEW BUT NOT IN THE QUEUE – THE SMOK X-CUBE MINI & THE RUSSIAN V3 RTA
SMOK X-CUBE MINI
THE RUSSIAN V3 RTA
Both new, but not in the queue. Why? They’re going right to evaluation due to your interest and mine.
The Smok X-cube Mini
From Smok:
The Smok X Cube Mini 75W is the evolution of the smash hit Smok X Cube II, integrating all of the features of the original with a 75W of power delivery in a much smaller form factor. Building upon the legendary Smok series which are known for innovation and progressive systems, the Smok X Cube Mini incorporates temperature control advances, Bluetooth 4.0 support for software upgrades, and intuitve OLED display. As a premiere temperature-control mods, it features three new functions: Intelligent Coil Recognition, Adjustable Temperature Coefficient of Resistance and Adjustable Initial Resistance, which takes your vaping experience to the next level. Fully featured with wattage output up to 75W, with a minimum resistance range of 0.06 Ohms, alongside a dual temperature output module that supports Smok’s eight brand new coils, ranging from Ni200 Nickel to Titanium to Clapton. A greater range and usability with an innovative firing strip allows the Smok X Cube Mini to assert itself as the ultimate compact form factor device in the market, easily powering today’s most popular tank systems such as the Smok TFV4 Tank and TFV4 Mini Tank. Aspired to be the trend-settler of current vape technology, the X Cube Mini by Smok presents avant-garde upgrades with harmonizing elements for an illustrious output device.
Smok X Cube Mini 75W TC Box Mod Features:
- 18650 High Amp IMR Single Battery – Sold Separately
- Wattage Output Range: 1~75W
- Voltage Output Range: 0.35~9V
- Min VW Atomizer Resistance: 0.1ohm
- Min TC Atomizer Resistance: 0.06ohm
- Temperature Control Range: 200-600F
- Compatible with Ni200, Clapton, SS, and Ti Heating Elements
- Superior Zinc Alloy and Stainless Steel Construction
- Magenetized Battery Cover
- Full Bar Firing with Customized LED Colors
- Intuitive OLED Display
- Advanced Bluetooth 4.0 Technology
- Firmware Upgradeability
- MicroUSB Charging Port
- Spring Loaded 510 Center Pin
New Software Features:
- Intelligent Coil Recognition
- Adjustable Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
- Adjustable Initial Resistance
Includes:
- 1 Smok X Cube Mini 75W TC Box Mod
- 1 MicroUSB Charging Cable
- 1 Black Silicone Sleeve
- Verification of Authenticity Card
- Instruction Manual
The Russian V3 RTA
From VaporDNA:
Russian 3.0 RTA by UCT
Designed in Germany
The Russian 3.0 RTA by UCT follows the lineage of one of the most legendary rebuildable tank atomizers in vaping, bringing one of the most beloved platforms to the new age of vaping, with top fill capability, five way adjustable liquid control, a fully adjustable 510 pin, and updated internals to handle output of up to 100W. Manufactured utilizing extremely high grade 316L Stainless Steel, PEEK insulators, and glass, the Russian 3.0 carries on the signature matte silver finish. The newly integrated top fill system makes filling easier than ever before on a Russian platform, with a threaded top that allows access to extremely wide area filling ports. A five step liquid control allows users to either completely seal the system to access the coil independently or fully open the liquid control to pair with high power systems. The build deck features an expanded horizontal terminal design that allows for dual coil arrangements and an easy to remove and replace wicking ring. With a large tank capacity of 5.5ml, the Russian 3.0 is specifically designed for all day vape potential, especially in tandem with the new top filling system. The build deck features an expanded dual coil system that improves upon the original platforms, with each coil setting having it’s own airflow. The build deck now features PEEK insulators, allowing users to set and fire coil configurations of up to 100W, a first for the Russian system. A legend is reborn, integrating innovation and setting the bar to another once again in the rebuildable tank market. The Russion 3.0 RTA by UCT.
Product Features:
- 23mm Diameter
- 5.5ml Tank Capacity
- Independently Access and Adjust Coils
- Top Fill System
- Threaded
- Airflow Control
- Rotary Ring
- Five Step Liquid Control
- Fully Closed to Fully Open
- External Control Ring
- 316L Stainless Steel
- High Quality Glass
- PEEK Insulators
- Adjustable Silver Plated 510 Connection
- Legendary Matte Silver Finish
- Also Available in Brushed SS
- Double O-Ring Drip Tip
Product Includes:
- One Russian 3.0 RTA
- Additional Glass Tank Section
- Additional PEEK Insulators and O-Rings
- User Manual
Please Note: The Russian 3.0 is not compatible with previous Russian parts and accessories.
