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Disclaimer - Purchased with my own money, This review is my personal opinion and is intended as information only.
What is it?
Most people have seen the Various versions of the Therion - A dual 18650 device with either a 166 or 75w DNA board, This is the Latest iteration The DNA 75 Colour - delivering up to 75w and featuring a colour screen and Evolv's new Theme based User Interface.
Where's it from?
I got mine from Steampunk on the Isle of Wight (https://steamisland.com/)
How much was it?
I got it for £115, which is a pretty reasonable price - I've seen them advertised elsewhere for up to £149
What's it like?
Now this is where it starts to get a little complicated - Externally there's only two obvious differences, the larger Colour screen and the three buttons below the screen where there were only two. Internally the dual battery layout seems unchanged from the other versions - and this is where I found pretty much the only negative point on this device. Trying to wrestle one of my Torchy Samsung 30 Q's into the slot closest to the screen was a nightmare - there is almost no space at all, I ended up using a flat blade screwdriver to press the negative contact down so that I could slot the battery into place, the second one was less problem, still a litlle tight but easier because the frame of the device is completely open at that end. Once the batteries are in place you can pretty much leave them there and rely on the internal charger system - which is at least as good as the majority of external chargers you can buy - and I've been using the internal chargers of DNA boards since they first came out - with no troubles - ever...
The one I've picked is the Silver / Carbon / Carbon version, It has a carbon Fibre effect vinyl rather than leather on the door, carbon fibre inlays and the C portion of the frame is silver with the rest of the body being a carbon grey colour.
The Up, Select, Down and fire buttons all fit excellently, theres no rattle and good tactile feedback when you press them. The 510 is a smooth fit and has a good spring loaded centre pin. Operationally the device fires solidly and performs as you'd expect from a DNA device.
The User interface and colour screen are the BIG changes on this device, gone is the Idea of a fixed screen layout - or even a series of fixed screens (which is how pretty much every other device does the User Interface). Now you start your device from the "Lock Screen", once unlocked you proceed to the "Main Screen", the only other guaranteed screen is the "New Atomiser" screen, but even these three screens are customisable. In the end the user experience of this devices interface is going to depend entirely on which theme you have installed.
I'll show you a screen grab from on of the "Theme park" screens - This shows the different screen available in Vaping Bad's bad's Test theme - basically a show case for how the various bits in theme designer and the user interface work...
It's early days yet so there aren't that many themes on there, however the ones that are there show just how much can be done - or how little depending on what you want from the device.
Having had a quick look through the profile by Vaping Bad I was able to change or check the following things on the devices screen...
From Main Screen - Wattage, Temp, Profile, Resistance, Screen brightness, Select Info screens, Select Settings
From there on in I could change or select - Wattage, Temp, Temp Protect On/Off, Preheat On/Off, Preheat Power, Preheat punch, Preheat temp, Resistance, Screen brightness, Profile, Coil Material, Re read resistance, Ohms lock, Temp units, Stealth On/Off, Device Lock clicks, device unlock button sequence, Auto lock on/off, Auto lock time, Time, date. Theres also the ability to get graphs of the previous puffs as you would in the device monitor as well as "Live Puff" information showing time, voltage, current, Live Ohms, Live power etc, etc.
Whilst this user interface is still very new it has exciting possibilities and seems flexible enough that a theme with Top level screens can allow a "Minimum fuss" experience while still having enough 2nd and 3rd level screens to allow someone who wants to to access and change almost every aspect of their device.
I won't go further on the subject of the user interface - theres so much you can change it would take to long to cover it all. All I will add is that it's very easy to access the theme designer and theme park, they're built right in to escribe - but also run seperately - you don't even need to run Escribe to change your theme - just pick one from the Themepark, download it, and when you open it it will give you the option to install it on your device...
What is it?
Most people have seen the Various versions of the Therion - A dual 18650 device with either a 166 or 75w DNA board, This is the Latest iteration The DNA 75 Colour - delivering up to 75w and featuring a colour screen and Evolv's new Theme based User Interface.
Where's it from?
I got mine from Steampunk on the Isle of Wight (https://steamisland.com/)
How much was it?
I got it for £115, which is a pretty reasonable price - I've seen them advertised elsewhere for up to £149
What's it like?
Now this is where it starts to get a little complicated - Externally there's only two obvious differences, the larger Colour screen and the three buttons below the screen where there were only two. Internally the dual battery layout seems unchanged from the other versions - and this is where I found pretty much the only negative point on this device. Trying to wrestle one of my Torchy Samsung 30 Q's into the slot closest to the screen was a nightmare - there is almost no space at all, I ended up using a flat blade screwdriver to press the negative contact down so that I could slot the battery into place, the second one was less problem, still a litlle tight but easier because the frame of the device is completely open at that end. Once the batteries are in place you can pretty much leave them there and rely on the internal charger system - which is at least as good as the majority of external chargers you can buy - and I've been using the internal chargers of DNA boards since they first came out - with no troubles - ever...
The one I've picked is the Silver / Carbon / Carbon version, It has a carbon Fibre effect vinyl rather than leather on the door, carbon fibre inlays and the C portion of the frame is silver with the rest of the body being a carbon grey colour.
The Up, Select, Down and fire buttons all fit excellently, theres no rattle and good tactile feedback when you press them. The 510 is a smooth fit and has a good spring loaded centre pin. Operationally the device fires solidly and performs as you'd expect from a DNA device.
The User interface and colour screen are the BIG changes on this device, gone is the Idea of a fixed screen layout - or even a series of fixed screens (which is how pretty much every other device does the User Interface). Now you start your device from the "Lock Screen", once unlocked you proceed to the "Main Screen", the only other guaranteed screen is the "New Atomiser" screen, but even these three screens are customisable. In the end the user experience of this devices interface is going to depend entirely on which theme you have installed.
I'll show you a screen grab from on of the "Theme park" screens - This shows the different screen available in Vaping Bad's bad's Test theme - basically a show case for how the various bits in theme designer and the user interface work...
It's early days yet so there aren't that many themes on there, however the ones that are there show just how much can be done - or how little depending on what you want from the device.
Having had a quick look through the profile by Vaping Bad I was able to change or check the following things on the devices screen...
From Main Screen - Wattage, Temp, Profile, Resistance, Screen brightness, Select Info screens, Select Settings
From there on in I could change or select - Wattage, Temp, Temp Protect On/Off, Preheat On/Off, Preheat Power, Preheat punch, Preheat temp, Resistance, Screen brightness, Profile, Coil Material, Re read resistance, Ohms lock, Temp units, Stealth On/Off, Device Lock clicks, device unlock button sequence, Auto lock on/off, Auto lock time, Time, date. Theres also the ability to get graphs of the previous puffs as you would in the device monitor as well as "Live Puff" information showing time, voltage, current, Live Ohms, Live power etc, etc.
Whilst this user interface is still very new it has exciting possibilities and seems flexible enough that a theme with Top level screens can allow a "Minimum fuss" experience while still having enough 2nd and 3rd level screens to allow someone who wants to to access and change almost every aspect of their device.
I won't go further on the subject of the user interface - theres so much you can change it would take to long to cover it all. All I will add is that it's very easy to access the theme designer and theme park, they're built right in to escribe - but also run seperately - you don't even need to run Escribe to change your theme - just pick one from the Themepark, download it, and when you open it it will give you the option to install it on your device...
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