Vaping and doomscrolling are both addictive and both bad for you, so why not combine the two? Because look, here’s a touchscreen vape that gets news alerts.

The Swype 30K has a 2.01″ touchscreen and Bluetooth connection to sync with and deliver notifications from your smartphone. (It also has a Find My Phone function.) “There’s a lot to keep you busy when you own this vape,” a reviewer at online vape store EightVape notes. It retails for $19 and is designed to be thrown away.

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