CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Vaux swallows up your second-gen Echo Dot in a speaker dock that …
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Pandora has announced that Sonos users are now able to control their hardware directly via the Pandora app in a way similar to Spotify Connect. Unlike Spotify Connect, however, the app will let you control your Sonos system regardless of which subscription level you have — even the free tier will work. The app lets you select and play music, …
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Bose has been quietly introducing some unconventional products over the last few months, including its Hearphones and Soundwear Companion Speaker, but its upcoming Noise-Masking Sleepbuds are making an unprecedented debut — for Bose anyway. The company is preselling prototypes by way of an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. “Help us put an end to sleepless nights,” says a note at the top …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Get your smart-home lighting off to a smart start by saving 40 percent on this kit. Philips Cheeps! …
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Add Walmart to the Black Friday fray. The nation’s largest retailer has unveiled its plans for the annual holiday shopping dealfest, which is now just two weeks away. The three most important things to know: Black Friday sale prices begin online at walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 23). Walmart stores will be open “all day” …
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It’s not even November yet, but stores have already started “leaking” Black Friday ads. The latest reveals some surprisingly good tech items from a surprising source: Kohl’s. The department store’s Black Friday ad, which first appeared late Thursday on BlackFriday.com, spans a whopping 64 pages and includes a lot of noteworthy electronics, smart-home items and kitchen goods. Take note, however, …
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The Sonos One may be the hottest smart speaker right now, but if you have an existing Sonos system you don’t need to spend $200 to control your system with your voice. Now anyone with a Sonos and an Amazon Echo can control their music collection by simply speaking into thin air. “Alexa, play The Pixies in the living room,” …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image Normally $250, temporarily $125, the LG SJ5Y will make you fall in love with your TV …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The iPhone SE is small enough for a child or a woman’s front pants pockets, and the lines …
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Google has announced its premium smart speaker, the $399 Google Home Max, which combines Wi-Fi streaming with the Google Assistant in a larger form factor than the company’s first model. Now playing: Watch this: Google debuts Home Max with Smart Sound 2:08 While the Google Home Mini appears to be modeled after the Echo Dot, the Max seems to be …
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