VIR - revealed at last

Imeo has finally posted a thread on ecf tiltled VIR Official. The post contains the video below which lists the details of VIR although there are no images yet.




These are the main points listed from the video.

• 3 years in development
• VIR prevents inhalation of acrolein (produced when VG gets beyond 280 degrees)
• VIR can sense a non fed atomizer and prevents dry hits 
• VIR can detect and prevent a dry burn
• Will not allow the wick to dry burn, prolonging wick life
• Prevents wire from getting red hot, prevents oxidation
• VIR checks the wick 1000 times per second leading to consistent flavour
• Parallel coils work with all the same functions
• Control of smoke on atomizers with liquid control, especially GG devices
• VIR allows control of smoke temperature
• Through control and management of the current, VIR prolongs battery life
• VIR performs the same regardless of gauge of wire
• VIR keeps vape the consistent between atomizers of different resistance
• VIR can sense flooding, sending correct power to remedy the flooding
• Understands when you are not inhaling and cuts off after a few seconds
• VIR gives a coloured LED signal depending on type of wire
• Detects available battery power and gives an LED signal when vaping falls below normal setup
• VIR gives power when inhaling, if button is pressed without inhaling the power goes down. This gives protection for unlocked devices in pockets
• All changes work in real time, no need to stop and check settings
• You will know the temperature at which your atomizer works
• Mechanical button
• No screen
• Working atomizer check
• Strong/Weak battery check
• Lock mode
• 25 second cut off
• Short circuit protection
• Reverse battery protection
• Over-discharge protection for battery
• Thermal monitoring
• 2-25 Watts with a single battery, 2-35 Watts with 2 batteries (2 x 3.7v)
• Ability to stop LED flashes by pressing button
• Detect lower and higher limits of temperature range
• Remembers your last set up
• 0.45 - 2.2 Ohm resistance range
• Atomizer won't work while pushing a button to enter menu
• Menu won't trigger by mistake, ie when using short button push inhales
• Minimum voltage 3 Volts

Finally one last point that may make a difference to users is the fact that VIR will only work with Titanium grade 1, e-smokeguru Titanium alloy and Stainless steel. If VIR detects the use of Kanthal or Nichrome it will not work. The range of wires that can be auto detected goes from 0.2 to 0.6 mm.

Still no details that refer to a release date but this is a big step forward. At the very end of the video there is a patent number for the device, showing how seriously Imeo is taking things with VIR. At a time when there are pushes from all sides to discredit vaping and vaping safety, a device like this is a monumental leap forward. Anything that improves safety is always a good thing and Imeo has always been very careful to include safety features in his designs.

VIR has been in development for a very long time and the list of features more than justifies the long wait we have had. It seems like VIR is a very versatile and useful add on, I can't believe all these functions are crammed onto one device. Also it will be interesting to see the device itself and how it incorporates into a GG mod, to a lot of people the overall look is very important.

Now we just need a price and a release date for VIR. Hopefully we'll get these soon along with some pictures and maybe a video.


*UPDATE*

In the ECF thread Imeo gives a time scale of two weeks for a video and two months until VIR is ready. Obviously this can easily change but it's nice to have a rough idea.