Vaper Empire, an established vape brand in Australasia’s competitive market for premium vaping products, is making waves with the release of its convenient Viggo Series pod vaping system. With the convenience of a disposable vape and the reusability of a rechargeable battery, the Viggo has achieved appeal across a significant segment of the vaping population. To pull off this feat, it uses a fully rechargeable vape battery and a disposable pod, offering a sensible solution to vaping that’s convenient and reusable.
“Fusing the two competing concepts of reusable devices and disposable ones in a single device has allowed Vaper Empire to bring a vaping device to the market that is both convenient and economically sensible. Rather than buy a new vaping device every time the battery runs out of power, the Viggo allows its users to recharge its internal lithium-ion battery. Its reusable design aids in the reduction of waste generated by vaping products and it drives usage costs down for consumers.”
Since the Viggo vape’s launch in 2020, data published by Vaper Empire shows that it has become the company’s most popular vaping device, outshining vape pens and other types of vaping devices that the company has offered over the years. Features engrained in the device like variable voltage and an ergonomic design have helped solidify it as one of the more popular pod systems used across Australasia. But what does the Viggo have that other pod vapes do not? Outside of differences in hardware design, the Viggo offers something that other vapes of its type do not: vape pods filled with Vaper Empire vape juice.
Vaper Empire’s vaping liquids are crafted in cleanroom environments certified to EU vape juice manufacturing standards, whereas many competing vape liquids used in disposable vaping products are manufactured in parts of the world where vape juice manufacturing regulations are less strict.
Following its initial release, pod flavours for the Viggo Series pod system have been expanded to include drinks like Flat White Coffee and Orange Crush, desserts like Creamy Custard, and various traditional vape flavour options like Menthol and Whole Leaf Tobacco.
The prefilled pods that the Viggo Series employs for the sake of convenience are designed to be free from vape juice leaks. With their leak-free design that strives to prevent the e-juice that’s inside of them from accidentally leaking or spilling, Vaper Empire has aimed to relatively common concern of leaking vape pods.
“While many vapes are designed to attract the attention of consumers, Vaper Empire’s approach to the Viggo pod vape’s design takes what one might describe as a more elegant approach. Instead of bright colours that catch the eye, the Viggo appears as if it is nothing more than a silhouette. The entire body is in a black matte material that’s soft to the touch, providing comfort where other vapes typically do not.”
Incorporating Ergonomics In Vape Design
In what is perhaps an innovative milestone in the improvement of vaping hardware usability, Vaper Empire has taken an ergonomic approach to the design of the Viggo pod system. As opposed to the somewhat common approach to pod vape design that entails stiff plastic and hard edges, the Viggo takes a soft-to-the-touch approach with rounded edges in an attempt to deliver a device that is comfortable to use. Without attention to detail, the mouthpiece on each pod may not have been designed to fit the natural contours of the human mouth. Alas, each pod is shaped as such, delivering a comfort-driven experience to vapers who use the pod system.
While many vapes are designed to attract the attention of consumers, Vaper Empire’s approach to the Viggo pod vape’s design takes what one might describe as a more elegant approach. Instead of bright colours that catch the eye, the Viggo appears as if it is nothing more than a silhouette. The entire body is in a black matte material that’s soft to the touch, providing comfort where other vapes typically do not.
Everything down to the placement of the sole button on the device has been designed with a specific intent, which, in the case of the vape’s only button, is to provide an easily operable interface to control the device. With just one hand, all of the vape’s functionality is accessible. This simple design translates into ease of use for vapers, which can be critically important for new vapers who are transitioning to vapes.
A Reusable And Disposable Fusion
Fusing the two competing concepts of reusable devices and disposable ones in a single device has allowed Vaper Empire to bring a vaping device to the market that is both convenient and economically sensible. Rather than buy a new vaping device every time the battery runs out of power, the Viggo allows its users to recharge its internal lithium-ion battery. Its reusable design aids in the reduction of waste generated by vaping products and it drives usage costs down for consumers.
While the device and its battery are reusable, the pods that are used with the Viggo are not. Each of the pods is prefilled with vape juice intended specifically for the Viggo, which is made by Vaper Empire and offered in a variety of flavours. While Vaper Empire does offer vape liquids made with freebase nicotine, the vape juice that the company uses in its vape pods contains nicotine salts that function properly with the device. With salts, the vapour is less harsh at higher concentrations, creating the potential for vapers to vape less e-liquid while achieving the same nicotine intake.
Prefilling the single-use pods with e-liquid intended for use with the Viggo device ensures that the vape liquid used with the device is always designed for use with the device. This takes the guesswork out of figuring out which vape liquids work properly with the Viggo.
The disposable nature of the pods elevates the overall convenience of the Viggo pod system, eliminating the necessity of refilling pods, which can get messy if not done right. It also, perhaps more importantly, eliminates the need to know how to replace vape coils – a common routine maintenance requirement for many reusable vaping devices that some vapers find difficult.
Considering Device Dimensions When Calculating Portability
Vape mods, which are often relatively large handheld devices used for vaping, are usually seen as the devices with the most vaping power, and rightfully so as some mods have multiple atomizers and multiple batteries that deliver a supercharged vaping experience in which large clouds of vapour are the norm. Pod vapes, by contrast, are usually much smaller and make up for a perceived lack of vaping power by serving in a more convenient position, one in which vapers aren’t tasked with lugging a large vape around and can instead slide their vape conveniently into just about any pocket that they can find.
Considering how large a vape can be before it becomes a potential burden helps vape companies determine the dimensions of their portable vaping products. If it’s too big, vapers might shy away from it in favour of a smaller device. But what if it’s too small? Will vapers look for a device that appears to be more powerful due to its larger size? In the end, Vaper Empire saw benefits in a compact design. The entire Viggo Series vape is small enough to fit into the palm of the average adult’s hand. Given how many of us carry personal items like our smartphones and keys on us at all times, there’s a constant battle for space in our pockets. Fortunately, the Viggo isn’t battling hard for that space as it’s almost small enough to completely overlook when slipping into a pocket.
Vaper Empire sells their Viggo Series vaping device at their online store. They also sell pods for the device, which come in different flavours. As a resource for new vapers, they also offer vape starter kits that include a Viggo pod vape and vape pods, as well as a battery charger for the device.