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The early Black Friday deals are going live, and Amazon is setting the pace on the Android side of the savings by offering the best price we’ve ever seen on the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Now selling the unlocked 256GB foldable for $1,299.99 shipped, you’re looking at $500 in savings. This is down from the usual $1,800 going rate and marking a new all-time low in the process. It’s $200 under our last mention, and on top of being the best discount ever, is also undercutting the Pixel Fold price cut by another $100. We take a closer look at the whole experience in our hands-on review and then break down the full experience below the fold.

Apple’s latest AirPods 3 are now getting in on the Black Friday savings with the lowest Amazon price yet. Dropping down to $139.99 shipped, the Lightning-enabled charging case model drops from its usual $169 price tag. This is $29 off and beating our previous mention by an extra $10. Go learn more over at 9to5Mac and head below for a full breakdown on what to expect.

Amazon is now offering the latest Roku Ultra 2022 AirPlay 2 4K Streaming Media Player for $69 shipped. This is the recently-refreshed version which normally sells for $100 and is now $31 off. It’s $1 under our previous mention and the second-best price yet at within cents of the all-time low. This is the best price in 2023. Roku’s flagship streaming media player was updated last year to include the brand’s new Voice Remote Pro. Dive into our launch coverage for a closer look at what’s new and then head below for other Roku Black Friday deals from $17.

One of the best e-bike deals of the whole holiday shopping season has arrived on the SWFT ZIP e-bike. Now live courtesy of Best Buy, the company’s push to move into the EV game is bearing some enticing fruits for shoppers with this particular e-bike dropping down to $499.99 shipped. You’d more regularly pay $1,500, with today’s offer saving you a whopping total of $1,000. If you couldn’t guess, this is of course a new all-time low and an extra $500 below our previous mention from earlier in the year. Head below for more.

LEGO is launching its own Black Friday sale tonight. Stepping in to make sure that all of the other retailers out there aren’t having all the fun, the company is offering some savings of its own. You’ll find rare cash discounts across an assortment of sets as well as another chance to earn freebies. Plus, the new LEGO Avengers Tower is finally hitting store shelves with its own exclusive gift with purchase.

Some of our favorite PC gaming peripherals are going on sale today, with Amazon now discounting the entire Logitech Aurora collection. Each of the brand’s feature-packed and adorable keyboards, mice, and headsets are getting in on the savings at some of the best prices ever. A favorite has the Logitech G715 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard leading the pack with a discount down to $149.99. It’s $50 off the usual $200 price tag and matching the all-time low for only the second time. The best price cut since July, this is also $20 under our previous mention from September. You can also save on the wired version at $139.99, down from $170. Head below for all of the details on the full sale.

All of Sony’s latest headphones and earbuds are dropping to their Black Friday prices. Some of the best discounts all year, the savings make some of our favorite personal listening devices even more compelling. Shipping is free across the board. A favorite has an all-time low on the latest Sony WF-1000XM5 ANC Earbuds. These new releases just hit the scene over the summer, and have since only been on sale just one time before. Now that changes with a drop down to $248. That’s $50 off the usual $298 price tag and marking the best discount we have seen. It’s an extra $22 below our previous mention, and is the third price cut to date.  So if you’ve been waiting for a chance to save on one of the more beloved pair of earbuds here at 9to5, here’s your chance.

Amazon is now offering a new all-time low on the Wyze Floodlight Camera Pro. It typically fetches $150, with today’s offer now dropping the new camera down to $99.98 shipped. It’s 33% off, and landing at the lowest price we have ever seen. This is still one of the first price cuts since debuting earlier in the year, and beats our previous mention by an extra $35. Head below for a full breakdown of the features, as well as some additional Wyze Black Friday deals starting at $20.

Amazon is now offering the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for $119.99 shipped. Now returning to the all-time low, today’s offer drops from its usual $149 going rate. It’s 20% off and beating our previous mention by an extra cent. Those who can live without Touch ID will also find the standard version at $79.99, down from $100 to deliver the same 20% price cut. Both are the best prices of the year. We break down the full experience below the fold, detailing just how Touch ID stacks up.

The Synology Black Friday deals are here. A headliner is offering the very first chance to save on the new Synology DS224+ NAS at $254.99 shipped courtesy of both Amazon and B&H. The savings arrive for the very first time at $45 off the usual $300 price tag. This is of course a new all-time low, as well as a rare chance to save on what is my “top NAS recommendation” – at least according to our hands-on review. Head below for more Synology Black Friday deals.

