There are still Cyber Monday deals that include smart displays and headphones
Amazon Prime Early Access Sale Deals: The AirPods Pro and Third Genre Airpods are Supermarket-Premium Models
Want more deals from Amazon? Visit CNN The Prime EarlyAccess Sale has a guide to the best discounts to look for during the event.
If you can’t wait until then, though, fret not: we’re already beginning to see some good discounts ahead of the holiday season. Below, we’ve curated the best deals currently available on each model, including the entry-level AirPods, the AirPods Pro, the third-gen AirPods, and the AirPods Max.
With support for the company’s MagSafe technology and an asking price of $179, Apple’s third-gen AirPods are often considered the middle child in Apple’s current AirPods lineup. The shorter stems make for a more subtle design, too, while improved sound and features like sweat and water resistance, support for spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, and improved battery life render them a nice improvement over the last-gen model.
If you want the best sound quality in headphones, we think the AirPods Max is a good choice. The headphones pair seamlessly with other Apple devices and they sound superb, especially combined with Apple’s spatial audio feature, which allows for a more immersive experience when listening to or watching compatible content. They also claim the best transparency mode of all the headphones on our list, as well as boast incredible build quality thanks to their design which uses aluminum, steel, and fabric over plastic.
Cyber Monday Cyber Monday Deals & How to Make Them (I): Logitech’s G502 Hero Is Yours
Cyber Monday is behind us — but is it really, though? Many of the deals started on Black Friday, stayed with us on Cyber Monday and now we are here. It’s Tuesday, and there are still many great tech deals available on gadgets like earbuds, smart speakers, smartwatches, and even some smartphones.
If you didn’t get a chance to shop at that time, you may still be in luck. We rounded up all of the deals that we found for you, from all sorts of products to a range of price points. The holidays may bring great bargains, but if you want to give the best gifts, be sure to save what you can. Or, if you’ve already been checking people off your list, maybe it’s time to treat yourself to a little self-care with something new.
Logitech’s G502 Hero has most of the same features as our top pick for the best gaming mouse, the G502 Lightspeed, except it’s wired. If you like that, you can usually find this mouse for $50 or less.
The PowerA Enhanced wired controller has buttons on its back that can be changed, and connects via a MicroUSB connection. It’s offered in many different colors and licensed designs.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/24/23476654/black-friday-early-days-thanksgiving-sales-tech-gaming-tvs-earbuds
Beats Fit Pro: An In-House Fitbit-based Fitbit earbuds for fitness-oriented Android and iOS users
Google’s first in-house smartwatch has a beautiful domed display and native Fitbit integration for health tracking. It comes with six months of Fitbit Premium and three months of YouTube Music.
The fifth-gen Echo Dot touts a temperature sensor, better sound, and faster response time than the prior model. It can also act as an extender for your Eero Wi-Fi system.
The fitness-oriented earbuds from the Beats Fit Pro might be more your style. We consider the Beats Fit Pro to be the best pair of workout earbuds you can currently get, thanks to their active noise cancellation, comfortable fit, and outstanding sound quality. While the lack of wireless charging is a bit of a bummer at this price, the earbuds offer a host of excellent features specifically for Apple users, including dynamic head tracking for spatial audio, hand-free Siri voice commands and integration with Apple’s “Find My” network. Our review can be read here.
The integrated wing tips of the Beats Fit Pro earbuds keep them secure when working out. They also have excellent noise cancellation, and their sound has just the right amount of bass and kick to keep you motivated.
A New Remote, Software, and Home-Controlled TV for Chromecast, Google TV, and The Nest Mini Mini Smart Speaker ($15K$)
A new software and dedicated remote is included with the Chromecast with Google TV. It brings together recommendations from all of your streaming services and supports 4K HDR content with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus.
The C1 was the last-gen predecessor of the C2 that was lighter and brighter. A dark room setting along with the ability to log into different user profiles are some of the things it has.
The new iPad Air retains the look and feel of the iPad Pro but does not include the A14 Bionic processor, which Apple uses in the M1 chip. It comes in five colors and a 12MP front-facing camera, which supports Apple’s Center Stage feature.
