Great post. I feel the same way about the drag. However, my dad tried the REAL and he got it to work instantly and he said "I just puffed it how I would puff a cig." He used to smoke many years ago, and I could tell he smoked differently than me. I like longer smooth drags and i think that if the product catered more towards that, everyone would be happy because a more sensitive activation would mean you could still take really strong drags... The product would cater to more peoples style of smoking.
Anyway good post of your findings and I agree with your main points. The product certainly does have promise.