Black Friday is synonymous with doorbusters at big-box department stores and, more recently, with waiting for Amazon’s next deal to appear. Now, individual manufacturers are getting in on the act too. Unlike arch-rival Apple, which teased its sale but didn’t mention any specific deals yet, Samsung has a full website already packed with discounts on …
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Despite recent challenges from Google Cast, Samsung and others, Sonos is still the gold standard for multiroom music. And its speakers almost never go on sale. “Almost never” comes this Black Friday, however. The company’s entry-level speaker, the Play:1, normally goes for $200, but Best Buy, Target and Sonos’s own site will have it for just $150 starting on Thanksgiving. …
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Bah, humbug. Just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy, Google is rolling out a tool to let you know how crowded a business is in real-time — so you know exactly where to avoid. Think of it like Waze, but for pedestrians. Waze, a Google-owned crowd-sourced traffic app, warns users when there’s traffic on certain roads or things to …
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A devastating earthquake hitting Japan is trending across Facebook and Twitter, as social media users rally in support of the affected region. The natural disaster is causing tsunami warnings, echoing back to a similar earthquake about five years ago in the same area. Social Cues fills you in on what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what people are talking …
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PC gaming company Razer makes high-design laptops such as the Razer Blade Stealth, as well as accessories, from gaming mice to colorful keyboards. The company is offering discounts on many of its peripherals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday through online stores, including Amazon and Newegg. (The deals will appear at these links on the days in question.) Black Friday …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Roku Streaming Stick vs. Google Chromecast 3:10 “The new Roku Streaming Stick is the best value in streaming-video hardware, period.” That’s what I said in my review of the Roku Streaming Stick, where I awarded it five stars and a CNET Editors’ Choice award. When I wrote that review, the Roku stick, which gives you …
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Walmart can’t wait for Cyber Monday, so it’s moving its online sales kickoff up a few days to Black Friday. The retail giant said Monday it will launch a “Cyber Week” of online holiday deals beginning on Friday, the day that post-Thanksgiving Day shoppers typically flock to the retail store to slug it out over merchandise. Cyber Monday is traditionally …
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The best picture quality we’ve ever tested now costs less than ever, but it still ain’t cheap. In anticipation of the Black Friday TV buying frenzy, the two OLED-based TVs in LG’s B6 series have fallen to their lowest prices of the year. Starting Sunday, November 20, and running through Cyber Monday, November 28, the 55-inch OLED55B6P will cost $1,800, …
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Now playing: Watch this: AKG N60 NC: Top active noise-canceling headphones 1:58 If you’re looking for a deal on JBL or AKG headphones, here’s a list of products that are on sale starting on Black Friday (they go through Cyber Monday). AKG N60 NC, $149.95 (originally $249.95): I’m a fan of the AKG N60 NC, one of the best sounding …
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Forget about waiting for Black Friday or Cyber Monday; Amazon’s got a good deal for today, and today only. You can subscribe to its popular Prime service for $79, $20 off its normal $99, until 11:59 p.m. PT today. For Amazon UK, that’s £59, a £20 discount off the normal £79 price, until 11:59 p.m. UK time tonight. At the …
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