Nov 5 2007USB Lighter Has KOOL Design, No Flame
Nathan Gabriele has conceptualized a USB device that can light cigarettes without the use of a flame, using resistance coils (like car lighters) instead. It would contain a battery cell that would be good for a number of uses, and could be recharged via USB. He also threw in some flash memory, just for shits and giggles. Not the worst thing I've ever seen, although why you'd design it to look like a Zippo with a KOOL logo on the side makes absolutely no sense. The logical choice would have been something that looked like a breast (complete with nipple) and had a rubber texture. Come on designers, just because it's a lighter doesn't mean it has to look like one. Think outside the box.
Flameless Rechargeable USB Lighter [yankodesign]
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Reader Comments
1. Me - November 5, 2007 4:46 PM
Coolest... ever!
2. Manuel Gonzales - November 5, 2007 5:21 PM
I'm sill waiting for the USB cigarette.
3. mr. scruff - November 5, 2007 8:44 PM
do you notice a pattern here... a USB vacuum, then a USB lighter...a USB fridge.... USB is taking over the world! ladies and gentlemen...we have found our weapons of mass destruction.
4. boredom - November 6, 2007 8:03 AM
@3 Next it will be the USB vibrator with of course some flash memory so you can store stuff on it, maybe even plug into your ipod. Or do they have that already?
5. Jorge Kooney - November 6, 2007 9:38 AM
I really could use the heated usb heroin spoon with stand. That would really save me time, money and burnt fingers.
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