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Preorder the Galaxy Watch 9 or Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Amazon Will Pay YOU $100

Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 on July 22, 2026, and immediately two deals burst into view. Or should I say that it’s...

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There’s Actually a Case Out There For Your Samsung Galaxy Fold (And It’s On Sale Right Now)

For many years I was part of the naked phone gang. No, it’s not a group of cringey bank robbers. It meant I walked around with phone after phone...

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Wisephone II Review: The Smartest Dumbphone for Smart People

You’re in quite a pickle. You like your touchscreen, your navigation app, your built-in, take-it-everywhere camera, but your smartphone is driving...

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Metro by T-Mobile Is Giving Away a Free Samsung Galaxy A37 5G—Here’s How to Get It

This is sponsored content. It was created for our partner, Metro by T-Mobile. Metro by T-Mobile is offering one of the best budget phone deals around....

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This 32-inch 4K TV on Wheels Is On Sale—Takes Portable Seriously

When I was a kid, I sucked at drawing feet. Just couldn’t do it. That included shoes. So I drew everyone in art class with wheels instead. I thought...

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Display Your Bevs and Brews in a Sweet Refrigerator (And These Are On Sale Right Now)

My Aussie friends call it a bevvie, because nobody on Earth does nicknames like the Australians. Life-giving bevvies, or beverages, are one of your...

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This Holy Stone Drone Isn’t Banned in the U.S. (Yet) And It Shoots in 4K Resolution

Drone enthusiasts are living in weird times. DJI utterly dominates the market worldwide, and yet the U.S. government has banned DJI from introducing...

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Quit Ruining Your Whiskey. Get a Machine That Makes Big Ice.

“On the rocks.” I hear it all the time when somebody orders a whiskey, and if the bar is a good one they’ll plunk a single, huge ice cube (or...

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Light Phone’s New Flip Dumbphone Just Dropped. Get the First Look (and Preorder Yours) Here

Light Phone has finally announced the Light Flip. Good things come to those who wait, right? Units begin shipping in April 2027 (for a cool, easy...

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The U.S. Banned DJI Drones, But This Action Flying Camera Is a Quality Alternative

DJI has had a weird, tough time of the past year. The US government banned DJI from introducing new models, even though you can still buy new DJI...

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These Sleep Earbuds Are Made for Side-Sleepers to Block Bedtime Noise and Catch Zs

There’s nothing like the relief of a good white noise machine, like the Lectrofan Classic. I use it, I love it. But I’ve had people who didn’t...

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These Compact JoyStone Drones Are Ready for Your Next Adventure (And On Sale!)

Strange to think of electronics gadgets as seasonal, but drones are to a moderate degree. Aside from those tiny ones you pack into kids’ stockings...

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The Folding Fat Tire Ebike is Under $600 Right Now, and Its Safety Certified

Finding a cheap ebike isn’t all that easy. I’d know. I’ve been reviewing them professionally for over six years. In that span they’ve evolved...

20.07.2026 3

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Clip-On Earbuds Are Now a Thing. Here Are the Pros and Cons.

There are wireless and wired earbuds, in-the-ear earbuds versus over-the-ear headphones, and closed-back and open-back types of headphones, and...

17.07.2026 1

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A 65-inch 4K TV for Under $900 Can Be Yours (But This Flash Deal May Disappear)

Summer is for heading outside to the park, beach, campground, pool… You get the idea. But if you’re one of the many millions stuck beneath a...

17.07.2026 1

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This Flash Deal on the Retro, Instant-Print Kodak Camera Will Go Fast

Cameras got so serious by the 2000s. DSLRs were everywhere, and even though you didn’t need one for every circumstance, the party line was that you...

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Check Out These Flash Deals on Air Purifiers While the Wildfire Smoke Is Hitting Your Lungs

Yeah, I’m choking on it, too. The wildfire smoke is feeling rough right now for the Midwest and Northeast. That’s not to say that the West Coast...

17.07.2026 1

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These Robot Pool Vacuums and Pool Cleaners Are on Super Sale Right Now

It’s my personal belief that all pool-cleaning robots should be vaguely humanoid and have to wear swim trunks, but what do I know? Could be that the...

16.07.2026 2

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Can You Avoid the Watery, Explosive Diarrhea Parasite?

Now there’s a headline I thought I’d never write. But hey, we’re living in weird-ass times. Cyclosporiasis is a nasty little son of a bitch...

16.07.2026 4

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Belkin BoostCharge Review: I Might Just Have a New Favorite Power Bank

They may as well call it Schrödinger’s wall outlet. Whenever you’re in need of a wall outlet in public and on the lookout, there’s none to be...

15.07.2026 3

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Don’t Want to Pay DJI Prices? This 4K Drone Is On Sale for $40.

It wasn’t that long ago when drones referred exclusively to the kind of monstrous Predator drones that’d hover over battlefields and land at the...

15.07.2026 3

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You Can Score a FREE Motorola Razr Right Now (With T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond Plan)

For those of us who were of cell-phone-owning age in the mid-2000s, which was generally seen as high-school and up, there was no gadget cooler than...

15.07.2026 4

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Save $42 on This Rove Dash Cam That Records What’s In Front of Your Car (And Behind It)

People are nuts on the road. I love to drive, but people are nuts. I still remember the time I was waiting at a stoplight behind an old Buick, and...

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You Can Save 28% On the Best-Selling Aquasonic Electric Toothbrush Right Now

It isn’t just your dentist trying to move product. Electric toothbrushes really do work better than regular toothbrushes. You don’t have to be a...

