One of the best deals we saw on headphones for Black Friday was on the Beats Studio Buds. The popular headphones were $50 off for the first time, bringing them down to just $100. Since then, we’ve seen them selling for closer to $150, but did for a few days see a drop to $120. …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Update: Unfortunately this one-day deal has expired. You can still grab the 65-inch version for $450 and Best Buy has just kicked off a new ‘Last-Minute Savings Event’ with more deals worth checking out. With Christmas less than a week away, the holiday shopping frenzy …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Waited to get your Christmas shopping done and now struggling with delivery deadlines? While a few retailers, including Amazon, are still offering a quick turnaround on some items, many items are already unavailable for Christmas delivery, which can make shopping harder. If you’re a last-minute …
Read More »Disney parks were already facing heat from fans. Then an AWS outage came along
Not even Disney’s vaunted magic could save its Disneyland park app from a widespread Amazon Web Services outage temporarily wrecking the day for its guests this week. But for fans of “the happiest place on Earth,” this was just the latest in a string of problems. Disney has been increasingly pushing its theme park guests to use their mobile devices to do …
Read More »Ready to join TikTok in 2022? Here’s what you need to know
Short-form video app TikTok has come a long way since its 2016 launch, reporting 1 billion active monthly users in September, despite its conflicted history with the US government. TikTok’s popularity skyrocketed in the US during the pandemic and the app seems to have found a permanent place in our cultural zeitgeist. Hubspot reported that 96% of surveyed consumers said …
Read More »This $45 discount makes Amazon’s Fire TV Cube the cheapest it’s ever been
This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. This holiday season, we’ve seen plenty of all-time lows when it comes to streaming devices, including the best price yet on the Roku Express 4K Plus. While most of these deals hover around the $25 to $50 range, Amazon is upping the ante by slashing the …
Read More »Use your GoPro as a webcam for your Zoom meetings
It’s been almost two years since so many of us started working and socializing from home. And while coronavirus vaccines are now being distributed, chances are that not much is going to change for a while in terms of how often we use video chat apps and services — so it may be time to upgrade your webcam to make sure you …
Read More »What is HDR for TVs, and how does it make the picture better?
HDR, or high-dynamic range, can elevate the image of your TV to an entirely new level. It’s found on nearly all of the best TVs, including midrange and high-end TVs as well as many budget models. On a good-quality TV displaying real HDR TV shows, movies and games, you’ll see brighter highlights, better contrast and deeper, more realistic colors. The …
Read More »I’ve tried a lot of fitness trackers, and this under
The best cheap fitness tracker you can buy is the $47 Mi Band 6. It’s hard to pass up if you’re on a budget but still want features like automatic workout detection, a blood oxygen sensor, sleep tracking and 24/7 heart rate monitoring. Bonus: it’s compatible with Android and iOS. There’s no shortage of fitness bands and smartwatches under $100. The …
Read More »Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro (14
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro gets better the more you use it. Frankly, when I first unboxed it I found the laptop to be pretty unremarkable. It’s Lenovo’s first laptop to ship with Windows 11 but otherwise, it doesn’t really have any big attention-grabbing features. The 14-inch laptop is thin, light and has a full metal chassis — premium but …
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