written, the company desperately needs to put out a new and truly innovative product soon if it plans to keep up with the competition. Perhaps augmented-reality eyewear will be its golden ticket. But if not, it appears to have a pretty interesting backup plan: vapes. That's right, Apple's latest patent application is for a freaking vaporizer. Talk about Thinking Different. https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/apple-vaporizer-patent-application/tech