Justin Kahn

As expected, Best Buy is now serving up a sneak peek previews of this week’s final set of Doorbuster deals before Christmas 2024…and it very much looks like it’s going to be a big one folks. The retailer has now transitioned the holiday savings landing page on its site we have seen live all month long since Cyber Monday ended to a Last Minute savings event with a series of new deals, but it is also giving us a look at the Doorbusters set to go live later this week as well. 

This roundup includes a massive selection of gift guides spanning a wide-range of product categories to give you some wonderful last-minute ideas to ensure everyone gets something they actually want this year. Alongside our extensive lineup of exclusive holiday deals just for 9to5 readers, this gift guide collection features some fantastic smart lighting gifts, everyday essentials, Apple gear accessories, stocking stuffers, gifts for mom and dad, gear for musicians and bedroom producers, affordable tech gadget gifts for anyone, and much more.

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, in the lead up to the holidays, you’ll find a series of our latest gift guides as well as some exclusive offers just for 9to5 readers alongside some hands-on looks at a 4K laser projector, a sweet standing desk upgrade, Twelve South’s Find My travel charger package, the latest from TP-Link’s smart home stable, the all-new Nomad Leather Folio for M4 iPad Pro, and much more. 

As part of the slate of Anker holiday deals we are now tracking via its official Amazon storefront, you will now find the lowest price we have seen on its new MagGo UFO 3-in-1 Travel Charger at $56.69 shipped. Be sure to clip the on-page coupon to redeem the deal price. This model debuted at IFA earlier this year as an answer to far more pricey versions of the compact, fold-out travel chargers out there from brands like Twelve South, but this one has three pads at the ready. Regularly $90, you’re now looking at nearly 40% in savings, a deal $6 under our previous mention, and the lowest we have tracked. 

While the massive Countdown Holiday sale at Target is still live through tomorrow, we now have a look at what’s to come courtesy of its latest 48-page holiday deal ad. The retailer is going toe-to-toe with the likes of Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon this year, and we now have a look at the latest batch of deals set to go live this Sunday. Check out the 48-page down below. 

Your Friday afternoon collection of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below courtesy of the Google Play store. The Discover Samsung sale is in its final throws now with less than 48 hours to lock-in shipping for Christmas, but we also have up to $300 in savings on its 2024 Smart Monitors, a new all-time low on OnePlus’ 55W 10,000mAh 3-in-1 USB-C Pouch charger, and the best price ever on Samsung’s most affordable Galaxy Tab S10+ at $195 off. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Friday – by Friedemann Friese, Ticket to Ride, Streets of Rage 4, Candy Disaster TD, and more. Head below for a closer look at today’s best. 

We have already reviewed the new 4th Gen Scarlett lineup’s smaller and more entry-level models, so we just wanted to touch down here today with some thoughts on the pro-grade and more mid-range home studio variants that debuted earlier this year. Scope out our hands-on impressions down below.

As you may have noticed in our 2024 exclusive holiday deal hub, our discount for 9to5 readers is now live once again on the fantastic Arc Pulse iPhone bumper cases. The brand’s bumper-style solutions for iPhone 16 have easily been among some of the most popular we have featured this year, and that includes the more traditional case solutions. So we wanted to touch down this morning to make sure everyone is aware of our exclusive discount code on everything the brand sells (this includes iPhone 16, previous-generation Apple handsets, and select Samsung Galaxy models) as the cutoff time to ensure holiday shipping is today. Use code 9TO510 at checkout to score the deal. 

If you happen to have missed your shot at the Eve Flare Black Friday deal, worry not, it has returned. Eve is one of the premiere smart home makers out there, and its HomeKit portable smart lamp is one of the reasons why. The Eve Flare Portable Smart LED Lamp has now dropped down to $69.85 shipped at Amazon to deliver over 30% in savings on its regularly $100 price tag. This is actually a few cents under the Black Friday price this year, landing at slightly below the best we have tracked on Amazon across 2024. 

The annual 2024 Game Awards went live last night, and it very much did not disappoint. World premieres for The Witcher 4, Borderlands 4, the new standalone Elden Ring game, and the new Naughty Dog title Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet were just some of the highlights there. As for today’s deals, we are now tracking the best price ever on the fantastic Black Myth: Wukong over at Woot – you can now land a copy on PS5 for $51.99 Prime shipped using code LUCKY20 at checkout. Regularly $70, this is the lowest price we have tracked to date on the wonderful action title (and congrats on the win last night Game Science!). If you haven’t grabbed this one, now’s your chance. 

