Justin is the Editor-in-Chief at 9to5Toys. For well-over a decade he has covered everything from video games and smart home devices to iPhone and MagSafe accessories, EDC gear, and just about everything in between. A professional audio engineer/producer, he also specializes in home recording, microphones, digital audio, and streaming gear. See something cool out there? Developing the next viral Apple gear accessory? Or just want to talk deals? Contact him directly at justin@9to5mac.com for tips, pitches, and more.
After a very busy launch schedule over the past few months, December is bringing some major DLC releases and more. However, Nintendo Switch owners were gifted with the massive new Xenoblade Chronicles 2 RPG and the super popular indie hit Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to console. All that and more in December’s best console game releases…
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Amazon is offering the official Nintendo Switch Dock Set for $75 shipped. Regular $90, that’s 17% or $15 off the going rate, matching the Amazon all-time low and the best we can find. Best Buy sells it for $90. While we have seen them dip slightly lower, those deals were quite limited in-store offers. Rated 4+ stars from over 50 Amazon customers.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals we are seeing notable price drops on Dungeon Survival, Drum Beats+2, Mega Mall Story, Seline Redux Pro and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
Philips is teaming up with Roku for a new line of integrated HDTVs. Streaming box company Roku has been under a ton of pressure lately as competition heats from every angle. Google, Amazon and Apple, among others, all have competing boxes on the market, and it looks like Roku is continuing to build its service directly into lower priced televisions in order to remain in the game. Following in line with other integrated sets from Hitachi and TCL, Philips is now building Roku OS into its latest line of HD displays.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals we are seeing notable price drops on the Flick Champions sports titles, Construction Simulator 2, Subdivision Infinity, He Likes The Darkness and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
We have seen a number of amazing new kits from LEGO the past couple months including some from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Rey and Kylo Ren BrickHeadz and most recently the LEGO Ideas Tron Legacy Light Cycle. Before that we caught a massive re-release of the 6,000-piece Taj Mahal, but now it’s time to feast our eyes on the latest LEGO Creator Expert set…
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After last year’s (not) borderline ridiculous Jim Beam Apple Watch contraption that packs a 1.5 oz. shot glass directly on your wrist, the company behind the “world’s best-selling bourbon” is back at it again. Another interesting piece of technology is on the slate for this year. This time around it is taking a cue from Amazon smart assistants and the like for its first-ever smart decanter.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals things have slowed down a little bit after the massive holiday sale. Fortunately, many of the Black Friday iOS/Mac deals are still live and you can find all of them right here. We are now seeing Enlight, Drylands and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals things have slowed down a little bit after the massive holiday sale. Fortunately, most of the Black Friday iOS/Mac deals are still live and you can find all of them right here. We are now seeing The Frostrune, Tahrir App – Text on image, Time Tangle – Adventure Time and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
While we still have 15% off iTunes gift cards from Amazon, several other options have now gone on sale for Cyber Monday. These deals come courtesy of the official PayPal eBay store which requires a valid US PayPal account and will ship your gift cards for free via email (within hours, up to 24). The rest come by way of trusted dealer SVM Giftcards with free traditional shipping across the board.
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Reg. $350/$249Walmart is now offering the Beats Studio3 Wireless Over‑Ear Headphones for just $249 shipped in multiple colors. That’s $100 under the going rate at Apple, $50 under Amazon’s Cyber Monday price and the best we can find. Ratings light not his model, but Beats generally receive solid reviews.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals we have a number of solid price drops for Cyber Monday 2017. Just remember most of the Black Friday iOS/Mac deals are still live and you can find all of them right here. We are now seeing Pool Break 3D, KRFT, BLUK, Castle of Illusion and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
As always around this time of the year, we are seeing a massive list of top-tier iOS and Mac apps with deep price drops. Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring some of the most notable deals of the year on the widest selections of games and apps on Apple’s digital marketplaces. Head below for this year’s best…
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals the App Store has exploded with deals for Black Friday 2017. We are now seeing Geekbench 4, Home Design 3D GOLD, Galaxy Trucker and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
(Update): This post has now been updated to reflect even lower Cyber Monday deals…
We have spotted some notable electric toothbrush deals for the holidays including a few Bluetooth models with iOS/Android compatibility. Just about everything listed below carries solid 4+ star ratings, comes from trusted brands like Oral-B/Philips and ships free for Prime members or in orders over $25. Just be sure to clip the on-page coupon for the Amazon deals.
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While most of this year’s Black Friday gaming deals have been for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners, we are now seeing a number of notable deals on Switch accessories, 3DS/Switch games and much more. Head below for the best Switch add-ons along with a brief round-up of all the most notable Nintendo deals of the season thus far…
Pad & Quill is one of our favorite Apple gear accessory makers, so we couldn’t wait for its Black Friday sale to go live. And at 15% off sitewide (or more), I’ll personally be picking up some new accessories for iPhone X and likely some other stuff as well. In fact, you can knock another 5% off on top of that using code PQ5 at checkout. Shipping is free across the board as far as we can tell. Head below for our top picks…
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(Update 11/24): Black Friday 2017 pricing on the popular Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII MIDI Keyboard Controller (red or white) is now live. Amazon is offering it for just $79 shipped, matching Guitar Center’s advertised BF price.
