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Picking yourself up a new Pixel 8/Pro today? Then you need to pair those Black Friday discounts with a price cut on the official Google Pixel Stand (2nd Gen). Right now at Amazon, it is dropping down to $59 shipped from its usual $79 going rate. This is a 25% discount and the second-best offer to date. We last saw it sell for $2 less, which is the all-time low, back in September. Now today’s markdown arrives as the first offer since. Head below for more.

Target today finally has its Black Friday 2023 ad out. The retailer must have been waiting for every other retailer to get its announcements out of the way, because Target is seriously cutting it close with today’s reveal.

Today, we’re getting a first look at the new LEGO Orient Express Train. The year’s final creation to officially debut has arrived, with an impressive model debuting next month with over 2,500 pieces in tow.

Microsoft today is kicking off the Black Friday savings early with a sale across its latest Surface laptops. The new Laptop Go 3 is a particular highlight from the event, dropping down to $599.99 shipped at Amazon. This is $200 off, and marking a new all-time low on the recent release. We’ve only tracked a few markdowns so far since launch, and this manages to beat our previous mention by an extra $86. We break down just what exactly is new this time around with the third-generation laptop in our launch coverage. Then head below for the full scoop on the Microsoft Black Friday sale.

This year’s Black Friday Google Pixel Fold discount has entered the chat. If you’re looking for something more premium than the Pixel 8/Pro models seeing their first price cuts today, then the company’s first foldable is surely worth a look. The unlocked 256GB smartphone now drops down to $1,399 shipped on Amazon, where it falls from the usual $1,799 price tag. This is $400 off, and the expected Thanksgiving Week discount. You can also step up to the 512GB model at $1,519. Head below for more on the Google Pixel Fold deal.

Amazon is now offering the ecobee SmartThermostat Premium for $219.99 shipped. This is down from the usual $250 price tag, and marking a $30 discount as the second-best offer yet. It’s the advertised Black Friday discount, and landing as one of the first chances to save on the more recent flagship release. It comes within $7 of the all-time low, too. You can dive into our hands-on launch coverage for a better idea of what to expect, but we also break down the savings below the fold, too.

The dust has all but settled on Black Friday 2023, and now we’re combing through all of the markdowns to highlihgt the best Google offers of the holiday season. With new smartphones, as well as other hardware taking the spotlight after fall debuts, there’s deals on Pixel 8/Pro, the latest Nest smart home gear, and more. Head below for all of the details on this year’s best Google Black Friday deals.

Amazon is now offering a chance to outfit your 12-inch M2 iPad Pro with Apple’s official Magic Keyboard for less than almost ever before. Now on sale for $249 shipped for the black model, today’s offer lands with $100 in savings from the usual $349 price tag. We last saw it on sale for $289 a couple of months back, and now a discount has arrived to deliver the second-best price cut we have ever seen. This is well under the fall Prime Day price of $299, as well. We fully cover what to expect from the experience in our hands-on review, while also offering some extra insight on today’s discount below the fold.

Just about all of the major Black Friday ads are in for 2023, and now we can start looking to the best of the best deals. As far as Apple is concerned, we’ll be seeing some of the best prices ever across a catalog of all-new M3 Macs, the latest AirPods

The third phase of the Twelve South early Black Friday sale arrives today, this time putting its stands in the spotlight. If you’re looking to prop up a MacBook, iPad, or any other gadget, there are quite a few different price cuts live now. Just about everything is down to the best price of the year, with a particular highlight being the Twelve South Curve MacBook Stand at $34.99. It typically sells for $60, and is now clocking in at 42% off. This is well below our previous $48 mention and marking the best price of the year. Head below for more.

Woot is now offering Apple’s official Apple Watch USB-C Fast Charger for $21.99. Shipping is free for Prime members, with a $6 delivery fee applying in any other case. Down from the usual $29 going rate, today’s offer is now landing as the second-best offer of the year. It’s matching our previous mention from back in September, and is also landing at within $2 of the all-time low from July. If you can live with the USB-A model, there’s an even more affordable $19.99 sale price tag to lock-in. Head below for more.