INNOKIN ANNOUNCES THEIR FIRST TC DEVICE… THE CORTEX
Here’s some information and photos on Innokin’s new Cortex. They also have a TC version of the Disrupter coming soon.
Nothing from them on price yet…
Innokin is proud to announce the launch of our first Temperature Control device, the all new Innokin CORTEX!
The technology behind the CORTEX has been under research &development with industry partners for over 15 months and is now ready to give you an unforgettable vaping experience.
The CORTEX integrates new Innokin temperature technology and is powered by the IKARNO S1 chip. The CORTEX has four key advantages:
1)Ultra-low Static Power Consumption
The CORTEX has an unrivaled average quiescent dissipation of 50nA. Theoretically this means the device can remain on standby for up to 65,000,000 hours / 7500 years.
With such an ultra-low dissipation, the engineering teams worked together to even further improve long term energy conservation, and improve the quality of the device.
2) Precision Temperature Control: ±10 ℃
Innokin has been researching and developing this Temperature Control extensively with the goal of offering a vaporizer and chipset that is extremely affordable, while also delivering top of the line accuracy and output precision.
Incredibly, the new IKARNO S1 chip is accurate to ±10℃ in real temperature testing and future versions are expected to reduce the range even further to ±2 ℃!
3) High Efficiency: 99%.
The CORTEX is designed for high efficiency. The efficiency of the Innokin CORTEX is above 90% in operation and the maximum conversion rate registered was 99% at peak.
This means there is a very low reactive loss which reduces the surface temperature of the device and thus conserves energy.
4)Direct Current – Steady Power Output
DC vs. pulse are 2 different methods of temperature control which deliver very different vaping experiences. Pulse output is discontinuous and less accurate as the temperature of the coil fluctuates throughout vaping.
Direct Current delivers very accurate output along with smoother, controlled, changes in coil temperature for the very best vaping experience.
Experience the next level of advanced power & precise direct current output for real Temperature control and vape like never before with the new Innokin CORTEX and IKARNO S1. Available soon at your favorite Authorized Innokin Vendor.
Some additional features:
- 5V/2A Fast Charging Supported. (Wall Charger sold separately.)
- Dry Hit Detection & Prevention
- Operating Temperature Range: 150-315 ℃, 300-600 °F
- Operating Wattage: 6.0 – 80W, .5 watt increments
THE E-PHOENIX HURRICANE RTA + SOME SHOW AND TELL, THE LAST CONTEST WINNER, & NEW CONTEST!
A PBusardo Review – The Hurricane RTA – Some Show And Tell – The Last Contest Winner & New Contest
We’ve got lots going on in this video. What’s going on you ask?
- We add more to the stocking
- We kick it off with some show & tell on the Innokin US C50 InnokinCell and what they’re doing with that product.
- We take a quick look at the Vape Cige VT Box 200.
- We take another look at the Aromamizer RDTA from Steam Crave.
- We do a full review on the E-Phoenix Hurricane RTA.
- We find out who won the Vapor Flask SX
- Finally, we kick off a new contest.
Phew!
The Links:
Koopor
Arctic Dolphin
Vapor Authority
Innokin
GearBest
Vape Cige
Steamcrave
E-Phoenixcig
Hardcore Vapers
Vape-Forward (Coming Soon)
Tesla E-Cigs
The Post Review Follow-up:
- 11/24/15 – This is something I found out with the Hurricane tank last night after the video while playing with it. The deck goes into the base only one correct way although it can be screwed in either way. It you install it incorrectly you will block off some of your airflow. This would have been a very slight thumbs down point had I known about it. It should have some guide grooves or something to prevent screwing it in the wrong way.
The Video:
The Photos – The Hurricane:
The Photos – The Steamcrave Aromamizer RDTA:
The Photos – The Vape Cige VTBOX200:
A BILLION LIVES
For those of you who don’t know…
What is it?
A film to a world hungry for truth. It’s also a world hungry for ways to save the lives of over 1.6 billion smokers who will die this century. A billion lives cannot be ignored.
A word from the Director, Aaron Biebert…
I once thought that vapers were inhaling anti-freeze. That “all the chemicals” were worse than cigarettes.
