SMOK NORD (also known as?Smoktech) is the flagship brand of Shenzhen IVPS
Technology Corporation Ltd. (called IVPS for short). One of the oldest
and most progressive companies in vaping, SMOK has a reputation for
pushing the envelope. While many current vapers are familiar with their
popular?TFV4 sub ohm tank, they have been broadening vaping’s horizons
well before that product’s release. From being one of the first
companies to use dual coils, implementing?Bluetooth technology into
vaping devices, and raising the bar for cloud production in sub ohm
tanks, SMOK has been a trailblazer.
How do you pronounce SMOK? When they were called Smoktech, most people pronounced it “smoke-tech”. Since they’ve shortened it to SMOK,
some people still pronounce it “smoke”, while others say “smock”. When
asked for the official pronunciation, the company has responded by
saying that there is no incorrect way to pronounce it.SMOK was
established in 2010 and is located in Shenzhen’s Nanshan district, the
global manufacturing center of vaping. The company handles research and
development, as well as manufacturing.
The first splash the company made in the vaping world was in 2011, when it released the industry’s first dual-coil cartomizer. At the time,
using dual coils was considered bold and uncommon. Through these
popular cartomizers, vapers were able to experience a whole new level of
flavor and vapor.
2012 wasn’t quite as memorable a year for the company in terms of production, but it solidified SMOK’s reputation for pushing the
envelope. The SMOK Telescope had a novel system that allowed it to use
different batteries from 18350s to 18490/18500s to?18650s. The company
holds a patent for this unique design. The VMax and ZMax mods were the
company’s foray into the “new” world of variable-voltage vaping. Like
products from the majority of its Chinese contemporaries at the time,
Smoktech’s 2012 lineup performed reasonably well, but was aesthetically
unpleasing.
