Update, Sept. 28, 2021: Amazon announced several new Echo and Ring devices during the annual fall product launch event. We also got a first look at several new health-related products, including the Halo View fitness tracker and two health platforms: Halo Nutrition and Halo Fitness. Original story follows. Amazon’s Halo fitness band is a wearable that’s designed to track everything from your movement …
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Apple no longer includes chargers with its iPhones (and many other gadgets). But right now, you can get an Aukey 20-watt USB-C model for just $8 shipped with code MINIMA4U, for a limited time and while supplies last. That’s $5 for the hardware, plus $3 for shipping; get your cart past $25 total, and the shipping charged is waived. This …
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Aukey bills its PB-N83 Mini 10,000-mAh USB-C power bank as “the smallest and lightest 10,000-mAh portable charger.” I’m not sure it qualifies as the world’s smallest, but its footprint is smaller than a credit card. That said, it is 1.18 inches (30 millimeters) thick and has some heft to it. It fits easily enough in a pocket and has both an …
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Yes, school should be all about hitting the books. But only the most dedicated student is going to forgo TV time, whether they’re distance-learning at home or in a dorm. The good news is that nearly every TV sold now is a smart model with built-in streaming options, so satellite and cable are no longer needed — you can ditch …
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If you’re still using a first- or second-gen Amazon Kindle e-reader, you may want to download as many titles from your reading list as you can fit — soon, the devices won’t be able to connect to the internet at all, Amazon warned customers this week. “Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are phasing out their 2G and 3G networks,” an Amazon …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Ready for a monitor upgrade? Need more room than your laptop’s screen offers? I feel you, work-from-home warriors. While I agree that bigger is better when it comes to monitors, how much display space do you really need if you aren’t a PC gamer or …
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After an initial rash of excitement over the next generation of 8K receivers — OMG! 8K! The future is here! — the tumult quickly turned to a sense of confusion. The category is currently in a holding pattern and there’s one major reason why. In late 2020, when the first 8K-compatible models came onto the market, problems occurred when users tried …
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We’ve written about Visible wireless before and also how you can get the prepaid unlimited service from Verizon for as little as $25 a month. This time around the deal gets even sweeter, with the first month of Visible costing only $5 when you sign up with an eSIM using promo code eSIM5. This offer ends July 29. Sign up at Visible …
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Veteran streaming service Netflix is expanding into video games and plans to offer ad-free games for mobile devices with no extra cost to subscribers as early as next year. Netflix’s plans to enter the gaming world won’t be the first, but it could shake up the industry for other competing services and subscriptions as well. The streaming market is thoroughly saturated: These …
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If you’re looking for a really cheap smart watch with fitness tracking, this may the deal for you. Soundpeats is running a clearance sale on Amazon for its Watch 1 Smart Watch Fitness Tracker: If you check the $6 instant coupon on the product page and then apply the code 40MACOTD at check out, you get $19.20 off the watch’s …
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