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Now hear this: Save $15 on the new AirPods Pro (Update: Expired)

Just months after the release of the second-generation AirPods, the new AirPods Pro have also arrived. (Read our in-depth AirPods Pro review here.) It’s easy to argue that the AirPods Pro are everything that those other AirPods should have been, and if you’re like me, you might be tempted to buy them — but stopped cold by …

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Killer camera deal: Nikon D3500 DSLR plus 2 lenses is just $447 at Amazon

I picked the Nikon D3500 as my favorite “entry DSLR” in our camera gift guide this year. To reiterate:  Nikon and Canon’s cheap DSLRs are usually offered in aggressively priced kit bundles this time of year, making them great gift choices for the newbie photographer who’s ready to move beyond a phone. Nikon’s entry-level models will deliver sharper photos, thanks …

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Veteran or active military? Save $40 on your Amazon Prime membership

If you’re a veteran or an active duty military member in any branch of the Armed Forces, thank you for your service. But also, you should always be on the lookout for discounts aimed at service members. Here’s an especially valuable one: You can get a year of Amazon Prime for just $79. You need to jump on this quick, …

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UPS drone delivers medicine from CVS straight to customers’ homes

Now playing: Watch this: UPS drone delivers CVS prescription meds 1:18 UPS has been plowing resources into its drone deliveries business. UPS UPS has been speeding up its drone delivery work, announcing this year a new drone subsidiary and a growing list of new partnerships. Now, it’s starting to make an early push to test out shipping stuff directly to …

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Sony’s better

Hand it to Apple: The new AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds have won almost universal acclaim, despite the jaw-dropping $250 price tag. Surely there are cheaper options? Yep: I recently rounded up some affordable AirPods Pro alternatives, a list that includes the popular Sony WF-1000XM3. Alas, at $228, you’re not saving much. But try this on for size: For a limited …

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The Optoma HD143X 1080p projector turns your wall into a home theater for $399

The Optoma HD143X is the 2018 successor to the Optoma HD142X, which David Katzmaier praised for offering “a huge, hella impressive picture for a small price.” That price, incidentally, was a then-impressive $550. (Here’s the full Optoma HD142X review for your reference.) The newer model, meanwhile, has mostly lingered around $450 — until today. For a limited time, and while …

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Why wait? Save now with Dell’s Black Friday Sneak Peek sale

Let’s restate the obvious: Black Friday deals are no longer confined to the Friday after Thanksgiving. Amazon’s Black Friday deals have already begun, Walmart has its “Early Access Sale” and Costco is readying its first holiday sales for Nov. 7. Dell is getting in on the early sales action with a Black Friday Sneak Peek sale that started a few days …

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How to watch the Canelo vs. Kovalev fight

Unified middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is moving up two weight classes to take on Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight championship. Canelo is putting on 15 pounds to fight the hard-hitting Kovalev in a bid for a world title in a fourth weight class. It’s a huge jump in weight for the 29-year-old Mexican superstar, who most recently …

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Why AirPods Pro could become the wireless earbuds to beat

The AirPods Pro went on sale this week and initial reviews are looking very favorable for the wireless earbuds. (Read our in-depth AirPods Pro review here.) We also take a look at the latest rumors around the long-awaited 16-inch MacBook Pro, and check in on the Mac Pro, which Apple is supposed to release this fall. AirPods Pro have 3 big things …

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2010

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. When I started at CNET 10 years ago my beat was laptop reviews. I admitted, even then, that I wasn’t terribly interested in laptops, and I’m still not. What I was excited …

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