Through the end of the day, Best Buy is offering an early chance to lock-in the Black Friday price on Anker’s new 299Wh SOLIX 522. This portable power station now sells for $209.99 shipped and drops from the usual $299 price tag. It’s still one of the first price drops we’ve seen period, and only the second dropping this low. This is what we’re expecting to see from the official Thanksgiving Week discounts, so you can beat the rush ahead of time and save. Head below for more.

mophie today is updating one of its more beloved charging accessories. The 3-in-1 travel charger is one of the company’s most popular MagSafe offerings, and now on top of the 15W tech inside, it’s getting updated with Apple Watch fast charging and a more sustainable design.

Amazon is now offering the first discounts on the new Nanoleaf 4D TV Light Sync systems. The starter kit is a great way to dive in, and now sells for $79.99 shipped. You’d more regularly pay $100, with today’s offer marking a new all-time low at 20% off. The savings also continue over to just the camera, which can expand your existing Nanoleaf set at $63.99. This one too is 20% off, and dropping from its usual $80 price tag. We break down the experience more below the fold, but also in our launch coverage from over the summer.

Competition is fierce this year as Black Friday 2023 ramps up. All of the early discounts so far have made it clear that anyone with a membership program to any of the top retailers has a top advantage over other shoppers. So weighing your options between Amazon Prime, Walmart+, and other subscriptions will be a must for making the most of the holiday shopping season.

Philips Hue isn’t letting other retailers beat it to the punch for offering discounts this Black Friday, and today is kicking off its own sale. While you’ll find pages of markdowns across many of its popular smart home lighting products and accessories, the real highlights are on bundles this time around. Philips Hue is taking 30% off select gear when you buy two or more of them at a time, with the same requirement carrying over to some of its accent lighting at 25% off. You can shop the whole sale right here, but below the fold we break down our favorites from the sale.

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• Apple’s new M3/Pro MacBook Pros see early Black Friday deals from $1,449 (Reg. $1,599+)
• Apple’s new 24-inch M3 iMac sees $100 discount to all-time low of $1,199
• Google’s new Pixel Watch 2 falls to new all-time low at $301 (Reg. $350)

T-Mobile today is now announcing its Black Friday deals for the 2023 shopping season. The Un-Carrier is looking to set the pace ahead of savings going live later this week on November 16, with deals on new smartphones, family plans, and 5G home internet packages.

The LEGO Group today is announcing its pre-Black Friday 2023 plans. With everything from the launch of an all-new creation to extra rewards points, freebies, and of course actual deals, we break down all of the company’s first-party savings below as part of this year’s LEGO Insiders Weekend.

Amazon is now offering the Logitech POP Keys Mechanical Wireless Keyboard for $69.99 shipped. All five colors are getting in on the savings, dropping from the $100 price tag. There’s 30% in savings regardless of which design catches your eye, with some of the best prices of the year across the lineup – although some of the newer releases like the Cosmos blue and Mist green designs are landing at new all-time lows. Our recent Tested with 9to5Toys review takes a closer look at what to expect from each of the Mac workstation upgrades, too.

We’re tracking some of the first discounts on the all-new M3 and M3 Pro MacBook Pros. Courtesy of B&H, there are a few discounts live on the latest releases from Apple, all of which come headlined by the 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro at $1,799 shipped once the coupon applies in your cart. This is $200 off the usual $1,999 price tag and delivering one of the only chances to save since launching earlier in the month. It’s a match of the all-time low, and the first time the savings are available for all shoppers. We also just took a hands-on look at how the new Space Black package from Apple stacks up. Head below the fold, where we also break down the other M3 MacBook Pro deals at B&H this week.

The LEGO Icons Santa’s Visit set is seeing one of its first discounts just in time for the holiday season. Each of the year’s LEGO Winter Village sets are some of the more beloved models to hit store shelves, the one from a few years back is going on sale for anyone who missed bringing it home original. Right now via Amazon, you can drop the price to $82.99 shipped at checkout. This is $17 off the usual $100 price tag, marking the first discount of the year, and a new all-time low. We fully break down what’s included in the box in our launch coverage, too.

