Justin Kahn

The official 2025 Target early Black Friday sale is now live. Target got off to an early start this year with its Black Friday Deals of the Day that began on November 1 and its first batch of weeklong deals 24 hours later, but the official Target 3-day early Black Friday sale we primed readers for is now live from now through November 8 – if it’s anything like the weeklong deals, the best stuff might sell out quick. 

California-based SANDMARC is a well-known and beloved Apple gear accessory maker around here. It’s new metal and leather iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air cases have been a poplar option among readers and its metal Apple Watch bands are simply gorgeous (I’m wearing one right now), but the brand’s real expertise is on iPhoneography gear and it just unveiled its brand new Telephoto Tetraprism Lens Edition for iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max – head below to land an exclusive launch deal on one. 

It appears as those some of the upcoming PlayStation Black Friday deals have leaked. Not only did PlayStation seemingly just post some quick details and key art for an upcoming PlayStation Store sale before it even went live, but the PlayStation 5 Black Friday console bundle has also surfaced online. 

There have been a couple major brands to unleash new 25W Qi2.2 MagSafe charging stands – the display-equipped model from Anker and the Belkin UltraCharge Pro we reviewed previously come to mind. But now, Nomad – a top-tier accessory maker and one of our favorites – is ready to unleash its very first 25W models in the form of the next-generation Stand One and Stand One Max. 

Late last month the early Lowe’s Black Friday doorbuster ad surfaced. That was a brief 4-page glimpse at just some of the deals that were going live at the nationwide DIY retailer for this year, but a new 2025 early Black Friday Lowe’s ad has surfaced online this morning, delivering 15-pages worth of deals that are scheduled to go live on the site starting tomorrow – scope it out below. 

The Google offers have thus far been the real highlight, or at the very least one of them, for the first week of Black Friday month. Not only has the entire Pixel 10 lineup dropped down to its best prices ever at up to $300 off, but we are also tracking a new all-time low on Google TV Streamer 4K, and the first discounts on the new Nest Cams at 25% off. The latter of which is also joined by a series of other Nest smart home deals we are going to be taking a look at her this morning. 

The official Home Depot Black Friday 2025 ad has surfaced. After getting just an early look at what Lowe’s has up for grabs this holiday season, we are now getting a far more extensive look at the 2025 Home Depot Black Friday sale alongside some key dates to watch out for and a 12 full pages of actual deals that will be going live very soon (some already are). 

Nintendo finally revealed the December launch date for the long awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond after nearly a year of waiting, and it just debuted a brand new trailer for the game you can check out below. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. It’s been a busy week with Black Friday 2025 ads starting to surface from major retailers alongside some official announcements for the upcoming deal schedules at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Costco, and a bunch more. Down below you’ll find some quick links to all of the past week’s most notable stories alongside some big-time new releases from LEGO and the gaming world.

Target already delivered the details on its November Black Friday deal plans last week, and you can now take a look at its first 45-page Black Friday month ad ahead of the the weeklong offers that start tomorrow. You can also shop the first of the November Deals of the Day that went live today. 

Halloween isn’t really the best time to jump on big-brand deals typically, but with early Black Friday deals starting today, Halloween weekend is ushering some particularly notable deals. You also have to factor early brand sales, especially in the power station, e-bike, and PC space where deals kick-off well ahead of the main event. But with that said, we are also tracking some big-time deals on both brand new Apple releases and deep discounts on MacBooks, iPhone, and more. Head below for a rundown of the best early Black Friday deals live for Halloween weekend. 

Official details on the 2025 Target Black Friday sale have just been revealed. While we are still awaiting a complete picture of its end of the month offering, and it is still running a Halloween sale at the moment, we do have official information on what to expect throughout the month of November, and it all kicks off this Sunday. Head below for for the first details on the 2025 Target Black Friday sale. 

Nintendo has now officially launched Luigi’s Mansion for the GameCube Nintendo Classic library. As we reported previously, and after teasing the game months ago, Nintendo has launched the retro ghost hunting action right on (ahead of) schedule. 

Update: The new Resident Evil Requiem Switch 2 Pro Controller is now up for pre-order at Best Buy. 

As soon as we get through the year, Resident Evil Requiem will quickly become the most anticipated thing in gaming, if it isn’t already, and no matter what platform you want to play it on. Alongside pre-order listings for the new RE9 going live across console and PC, a brand Resident Evil Requiem Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller has been revealed alongside the announcement of upcoming amiibo and details on the deluxe edition and pre-order bonuses. Pre-orders for all platforms are starting to appear on Amazon and over at Best Buy.

