Justin Kahn

Nomad has just launched its brand-new, next-generation ChargeKey. This compact USB-C cable accessory is designed to land on your keychain (or in your EDC) to provide on-the-go charging and, this time around, data transfer action for iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, Android devices, and more for $25. Head below for a closer look and some hands-on impressions for the new Nomad ChargeKey – this might be the best mini USB-C I have ever tested out.

Moment is among our favorite content-creator and iPhoneography brands out there. After coming away impressed with its iPhone 16 Pro camera case this year, not to mention the lens attachments that come along with it, we are now ready to dive into the brand’s Winter Sale at up to 30% off and, perhaps even more so, its $10 Clearance sale. The brand needs to make room for some new 2025 releases, and you know what that means…some serious clearance pricing. 

We have seen loads of chances to save on the new 2024 Apple Watch Ultra 2 bands, but today marks the very first price drop on the new Blue Trail Loop with the black titanium finish in the S/M size. Regularly $99, you can now save nearly 15% on this band via Amazon down at $85.99 shipped. For the record, the official Apple Trail Loops only come in two sizes: S/M or M/L. 

We are now just over 6 weeks out from the official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct – a showcase where we expect to see a full blow out of the console’s feature set, some launch game information, pre-order details, and, perhaps most importantly, the price. The question is whether or not those Trump tariffs are going to take a toll on Nintendo’s stateside bottom line come launch day or not. However, in a recent press conference Nintendo boss Shuntaro Furukawa did have something to say about the matter. 

It’s time we collect all of the best Presidents’ Day deals into one handy spot for you. We have been scouring the interwebs over the last week or so in the lead up to today’s holiday, and there is a massive selection of discounts now up for grabs on the latest Apple and Google gear, Samsung tech, and accessories for all of it. Those offers also join a hand-curated collection of apparel and footwear deals, PC gaming upgrades, loads of EVs and e-bikes, plus much more.

While Apple might have a new next-generation AirTag 2 on the way later this year, we are tracking some solid deals for Presidents’ Day on the existing model (as low as $17.50 a pop) and the new Elevation Lab TagVault AirTag Security Cable holder just surfaced on Amazon. The brand, as any avid 9to5Toys reader will already know, is one of, if not, our favorite out there when it comes to Apple AirTag accessories, and its latest solution has arrived with a rugged build and a robust steel braided cable. Now available for purchase starting from $13.99 (or less with a 2- or 4-pack), all of the details are waiting down below. 

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 past week’s news cycle was loaded with some interesting leaks and details on Switch 2 alongside the “world’s smallest” iPhone SSD with early bird deals, some hands-on reviews of the latest Grade titanium Apple Watch band from SANDMARC and the new Moft MagSafe wallet, plus much more.

Not all Apple Watch bands are made equal, and this SANDMARC Grade 5 Titanium treatment is more than a few steps above the rest if you ask me. It’s going to cost you, and you’ll need to have a particularly affinity for the finer material things in life to want to shell out the cash, but if you do you’re in for a real treat. Head below for some hands-on impressions.

We have seen some compelling industry insider speculation on what the price of the upcoming Switch 2 will be. A Canadian Costco employee purportedly leaked a placeholder price for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console recently. But you can apparently buy one right now for the price of about the price of new Tesla right now on the black market. 

Shortly before a Costco employee might have leaked the Switch 2 price, a recently surfaced official Nintendo patent filing all but confirmed mouse mode for the Joy-Con. Alongside giving us a glimpse at what might be the new two-piece Switch Pro Controller as well as a wireless charging dock, an official patent is also now pointing at the ability to completely reverse the Joy-Con – attach them to the console the other way around.

While it might be hard for some folks to side step the ongoing free credit offers on the new Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, Amazon is now offering some solid price drops on the much more affordable Galaxy S24 FE. Regularly $650 and $710, respectively, you’ll now find the 128GB and 256GB models on sale for $499.99 and $559.99 shipped at Amazon. That’s $150 off, the lowest price we can find, and the best we have tracked since the Black Friday offers last year – the 256GB model is now with $25 of the Amazon all-time low. 

Xbox had its turn late last month, and now it’s time for the first PlayStation State of Play showcase of the year. Sony took to its official PlayStation Blog yesterday to announce it would be hosting its first live broadcast this afternoon, and we are now quickly approaching the start time. Everything kicks off at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET and we will be following along with you down below. 