In-store shopping is very much back in season this year for Black Friday 2023. After tons of online sales stole the digital spotlight that was previously reserved for the likes of Cyber Monday, nature is healing as more companies look to bring things back to retail locations. But that doesn’t mean retailers aren’t going to be taking the opportunity to close down brick and mortar stores across the United States the day beforehand. Below we break down all of the stores that are closed on Thanksgiving Day 2023.

Since Overwatch 2 launched last fall, the team at Blizzard behind the team-based shooter has been not just adding entirely new heroes, but also tweaking existing playable characters. Tanks have seen some of the biggest adjustments now that there’s only one locking into each server per team, and today Roadhog is finally getting a rework.

Jackery today is launching a new portable power station. Its new Explorer 100 Plus is launching as the company’s most compact and portable solution yet, bringing much of its usual feature set to an even more affordable package.

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• Apple’s M2 Mac mini is finally back in stock at Amazon with $99 discount attached
• Apple Pencil 2 with magnetic iPad Pro charging down to $89 (Second-best, Save $40)
• Anker’s recent Prime 240W USB-C charging station sees 45% discount to new $110 low

SHARGE, the company formerly known as Shargeek, has now kicked off its early Black Friday savings. You can now score the best prices of the year across its lineup of unique power banks and USB-C wall chargers, all of which is available on Amazon as well as its own official storefront. A favorite from the sale has the new ICEMAG MagSafe Power Bank on sale for $49.99 shipped after the on-page has been clipped at Amazon. It’s down from the usual $60 price tag for one of the first times, saving you $10 and marking a new all-time low in the process. Our launch coverage breaks it all down, and below the fold we dive into the whole sale.

Amazon now offers the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 128GB for $419 shipped. This is down from the usual $450 price tag for the first time at $31 off. It’s a new all-time low, too, and comes joined by a chance to save on elevated 256GB capacity at $487.99. That model normally sells for $520 and is now getting in on the savings at $32 off and the second discount we’ve seen. Our hands-on report from over at 9to5Google breaks down what to expect from the experience, too.

The LEGO Group is gearing up for the holiday shopping season today with the reveal of two new gift with purchases. Helping to entice shoppers to stick to buying their bricks direct from Shop Online or in-person retail locations, there are a pair of upcoming creations that will exclusively be available from LEGO. Check out the new LEGO Majisto’s Magical Workshop and Winter Market Stall freebies below.

The early Black Friday discounts are beginning to go live, with the Nest Hub 2nd Gen dropping down to $59.99 shipped at B&H as well as Best Buy. Both retailers are now taking $40 off the usual $100 going rate in order to offer the best price we’ve seen all fall or summer. It’s matching our previous mention from the beginning of October, and notably arrives as one of the first offers in months. Get a closer look in our hands-on review, or head below to see how this Assistant upgrade will elevate your smart home.

Last week, we got a first official look at the upcoming LEGO Avengers Tower, and today we’re getting a full reveal of the companion gift with purchase. Launching right alongside the brick-built skyscraper on Black Friday, the largest Marvel set of all-time will include a side build featuring a taxi, Black Panther, and three other minifigures.

Amazon is now offering the EGO Power+ 21-inch 56V Cordless Electric Lawn Mower for $479 shipped. This is one of the first price cuts on the elevated model with a higher-capacity battery, dropping down from its usual $649 price tag. It’s also notably a new all-time low at $170, even if this is arriving at the end of the lawn mowing season. Even so, this is a great discount to prepare for next year’s spring and summer lawn care routine, especially if finally making the switch away from gas and oil to an electric model is a must – which it should be! Head below for more.

A new all-time low is here to close out the work week on the Garmin Venu 3. This recently-released smartwatch is now on sale at Amazon, dropping down to $426.12 shipped. It normally sells for $450, and is marking the best discount we have ever seen at $24 off. This is only the second notable price cut so far, and beats our previous mention from over a month ago by an extra $4. We break down what’s new this time around below the fold, as well as over in our launch coverage.

Amazon is currently offering the Jabra Elite 10 ANC Earbuds for $224.99 shipped across all four colorways. Each one is a drop from the usual $250 price tag that these launched with earlier in the fall, and now arrive at all-time lows. This is only the second chance to save so far, and matches the original discount from the beginning of October for the best price yet. 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.

iOttie today is refreshing its Auto Sense smartphone car mount lineup with not one but three all-new solutions. The second-generation series of mounts make it easier than ever to dock your phone on the dashboard with tech that automatically grips your device and notably arrives with the company’s first design made for foldables.

Amazon is now offering the Lutron Caseta Smart Lamp Dimmer Kit for $50 shipped. This is a clean 50% price cut from its usual $100 going rate, too, marking a new all-time low in the process. It’s only the second price cut of the year, and now beating our previous mention from a few months back by an extra $18. Lutron makes some of the most reliable smart home gear on the market, and at today’s price there really is no beating this – especially as a jumping off point for the rest of the Caseta ecosystem.

Valve today is announcing the new Steam Deck OLED. Taking a very Nintendo approach to its gaming handheld, the company is slapping an upgraded screen into its portable PC and calling it a day.

Last night, the LEGO Group invited me to come hang out at the flagship NYC retail store at Rockefeller Center. There was one main objective of the night, and that was to show off the shiny new Avengers Tower after it was revealed just earlier in the day. I’ve been looking forward to seeing the new set in person since we originally took a little wind out of LEGO’s sails by revealing it early, and now, I can finally report firsthand just how incredible of a model it is ahead of a full review.

Walmart is now offering the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Paradox Rift Elite Trainer Box for $34.99 shipped. Normally fetching $50, you’re looking at $15 in savings and a new all-time low. This is one of the first chances to save since debuting last Friday, undercutting our launch day mention by an extra $5. We go hands-on with everything new with Paradox Rift this time in our review, noting how fun some of the refreshed art is this time around.

Amazon is now discounting a series of Apple’s official Milanese Loop Apple Watch Bands. Each one now sells for $84.99 shipped, with multiple styles getting in on the savings. Across Graphite, Silver, and Gold finishes, you’ll find $14 discounts from the usual $99 price tags as well as some of the first discounts on the more recent releases which were updated for the latest Apple Watch models. This is only the third markdown so far, and the second-best at within $4 of the all-time low from March. You can shop the entire collection of styles on sale right here, and then head below for more.

Amazon is now offering the Fitbit Luxe Fitness Tracker for $79.95 shipped. It normally sells for $130, and is now resting at its second-best price ever. This is $50 off, and is the best price cut we’ve seen since all the way back in December of last year when it fell $2 lower. Otherwise, you’re looking at a new 2023 low and a great chance to beat the rush this holiday season. Get a closer look in our launch coverage and then head below the fold for a full breakdown.

Amazon is now offering a rare chance to save on the popular Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse. Right now, after you clip the on-page coupon, the price will drop down to $81.69 shipped. It normally sells for $100, and is now resting at the second-best price of the year. It’s the lowest since we saw the previous discount land at $10 less back in June. Logitech’s MX Vertical Mouse stands out from the other releases in its stable with a unique, ergonomic design aimed at reducing muscle strain during prolonged work sessions, and we fully explore that feature set below.

UGREEN today is launching a pair of new MagSafe power banks. Sporting streamlined builds, the big selling point this time around is a more comfortable design thanks to a silicone exterior that should actually help these be more enjoyable to use while refueling your iPhone 15. Now available for purchase, there’s a pair of launch discounts attached.

Walmart’s early Black Friday sale is now live! The deals are beginning to pour in ahead of all the Thanksgiving Week festivities, with tons of doorbuster-level offers going live direct from the retailer. Right now, you can only lock-in the deals if you have a Walmart+ account, which is currently 50% off, with the offers going live to everyone later today at 3 p.m. EST. Go check out everything in the sale right here.

Anker is out with a new and even more vibrant portable speaker today. The new Soundcore Glow Mini debuts as the latest generation of the brand’s speaker with built-in lighting, taking that flare to the next level with an even more novel design.