The smallest smart speaker on the market is the nest Mini, and it is able to be used in almost any area of your home. You can even mount it to your wall with no additional hardware.
The Echo Show 8 is the midsize smart display in Amazon’s current Echo lineup and can be used to display the weather, news, calendars, grocery lists, and more. You can also use it to control your smart home devices, watch streaming video, or listen to music. It supports video calls via Zoom and the Amazon voice service.
Gigabyte’s Foray into OLED Panels: Towards High Performance, Low Cost, Gaming with the Galaxy Watch
The Galaxy Watch 4 Classic features a nice physical rotating bezel and more third-party support by way of Google’s Wear OS 3. But keep in mind that it is the best device to use with the phone.
Gigabyte’s foray into OLED panels is this 48-inch model that has similar features to LG’s pricier C1 and C2, namely its two HDMI 2.1 ports that allow for fast gaming at 4K.
The Blue Yeti is a tried-and-true USB mic. The well-built device is incredibly easy to use and features onboard controls for simple operation, ensuring you can capture studio-quality sound in your bedroom or home office with ease.
The Xbox Series S is smaller than the 4K-capable Xbox Series X, but it can still play the same digital games — albeit topping out at 2560 x 1440 QHD resolution.
The S22 Plus is packed with a lot of nice features including an excellent 6.6-inch display, a three rear cameras, and a good support policy that will keep it running for at least four generations.
Not a lot of laptops balance gaming performance, design and battery life so well, which is why there is a 2021, version of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14.
Unlike the Jarvis Bamboo Standing desk, which uses an erasable whiteboard as a topper, the standing desk uses a writing surface, so you have always got a writing surface handy for jotting down anything that comes to mind.
The SuperTank Pro’s max capacity is 96.38Wh, which is the maximum that you can take on a commercial flight. It features four USB-C ports, an info-dense OLED panel, and more.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/24/23476654/black-friday-early-days-thanksgiving-sales-tech-gaming-tvs-earbuds
The Ember Mug 2, the Odyssey G9, and the 128GB OnePlus 10 Pro: A Screen Test of the Low-Prince Android Phones
The Ember Mug 2 is a temperature-controlled smart mug that keeps beverages hot for up to 80 minutes while on battery or all day when sitting on its plug-in coaster. You can select from a range of temperatures from 120 to 145 degrees Fahrenheit, with the help of the accompanying apps.
The Odyssey G9 is a 48.8-inch PC monitor with a 32:9 aspect ratio. Rate of refresh. It lacks HDMI 2.1, but it can do the multitasking job of three monitors.
If you’re shopping for a phone that’s a departure from the more typical offerings from Google, Apple, or Samsung, you might want to check out this deal on the 128GB OnePlus 10 Pro. Normally $799.99, Amazon has discounted the impressive smartphone to $549.99, matching its lowest price yet. The 10 Pro doesn’t blow away the competition but offers some impressive specifications alongside all of the flagship features you’d expect at a relatively low price point. The 10 Pro still offers good performance thanks to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and 8GB of RAM, even if the camera array is not quite as powerful as a flagship phone from a company like Apple. There aren’t many Android phones that can match the overall performance of the OnePlus 10 Pro at this price, making it worth a look if your current phone is falling behind the curve. Read our review.
Turtle Beach: A Discounted Dual Sense Controller for the PlayStation 5 and PC and $XBOX$ at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target
Attention, fellow deal hunters and cheapskates: it’s the Monday before Christmas, so if you still have gifts to buy, you’d best hurry. We can help you do that without overspending. Starting things off, Sony’s DualSense controller for the PlayStation 5 and PC is once again on sale for around $49.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The best part of this deal, aside from the fact that you’re getting up to $25 off, is that every color of the DualSense is discounted.
There are a variety of camouflage options, from the stock white, midnight black, Cosmic red, nova pink, starlight blue and even the most recent gray camouflage. Whether you’re going for a controller in a hue that vividly stands out or one that tactically blends in, you get all the niceties of the DualSense: excellent haptics, adaptive triggers that add tension to each pull in some games, and a built-in mic and headphone jack. Read our review.