Moment has launched its annual Black Friday sale, marking down an assortment of photography gear. Shipping is free across the board. Joining in on the savings amongst markdowns on iPhone camera lens upgrades, MagSafe mounts, and other gear to improve your setup, you’ll find a collection of the best prices this year. A favorite has the new Moment iPhone 15 cases on sale for $34.99. It’s down from the usual $50 price tag and marks a new all-time low. This is one of the first price cuts, and undercuts our previous discount from back in September by an extra $5. I called it a “near-perfect iPhoneography companion” in our hands-on review. Head below for more.

Satechi is now offering its best sale of the year across just about everything it sells. You’ll find a collection of its latest Apple accessories including some of our favorite iPhone chargers, Mac power stations, iPad cases, and so much more. Right now when you apply code BFCM35 at checkout, you’ll be able to take 35% off almost everything. Today’s sale is an extra 5% below our previous exclusive discount, and offers new all-time lows across tons of different recent releases. You can shop the entire Satechi sale right here, or just head below the fold as we dive into some of our favorite highlights from the sale.

One of the best prices of the entire Black Friday shopping season is here on Apple’s AirPods Pro 2. Today’s discount at Walmart down to $169 shipped applies to the Lightning port-enabled model, dropping from the usual $249 price tag in the process. It’s a new all-time low at $80 off, and beats the discounted price on the updated USB-C pair by an extra $20. Today’s price cut is limited to Walmart+ members for the first three hours before opening up to all shoppers at 3 p.m. EST. We’re expecting to see Amazon match the sale at some point here.

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• Save on nearly all of Apple’s official iPhone 15 series cases from $35 (Reg. $49+)
• Google Pixel 7a is now even more affordable with Black Friday discount to $374 (Reg. $499)
• Anker’s recent Prime 240W USB-C charging station sees 45% discount to new $110 low

Amazon is now offering the Samsung 32-inch M80C AirPlay 2 Smart Monitor for $399.99 shipped. This is matching the all-time low for only the second time, dropping down from its usual $700 price tag in the process. This is $300 off and still one of the first discounts on the recent refresh. Samsung’s new iteration of the M8 monitor arrives with much of the same design and feature set as last year’s model, just with the upgrades you can read about in our launch coverage. Head below for more.

All of the Fitbit Black Friday deals are here and in one place at Amazon. Amongst a collection of exercise-oriented smartwatches and fitness trackers, everything is down to either the second-best price to date or just new all-time lows outright. There are some entirely new price cuts on recently-released gear, as well as deals on flagship releases and entry-level offerings alike. A favorite has the Fitbit Versa 4 at $149.95 shipped. This is $50 off the usual $200 going rate and marking the best price of the year. It’s within $3 of the all-time low from Black Friday last year. You can get a better idea of what to expect from the new onboard Google features in our launch coverage.

If you’re still not sold on the Pixel 8/Pro deals from earlier in the early Black Friday savings event, then Google’s latest affordable handset might just be the better buy. Over at Amazon, you can score the Google Pixel 7a for $374 shipped. It’s down from the usual $499 going rate and marking the best discount to date for only the second time. Those $125 in savings allow this to match the all-time low while doubling down on the smartphone’s budget-friendly build. Google’s new Pixel 7a arrives as the latest version of the brand’s attempt to repackage last year’s phones into a more affordable device. We also just reviewed the device over at 9to5Google, where we walked away quite impressed.

We’re finally going to be seeing the fruits of the LEGO Group’s $1 billion investment into Epic Games. A recent social media post from LEGO teased the collaboration with a brick-built llama from the popular game Fortnite, which has many builders and gamers alike buzzing about what kinds of kits we could see the two companies create. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but no, we’re not getting a wave of LEGO Fortnite sets.

Anker is marking down nearly its entire collection of Soundcore earbuds, headphones, and speakers. Shipping is free for Prime members or in orders over $25. Amongst a collection of the brand’s latest releases, a particular highlight has the Anker Liberty 4 NC Earbuds at $69.99. These normally sell for $100, but are now 30% off in one of five different colors. Each one is dropping down to the best price yet as only the second discount so far. It’s an extra $10 below our previous mention from the launch discount in June, too. All these months later, these are still some of my favorite earbuds of the year, and we explore that a bit more in our hands-on review.

Amazon is now discounting an assortment of Apple’s official Apple Watch bands. Delivering price cuts on many of the newer styles release alongside Apple Watch Series 9, there’s a collection of your standard Sport bands, fabric Sport Loops and even some higher-end Ocean bands and Alpine Loops for your Ultra wearable – all of which start at $30. All of the more recently-released styles are seeing their first discounts to date, while the other models are just receiving rare discounts in their own right. Shop everything right here or head below for a closer look.