I was one of “them”.
I was lied to.
Once some of my neighbors here in Milwaukee set me straight, I felt foolish. What else was I wrong about? After doing some homework, it appeared that vaping was overwhelmingly safer than smoking. It could help the majority of smokers who want to quit. It could change lives.When I saw the statistic that a billion people were projected to die from smoking, I was even more upset. Do I really live in a world where a few powerful people can change the truth? Are we all lemmings, blindly following the powerful?I don’t want to live in that sort of world.As a professional filmmaker and director, I know the power of film. Films like “Food Inc.”, “Sicko” and “Blackfish” have had huge impacts on various industries. It seemed like public health and the government needed a similar wakeup call too.
So, our team set out across the world to find the truth about vaping and why there is so much misinformation.
The answer is money.
Money, and one of the most fascinating alliances in history.
We’ve interviewed some of the top doctors, scientists, and health experts. We’ve heard the voices of trapped smokers and freed vapers. We’ve learned things that make us cry.
Now the world will see it too. Truth is coming.
How can you help?
If you’d like to help get the truth out there, please sign up for our free email updates at ABillionLives.com. Also, please join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Share our teaser and let’s wake up the world, together.Facebook: http://facebook.com/ABillionLives
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Thank you Aaron for talking with me and allowing me to post this information. I wish you the best of luck with your effort and thank you for it. People need to know the truth.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! PULP’S CULT LINE – WHITE CAKE
I’d like to congratulate and welcome Pulp’s White Cake from their “Cult Line” to my list of favorite liquids!
I tried this for the first time at Vaper’s Expo in Birmingham UK when it was in it’s “trial stage”. I instantly liked it. It reminded me of my mother’s Christmas butter cookies or maybe even the batter I enjoyed licking off of the beaters as a kid (who am I kidding, I still enjoy that, YOU GO MOM!).
The flavor on this one was very different from other liquids. My Greek brother from another mother, Dimitris also tried and liked it. He said it reminded him of Kourabiedes, a Greek Wedding Cookie with powdered sugar.
Packaging and testing were not complete yet so we couldn’t bring it back to the states with us. Pulp promised to send some along when it was ready and they did.
I was hoping I’d get the same experience after loading it up in a Kayfun and sure enough, there it was.
This one isn’t an all day for me, but I’ve found myself craving it enough, and have gone though enough bottles of it to add it to my favs list.
Do I get “White Cake”? No, but I do get a flavor I can interpret myself and I’m really enjoying. It also vapes well in a Kayfun and gives me that solid thumpy throat hit I need at 12mg.
This one may not be for everyone (what e-liquid is?) and some have described it as “buttered mashed potatoes”, but as you know… taste is subjective.
I was concerned by the rich buttery flavor of this liquid because “rich buttery flavor” often equates to diacetyl (DI) and acetyl propionyl (AP) so I’m posting their test results down below.
From their site:
Dive into Django’s white cake: you serve it up neatly but then eat it with both hands, fingers in the frosting. Hallelujah.
Pulp is a France based e-liqud manufacturer and what better time to send France some love…
YUMMY!
We could have chosen a trendy brand name like Liquidz, or Love-vapes, or even e-Delight.
We chose PULP. Why PULP? It’s not a reference to Tarentino’s movies. It’s all about Taste —fruits, veggies, wooden spoons, old school juicers… It’s a cook’s kitchen.
PULP is not the ordinary e-juice. PULP is both real gourmet pleasure and insane mouth madness.
Our dream team —the very same ones that brewed our range of flavours — is made of cooks, flavour specialists, culinary advisors, and of course… you. All of you, vapers, were put to contribution in selecting among hundreds of flavors, the ones that truly made your mouth water.
It all began on the gentle slopes of Mount Ventoux…
PULP was born amidst the dry scrubland of typical Provence Garrigue bathed in thyme and lavender fragrances. This is where our state of the art lab is located, in the shade of centennial oak trees.
Although lost in the middle of a wild landscape, our lab boasts the latest safety and hygiene standards of the industry. No wonder that our PULP facility became our breath of fresh air every time we leave Paris.
MORE FROM CASAA! PLEASE ACT!!
The shit is getting real folks. PLEASE ACT! Vaping needs YOU!
We need your help in urging Congress to take action and stop the FDA from banning nearly every vapor product currently on the market!
Please tell Congress to SUPPORT a proposal in this year’s budget bill that would protect consumer access to vapor products by changing the ‘grandfather’ date in the Tobacco Control Act.
