Good day, cheeps. Hope you’re staying safe, healthy and home. Speaking of which, every deal I have for you today is designed to improve your home life: movies to watch with the family, speakers to upgrade your TV, a printer for your home office and so on. And here’s a newfound freebie to get you …
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Happy Tuesday, cheeps — or, as I like to call it, day. They’re all just kind of the same now, no? But I’m looking for upsides to what we’re all experiencing, and here’s one: an overload of deals and discounts. (Some great freebies, too, including this one-year subscription to Balance meditation and a game I sneaked in at the very bottom …
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The Apple Pencil is one of Apple’s best iPad innovations, a “smart” stylus that’s great for things like taking notes, sketching ideas and creating art. But $99? Or $129 for the second-gen version? Come on. That’s outrageous even by Apple standards. Thankfully, there’s an alternative: the Logitech Crayon. Price tag: $70. Still a little steep, if you ask me. However, …
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Power banks are a dime a dozen, but most of them are boring black bricks missing one feature or another. The latest from iOttie, however, not only does all the things, but also looks nice doing them. Still, $50 struck me as a little pricey, so I asked the company to give Cheapskate readers a deal. Which it did: For …
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Need something to take your mind off This Coronavirus Life? Start by taking your ears off it, ideally by listening to your favorite calming music, podcasts (like, say, This American Life) and meditations. Of course, to really enjoy that stuff, you’ll want the best possible headphones. Read more: Free entertainment to help you beat the coronavirus quarantine blues Perfect time for a …
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Working from home and need to block out the sounds of kids playing, dogs barking and other distractions? Consider the one-two punch of noise-isolating, noise-canceling earphones. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Sopownic Direct via Amazon once again has the the Vogek JH-ANC10 sport earphones with active noise-cancelling for $27.99. That’s after applying promo code BIGSALEGO at checkout. See …
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Remember when a new phone was the big news? Seems forever ago. But it was literally just last month that Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S20 lineup, with a starting price of $1,000. As always with flagship launches, I advised either scooping up last year’s model at a discount or waiting for the inevitable price drop on the new one. I …
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Right now everyone’s focused on working from home, but let’s not forget playing at home. Maybe you’ve got a library of Steam games you haven’t touched in a while, or perhaps you want to enjoy the latest Epic freebies (which are going away tomorrow, March 26, FYI) to their fullest. Heck, maybe you’re ready to jump into PC gaming for the …
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Star Trek: Picard wraps up its freshman season this week, with a second one already greenlit. To celebrate, the big man himself, Patrick Stewart, tweeted this: Our #StarTrekPicard season finale is Thursday, and starting today until 4/23, you can watch for free on @CBSAllAccess in the US with the code: GIFT. https://t.co/i2IfFQN3I8It’s felt good to bring Picard back. I can’t …
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I know, I know: Amazon tablets go on sale all the time. But right now I feel like we’re living in a more tablet-necessary moment, especially with kids nationwide home from school indefinitely. Maybe it’s opportunism on Amazon’s part, and maybe it’s just been a few weeks since the last sale. Either way, this is a great time to score …
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