Amazon is now offering the IK Multimedia iRig HD 2 digital guitar interface for iPhone, iPad and Mac for $69.99 shipped. Matched at Guitar Center and Sweetwater. That’s $30 off the $100 going rate, the lowest Amazon has offered it for and the best we can find. Rated 3.8/5 stars from over 70 Amazon customers.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals the App Store has exploded with deals for Black Friday 2017. We are now seeing Alto’s Adventure, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Oddworld, FRAMED 2, Severed, Shadowmatic, Monument Valley 2 and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
Both Sony and Microsoft have kicked off digital sales for the holidays and now it’s time for Nintendo. The e-Shop has now launched a “Cyber Deals” sale that will run from now through December 11th. We are seeing a number of deals for Switch, 3DS and even older Wii U titles. Head below for our top picks from the sale.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals the App Store has now exploded with deals for Black Friday 2017. We are seeing Deus Ex: The Fall, the GO series, Fantastical 2, 2Do, Transistor for Mac and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
$4506ave (98.9% Positive feedback) via eBay Daily Deals is now offering the GoPro HERO6 Black with $50 eBay Gift Card and a 16GB MicroSD for $449.99 shipped. Regular $499 without the add-ons, this is as much as $125 in savings. Only once have we seen it drop in price previously which was a limited offer at Rakuten earlier this month for $450 without the gift card.
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(Update 11:23 12:57am):
We have once again teamed up with Wellbots to offer 9to5 readers an exclusive offer for Black Friday 2017. You can now grab the DJI Spark Mini Drone for $389 shipped using code SPARK10 at checkout (in multiple colors). That’s $110 off the regular price and $10 below the best advertised Black Friday 2017 price. It is still well over $400 at Amazon, Best Buy and others.
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We haven’t even hit Black Friday just yet, and, as expected, the Cyber Monday 2017 ads are already starting to roll in. We caught a glimpse of eBay’s Cyber Monday plans recently and now it’s time for Target…
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals we have another solid list of discounted titles including Agent A: A puzzle in disguise, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Danmaku Unlimited 2 and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
Former Mac App of the Year Pixelmator is now available for 50% off. This popular image editor only goes on sale once a year in November and this is it. The regular $30 app is a personal favorite around the office here and can now be yours for just $14.99. This is matching the lowest price we have ever tracked. It carries 4+ star rating from thousands on the Mac App Store.
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Amazon is offering the Bosch 12-Volt Lithium-Ion 2-Tool Combo Kit (CLPK22-120) for $99 shipped. Matched at Home Depot. Regularly between $130 and $170, this is the best price around, although we have seen it dip slightly lower for a limited time earlier this year. Rated 4+ stars from over 200 Amazon customers.
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While eager PS gamers wait on the only Black Friday PS4 Pro price drop to go live at GameStop, we are already seeing a great deal on eBay. The official Newegg eBay Storefront is offering PlayStation 4 Pro with Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Final Fantasy XV for $399.99 shipped. That is basically full price but you’re saving more than $70 for so on the games.
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Earth 3D is essentially a live wallpaper app for your Mac. It turns your desktop screen(s) “into a realistic space shuttle window! Our planet looks exactly as it’s seen by astronauts.” Usually $3, it can now be yours for just $1. That’s matching the lowest price we have ever tracked. Rated 4+ stars from over 1,300 users.
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Amazon is now offering the latest model Samsung Gear IconX Wireless Fitness Earbuds (2018 Edition) in black, white or pink for $149.99 shipped. Matched at Samsung direct as part of its early Black Friday sale. That’s $50 off the regular $200 price tag this model still fetches everywhere, the lowest price we have ever tracked and the best we can find.
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We have some notable gift cards today headlined by up to 20% off at Lowe’s, Jiffy Lube and even some free Uber credit, you’re more than likely to use over the holidays anyway. As usual, these deals come courtesy of the official PayPal eBay Store and trusted dealer SVM Giftcards. You’ll need a valid PayPal account for its deals but you can expect them to arrive via email within hours (up to 24 hours). SVM will ship them right to your front door for free.
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In today’s best iOS and Mac app/game deals we have another solid list of discounted titles including Batman: Arkham Asylum, Transistor, R.B.I. Baseball 17, Cubasis 2, Turnado and more. You’ll find a complete list of today’s absolute best apps curated by hand down below:
R.B.I Baseball 17 for iOS is now down to just $1.99. The regular $5 arcade-style baseball game is now matching its lowest price ever. There’s no telling whether or not this deal will remain through Black Friday or not, so be sure to grab it while you can. It carries a 3.7/5 star rating from hundreds.
