I’m a strong believer in having a backup phone. You just never know when your daily driver is going to get lost, stolen, broken or whatever. Your whole life is in that thing, so it makes sense to have a spare you can whip out if the need arises. Meanwhile: kids. At some point you’re …
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One of our favorite budget TVs is on sale for $498
It’s not Prime Day, Black Friday, Labor Day, National Cat Awareness Day or any other holiday, but Vizio has chosen this moment to offer a great sale on a great TV. For a limited time, Amazon has the Vizio M-558G1 Quantum 55-inch TV for $498. Vizio proper sells it for $650, and here it’s a buck below the all-time lowest …
Read More »Chromebook deals: Save on models from Asus, HP and Lenovo
A convertible Asus Chromebook is at its lowest price ever on Amazon, while two Chromebooks from HP and Lenovo on sale at Best Buy have dipped to all-time lows. The Asus and Lenovo models are at the luxury end of the Chromebook spectrum with aluminum enclosures instead of plastic, full HD touch displays and either 64GB or 128GB of storage. …
Read More »4 Amazfit watches are on sale at Best Buy, including the Bip for $60 (Update: Expired)
Amazfit just unveiled a new smartwatch — the GTR — and the company may have several other models waiting in the wings. Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that Best Buy is currently running a sale on four older Amazfit models: The Bip, the Stratos, the Verge and the Verge Lite. Note that CNET may get a share of revenue from …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Fold now on sale in the US for $1,980
People in the US can finally get their hands on Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold. The electronics giant on Friday started selling two versions of the Galaxy Fold — one model for AT&T’s network and an unlocked variant — nine days after the foldable phone arrived in the UK and Germany, and three weeks after it launched in South Korea. The AT&T …
Read More »The excellent $300 Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H4 wireless headphones can be yours for $90 (Update: Expired)
Beats, Bose, Bang & Olufsen, Sony… I don’t know about you, but I can’t afford premium headphones priced at $200-$350. That’s why you’ll often hear me touting affordable off-brand models, which often offer “good enough” sound for those of us unwilling or unable to spend that kind of money. But, dang, when something like this comes along, count me in. …
Read More »Anker introduces 5 new Apple AirPods competitors
Anker is all-in on true-wireless earbuds. The company showed of five new models at an event in New York City, with prices ranging from $50 to $150 for a more premium model, the Liberty 2 Pro, which is being billed as offering audiophile-grade sound and looks a little like the Sony WF-1000XM3. Most of the new earphones will hit stores …
Read More »Samsung’s 10.5
For anyone who wants a tablet but doesn’t want an iPad (because pricey) or an Amazon Fire (because limited), it often feels like there aren’t many options. Samsung halfheartedly offers a couple models, but they’re rarely updated or on sale. Good news: The company’s midrange tablet is on sale, for the lowest price I’ve seen to date: For a limited time, …
Read More »Galaxy Fold: What you need to know about buying Samsung’s foldable phone
Samsung’s first phone with a foldable display is ready to launch in the US. Those customers who’ve been patient enough to wait while Samsung fixed issues with the screen will be able to purchase the Fold starting Friday, Sept. 27. The Fold was originally slated to launch in April, when reviewers started experiencing issues with the screen. Some had debris …
Read More »Galaxy Fold’s fine print: Here are the perks a $2,000 phone gets you
Samsung said that in revamping the Galaxy Fold, which was delayed due to screen design woes affecting its 7.3-inch interior screen, the company took the feedback of early reviewers to heart. That might be so: CNET even predicted one of those changes, a customer service department dedicated solely to Galaxy Fold owners. Calling it the Galaxy Fold Premier Service, Samsung is …
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