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• Save $400 on Apple’s 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro at new $1,599 all-time low
• Apple Watch SE 2 now starts at new $179 lows (Reg. $249+) with carbon neutral design
• CalDigit’s new TS4 Thunderbolt 4 dock sees first discount at $320 (Reg. $400), TS3 at $180

Amazon is now offering the Samsung Freestyle 2nd Gen Projector for $597.99 shipped. Today’s price cut is also matched at Samsung. This is $200 off the usual $798 price tag and marking only the second discount so far. It’s a new all-time low though, and clocking in as the first notable chance to save since being refreshed over the summer. This is also right around the sale price we saw on the original model, too. Our launch coverage further explores what to expect. Head below for more.

Last week, I got to play over an hour of the upcoming DLC for Scarlet and Violet. The Indigo Disk is slated to release next month, and a head of time I was able to dive in and explore Blueberry Academy, the Terrarium, and just how fun the focus on challenging Pokémon double battles can be.

New all-time lows are live on the latest Apple Watch SE 2nd Gen. These more affordable Apple smartwatches now come with a Carbon Neutral seal of approval attached, and clock in with lower starting prices than ever. The GPS 40mm style now sells for $179 shipped from its usual $249 going rate. It’s one of the first chances to save so far, and beats our previous mention by an extra $40. Today’s offer is the best we’ve ever seen at $70 off and also comes backed by the added benefits of the environmentally-friendly promise. The larger 44mm models are also on sale, dropping down to $209 from its $279 price tag. Head below for more.

Ubiquiti today is launching a new and more affordable way to get into its popular networking platform. The new Gateway Lite arrives with a lower-end price tag as well as a feature set that’s better suited for home usage – rather than some of its higher-end enterprise gear.

One of the very first discounts yet has arrived on the new Samsung 27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K Monitor. Courtesy of Amazon, a new all-time low is here at $1,249 shipped. This is down from its usual $1,600 price tag, and clocking in at $23 under our previous mention. Over in Samsung’s official Black Friday sale, you’d pay $1,300 by comparison. . We’ve only seen it go on sale twice before this Thanksgiving Week discount, and now it’s less than ever before, too. Get a closer look in our launch coverage over at 9to5Mac.

Amazon is now offering the second-best prices on Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 styles. We’ve seen some price cuts as of late on the higher-end models in the lineup, but now the standard releases are taking the spotlight starting at $229.99 shipped for the 40mm GPS version. It normally sells for $300, and is now on sale for one of the very first times. This is now 24% off and clocking in at within $1 of the all-time low set only once before. You’ll also be able to save on the larger 44mm model at $259.99, which is down from the usual $330 price tag. This $70 discount is also within $1 of the all-time low. Get a better idea of what to expect in our hands-on review.

Woot is now offering the new Jabra Elite 10 ANC Earbuds for $169.99 Prime shipped. Delivery will run you an extra $6 otherwise. This is down from the usual $250 price tag and marking a new all-time low. It’s one of the only discounts since launching earlier this fall at $80 off and also beats our previous mention by $55. You can explore the whole experience in our hands-on review, or just head below the fold for a quick rundown on what to expect.

All of the latest Google Nest smart cameras are joining in on the savings this Thanksgiving Week. Each model dropping to one of its best prices ever, you’ll find five different ways to outfit both inside and outside of your home with some added surveillance for all things porch pirate defense and just adding a little peace of mind to your setup. Pricing starts at $69.99 shipped and carries over to everything from standalone cameras of both the wired and battery-powered varieties to video doorbells, floodlight cameras, and more. You can shop the full assortment right here, or head below where we spell it all out.

Amazon is now offering the best discount ever in on the latest Apple 10.9-inch iPad. The 10th Generation tablet is now dropping down to $349 shipped in all four colors of the Wi-Fi 64GB configuration. It’s down from $449, saving you $100 for the very first time. We last saw this model on sale during the fall Prime Day festivities at $380, with this year’s Black Friday discount offering an extra $31 in savings. You can also save on the 256GB model at $499, down from its $599 going rate. Get a closer look in our launch coverage and then head below for more.

Ahead of Black Friday, the LEGO Insiders Weekend sale is now live. Through the end of Sunday, you’ll be able to score some of the year’s best promotions on all things LEGO. There’s double Insider points across the board, as well as freebies like the Majisto Magical Workshop set, cash discounts on LEGO Shop-exclusive sets, and much more. Head below for a closer look at what’s on tap in the LEGO Insiders Weekend sale.

Samsung is kicking off the Black Friday savings today by launching a sale of its own. While we’ve already be covering some of the more enticing offers matched at retailers like Amazon and Best Buy, Samsung is giving shoppers a reason to head over to its own storefront with bonus savings for app users and enhanced trade-in values on smartphones.

Amazon is now offering the first cash discount on the new Samsung Galaxy Buds FE. These earbuds just launched earlier in the year as a more affordable alternative to some of the company’s new flagship releases, and now that’s even more the case with a markdown to $69.99 shipped. There are two styles available at this price, each of which drops from the usual $100 going rate. This is the only cash discount we’ve seen, and beats the value of the launch promotion that bundled in a $10 gift card. Head below for more.