As part of its Presidents’ Day sale and ongoing offers on the new new Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung is now offering some notable chances to save on the latest Galaxy Watch 7. While you will still find some notable deals on the series 7 wearables over at Amazon, Samsung is now throwing in an extra $70 Athleisure Band for FREE alongside a solid $60 price drop on the watch itself. This, of course, is running alongside some of the offers available on this watch with Galaxy S25 purchase – there’s loads of savings opportunities flying on the Galaxy Watch 7 right now and we will detail them below. 

Ready your swords Nightfarers, we now know the official release date for the highly-anticipated Elden Ring Nightreign expansion. Publisher Bandai Namco and developer From Software have now unleashed the release details on the upcoming expansion to one of 2022’s best games, Elden Ring, alongside a new trailer you can scope out below. 

Deals on Google’s latest Pixel Watch 3 are flying right now, and whether you just picked one up or landed one last year, we just spotted a solid deal on Spigen’s Pixel Watch 3 45mm Lite Fit Loop. This one released shortly after the debut of the 3 series wearables from Google last summer at $25, but you can score it down at just $19.99 with free shipping for Prime members or in orders over $35. You’ll also find the 41mm models down at $19.99 Prime shipped right now as well. 

Update: These deals we spotted last month are now back once again via the brand’s official Amazon storefront. Details below in the original post.

The official Mobvoi Amazon storefront is now undercutting the Black Friday and Cyber Monday price drop we featured on its latest Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro Smartwatch at $175.49 shipped. Be sure to clip the on-page coupon. This is the latest, upgraded edition of its Ticwatch 5 Wear OS smartwatch that debuted last year at $350. And after seeing it drop to the $210 Amazon low during the major end of year holiday sales in 2024, it has now fallen to the best price we have tracked to date. 

Update: The new Ninja CREAMi Swirl ice cream maker is now up for purchase at Amazon for $349.99 shipped. 

Ninja’s CREAMi ice cream makers have been among the most popular kitchen accessories around here for a couple years, right alongside air fryers and more traditional blenders. Today, the brand is unleashing the details on its next-generation frozen treat maker officially known as the Ninja Swirl by CREAMi. 

Switch 2 is official, Grand Theft Auto 6 and Metal Gear Solid Delta might be in the launch game window (along with a host of actual Nintendo titles of course), and recent patent fillings have all but confirmed Mouse-Con mode. But what about the price? Early leaks and rumors suggested it could hit at $449 here the US, but a Costco employee might have just leaked a much lower price than that. 

If you have a medium-sized wrist and you love Apple’s Tan Alpine Loop as much as I do, you’re in luck. Amazon just dropped the 2024 model Tan Apple Alpine Loop in the medium size down to $85.99 shipped. That’s nearly 15% off, matching the lowest price we have tracked to date, and delivering the best chance you’ll find anywhere to score the lowest price around. 

Just as the rumors predicted, Sony has just taken to its official PlayStation Blog to officially announce the next State of Play showcase, and it is now set to go live tomorrow. It turns out that leaked Metal Gear Solid Delta release date and the initial plans to have it revealed during a State of Play this week might indeed be true.

Amazon has now dropped the price on all AirPods Max (USB-C) colors down to $479.99 shipped. Regularly $549, this is $79 off the list price drop and matching the Best Buy Presidents’ Day sale offer. We did see the newer USB-C set drop to $550 for a brief time once earlier this year, but today’s deal lands within $20 on all five color options here today. The otherwise identical Lightning AirPods Max sets are now starting from $449 on Amazon, for comparison sake – we have seen these as low as $379 though. 

Yesterday we got official words from Take-Two that Grand Theft Auto VI was still scheduled to release this fall, just after an official Nintendo patent seemingly confirmed the existence of mouse mode on Switch 2. But is there any connection between the two? Well not exactly, but the CEO of Rockstar’s parent company, Strauss Zelnick, did suggest that it plants to support Switch 2 as much as possible. 

One of the more unique and interesting pieces of kit in the Journey lineup is the ALTI – a desk mat with build MagSafe charging. It enjoyed my time with it at review but there’s new more flashy model being revealed today known as the ALTI PLAY. This time around the brand is going for a more sleek black vibe with some optional built-in LED trim lighting and 15W Qi2 charging action. Best of all, there’s a20% launch deal live for the next 48 hours only. 