As Nintendo previously announced, the next additional to the Switch 2 Nintendo Classics GameCube library is officially set for release tomorrow. Much as we predicted, the original Luigi’s Mansion for GameCube is arriving just in time for Halloween this year and all eligible Switch Online members with a Switch 2 will be able to dive in starting…as early as tonight.

It’s time for an early look at what Lowe’s has in store for Black Friday. We have already seen some early details and Black Friday adds from major retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, and more, and this morning the early Lowe’s Black Friday ad has surfaced online. 

Black Friday 2025 deal season is officially upon us. Official ad scans of next month’s sales are already starting to arrive from Costco, Sam’s Club, and others, while major retailers like Walmart and Best Buy have already officially detailed this year’s deal schedule. The thing is, 2025’s Black Friday sale will not even be waiting until November rolls around this year – Best Buy Black Friday doorbusters start this week.

It seems as though retailers are becoming more and more vague about what the actual deals will be come Black Friday in ads and early marketing materials. That said, some retailers still subscribe to the old school way of doing things and actually dish up specific prices on upcoming deals, and even the exact date they will go live. Costco is, to some degree, one of these retailers and it is already teasing a notable upcoming PlayStation 5 deal. 

The 2025 Walmart Black Friday sale details have now officially been announced. Much like we have see from the competition, Walmart has now revealed its plans for Black Friday 2025, starting with tiered deal event that is set to kick off on November 14. Head below for a closer look at Walmart has in store (and online) for its Black Friday sale this year. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week, and organizes it into a single handy reading list for you to sift through every Sunday morning. This week we have some early looks at the first 2025 Black Friday ads, Best Buy’s holiday deal schedule, new LEGO Goonies, new Kirby Air Riders gameplay, and much more.

We have now uncovered an early look at the official Costco Black Friday 2025 ad. The national retailer will be kicking off a month long savings event starting Halloween day and rolling right through November with a mid-month event starting on November 17, followed by the main events thereafter. All of the details you need await below alongside the first look at the official 2025 Costco Black Friday ad. 

Early details on upcoming Black Friday sales are starting to surface, first with Best Buy laying out its entire holiday schedule leading right up to the main event (it starts on October 31) and next with an early look in the Sam’s Club Black Friday doorbuster ad, and now it’s time to look ahead towards the Amazon Black Friday 2025 sale event. 

It is Mario’s 40th anniversary this year and we have already detailed all of the new releases Nintendo is set to drop in celebration – there’s even a Talking Flower collectible from Super Mario Bros. Wonder. But Nintendo isn’t done yet, as it just announced that Mario will be soaring the skies through the streets of NYC this Thanksgiving in the Macy’s Day Parade. 

It’s been 10 years since Fallout 4 released, and Bethesda thinks it’s a good time to re-release the game. Not only will the new Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition including all of the already released DLC packs and even some Fallout 4 Creation Club goodies, but it is also slated for release on Nintendo Switch 2.

The worst kept secret in Switch 2 ports is now official. After the better part of a year’s worth of leaks, rumors, and hints straight from Ubisoft, an official trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2 just hit the official Nintendo YouTube channel. 

Nintendo Direct goes live again this morning, and it’s all about the new Kirby Air Riders. As was officially announced earlier this week, Nintendo will livestream its next Direct presentation very soon on its official channels to give us another particularly lengthy look at the new Kirby racing title. 

Let’s take an updated look at all of the games confirmed for the Switch 2 GameCube library. Nintendo debuted the Nintendo Classics GameCube collection the same day Switch 2 launched this past summer with three titles and has steadily been updating it alongside the rest of the Switch Online retro libraries. 

Amazon is back at again, slightly undercutting everyone on the brand new M5 MacBook Pro lineup just so you’ll buy your new machine there. And hey, if you don’t have gear to trade in for one, and are looking to score one right now, you might as well save the $15 or $20 right? Maybe not. 

Your mid-week lineup of the best deals popping on the App Store are now live and well down below. Just be sure to also scope out the $364 price drop on Apple’s 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 48GB of RAM, this new all-time low on this Beats Bedrock Blue iPhone 17 case, and one of the best prices ever on the most affordable 11-inch M4 iPad Pro cell model. The rest of this week’s best Apple deals await right here and the apps are down below. 

Just after revealing the next Nintendo Classics GameCube title, Nintendo has now announced a new FREE update for Pikmin 4 for Switch and Switch 2, alongside a FREE demo so you can try it all out.

