No, it's a a vazporizer. Put ground herb in, put the battery into the hole on the side and your ready to vape in 5-10 seconds. One of the benefits of a vaporizer is odor pretty much just dissipates. I vape 24/7 virtually and It doesn't really "stink" up the place, the odor just dissipates.
No, I mean, I understand that thing is a vaporizer but the price turned me off so I went back to the topic of pipes. Anyway I investigated a little bit and read you can use one of these things with a glass pipe:
Because the metal gauzes can damage glass in the long run.