Bose has decided to get in on the Valentine’s Day celebration this year again, now kicking its annual sale off one week ahead of the big day. While the Bose holiday deals were, in some cases, quite wild with some particularly notable price drops on select colorways of its latest releases, there’s still some great offers to scope out today if you missed out. One of the options that caught our eye first is the latest base model Bose QuietComfort Wireless Headphones with Active Noise Cancellation down at $249 shipped in seven different colorways via Amazon. Regularly $349, this is a straight up $100 price drop. 

The first official GTA 6 trailer finally landed way back in December of 2023 and, as we all eagerly await the next look at the wildly popular new entry in the series, Take-Two has confirmed it is still on track to release this year. 

An official patent filed by Nintendo is surfacing across the web today – it appears to all but confirm the mouse functionality on the Joy-Con and quite possibly offer up the very first look at the new official wireless charging pad as well as what looks a lot like the new Pro controller. Check it out below. 

Your Thursday edition of the best App Store deals is now ready to go after the jump. On your way down be sure to scope out the ongoing deals we have on Apple’s latest AirPods – AirPods 4 are now starting at a new $100 all-time low to join the best prices of the year on the venerable AirPods Pro 2. Those offers site alongside refurbished Natural Apple Watch Ultra 2 units with the Alpine Loop at $269 off, the latest Apple Find My-equipped Beats Pill speaker at $50 off, and this big-time price drop on the unlocked iPhone 15 Pro. As for the apps, highlight include titles like MEGA MAN X DiVE, Towaga: Among Shadows, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Art of Rally, and more. Hit the jump for a closer look. 

Update: A trailer was also leaked with the same release date – it looks as though this announcement was intended for a rumored upcoming State of the Play showcase (could be next week).

We have been tricked before, but it looks like the official PlayStation store just revealed the release date for the highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. The long-awaited and much anticipated remake of not only one of the best games in the series but perhaps ever (according to me), is now scheduled to release in late August. But is this any indication of when Switch 2 will release? Check out the details below. 

The new Nintendo Switch 2 has to be one of the most exciting new upcoming releases and, while there has been tons of speculation and even some credible rumors on the upcoming games and other details, we are all anxiously awaiting the official dedicated Direct presentation scheduled for April 2, 2025. And we now know exactly what time it will go live. 

While we have seen Amazon host some major hardware events in September previously, it looks like the massive retailer meets everything else brand is set to showcase “what’s next” later this month. Invites have now made their way out to media and it looks like we are three weeks out from getting a new look at what could be the next major hardware releases and Alexa upgrades from Amazon. 

Go, go, go, the new Satechi Mac mini M4 Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure is now available for purchase. Back in early January, Satechi – one of our favorite Apple accessory makers – officially revealed all of the details on its latest M4 Mac mini add-on and today marks your first chance to score one. While full availability doesn’t actually kick off until March, Satechi has a limited number of units up for purchase starting right now – they are likely to sell out quickly. 

Now just over 3 weeks out from the long-awaited release of Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom is set to host the next showcase for the game today. Likely to be our last good official look at the title (outside of a launch trailer) before it hits store shelves later this month, we are scheduled to get a new trailer for the game and likely much more that considering Capcom has set aside 15 minutes for Wilds alone. 

Nintendo Switch 2 is fast approaching with preorders likely to go live in just a few months time after the scheduled Direct showcase on April 2. But how many Switch 2 will there actually be? Will it be just as hard to get one at retail as the original Switch was? Well, probably, but the Nintendo President has recently made an official statement regarding how the company is going to be dealing with scalpers this time around. 

There, of course, is still a ton of questions regarding what secrets Nintendo’s new Switch 2 might still carry. Speculation has naturally run rampant across the interwebs since Nintendo’s officially revealed its next-generation console, but one topic that has consistently topped the list of debate has been those Mouse-Con – the potential of mouse-like functionality on the new Switch 2 Joy-Con. 

We have already detailed everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch window games. Just about everyone is expecting the new Mario Kart 9 (or whatever it might be called) to launch on day one, and potentially even as part of a console bundle. And we also spotted a retailer listing mentioning a new 3D Mario game as well as some kind of Zelda remake, but  a quite credible Switch 2 leaker with an equally as solid track record also seems to think the highly-anticipated Metal Gear remake will be one of the first game available on the new system. 

