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Black Friday is over, but the deals haven’t simply evaporated. As we turn our attention to Cyber Monday, many of our favorite deals are still holding strong. That means you have another chance to save if you’ve been too preoccupied with holiday leftovers. Be forewarned, though: stock on certain items is dwindling, and in some […]
Earlier this year, I decided to level up my travel game and invest in a charger to bring on trips, rather than raiding my desk outlets every time I packed. I needed a multitasker, something that could power my MacBook Air, charge my phone, and accommodate the random USB-A cord I always seem to need […]
Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.” Citing […]
American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
Fujifilm’s unusual X Half elicited a lot of feelings from photographers when it came out earlier this year — from “That looks like so much fun,” to “Wait, it costs how much?“ Its $849.95 list price felt way too high for what is, by all accounts, a fun, unserious little point-and-shoot. But its $649 sale […]
Last year, I wrote that you do not need a black Apple Watch Ultra 2. It was simply a color refresh, I said. The original Apple Watch Ultra on your wrist was still perfectly fine. The landfills of the world were better off without Apple’s first-gen ruggedized smartwatch filling it. Also, suggesting that you spend […]
Before I went to Italy on vacation, I was fine with instant coffee and my electric kettle. I’m no coffee snob — just get that sweet caffeine into my veins as fast as humanly possible. But during that vacation, where every hotel room had a lil Nespresso machine, I suddenly became an espresso convert. “I’m […]
Not to generalize, but the Google Pixel 9A is a classic dad phone. It’s not fussy. It’s durable and scheduled to get software updates for the better part of a decade. It’s a solid deal at its full $499 MSRP, but the Black Friday price of $349 is even sweeter. It’s the lowest we’ve seen […]
Apple’s Studio Display has its shortcomings, especially when you consider its lofty $1,599 price tag. But what if I told you that a more affordable 5K monitor that nearly matches its specs is less than a third of its price for Black Friday? The 27-inch KTC H27P3 5K monitor is selling for $534.99 ($135 off) […]