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Pixel Perfect Puffs: How Vape Hardware Fell Head Over Heels for Retro Design
Tech Deep Dive

Pixel Perfect Puffs: How Vape Hardware Fell Head Over Heels for Retro Design

Walk into any vape shop these days and you might feel a strange sense of déjà vu — like someone raided a 1980s video rental store and a 1990s arcade on the same afternoon. Retro aesthetics have taken over vape hardware in a big way, from VHS-tape packaging to pixel art displays and full-on cyberpunk color schemes. We dug into why manufacturers are betting so hard on nostalgia, and what it says about the people buying these devices.
Culture & Community

S-Tier Clouds: Inside the Spreadsheet-Obsessed World of Vape Flavor Rankings

Gaming communities have been arguing about tier lists for decades, and now vape enthusiasts are bringing that same chaotic energy to flavor profiles. From Discord spreadsheets to Reddit flame wars, the great flavor ranking movement is changing how people discover their next all-day vape. We went deep into the community to find out who's building these lists — and why everyone disagrees with them.
Next Level, No Controller: Inside the Underground World of Competitive Vaping
Tech Deep Dive

Next Level, No Controller: Inside the Underground World of Competitive Vaping

Organized vaping competitions have been quietly building their own version of an esports ecosystem — complete with regional brackets, prize pools, and rising stars who train like athletes. We went deep on the cloud-chasing, trick-pulling, flavor-identifying competitive scene that mainstream media keeps sleeping on, and talked to the players who are making it a serious pursuit.
Pick Your Side: The Brand Loyalty Battles Turning Disposable Vapes Into a Fandom
Culture & Community

Pick Your Side: The Brand Loyalty Battles Turning Disposable Vapes Into a Fandom

In the vape world, picking your go-to disposable isn't just a purchase — it's a statement. Much like the PlayStation vs. Xbox divide that's kept gaming forums heated for decades, the rivalry between disposable vape brands has spawned its own passionate, meme-fueled fandom. We dug into what's actually driving these brand wars and why they hit so different for the geek crowd.
Server to Sale: Inside the Quiet Takeover of Vape Marketing on Discord and Twitch
Culture & Community

Server to Sale: Inside the Quiet Takeover of Vape Marketing on Discord and Twitch

Forget billboards and magazine spreads — the most effective vape marketing happening right now is buried inside Discord servers and Twitch stream chats. We look at how gaming communities became an unlikely but powerful distribution engine for vape brands, and what it means when the line between community and commerce gets this blurry.
Lit From the Inside: How RGB Vape Mods Became the New Gaming Peripheral
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Lit From the Inside: How RGB Vape Mods Became the New Gaming Peripheral

RGB lighting didn't stop at keyboards and GPU shrouds — it found a new home inside vape mods, and the crossover is no accident. We dig into the design philosophy behind light-up vaping devices and why the same crowd building custom PC rigs is reaching for glowing mods at the vape shop counter.
Roll for Flavor: How Vape Culture Became the Unlikely Guest Star of Geek Conventions
Culture & Community

Roll for Flavor: How Vape Culture Became the Unlikely Guest Star of Geek Conventions

Walk the floor at any major anime expo or gaming convention in 2024 and you'll spot it — limited-edition devices, streamer collabs, and Discord servers where the trade in rare vape hardware is just as heated as the hunt for a signed print. We went deep into the communities driving this unexpected cultural collision.
Chips, Firmware, and Flavor: What's Actually Running Inside Your Vape Device
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Chips, Firmware, and Flavor: What's Actually Running Inside Your Vape Device

Your vape mod is running more sophisticated silicon than most people realize. We cracked open the hardware and talked to engineers to show you exactly what's powering the next generation of vaping devices — and why it matters to anyone who loves tinkering with tech.