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Flameless Rechargeable USB Lighter
In lieu of lighter fluid and a flint, this lighter uses resistance coils to create heat. It’s the same technology found in car lighters. The small rechargeable battery cell powering the coil can be recharged via USB. On top of that, there’s some flash memory in there to store files. Damn, might as well give it a couple swiss blades and a nose hair trimmer to complete the package. And Kool? Doesn’t anyone still smoke that?
Designer: Nathan Gabriele
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OBM says
I’m taking up smoking just to use that.
Princess Sparkle Pony says
That is unusually clever.
Princess Sparkle Pon says
That is unusually clever.
Freeman says
This is fine so long as you don’t try to plug the USB end into your cigarette and the hot end into your computer after “working late at the office again, honey”
Jason says
Kool
WorkingOnYourInvoice says
And be careful not to try extending the usb dongle immediately after lighting the cigarette. Burned thumbs = bad
Coopermaybe says
I love the concept, but they should dump the Zippo aesthetic. It’s too wide to fit in some USB bays and that faux flint striker wheel is just silly.
I want one built into a 100mm cig case now
Smitty1123 says
It’s neat, but I’ll stick to matches. Don’t know why, but a I find a small box of matches just as classy as a zippo (plus, much better for pipes and cigars).
Otterking says
i agree it’s cool but it also won’t work on a pipe :/
Lafond66 says
Yeah, they might want to redesign it. I have a feeling the day they produce one, is they day they get a lawsuit notice from Zippo. You can’t just blatantly steal the design like that. The shape, the click open, the shape of the wind guard, the flint…
Nutbastard says
…actually, they would probably get away with it, seeing that:
“a patent provides the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention for the term of the patent, usually 20 years from the filing date”
so they cant get em on the patent front (unless their flip top locking mechanism violates an active patent – otherwise the internals are completely unique)
they dont have trademark problems as long as they make it obvious that it was NOT manufactured by Zippo.
BUT THEY DO have industrial design rights problems:
“Industrial design rights are intellectual property rights that protect the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and color in three dimensional form containing aesthetic value. An industrial design can be a two- or three-dimensional pattern used to produce a product, industrial commodity or handicraft.
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although i would argue that they dont apply because the device IS purely utilitarian.
from what ive read now zippo hasn’t sued anyone for “stealing” the form factor of their lighter, just people who do that AND counterfeit the Zippo name and logo.
PohTayToez says
Pretty much all flint lighters look just like that, not just Zippo brand.
Synthaxx says
Wonderful concept!
Give this thing some decent memory capacity (4-8Gb) and i’ll buy one in a heartbeat!
sasha says
cool thing~
Tao Ma says
e-lighter has been commercialized
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp?from_url=true&individual_id=124172&set_id=94612&sort_by=1&
tuvie says
wow, it just like tao ma concept about e-lighter …
engadget.com says
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/11/usb-e-lighter-concept-could-fire-up-your-next-carton
WU ZHEN XING says
这个技术其实早就有了 ~车上运用 ，只是我们没去创新，我喜欢这个~~
Seth says
Just to clarify: you push down on the hot bit to make the usb male port come out… anyone else see a problem here?
Sapnix says
is it possible to buy it somewhere?
Sam says
where would you buy this?
MemoTrek Customized USB Drives says
This looks real good! I’m pretty sure we can produce this here over at MemoTrek if someone was to request that. Check out our 100% customized USB flash drives in your own design! We set up 3D drawings and produce pre-production samples using the new mold for your approval before mass-production:
http://www.memotrek.com/design-your-own-customized-usb-flash-drives-and-memory-sticks.html
MemoTrek Customized says
This looks real good! I'm pretty sure we can produce this here over at MemoTrek if someone was to request that. Check out our 100% customized USB flash drives in your own design! We set up 3D drawings and produce pre-production samples using the new mold for your approval before mass-production:
http://www.memotrek.com/design-your-own-customize...
roberto says
sono interessato al vostro prodotto contattatemi al più presto.
memlite says
here u can find the original, patented USB Lighter:
http://www.memlite.com (128MB – 4GB in different colours)
moses says
man i want to buy this!!! i’m serious tried looking it up at ebay and didnt find…. where can i buy it???
Linake says
I don’t think I want my file storage so close to an open flame.
EMAN says
不可能吧,火机发热了,内存还可以用?
Andy says
Where could I buy it?
Chuck says
Where can I purchase these flameless lighters?
zm says
http://www.usb5168.cn 专业的usb lighter制造商
zigzack says
this awesome…..so how big is the memory? and where can i buy it?
heywoodjablowme says
Yeah, but how am I supposed to spark my one-hitter without a flame?
Hugo says
I’m taking up smoking just to use that. <3 (:
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