3D Robotics OMG, you guys. I am so tickled because today I get to give away not one, not two, but three of my favorite products. They’re all different, but all in the same awesome category: drones! Extreme Fliers I’ve had a mad love affair with these things this year, and as fate would have …

Whew! The deals are flying fast and furious this week as the month-long ramp-up to Black Friday nears the home stretch. Want a sneak peak at what next week will bring? Look no further than CNET’s Black Friday tech-deal roundup. Today, however, let’s talk. Let’s put away the wallets and discuss a subject that’s been on my mind a lot …

JP Brousseau / Genèze A wrist strap for your phone makes all kinds of sense. When you’re out walking the dog, for example, holding the leash and your phone in one hand while you futz with your gloves, and he suddenly yanks hard, sending the phone flying to the pavement — well, a wrist strap would save you a really …

Skinit If you have to put your phone or tablet in a case — and, let’s face it, that’s your best defense against gravity — you might as well make it a cool one. Something that reflects your style, your interests, your favorite Big Ten school. I’m partial to Skinit’s InkFusion Lite lineup, which features a low-profile design, wraparound protection, …

Jaunt This is the coolest thing I’ve seen all week. Possibly all month. Free Google Cardboard app Paul McCartney does more than give you a front-row seat at a live concert; it puts you onstage, right next to Sir Paul’s piano. Google Cardboard is the dirt-cheap virtual reality headset made out of cardboard and your smartphone, introduced by Google earlier …

TFY This is an update of a post from last year — exactly one year ago to the day, in fact. But this time the mount is universal, able to work with any tablet — not just iPads. Tablets are great for car travel, especially those lucky buggers in the back seat who get to kick back and watch movies …

Best Buy If you like the idea of a Chromebook — a lightweight, inexpensive laptop that’s good for email, Web browsing and other basic stuff — but not its restrictive Chrome OS, you’ve come to the right place. Today only, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Asus EeeBook X205TA 11.6-inch laptop (in blue) for $139.99shipped (plus tax). That’s …

Amazon It’s a little crazy that Amazon’s Kindle e-readers have been part of our culture for seven whole years (almost to the day), yet Amazon has never allowed family members to share their e-books. As a result, it required considerable hoop-jumping just to let, say, your spouse read the same book you’d already purchased. Thankfully, with the introduction of a …

Apple When my iPhone 6 arrive last month, one of the first things I did was set up Apple Pay. Or try to, anyway, as only my American Express card was “compatible” at the time. I don’t use that card often, but I figured it would at least let me test-drive the pay-by-phone option. Then, as often happens, I got …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. You can buy the Windows-powered Nextbook 8 for $149 today or $99 on Thanksgiving. E Fun Think all the best tablet deals are for Android tablets? Think again. E Fun announced today that its new Nextbook 8 Windows tablet will sell for just $99 in …