The first Sam’s Club Black Friday doorbuster ad has surfaced online, just after Best Buy detailed its upcoming holiday sale events. We have a host of details on the warehouse retailer’s upcoming Black Friday and holiday plans, store hours, and even a look at some of the Doorbuster deals set to kick-off in early November. 

As we featured previously during the reserve campaign, and as detailed over at 9to5Google, Samsung has now unleashed the new Galaxy XR goggles. Formally known as Project Moohan, Galaxy XR is now official and up for purchase with a special Explorer’s pack valued at over $1,140 – the details await below. 

Just as we previously predicted (and hoped for) Nintendo has now officially announced that Luigi’s Mansion is the next game coming to the GameCube Nintendo Classics library for Switch 2. We knew it was coming at some point, and what better time than Halloween? 

Nomad is debuting one of its most exciting new products of the year today, if you ask me. The new Stratos hybrid Apple Watch band combines its wonderful titanium link-style bracelet with a rubberized interior for extra comfort and a sort of ready for anything design approach. After testing it out myself for a few days now, the new Nomad Stratos has become a clear contender for the best new Apple Watch band of the year already. 

After giving us a complete detailed look at the new Kirby Air Riders, including the November 11, 2025 release date, Nintendo has just taken to the official Nintendo Today! App and X to announce the details on the next Direct – another dedicated Kirby Air Riders show ahead of launch. 

We caught a glimpse of Best Buy teasing an upcoming Doorbuster sale event that starts on October 31, but it has now announced details on its entire holiday scheduling leading right up to Black Friday. We are talking weekly doorbuster sale events for the entire month here and a super early start to the official Best Buy Black Friday sale. We have all of the details for you below. 

As of right now Best Buy’s paid Plus and Total membership, outside of trade-in opportunities, is really the only game in town when it comes to scoring a straight cash deal on the new M5 iPad Pro. We have already detailed the Best Buy option, but as expected, Costco has now joined the party, offering its members straight $50 price drops on every single M5 iPad Pro configuration during the pre-order phase (and likely even after that). 

There’s been a couple trends in power bank design over the last couple years – see through form-factors that show off the internals and onboard displays. The new Lenovo 140W Smart Laptop Power Bank has both of them and it’s making its way stateside as a listing has just appeared on Amazon. 

Just on the heels of its Prime Day competitor Techtober sale and the still ongoing Outlet deals sale, Best Buy is now teasing an upcoming doorbuster sale. As of right now Best Buy is still in the throws of its giant Outlet Sale where you’ll find hundreds in savings on MacBooks, PC laptops, and a bunch more (much of which is detailed for you right here), but there are some rather mysterious doorbuster deals on the way alongside some early teaser deals for a new end of October event. 

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week, and organizes it into a single handy reading list for you to sift through every Sunday morning.

Belkin is one of the first brands out of the gate with new 25W MagSafe charging stands and today we are taking a hands-on look at the flagship UltraCharge Pro model. Delivering certified Qi2.2 25W charging with optional ChillBoost active cooling, let’s dive in to see if the faster charging and built-in fan are worth upgrading from the 15W model you already have.

Yesterday we detailed some of the notable trade-on values Best Buy was offering towards the new M5 MacBook Pro. Apple’s latest starts at the same $1,599 this year, but, as we reported yesterday, you can knock as much as $800 off with an M4 trade and now Best Buy is delivering an additional 10% in trade value for its Plus and Total members. Details await below. 

Ahead of the official Switch 2 launch, rumors suggested we could be seeing some official dual-screen action on Nintendo’s new console by way of a secondary USB-C port. We already know there are some not so perfect workarounds for using  second display on Switch 2, even your iPad, but the real question is, and has been for some time, when is Nintendo bringing DS to Nintendo Classics and how is it going to deal with the second display setup on those games? A new patent suggests something might already be on the works. 

There’s not very many travel-ready charger docks for Switch 2 out there, but this new JSAUX option is ready to connect you to the big screen anywhere. Yes, you can just lug around the sizable Switch 2 dock to make it happen anyway, but that’s not exactly the most compact or convenient way to make it happen – the new OmniCentro Charger Dock for Switch 2 is about the size of an average wall charger and you can score an early pre-order deal on it at $39.99 right now. 

While the new 2025 edition Anker Prime gear has arrived – you can still score some 20% discounts on it right now – the Monkey King is here. Anker’s wild-looking Wukong special editions are indeed coming stateside starting today.