Picking a new piece of furniture for your home can feel like solving a puzzle. Is that couch too big? Will a cow print bar stool clash with a granite countertop? Retailers and tech companies are boosting their use of augmented reality to help customers decide what products to buy. AR lets people superimpose a …
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Lots of people want a cheap, easy way to get streaming video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube and Apple TV Plus on their TV, and two companies make the most popular gadgets for doing just that: Roku and Amazon. In one corner is Roku, the most popular name in streaming devices. In the other corner …
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Apple updated the classic iPad and iPad Mini last year, and new versions of the iPad Pro and iPad Air could be on the way in 2022. While it’s tempting to snag the newest, most pristine model, you can potentially save yourself a lot of money by going with a refurbished iPad instead. You’d be keeping more electronic waste from …
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Record online shopping this holiday season has fueled another record for e-commerce companies: returned goods. Prompted by a clogged supply chain, millions of shoppers got an early start on searching Amazon, Walmart and other online retailers for deals even before Black Friday, when holiday discounts traditionally start. Cooped up at home because of the pandemic, people didn’t stop clicking. Online …
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Take charge of your well-being and your day. With premium features like a 20% bigger screen and an always-on Retina display, the latest Apple Watch model is more durable while still providing the same health and fitness data you’ve come to trust. Plus, you can sync music and get calls and texts right to your wrist to stay productive and …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Some people may look down on gift cards as kind of a cop-out when it comes to presents, but I have always been thrilled to get one for Christmas or birthdays. It’s like free money that I don’t have to feel guilty about not putting …
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Editor’s note, Jan. 31, 2022: Since this article was last significantly updated, PriceBlink and Invisible Hand have been acquired by CNET’s parent company, Red Ventures. The dust and pixels from Black Friday and Cyber Monday have settled (though many of the best deals are still good). And we’re now in the thick of the holiday shopping season. Is your wallet …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Walmart has offered a lot of great holiday deals this season, trying to help you check off those final names from your gift lists. Unfortunately, if you’re still holiday shopping, you’re cutting it close as far as which delivery options are still available. Walmart still …
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One of the best deals we saw on headphones for Black Friday was on the Beats Studio Buds. The popular headphones were $50 off for the first time, bringing them down to just $100. Since then, we’ve seen them selling for closer to $150, but did for a few days see a drop to $120. Today’s deal is part of …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Update: Unfortunately this one-day deal has expired. You can still grab the 65-inch version for $450 and Best Buy has just kicked off a new ‘Last-Minute Savings Event’ with more deals worth checking out. With Christmas less than a week away, the holiday shopping frenzy …
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