It’s that time of year again folks, and the 2024 Game Awards are set to go live very shortly. This year’s show is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, once again hosted by internet-famous gaming personality Geoff Keighley. Keighley’s “The Game Awards” have become the annual game awards for the industry, getting bigger and more impressive as each year goes by and it’s all set to kick off shortly. Follow along with all of the awards, musical performances, and, the thing we are really all tuning in for, the world premieres, game announcements, and release dates for the most exciting upcoming titles. This is the 10th anniversary of Keighley’s Game Awards and here’s to hoping we are in for a real show!

Update 12/18: Target Circle members can score Buy 1 Get 1 50% off beverages at in-store Target Starbucks locations for today only. 

In the lead up to Christmas 2024, Target has now officially announced extended store hours and launched a wide-ranging 3-day Countdown to Christmas sale. Alongside up to 40% off again selection of tech, toys, home goods, kitchen gear, apparel, and more, you’ll also find some notable bonus deals live with a FREE Target Circle membership alongside, same-0day delivery options and details on its extended store hours during the 48-hours before Christmas. Everything you need to know awaits below. 

We have featured some big time deals for less on TCL’s more entry-level models, but Best Buy is now offering its 2024 98-inch Class QM8-Series 4K UHD HDR mini-LED Smart Google TV down at an impressive $2,999.99 shipped. This is a regularly $6,000 display that just jumped from the $3,000 all-time low at Amazon to just under $4,000. Today’s deal is massive 50%, or $3,000 price drop delivering the lowest price we have tracked on this model. It has been hovering in the $4,000 to $5,000 range at Amazon over the last few months, but today’s deal is the best ever. Best Buy also ships it with FREE installation. 

Here are some of our favorite stocking stuffers to check out this year. I’m not sure very many people still stuff actual stockings anymore, but some do and either way, you can just think of these as some relatively affordable, thoughtful, useful, and compact gift ideas to spark some creativity. We have showcased gear we use ourselves, feature around here on a regular basis, and would love to see stuffed inside of an oversized sock on Christmas morning (or whatever you celebrate) at our houses.

This afternoon’s roundup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below. Alongside the Google Play offers, we are also tracking hundreds in savings as part of the Discover Samsung sale on its Tab S9 FE tablets as well as the latest S10 models and the Galaxy Z Flip 6. This deal on HP’s brand-new Snapdragon X Plus OmniBook Copilot+ PC is certainly worth a look as well, but for now it’s all about the apps, including Heroes of Flatlandia, SpongeBob, FINAL FANTASY III, Threema The Secure Messenger, and more. Scope them all out below.

While you can still get in on the all-time low now live on Super Mario RPG as part of the Best Buy 12 Days of Gaming sale, we spotted an extremely rare price drop on Detective Pikachu Returns for Switch today. The constantly updated Woot gaming sale is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season (or for the last 3 months really), and it has now added Detective Pikachu Returns down at $39.99 with free shipping for Prime members (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). This is a regularly $50 title that released last year and has yet to see any major discounts on Amazon outside of a couple third-party offers. Today’s deal is the lowest price we have feature since release and a notable chance to score a physical copy at a discount. 

This week’s Best Buy Doorbusters are now live in early access. Just like we reported previously, the next batch of ongoing holiday Doorbusters leading up to Christmas 2024 are now live in early access for Plus and Total members. Smart TV deals, laptops, Ninja cookers, Apple’s AirPods Max, and more are now up for grabs right here. Head below for a closer look. 

Back in early September Twelve South introduced what can only be described as one of the more impressive and exciting wall chargers with its new PlugBug. Wall chargers are inherently about as useful and necessary as they are the exact opposite of exciting. But with built-in Apple Find My action…now we are talking. I have since had a chance to love every second of this thing after going hands-on and subsequently finding a permanent place for it in my Travel Kit, but there’s a new, slightly more capable version on the block now. And by on the block, I mean exclusively at Apple Stores. 

As part of the latest Target Deals of the Day, the retailer has brought back the Black Friday pricing on the popular Backbone One mobile gaming controllers at 30% off (also at Amazon). You’ll need to be a Target Circle member to take advantage of its deals, but you can sign up for free right here. Today’s offers also include Play-Doh and Kinetic sand slime sets, Fujfilm Instax Mini Cameras, and a host of apparel deals at up to 40% off. Everything awaits on this landing page and we will take a closer look below. 