While the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphone pre-order deals are still rolling, folks looking to also land a new smart TV from the brand ahead of the Super Bowl and March Madness are in luck as well. Samsung has now kicked of a wide-ranging smart TV Super Bowl 2025 sale delivering thousands in savings on its OLED and QLED 4K TV models as well as up to $1,300 off 2024 The Frame TVs with bonus goodies, and much more. The deals start from $250 shipped and you’ll find everything waiting right here with some additional details down below. 

We in fact just spotted a new Amazon all-time low on the base model AirPods 4 at $100, but Amazon is also bringing back Black Friday pricing on the latest 2024 Beats Solo Buds at $49.95 shipped. Regularly $80, you’ll now find this 38% price drop live on the Transparent Red, Matte Black, and Storm Gray colors. Now $10 under the previous Amazon deal price, today’s offer is matching the price we featured over Black Friday and in the lead up to Christmas last year. 

The official Satechi Amazon storefront is now offering its Quatro Wireless Power Bank with Apple Watch charger for $39.68 shipped after clipping the on-page coupon. This is a regularly $100 power bank that happens to be available at 50% off directly from Satechi right now as part of its wider workstation sale, but the Amazon listing is taking things even further with an over 60% price drop for one of the best deals we have ever tracked. This unit very rarely ever goes for less than $60. 

The new Spigen Nintendo Switch 2 clear case has surfaced. We have already featured the new fabric-wrapped Spigen Klasden Carrying Pouch for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 as well as its Dual Grip controller-style case, and now the brand’s new Air Fit model has appeared on Amazon. There is going be an exceedingly massive number of cases and covers for Nintendo’s console as we approach launch later this year (and likely well before that), but Spigen’s tech accessories have always stood out for a few different reason, not the least of which being the fact that they tend to hit well above their quite affordable price tags. And we suspect the new all clear Air Fit case will be much of the same at $29.99 Prime shipped. 

Despite some burning questions still up in the air, we already know a fair amount about the Nintendo Switch, have a good idea of what the launch titles will be, as well as a good understanding of how much larger the actual console will be and how much it might cost. A potential release date leaked recently, and a retailer might have just leaked what the new Switch 2 game case sizes will be. 

The new Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra have arrived with massive preorder deals at the ready, and it’s now time to scope out our favorite case options. Alongside the official offerings from Samsung, we have put together a collection of our favorite options, from the wild and highly customizable options in the new Dbrand collection to ultra-affordable models, Qi2 magnetic cases, protective military-style variants, and much more. Head below for a closer look at the best new Galaxy S25 cases.

Woot is now offering the best price ever on the new Donkey Kong Country Returns HD remake at $44.99 Prime shipped (a $6 delivery fee will apply otherwise). Regularly $60, this is $5 under our previous mention and 25% off the sticker price to deliver a new all-time low on the brand new release. By just about all accounts, this is another triumphant remake on the Switch library. It is by and large the definitive experience, bringing together all of the extra content that was added to the original from previous re-releases, delivering one of the best platformers of its type on the Switch. It ain’t easy, but at least you’ll have a load of bananas to recover and tough platforming action to master while you await the launch of Nintendo Switch 2. 

Amazon is now offering a couple of the latest colorways of the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones with a serious price drop today. Regularly $350, you can now land the Dune or Moon colorways down at $179.99 shipped. That’s a, frankly, giant $170 price drop that comes within $20 of the all-time low we have only tracked once before on these models. 

Back in December Nintendo unleashed a new, updated version of the original Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for iOS and Android, but this time with all of the bonus content and DLC action at no additional charge. Smartphone games riddled with in-app purchases have been a tough sell for some folks and a non-starter for others – Nintendo is no stranger to this backlash, so when it decided to release an effectively complete version of its pocketable Animal Crossing experience it was a breath of fresh air to some degree. But we are touching down today to remind folks that the starter price of $9.99 on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete on iOS and Android is about to be no more – this one will jump up to the full $20 price by day’s end. 

Let’s take a look at some of the best Samsung Galaxy S25 screen protector options out there for folks before deliveries start landing on doorsteps across the country. Samsung’s new Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra are still in the preorder phase and there are still massive price drops at the ready, but they can still be a hefty investment and ensuring that display stays scratch-free might be good idea for more than a few users. While some folks, understandably, like to get directly up close an personal with their new device, eschewing the extra protection a thin sheet of tempered glass can deliver to a brand new handset, there are others that just can’t help but need an extra layer of protection (you know who you are). Head below for a closer look at the best screen protectors for the new Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup.