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    July 17, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
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    Now you can get news on your vape
    LINK: www.vapezilla.com  ➚   |   Posted by: Laura Hazard Owen   |   July 17, 2024

    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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