Here’s the situation:
You know that if the grandfather date of February 2007 currently contained in the Tobacco Control Act applies to e-cigarettes, more than 99% of the vapor products currently on the market will be banned after a grace period. Congress needs to change the grandfather date!
Right now, Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. are busy working out the final details of this year’s budget.
Currently, there is a provision in the House’s version of the budget bill that is being supported by some representatives that would essentially include the proposed language of HR 2058 (the Cole Bill). This simple change could help preserve the existing vapor market and protect consumer access to these potentially life saving products.
If Congress does not act, the sheer cost and complexity of the FDA approval process will lead to a de facto ban on over 99% of the vapor products on the market today.
Even if you’ve already taken before, your voice is needed.
Please take action NOW by contacting your
Representative and Senators!
We highly recommend sending an email AND making a call
Please share this link with your friends and on social media:
Thank you,
CASAA Legislative Team
FROM CASAA…
FDA – DEADLINE for comment is Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
The FDA is requesting comments on a proposed rule about “Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; Amendments to Regulations Regarding ‘Intended Uses.’”
This rule — which we are referring to as “Intended Use Regulation” — has the potential to force e-cigarette manufacturers and retailers to lie or disguise the truth about the products they sell. Although the FDA is describing this rule as an effort to prevent confusion among consumers, the real effect will be misinforming the public of the risks and potential benefits of using vapor products. We think it is bad for public health and bad for consumers to force businesses to basically lie about their products.
Please click the link below to take action before Tuesday, November 24th, 2015.
Please take action NOW by submitting a comment on the rule.
Please also share this link with your friends and on social media:
Thank You,
Julie Woessner, Executive Director
NEW IN THE QUEUE – THE VAPE CIGE VT BOX 200
Well, better late than never. 🙂 This DNA-200 device finally came in and it’s a beast.
I really do like the look of this one and it is extremely solid, however it is also extremely large. I find it a little uncomfortable to use. It really is a handful. It actually makes the Reuleaux look small (see photos).
The battery is easily replaced, but the wires are REALLY jammed in there. I’m also not a huge fan of seeing the battery label through the vents. Would have been nice if they used some kind of breathable material to block that.
The battery is a 3s LiPo pack with an 1800 mAh rating, the largest of any DNA-200 3s LiPo we’ve looked at. Using the formula for WH, we get around 20WH. It came set to 16WH (in EScribe) and using the EScribe battery analyzer, came in at 13.47WH.
We won’t talk at length about this one, but I’ll add the data from it to the spreadsheet we did and we’ll talk briefly about it in an upcoming video as more of a show and tell.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – THE FISHBONE PLUS RDA
Looking to eliminate some metal from your dripping dripping life? Check this one out.
You know I don’t do a lot of dripper reviews, but I decided to accept this one. The build deck is very Velocity-like, (which I love) but that’s where the similarities end.
Your liquid doesn’t sit in a metal pool on this one, but rather in a removable ceramic cup. The walls are also glass.
No need for a hex key on this one as the grub screws are phillips.
There are a couple negatives on this one. First, you cannot use your own tip, it is an integrated design. Also, the airflow, although unique, is non-adjustable.
From iCloudCig:
The Fishbone Plus RDA is a stainless steel and pyrex glass atomizer that sports a two-post build deck and a decently sized juice well. It features top airflow, virtually eliminating any possible leaks. This RDA is hands down one of the most innovative atomizers that we have seen come though our doors. CloudJoy Fishbone Plus RDA
Features:
- Top Airflow
- 22 mm base
- Ceramic Build Deck for a clean and pure taste
- Two Post deck
- Authenticity code on the packing box
Includes:
- Fishbone Plus RDA
- 1x – Spare Glass Tube
- 1x – Bag O’ screws, o-rings, and screwdriver
NEW IN THE QUEUE – THE JAC VAPOUR SERIES-B TILT
A very simple and solid little PV from Jac Vapour.
Nothing too fancy here and no temp control, just a solid little 40W, single 18650 box mod.
It had a rubberized finished, feels good in the hand, and looks pretty good. The magnetic battery door is solid and holds firm.
The top is slightly slanted “tiling” your atomizer into your mouth for those who are too lazy to do it with their own wrist. 🙂
- Variable wattage 5-40 watts
- Variable voltage 2-8.5 volts
- Spring Loaded 510 pin
- .2 – 3.0 ohms
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