If you happened to miss out on the Oakywood Black Friday sale, some notable holiday deals have arrived. Alongside a smaller collection of its handcrafted wood and metal gear now seeing 20% price drops as part of the brand’s holiday sale, we have secured an exclusive code to make sure you can save on anything sitewide that’s not already on sale anyway. You’ll find the already discounted gear on this landing page and you can use code 9TO5MAC to get 15% off anything else the brand sells. 

This is one we have been waiting for ever since the new M4 iPad Pro debuted back in May folks. Nomad is now ready to unveil the next-generation of its Leather Folio covers for Apple’s latest pro-grade iPads, and they are scheduled to go up for purchase starting today (any time now). Head below for a closer look and some clearance pricing on the previous-generation models.

As part of its now live 2024 winter Discover Samsung sale, you’ll now find up to 40% off a range of Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Fold 6 cases alongside as much as 50% off a series of Galaxy S24 cases. If you’re looking for an official solution to breathe some new life into your existing Samsung handset this holiday season, or perhaps score something for a Galaxy user on your list, there’s a solid selection of price drops ready to go straight from Samsung right now. Scope out the deals down below. 

Best Buy has now kicked off its annual 12 Days of Gaming sale to join its 25 Days of Deals event. This, much like years past, delivers 12 straight days of gaming deals with between one and a few new deals each day, and today we have Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown down at $14.99 from the regularly up to $40 and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Code in Box) at $12.99 – this one does carry a regular price at $40 these days but more typically floats in and around the $20 range. These deals tend to sell out quite quickly so jump in while you still can. 

Amazon has now brought back its Black Friday all-time lows on the 2024 Sonos Ace noise cancelling headphones at $349 shipped in both the black and white colorways. This is a regularly $449 set of cans seeing a straight up $100 price drop to deliver the lowest price we can find. While we did see very short-lived offers on them that knocked an additional $50 off during the B&H and Adorama Black Friday sales, today’s deals are otherwise on par with the lowest price we have tracked and matching the all-time low at Amazon. They are also matched over at Best Buy right now as well. 

Walmart just announced its Last-Minute Gifting deals event set to kick-off today. The major retailer is giving folks one more shot at a massive selection of price drops to help cross off the rest of the names on your list, alongside some extended shipping times and details on last minute deliveries. We have more than just a sneak peek at the deals now live in the Last-Minute Gifting deals sale alongside details on its updated “Next-Day or Two-Day Shipping” options that will see deliveries as late as December 24 landing in time for the big day. Head below for a closer look. 

As the Best Buy holiday deal season rolls on, it has once again landed with a sneak peek at this week’s upcoming Doorbusters. Starting this Thursday for early access members and on Friday for everyone (although not all deals will be locked behind the paid membership come Thursday), Best Buy will launch its next batch of holiday Doorbusters and we now have some details on what’s to come. Head below for the details. 

Nimble, a tech accessory brand we have featured in the past that is specifically focused on creating carbon neutral, environmentally-conscious gear, has recently launched its latest slate of charging gear for Apple’s latest tech. Now available exclusively in Apple retail locations and on the official Apple online storefront, the lineup delivers on the popular Qi2 15W power trend with a new 3-in-1 PODIUM charger, a FOLD(able) variant, a dedicated Apple Watch stand, and the one that really caught our eye, the new VALET 3-in-1 Wireless Charger. Scope them all out down below. 

Target is keeping the big-time deals rolling for December and we now have a look at its 44-page holiday deal ad. While much of the Black Friday offers are no more, Target will be keeping some of the notable deals alive for at least another week, according to the holiday ad, and we also know the retailer has a another big-time 3-day holiday sale inbound starting next week. Head below to browse through the 44-page, week 2 Target holiday ad and for additional details on the upcoming 3-day event. 

Update: Amazon now matched this deal on Apple’s AirPods 4 with ANC down at $139 shipped.

Heads up folks, the new AirPods Pro 4 are set to hit their lowest price ever. One of this year’s best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals was clearly the insane price drop that was regularly available on Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 – the latest flagship pro-grade Apple buds out there – but the newer AirPods 4 didn’t see deals nearly as notable. The AirPods 4 without ANC remained at the $119 we have seen on Amazon for quite a while and the set with ANC dropped slightly the $165 you can score them at right now, but there’s a doorbuster on the horizon that is slated to deliver the lowest price yet on the noise cancelling set. 