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Amazon is offering the Jabra Elite Sport True Wireless Waterproof Earbuds with Heart Rate and Activity Tracker for $149.99 shipped. Matched at Best Buy and Jabra direct. That’s $100 off the going rate, the lowest we have ever tracked for a brand new set and the best price we can find. The previous all-time low on Amazon was $175. Rated 3.8/5 stars from over 330 users on Amazon and 4+ stars from over 400 Best Buy customers.
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Costco members not only have an early shot at a discounted Xbox One X this year, but also one of the only price drops. So far no other retailer has advertised Xbox One X deals, outside of today’s live Costco deal.
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All of the most notable Black Friday ads are now in and we have begun to break down all the top deals by category for you in our Best of Black Friday 2017 series. As you can see from our feed this morning, we are already seeing some major deals go live. However, there are still a massive number of doorbusters still to come next week with each retailer kicking things off at different times.
So we have decided to round-up all of the biggest retailers, the store hours, shipping situation and deal schedule, just to make sure you don’t miss out on the deepest deals of the year…
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Reg. $70/$48
Amazon is now offering the LEGO Ideas 21306 Yellow Submarine Building Kit for $47.97 shipped. Matched at Walmart. That’s more than $20 under the $70 MSRP, only the third time we have seen a price drop all year and matching the lowest we have ever tracked.
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(Update 11/20 9:30am): Newegg’s official eBay Store now has the all-black DualShock 4 for $36.99 shipped.
Now that we have covered Black Friday 2017 deals on the PS4 1TB console, PlayStation VR bundles, PS Plus and some top notch titles, its only right the DualShocks get some love. Fortunately, we are already seeing the Black Friday price of $39 go live at all major retailers including Amazon. And this is for all of the color options including gold, camo and the basic black.
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We are already seeing some deep Black Friday gaming deals go live including the $199 PlayStation 4, $190 Xbox One S and big name titles, but now it’s time for VR. Sony announced some major price drops for its various PlayStation VR bundles this year, and they are now available just about everywhere.
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Amazon is offering the Monopoly Nintendo Gamer Edition Board Game set for just $18.74 with free shipping for Prime members or in orders over $25. Matched at Toys R Us. That’s 25% below the original price, a couple dollars under our previous mention and the lowest price we have ever tracked. Rated 4+ stars on Amazon.
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Trusted dealer AntOnline via eBay Daily Deals is now offering the Microsoft Xbox One S Battlefield 1 Console Bundle (500GB White) for $189.99 shipped. That’s matching the most notable Black Friday 2017 deals on the basic 500GB bundle without a copy of Battlefield 1. Microsoft’s doorbuster deal has been advertised as slightly better but only because it comes with a 1 month of free GamePass.
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Update 11/19: Newegg has a 1-year Office 365 membership bundled with 12-months of Xbox Live for just $69.99 shipped. Separately, Xbox Live is $60 and Office 365 is $60. If you were looking to get both of these services, this is a great way to do it.
After seeing the $199 Black Friday PS4 deal go live this morning, and deep deals going up on PSN, there’s never been a better time to grab a PlayStation Plus membership at a discount. And now Amazon is offering 1-year memberships for just $39.99 shipped. Also matched at GameStop. Regularly up to $60, that’s matching the most notable prices we see these days. So jump on this one while you can.
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Nintendo is known for a lot of things — timeless games, iconic characters, awesome hardware — but discounts is not one of them. As we briefly mentioned on our Best of Black Friday 2017 gaming edition round-up, Nintendo typically celebrates this time of year with a special hardware release. In fact, this year we saw a pair of them by way of the Link Green Edition 2DS and the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer’s Edition. But, one thing every Nintendo Switch owner needs is great deals on games and Black Friday 2017 is about to deliver…
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On the verge of Thanksgiving week, we have now brought you all of the best Black Friday 2017 highlights across every product category from Apple, Amazon and Google devices to smart home gear, HDTVs and all the best gaming deals. Our top 10 best Black Friday 2017 deals are right here and now it’s time to take a quick run down of the most notable headphone discounts…
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Once again we are teaming up with the folks at Wellbots to offer 9to5 readers an exclusive deal for Black Friday 2017. Back in the summer we first heard about the $600 Meural Digital Canvas digital picture frame, and today we have the very best price on it yet.
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Amazon is now offering an extra $25 off purchases of $100 or more on select DEWALT tools, accessories and more. As usual, everything in the sale ships free for Prime members or in orders over $25. This promotion is set to run from now through December 24th.
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We caught some very notable iTunes gift card deals this morning and now it’s time for some Toys R Us money. There’s nothing like free store credit during the Black Friday holiday season as it might be one of the only ways to get even deeper deals at this time of year.
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Amazon is now offering the DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 in black or camo for $39 shipped. That’s $21 below the $60 MSRP, $1 below most of the Black Friday 2017 ad prices and the best currently available. GameStop does have these listed at $38 in its Black Friday flyer but there’s no telling how much stock will be available at that price.
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