MasterCard, Visa and American Express are promoting contactless versions of their credit cards, which only need to be held near a special reader at the checkout counter for a sale to go through, making the standard card swiper no longer necessary.
Filters in a new and used cigarette. Cigarette filters are an essential non-tobacco part of a filter cigarette, and have a profound effect on the yield and composition of cigarette smoke. The filter may be made from cellulose acetate fibre, paper or activated charcoal.
Smokeless tobacco is tobacco or a tobacco product that is used by means other than smoking. These uses include chewing, sniffing, placing the product between the teeth and gum, or application to the skin. Types of smokeless tobacco include: 1  Dipping tobacco, a type of tobacco that is placed between the lower or upper lip and gums. 2  Chewing tobacco, a type of tobacco that is chewed. 3  Iqmik, an Alaskan tobacco product which also contains punk ash. 4  Snuff, a type of tobacco that is inhaled or snuffed into the nasal cavity.