A controller deal for the XBOX is also on offer. Turtle Beach has a discounted Recon Cloud controller, which can be found at Amazon or from Turtle Beach. This controller is similar to the Recon wiredUSB-C controller for XBOX and PC and has built-in wireless forANDROID, so it’s unique. It includes a phone mount to make playing games on the go a little easier. Anyone with an Xbox Game Pass subscription for cloud games is a great fit for this.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/19/23516473/sony-dualsense-controller-turtlebeach-recon-cloud-google-nest-hub-deal-sale
The Nest Hub: An All Time Low Price Low Cost Fitting Option for Android Users with a Dual Role of Speakers and Face Recognition
The AirPods Pro have a built in speaker to chirp if you need someone to help locate them, improved gesture controls for volume, and a lanyard hole for easier travel, just like the previous model. Read our review.
It is now selling for just $43.19 at Best Buy and Target, the lowest price yet. It is a great value because it is not as cheap as Black Friday but it is a one day deal and you can take it at both retailers.
For a similar deal last year, I bought a nest hub for my mom, and it was a hit. I’m obviously her favorite son (right?), and this may have played a small role. Read our review.
There is a Wear OS alternative to the newPixel Watches and the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 UltraGPS is on sale for $199.99 at Amazon and direct from Mobvoi. This $100 discount drops the price of the TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra to its all-time low, and it’s a great value to Android users who want activity tracking and workout features without giving up too many handy smartwatch functions. Normally, opting for the more hardcore Polar or Garmin options out there means making that tradeoff.
Verge Deals: The Nest Hub Max at Best Buy, and the Nanoleaf Shapes Mini Triangles Smarter Kit (Extended Abstract)
We’re bringing you a lot of content just in case Santa doesn’t make it to your house this year. Because, unlike the big dude that lives up north, The Verge Deals team works hard all year scouring the internet to make sure its best discounts are all front and center for you to see. The discounts are not as plentiful as we would like, but we have managed to wrangle a few deals that are worth a look if you need something to treat yourself.
The Nest Hub Max has a 10-inch screen and an integrated camera for making video calls. It is the largest and most complete smart display of its kind.
The Nanoleaf Shapes Mini Triangles Smarter Kit is usually $119.99, but is currently discounted to $99.99 at Best Buy, and comes packaged with everything you need to set up a small area of customizable accent lighting. The bundle comes packaged with ten individual touch-activated pieces that can be programmed to display specific themes or mirror the colors on your computer monitor, allowing for a more immersive gaming experience. Just like other Nanoleaf products, the modular light panels can also be controlled using either the Nanoleaf app or voice commands via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
The Best Comfortable Noise Cancellling Headsets: The Bose Quiet Comfort 45 and the 2TB WD Black SN850
Our picks for the most comfortable noisecanceling headphones are Bose QuietComfort 45. They are foldable and lightweight, so you can easily carry them around with you, and ear fatigue is unlikely because of their oval ear cups. Battery life now sits at 24 hours as well, meaning you needn’t worry about constantly having to charge them. The new transparency mode is useful when you want to be more aware of your surroundings, and an update introduced earlier this year allows you to tailor the bass,mid-range, and other aspects of the EQ. The USB-C-equipped headphones don’t offer the same bassy response as Sony’s 1000XM4s, but if comfort is what you’re after, the QC45 offer it in spades.
If you’re running out of space on your PC or PlayStation 5, the 2TB WD Black SN850 SSD is currently available for $229.99 at Best Buy. We had seen this price before but it usually cost more than $350. This is a little pricey but condenses a lot of storage into a single drive, and this model comes equipped with a heatsink that makes it compatible with Sony’s PlayStation 5.
The easiest way to install M.2 SSDs is by placing them into a device with an M.2 slot, eliminating the need for cables. SSDs also offer much faster transfer speeds than older SATA storage methods, allowing files to be moved around quickly and games to load faster.
Bose’s noise cancelling headphones 700 are the best option if you plan to use your headphones frequently for voice calls. They boast excellent voice call quality, meaning everybody on your Zoom call will be able to hear you loud and clearly, and they offer great noise cancellation with satisfactory sound. The over-ears can connect to two devices at once, but they cannot be folded and offer just 20 hours of battery life which is less than other headphones on this list.
