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Mobile Peak, Premium Mobile Technology | April 19, 2011

Anytime you are putting something directly into your body, you want to know exactly what it is. You do not want there to be any surprises when your health is in jeopardy... I’ve had my Ploom for about two weeks now and I must admit, I really do love it!...

http://www.mobilepeak.us/category/ploom-review/
Tobacco Tech: This Startup Wants To Make Smoking Cool Again

Motherboard | March 25, 2011

Will we be able to suck on a stick filled with tobacco in public again? Maybe, if James Monsees has his way. James is the co-inventor, with Adam Bowen, of the Ploom, which is a cross between an e-cigarette and a pipe....

http://motherboard.tv/2011/3/25/tobacco-tech-a-startup-wants-to-make-smoking-cool-again-q-a
Ploom – Clean Vapor Technology – The Newest Alternative to Smoking

Electronic Cigarettes Reviews | February 24, 2011

The Ploom™ Vaporizer is the newest technology on the market available to consumers looking for a smoking alternative. For those smokers who are interested in “Switching, not Quitting,” ...

http://www.electroniccigarettesreviews.net/ploom/review
Introducing The Ploom model One. Technology & Innovation Reinvents Smoking!

Amazing TechBlog | January 17, 2011

If you enjoy a smoke, but don’t like the negative aspects of smoking then the company Ploom has been created to take care of you with their new innovative Ploom model One. Ploom is revolutionizing the aspects of smoking to give you a new modern alternative...

http://amazingtechproducts.com/Blog/2011/01/17/technology-innovation-reinvents-smoking-introducing-ploom/
Stanford grads hope to change smoking forever

CNET | May 13, 2010

To James Monsees and Adam Bowen, the biggest problem with the smoking industry is that it stopped innovating 50 years ago. And the two San Francisco entrepreneurs have set out to get that innovation engine moving again. Monsees and Bowen, who were classmates at Stanford's design school...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20004861-52.html
Ploom: A smarter way to smoke?

Smart Planet | Nov 3, 2010

Stanford graduates Adam Bowen and James Monsees are hoping to transform the way tobacco is consumed with their invention, the Ploom Model One, which is based on low-temperature vaporization. The inventors say their smokeless device ...

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/ploom-a-smarter-way-to-smoke/12106/
Mister Archer: The Ploom Portable Hookah

Mister Archer | April 21, 2010

Even non-smokers would agree that there’s no better icebreaker than, “Got a light?” Ploom, a tech-meets-tobacco company based in the Dogpatch, just launched their “model One.” This hand-held, gas-powered vaporizer is best described as a portable hookah. The device warms a corn kernel-sized capsule in the heat chamber, releasing a bouquet of all-natural ingredients. ...

http://www.misterarcher.com/san-francisco/2010/04/ploom-portable-hookah/
Flavored Anti-Cigarettes: The Ploom is a Revolutionary Way to Smoke Without the Smoke

Trend Hunter | May 26, 2010

The Ploom is a neat little device that allows you to get the thrill of smoking without the smoke. I know, mind boggling, but it is true. The Ploom simply warms their tobacco pods to produce a seriously gratifying vapor. The Ploom can be with 12 flavored pods...

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ploom
Ploom Model One is released!

NOTCOT.org | Mar 3, 2010

Ploom Model One is released! It's a small handheld device for warming (not burning) tobacco and other herbal blends for vapor. Designed by a bunch of Stanford design grads....

http://www.notcot.org/?action=search&show=&query=ploom&postsub.x=13&postsub.y=1
Two smokeless cigarette solutions, Green Nicotine and Ploom

Trend Hunter | May 26, 2010

I’m a bit of a smoker – cigars, mostly, and only when I feel like alienating all my friends – so I figured I’d try out some of these “electronic” cigarettes. I’ve already reviewed one similar to Green Nicotine, the SuperSmoker. However, Ploom is a bit different....

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/05/21/review-two-smokeless-cigarette-solutions-green-nicotine-and-ploom/

"I loved chillin with the nice ladies from the YELP! event, with cinnamon and mint swirling in my mouth...good times!"

- Rachel Stower

"I smoked through all the flavors... very nice. I think Kick Ass Mint and Rocket are my favorites. Nicely done Ploom! "

- Reza Bavar

"I've got the honey cognac.. beautiful.. It's like I'm drinking Hennessey..."

- Rob Z

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