2014 NACS Show Tobacco Beat (Slideshow)

This extension to Lorillard’s leading blu brand promises at least twice the battery life of standard cig-alikes. Described as a “mod model in sleeker packaging,” the blu Plus will hit shelves in November.

Although the Logic PRO Advance Vapor System won’t be available until winter 2014, retailers were able to get a sneak peek at the company’s newly announced closed-system vaporizer. While the sleek silver system is the size of a vaporizer (including a more powerful battery), it does not use e-liquids or flavors; instead, the PRO uses a “capsule,” which comes in tobacco and menthol flavors and will be sold primarily at retail (as opposed to online).

Tantus Tobacco is also looking to tackle concerns and complications over open-systems and e-liquids; however, instead of abandoning the open-system model, the company is offering disposable prefilled tanks for its 24/7 line. It will continue to offer the standard e-liquid tank options as well.

Another trend in the world of e-vapor hardware is heat-not-burn vaporizers. Similar to “traditional” vaporizers in size and appearance, these systems allow consumers to vaporize loose-leaf tobacco, providing what many describe as a closer experience to smoking. The Viper, from CB Distributors, will retail for around $60 and is compatible with the company’s existing Vapin Plus vaporizer line.

The Blow NV line from Trendsettah Inc. takes heat-not-burn a step further: These vaporizers come in the standard “pen” size or a larger option and allow consumer to “swap out” the tanks based on whether they want to vape loose tobacco or e-liquids.

NJOY has gone all-in on its new vaping line and updates to its electronic cigarettes, which now come in flavored and rechargeable options. While there are plenty of e-liquid flavors to choose from, the Black & Blue Berry option has been the favorite thus far.

Flexible tobacco sets were another hot trend of the NACS Show, with ImageWorks Display & Marketing Group showing off a variety of fixtures to meet the price and space needs of different retailers. One hot option this year? Larger-sized premium cigar racks.

This update to Swedish Match’s General Snus cooler was based off retailer feedback. It offers four front-facing SKU’s (vs. three) and opens up to the side (like a microwave oven) as opposed to top-to-bottom (like a toaster oven).

Described as "the first hard-pack innovation in over 50 years," Commonwealth-Altadis featured its new Glide Tec USA Gold packaging. Rolled out nationally this summer, the sleek pack design makes the 20 cigarettes readily accessible with the slide of a thumb.

Far from a new product, the brands of Royal Agio Cigars have been around for hundreds of years in the company’s native Netherlands. However, products like Panter are new to the United States. These high-end little cigars will be distributed in the U.S. by Drew Estates starting early 2015.

Scandinavian Tobacco is also bringing European quality stateside with these Smoking-brand rolling papers. Imported from Spain, these high quality papers retail at 89 cents.