The only headphones that feature a customization option of the equalizer, is the WH 1000XM5 and it can be used with the Headphones Connect app on both the iPad and the phone, and you can tinker with some of the settings to make things louder, more vocal-focused, or quieter. It’s a nice touch for those who want to be able to find just the right sound profile for what they’re listening to — or make their own.
Marshalls noise-canceling headphones are easy-to-use, have an unusual look and are great for controlling music. They have a battery life of up to 45 hours.
Microsoft’s Surface Headphones 2 have the same intuitive dial controls as the originals for volume and noise cancellation, but offer better sound quality and battery life at a cheaper price.
The Beats Studio 3 feature Apple’s W1 wireless chip, allowing them to quickly connect and switch between any Apple devices you may own. The headphones support 3.5mm for a wired connection, and also connect via the wireless, over- ear method.
The choice between Apple and Sony’s flagship headphones used to be simpler, as last generation’s $349 Sony WH-1000XM4 (our longtime favorites) were a fraction of the price of the great but wildly expensive $549 AirPods Max. The price of the new headphones by Sony and the discount of the new AirPods Max make the playing field between them more even than ever. Apple’s high-end headphones can also be spotted in the wild more than ever these days, and we can understand why you might want to get in on the trend.
I used each of these headphones as my daily drivers for around a week, and enjoyed rich, booming sound that highlighted tons of details in my favorite songs that I normally don’t pick up as an earbuds user. You will be getting great sound quality, no matter what can you dump your $400-plus on.
My experience with the WH-1000XM5 as an iPhone user has been hit or miss by comparison. I have to manually turn Sony’s headphones on if I leave them idle too long, and they don’t always reliably pause my music when I take them off, leading to some frustrating moments of wasted battery. That said, they do support Google Fast Pair, and while the whole process wasn’t as simple as using my AirPods Max with an iPhone, I didn’t have a hard time setting up Sony’s cans on a Pixel 5a. The WH-1000XM5 can also pair to two devices at once (for example, a phone and a computer), though it takes a few steps in Sony’s app. And unlike Apple’s headphones, the XM5s have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and included cable for when you want to go wired.
Amazon’s Rise: A Daylight Saving Time Specialty for Me and My Sleep Tracker (Received by the Nightmare Counting Task)
It’s the final weekend where you will be able to enjoy an extra hour of sleep before losing it next Sunday. That’s right: Daylight Saving Time begins in the US next Sunday, March 12th, which means the clocks will spring forward one hour, the days will get brighter, and we’re all going to wake up the following Monday morning even sleepier than usual.
That doesn’t help, but today’s deal on Amazon’s Halo Rise could help us adjust to the change in time. Right now, you can buy Amazon’s latest wellness gadget at a new all-time low of $99.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Lowe’s. Part smart alarm clock, the Rise will gently wake you up during your lightest sleeping stage with a natural morning light so getting up earlier feels less disorienting. At the same time, the Rise is a noninvasive sleep tracker that helps you improve your sleep habits as you adjust by generating daily reports and monitoring potential disturbances, like room temperature.
Oh, and just in case you find it hard to actually get to sleep, you can also use the Rise as a soothing warm smart table lamp you can use to read before bed. It can play some soothing music for you if you summon it with the help of Amazon’s virtual assistant. Our review can be read here.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/4/23623613/amazon-halo-rise-apple-airpods-max-bose-quietcomfort-45-acer-chromebook-spin-714-deal-sale
Acer’s Chromebook Spin 714: a powerful Chromebook with a high performance HDMI port and Thunderbolt 4 support
If you’re looking for a powerful Chromebook, you might want to take a look at today’s deal on Acer’s Chromebook Spin 714. With Intel’s fast 12th Gen processors and Thunderbolt 4 support, it’s our favorite Chromebook for power users and even comes with an included stylus to boot. It produces no heat and is quite quiet as compared to its predecessor. It is rare to find a thin Chromebook with an HDMI port. It’s a shame its speakers aren’t that good and its battery life isn’t as good as it could be, but it’s still good and capable of handling heavy loads more than others. It’s only $20 shy of its all-time low price and you can buy it at Best Buy with eightGB of RAM, 256GB of storage and an Intel Evo Core i5 processor. Read our review.