Welcome to our 2024 collection of the best gifts for musicians. This is not an easy category of person to shop for, that’s for sure. So we have focused on unique items, gear any music maker can appreciate, and some picks especially for getting an aspiring bedroom producer well on their way to their first grammy. From gear for guitar players and beat-makers, right through to first-timers looking to get their at-home setup off to a good start, you’ll find some great ideas down below in this year’s edition of the best gifts for musicians, beat-makers, and creatives.

Your Thursday collection of the best iOS deals and freebies are now ready to go down below, as per usual. Alongside the App Store deals we are now tracking a sizable cache of Apple Watch Ultra 2 configurations at $99 off as well as a massive $400 price drop on the 2TB 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, these rare Twelve South gift bundle deals, and another shot at some wildly low prices on official Apple Watch Solo/Braided Loop bands from just $17. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Human: Fall Flat, Lost Echo, Titan Quest: Ultimate, Book of Demons, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Update: This week’s holiday Best Buy Doorbusters are now live for everyone.

Apparently the folks at Best Buy didn’t get the memo that Black Friday and Cyber Monday is now over, as it once again advertising another set of new Doorbusters set to go live this Friday. It first appeared as though the major retailer would be just be running its weekly Doorbusters campaign through November in the lead up to Black Friday, but it is once again teasing a series of new deals set to go live later this week on December 5. Scope out the details down below. 

While some of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday console game deals have come and gone, there are still plenty up for grabs down below. Sony has also now unleashed what can only be described as an absolutely gigantic digital sale officially known as the 30th Anniversary PlayStation Store Cyber sale. It features over 3,800 games and DLC packs you can score at a discount, including Star Wars Jedi Cross-Gen Bundle Edition that features Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor down at $19.99 from the usual $80, for example. But there’s a whole lot more than that and you can take a look at the giant list of titles right here. 

While some of the Cyber Monday offers are indeed now gone, many of them are still live and we will leave you with some quick links to get at them:

• Best Buy Cyber Monday console game sale from $20
• Walmart Cyber Monday gaming deals from $30
• Target Cyber Monday gaming sale now live!
• Woot Cyber Monday Nintendo Switch game sale from $25

Head below for a closer look.

Alongside some ongoing Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales we will leave for you down below, Woot has now dropped some new titles into its ongoing holiday sale including Bayonetta 3 and the original Bayonetta starting from $29.99 Prime shipped for Switch gamers…but it has also brought back its deal on Metroid Dread. While many of us are eagerly awaiting the new Metroid Prime game for next year, you can now score a copy of Metroid Dread for Switch down at $41.99 Prime shipped. While this one doesn’t see deals quite as often as the rest of the first-party Switch titles that have been out for a while, now’s your chance to score it at well below the regular $60 list price. 

• Best Buy Holiday console game sale from $20
• Walmart Holiday gaming deals from $30
• Target Holiday gaming sale now live!
• Woot Holiday Nintendo Switch game sale from $25

Head below for a closer look.

Folks looking to shore up their Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription ahead of the holidays are in luck today as Woot has brought back its notable deal on the 3-month sub/extensions from earlier this month. This one sold out quite quick last time so jump in now if you’re interested. Regularly $50 and fetching as much on Amazon right now, you can now secure three more months for $28.99 with free digital delivery using code GAMEPASS at checkout. Details below. 

The official Nulaxy Amazon storefront is now offering its new Air in-Flight Bluetooth Transmitter down at $19.99 with free shipping for Prime members or in orders over $35. Be sure to clip the on-page coupon to score the deal price. After first launching on Amazon back in June at $35, it quickly landed in the $28 range and now at the best price we can find. Today’s deal is matching our previous mention at 28% off the going rate and comes within $2 if the best we have seen all-time.

Before our annual Cyber Monday coverage comes to a close, we are bring you our top 10 best deals you can still score right now. Alongside some of the best prices of the year on some of the most exciting tech releases of 2024, we have massive price drops on e-bikes, one of the best sitewide Nike sales of the year, Amazon smart speakers from a wild $15.50 each, and a whole lot more. You’ll want to make sure you check out our Top 10 Black Friday deals too, as many of them are still alive and well as of right now, but the best of the best Cyber Monday 2024 deals await below.