Your AirPods Max discount has arrived ahead of Black Friday. Courtesy of Amazon, all five styles of Apple’s flagship headphones are now dropping down to $449.99 shipped. That’s $99 off the usual $549 price tag, and the first time we’ve seen a discount anywhere close to today’s price in months. This is matching our previous mention and also right in-line with what we expected to see from the Thanksgiving Week shopping season. Head below for more.

Amazon is now offering the best deals of the year across an entire stable of iOttie car mounts. Made for every smartphone out there, in all kinds of different form-factors for your ride of choice, we’re tracking tons of different ways to outfit your car with one of its mounts. Shipping is free for Prime members or in orders over $25. A favorite from the sale has one of the first discounts on the iOttie Easy One Touch 6 Dashboard Mount at $19.95. This is down from the usual $27 price tag and marking a new all-time low at $2 under our last mention. Head below for more.

We just highlighted how beneficial memberships can be for Black Friday, and now Rakuten is doubling down on our point by offering some extra cash back today. Now for a limited time, you’ll be able to shop early Black Friday deals at a number of different online retailers, all while also cashing in on some added savings. Rakuten is hoping the added 10% back helps make it easier to pull the trigger on gifts for yourself and family ahead of the holiday rush. You can check out all of the retailers below, or just over on this landing page.

BundleHunt today is launching its annual Black Friday macOS bundle sale. As we typically see every year, you’ll be able to save on over 40 different apps for your Mac, all of which start at just $1. The whole catalog arrives with support for macOS Sonoma and comes with lifetime access. That makes this a perfect time to score some top-rated picks to elevate your workflow or score some new software for your new M3 MacBook and more. Head below for a few details on our top picks or dive into the entire sale here.

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• M3/Pro MacBook Pro early Black Friday deals start from $1,449 on 14- and 16-inch models
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 sees early Black Friday deal to $1,300 (Save $500), Z Flip 5 $800
• Anker’s early Black Friday sale goes live with new lows on Prime chargers, Nano gear, more from $14

Verizon today is announcing its Black Friday 2023 deals. Instead of showing off all the ways you can save this holiday season super far in advance, the carrier is just taking the curtain off all of the promotions right now that they’re live.

Following up the foldable price cuts, Amazon is now marking down Samsung’s flagship smartphones with the best prices yet on the Galaxy S23 collection. The flagship Galaxy S23 Ultra is taking the spotlight at $899.99 shipped, dropping down from $1,200 for only the second time. It’s $300 off, beating previous discounts by $100, and matching the all-time low. Delivering Samsung’s most capable non-folding smartphone, we explore all the ways that the Galaxy S23 Ultra is worth your cash, especially with today’s savings, in our hands-on review. Head below for more.

A new all-time low has arrived on the Beats Studio Pro as part of the Amazon early Black Friday sale. Right now, you can drop the ANC headphones to $169.95 shipped across all four styles. Each one is down from the usual $350 price tag in order to save you 50% for the first time. It’s $30 under our previous mention from the fall Prime Day festivities, and living up to its Black Friday adjacency with that new all-time low status in play. Our hands-on review walks you through what else to expect, too.

Amazon’s early Black Friday sale is now live! As promised the retailer is keeping true to its word and rolling out its first wave of discounts fit for the holiday shopping season – all before Thanksgiving Week even gets here. The offers are available to everyone right now, with Prime members mainly benefiting from free shipping on the whole lot and skirting the usual $25 order minimum for no-cost delivery. You can shop all of the deals right here, and we’ll be rounding them up all day, too.

The question of what doesn’t Amazon sell has already been taken to the extreme over the year, as the online retailer branches out into even more verticals. Now we’re seeing yet another push for a new space, as Amazon announces a partnership with Hyundai that will see the automotive manufacturer begin listing its rides right on Amazon.com.

As the early Black Friday savings goes live across the Google hardware lineup, one particular standout has a new all-time low on the Nest Hub Max up for grabs. Now live via Best Buy and B&H, you can drop the flagship Assistant smart display for $129.99 shipped. This is $100 off the usual price tag and marking the best discount we have ever seen. It beats our previous mention from back in October by an extra $34, as well. We “couldn’t recommend it enough” in our hands-on review and we break down exactly why below the fold.

With Black Friday just over a week away, Amazon is making sure to ring in the savings with a sale across its entire collection of Echo hardware. Whether you’re shopping for a new Echo smart display or Alexa speaker, the best prices of the year are now live across almost the entire lineup of new releases. These are early discounts, and so there are some odds and ends across the Alexa stable haven’t gone on sale just yet – but everything on sale now is at its Black Friday price. Shop the sale right here, or head below for all of the top picks.