Get a feature-packed smartwatch for $90, along with a handful of other great deals |
A few sleeper hits from Black Friday and Cyber Monday. |
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We're currently in the midst of Cyber Week, the time after Black Friday and Cyber Monday when you can still pick at a few leftover deals. It's possible that, much like Thanksgiving leftovers, you may have already gotten your fill over the weekend (if you haven't, you should check out our roundup of the best remaining Cyber Monday deals). For today's newsletter, however, I picked a few sleeper deals that flew a little under the radar thanks to popular discounts, like the excellent deal we saw on the new AirPods Pro. If a deal that you were looking for during Black Friday either sold out or didn't materialize, don't lose hope just yet. Many retailers knock products down to low prices throughout December, and if you follow our coverage at The Verge and on Twitter, you'll be among the first to know when they do. |
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There were some good deals on Apple Watches and the Google Pixel Watch during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but even those would have still cost you hundreds of dollars. If you want a thin smartwatch that doesn't cost nearly as much but can still help you manage your fitness, as well as supply you with notifications, we have a suggestion. The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini is on sale at Amazon for $89.99 ($30 off), and it features multi-satellite GPS tracking for more accurate tracking during outdoor activities. The company claims that it can last up to 15 days on a single charge, and it has some other perks that aren't expected (though welcome) in a smartwatch at this price point. You'll get water resistance, an OLED screen, Amazon Alexa support, and sensors that can track your heart rate, stress, and blood-oxygen saturation. While it's not the same model, my colleague Victoria Song reviewed the more rugged, circular-shaped GTR 4 that's similar, and she particularly liked how many features you get for the money. |
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| $89.99 $119.99 25% off Prices taken at time of publishing. |
The GTS 4 Mini is a thin smartwatch suitable for small wrists. It features fitness tracking support for over 120 sports, and claims to offer 15 days of life per charge. |
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Okay, I went against my word. This Switch bundle did see some serious rotation during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but it bears repeating because, well, the Nintendo Switch is great and discounts big enough to make one of its best games free don't come around all that often. For $299.99 at Best Buy or Target, the standard Nintendo Switch — which can be played as a handheld or docked to your TV — comes bundled with a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a three-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. An NSO membership allows you to play online, back up your saves to the cloud, and serves as your ticket to play Nintendo's robust collection of NES and SNES games. If you're gifting this for someone who's going to want to get right to racing the moment they open it, I suggest opening it and installing the free copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via Wi-Fi before the big day. |
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| $299.99 $400 25% off Prices taken at time of publishing. |
This holiday Switch bundle includes the standard version of Nintendo's terrific handheld, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a three-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online. |
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If someone on your holiday shopping list is asking for a 4K HDR streaming device and a small soundbar, you'll get both inside of Roku's Streambar, which is on sale at Amazon and Target for $79 for the holidays (usually $129). It can almost certainly deliver better audio quality than your TV, and by connecting it to your TV via HDMI, the Streambar can supply the entertainment with access to numerous streaming services. In addition to those features, it offers Bluetooth support, meaning you can connect your phone or tablet for louder sound. And if you want to add onto it later on for an even bigger sound, the 14-inch soundbar is compatible with Roku's other wireless speakers. If you're looking for more info, be sure to check out our soundbar buying guide. |
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| $79.99 $129.99 38% off Prices taken at time of publishing. |
Look no further if you're after a low-cost soundbar that's among few that can double as a 4K HDR streaming device via HDMI. |
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It has been tough to recommend the Meta Quest 2 headset since it spiked in price from $299 to $399 over the summer. But for the holidays, you can pick one up for $349 at Best Buy or at Amazon. The $50 price cut alone is welcome, but it also comes with two free (and very good) games, Beat Saber and Resident Evil 4. If you've been thinking about getting or gifting one of these headsets in 2022, there are plenty of ways for the recipient to stay entertained, though the pack-in games should do a good job of that for a while. Recent notable releases include Among Us VR, Iron Man VR, and more. |
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| $349 $439 20% off Prices taken at time of publishing. |
This holiday bundle includes the VR headset and two games: Beat Saber and Resident Evil 4. This is the first big price cut on the headset since its retail cost increased by $100. |
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For today's big-ticket item, Asus' 2022 ROG Zephyrus G15 gaming laptop is steeply discounted at Best Buy. Usually $1,619.99, it's currently down to $1,199.99 for the version that contains a 15.6-inch QHD display with a 165Hz refresh rate, AMD's new Ryzen 9 6900HS processor, Nvidia's midrange RTX 3060 graphics card, 16GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Now, that's a lot of numbers and words that can be tough to parse. To boil it down, this should be a great machine at playing most games at medium settings. The RTX 3060 may not be powerful enough to run some games smoothly at QHD resolution, however, so you may need to turn them down to 1080p instead. Outside of gaming, it's capable of running most everything you might want to throw at it. On the port front, the G15 also has a 720p webcam, two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, an Ethernet port, a headphone jack, HDMI, and a microSD card slot. |
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| | $1,199.99 $1,619.99 26% off Prices taken at time of publishing. |
This well-rounded gaming laptop has plenty of ports and enough power that it should be able to play most games at medium settings. |
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