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Best Garmin watch deals for 2019: Best Buy’s 50% discount on the Fenix 5X

Amazon and Best Buy continue to offer some amazing discounts on a range of smart watches and fitness trackers. Amazon still has great prices on some Apple Watch models and the Fitbit. But we’re still finding some dramatic deals on a few Garmin models that are worthy alternatives to any Fitbit or Apple Watch on …

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Best Buy Cyber Monday 2019 surprise flash sale starts now

For Cyber Monday, Best Buy just unleashed a smattering of new deals to usher out this year’s Thanksgiving weekend shopping bonanza, but if you want to catch the flash sale you’ll have to act quickly — it ends at 3 a.m. ET. In addition to Best Buy’s current roster of big Cyber Monday discounts available already, Best Buy has slashed …

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Cyber Monday 2019 Kohl’s deals: Save $50 on a Fitbit Versa 2

Kohl’s has plenty of Cyber Monday deals that are already available today, with more to come as the weekend comes to a close. Today you can save big on TVs and fitness trackers, plus you’ll get even more savings thanks to Kohl’s Cash, an incentive that offers shoppers the ability to earn money back. While retailers like Target and Walmart may provide similar Black Friday deals, …

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How to find the best Cyber Monday 2019 deals

Pop quiz: What’s the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? It’s a trick question: One happens on a Friday, the other happens three days later. Because, let’s face it, Cyber Monday is really just Black Friday, part 2. It’s an extension of the latter, the capper to weeks and weeks of Thanksgiving-season sales. (Next up: Weeks and weeks of …

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Black Friday 2019 Costco deals on Saturday include Dell, Fitbit, Sonos discounts and more

Costco is well known for offering huge savings and a members-only shopping experience. Its Black Friday discounts are still live and worth checking out, with deals on game consoles, computers, TVs, sporting goods, appliances and more through Cyber Monday. Get a Fitbit Versa 2 bundle for $140, Xbox One S 1TB console bundle for $200 or a 75-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum X LCD TV for $1,600. …

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Black Friday Best Buy ad 2019: Huge savings on popular products

Black Friday deals are in full force at Best Buy, there are big savings on popular products, and most locations will have extended hours. A few of the best deals available include $80 off the latest 32GB Apple iPad (a CNET Editors’ Choice), the Apple Watch Series 4, on sale for $349 (read our review here) and the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 with a Core …

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Giving someone a fitness tracker as a gift: Rude or not?

This story is part of 2019 Holiday Survival Guide, featuring tips on the best ways to manage the holiday season. Even if 10,000 steps isn’t a magic number, fitness trackers and smartwatches continue to be among the hottest gifts for the holidays. Given that smart watches like Fitbits and the Apple Watch are on sale this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you …

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Fitbit update adds color always

Just days after Google announced it was buying Fitbit in a deal worth $2.1 billion, it will add even more features to its range of smartwatches. Tweaks to sleep and exercise tracking are all part of Fitbit OS 4.1, and although it won’t arrive for a few weeks, the improvements look like they’re worth waiting for. All of Fitbit’s current …

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Matrix PowerWatch 2: This smartwatch might never need charging

The Matrix PowerWatch 2 is the sequel to a watch I wore a couple of years ago made by Matrix Industries, a thermoelectrics startup in Menlo Park whose headquarters I visited last year. The original PowerWatch worked, but wasn’t great. This version, which I first got a peek at nearly a year ago, feels a lot better. It’s finally close to being an everyday watch …

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Fossil’s new always

What’s the difference between a hybrid smartwatch and a regular smartwatch? In the hybrid category, Fossil’s Hybrid HR mixes physical watch hands with an always-on display that shows information and notifications. It almost feels like an old-school Pebble watch fused with an everyday analog-style watch. The Hybrid HR isn’t Fossil’s first smartwatch with physical hands. There are plenty of Fossil …

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