Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland

The Wiki Man Christmas e-cheer

A fortnightly column on technology and the web

issue 20 November 2010

Unsure what to buy for your loved ones this Christmas? Here are two ideas.

For diehard smokers, try buying an electronic cigarette, currently causing controversy in California, where an attempt to prevent their sale was recently vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. The devices cause debate for a host of reasons — not least because there is a near unanimous consensus among health professionals that they present a potential source of enjoyment.

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