Cyber Monday is now in full swing but we are taking a short break to scope out the best deals courtesy of Google Play for your Android gear. On your way down to check out them, be sure to scope out the now live Samsung Cyber Monday sale that went kicked off today alongside the official main events at Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy, not to mention the deep deals we are tracking on OnePlus Watch 2 and Samsung’s Smart Monitors. But for now we are moving on to the apps, including a host of classic Final Fantasy titles, MONOPOLY, Brotato, Clue, and more. Everything awaits below. 

Update 2: You can now save an extra $5 when your purchase two Echo Pop smart speakers at Amazon for Cyber Monday – simply add two to your cart and apply code POP2PACK at checkout.

Update: All of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon’s in-house gear is still live for Cyber Monday 2024.

As you likely already know, Amazon’s Black Friday Week Deals sale is now in full swing. With so many price drops on just about every brand kicking off well ahead of Thanksgiving Day this year, Amazon’s usual batch of major price drops on its in-house gear might have slipped under your radar and we are here to make sure everything is front and center for you. From the first price drops on its brand new Kindle devices and the lowest prices ever on its Xbox Game Pass-ready Fire TV Sticks at the best prices we have ever tracked right through to the Echo smart displays, buds, and latest smart speakers, we are looking at the best prices of the year now live and up for grabs. Everything awaits below.

The official 2024 Best Buy Cyber Monday sale is now live! The retailer, much like we saw with Amazon yesterday, has decided to kick-off its Cyber Monday festivities a full 24 hours ahead of time. It’s oficial Black Friday deal landing page has now transitioned over to Cyber Monday with “up to 50% off” and deals across just about everything it carries, from Apple and Samsung gear, through to laptops and PCs, headphones, smart TVs, speakers, soundbars, and much more. 

Black Friday 2024 isn’t over quite yet, but time is winding down to score the best deals we have tracked. Our annual list of the Top 10 deals is now ready to go, and you’ll want dive in ASAP as the prices on these particular standout deals could jump back up at any minute. From first-time price drops on brand new releases to the best prices ever on Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 and the all-new M4 MacBook Pro lineup, we are talking some serious discounts here. Hundreds in savings on your new ride and power needs are also up for grabs with deals from Lectric and Anker, not to mention some drops for the gamers in the form of the new Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black edition and the Meta Quest 3 headset. Check out favorite big-ticket Black Friday 2024 deals you can still score right now before they are gone for good.

We can’t even tie on bow the 2024 Black Friday savings before the first of the major Cyber Monday ads comes out of the wood works. We now have the official 17 page Target Cyber Monday sale to give folks a look ahead at what’s to come for the retailer’s upcoming Cyber Monday festivities. While its Black Friday sale and the Day 29 Deals of the Day are still very much in full swing, we now have a detailed look at the Target Cyber Monday deals on the horizon. Scope out the official Target 17-page Cyber Monday ad below. 

Update: The now live Amazon Black Friday sale is offering the brand new QuietComfort Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds at the $129 shipped all-time low. Details below in original post.

There are a bunch of super notable Bose headphone and earbud deals live right now for Black Friday, many of which are found down below, but we also spotted the very fist price drop on its brand new QuietComfort Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds at $149 shipped. Now live at Amazon and directly from Bose, these buds released back in mid-September to take on the new AirPods 4, but have now dropped down in price to undercut Apple’s new ANC-equipped 4th-gen buds. 

The deals are flying today for Thanksgiving as we quickly approach Black Friday proper early tomorrow morning, but we are stepping in this afternoon to uncover the day’s best deals on Android games and apps. Alongside now live Samsung Black Friday sale, Google’s 2024 holiday event, and more, we have also spotted even lower prices on the Pixel 9 Pro XL as well as the best price yet on Samsung’s S24 FE smartphone from $450, and an over $215 price drop on the flagship Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra. Just be sure to swing by our master roundup for all of the most notable price drops across all product categories before you head below for today’s best app deals, including titles like Three Kingdoms Last Warlord, Little Big Workshop, Riptide GP: Renegade, Cyberlords – Arcology, Anodyne, Tokaido, and more. Head below for a closer look at everything. 

While the official Google Black Friday sale got off to an early start this year only to see Amazon and Best Buy get aggressive with even deeper deals, the Pixel 9 Pro XL has now dropped again. Google advertised and subsequently launched a $150 price drop on this model, then Best Buy offered it for $200 off, and now Amazon has it starting down at $849 shipped – Best Buy has since priced matched on this model as well. Regularly $1,099, this is a straight $250 price drop to deliver a new Amazon all-time low and the lowest we have tracked to date on Google’s latest XL-sized handset.