14.07.2026 1

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All the Best Commodore 64s That Retro-Loving Gamers Should Know

No computer since the Commodore 64 has broken its record of being the best-selling computer model of all time. Nope, not any one model of MacBook, nor...

14.07.2026 1

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The New Games Coming to Sony’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Plus Premium for July

Another month means another arrival of new games to PlayStation Plus Extra. Halfway through July Sony has leaked the details of one imminent arrival...

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DJI Just Dropped Its First-Ever Sale on the DJI Mic 3

You want to shoot solid video out in the field, huh? You’re never going to get it by relying upon your camera’s built-in microphone. That goes...

14.07.2026 4

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Get 20% Off This Fancy Rose Gold Handheld Fan and Mister (Because You’re Sweaty, Yet Chic)

Air conditioners and smart fans are obvious ways to stay cool during a summer heatwave, but you can’t take them with you when you walk out the door...

10.07.2026 4

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This Gadget Lets You Watch In-Flight Movies With Wireless Headphones (And It’s On Sale)

I’ve got the awful habit of forcibly watching movies on airplanes with no audio. If anyone is within eyeshot in front of me, I end up watching the...

10.07.2026 3

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Huawei Phones Are Basically Off the U.S. Market Now—But Here’s Where You Can Still Buy One

Huawei was the biggest smartphone maker in the world, right about at the moment the American government banned them by slapping sanctions on their...

09.07.2026 8

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Get $30 Off the Anker Sleep Earbuds You Can Actually Wear All Night

There’s been no decade, at least in living memory, in which people have been as obsessed over sleep quality as the 2020s. Perhaps it was the Covid...

08.07.2026 9

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Anker’s MagSafe 3-in-1 Charger Juices Your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, and It’s $90 Off

There’s a thin line between convenience and laziness, and the line might be a charging cable. It’s not hard to plug a phone or a pair of earbuds...

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This Smokeless Fire Pit Is Only $85 (And It’s a Cheaper Alternative to the Solo Stove)

I’ve got nothing against the Solo Stove. It’s a cool product, and I’ve successfully nagged a few friends and family into buying one so that I...

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Samsung Galaxy S26+ Is Free With T-Mobile’s “On Us” Promo

Gone are the days when signing up for a new plan and having a cellular carrier toss you a two-year-out-of-date phone was the expectation. Now...

07.07.2026 7

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Nothing Ear (3a) Launch: The Sleekest Earbuds With a Cult Following

Curious name, no? Nothing has its own distinct design language that differs itself from the competition. Stripped-down and often transparent so that...

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Foldable Phones You Can Buy Now (While You Wait for Apple’s Rumored iPhone Fold)

Apple is sometimes late to the game, but when they stir from their slumber, stretch their behemoth’s muscles, and throw the mass of their gargantuan...

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Save $100 on JBL’s Noise-Canceling Earbuds

There are so, so many brands of earbuds these days. It’s easy to forget who makes what. And that’s before you even take into account those with...

06.07.2026 8

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Belkin 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger Is 50% Off!

I get it. You’re a modern, 21st-century go-getter who doesn’t want to be tied down, right? Or is it the baser instincts of laziness and being fed...

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Oura Ring Dupes: Similar Health Trackers For Your Finger

Oura Ring 5 may have just launched, and even older Oura rings got a major software glow-up last year, but Oura isn’t the only smart ring worth...

06.07.2026 9

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These Dyson Airwrap Dupes Won’t Obliterate Your Budget

As a relatively short-haired fella, I was unprepared for the level of universal adulation showered upon the Dyson Airwrap when it was released back in...

03.07.2026 10

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Your Freezer Could Never! Everyone’s Obsessed With These Amazon Nugget Ice Makers

Ice. Glorious ice. Much of the world may chuckle that the obsession with ice-cold drinks is an Americanism, but a) it’s not entirely true, and b)...

02.07.2026 9

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Your Basic Fan Isn’t Cutting It Anymore, So Upgrade to a Smart Fan

Smashmouth said it: “My world’s on fire, how ’bout yours,” at least figuratively (although some of it certainly is literally). My friend in...

02.07.2026 7

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This Heat Wave Sucks, So Blow Summer Away With These Air Conditioners On Sale

Fans and dehumidifiers only go so far when the temperature approaches and exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This Frigidaire 5,000 BTU Window A/C is $60...

02.07.2026 10

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The Bose SoundLink Max Bluetooth Boombox Is $120 Off

Summertime is the season for sharing your tunes with every person and creature of the great outdoors. From beach to backyard barbecue to campground to...

01.07.2026 9

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Insta360 Makes the Best Webcams I’ve Tested, and They’re $50 Off Until July 5

Chances are that your laptop’s built-in webcam isn’t too hot. Even that $4,000 Apple MacBook Pro M5 Max only comes with a 1080p-resolution camera....

01.07.2026 10

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Proton VPN’s Biggest Sale of the Year Knocks 70% Off Its Usual Price

I’m picky about VPNs. I only recommend the ones that check all the right boxes when it comes to transparency, performance, server selection, and the...

01.07.2026 10

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The iPad Air M3 Is $250 Off This Fourth of July

Nevermind that we’re fresh off the jagged-edged, unpleasant news that Apple has raised the prices of many Macs and iPads. There are still deals to...

30.06.2026 8

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One of Our Favorite Electric Bikes Is $500 Off Right Now

Save $500 off the sticker price of the Bluejay Premiere Lite, which I said was “one of the most charming ebikes I’ve ridden in the last six...

30.06.2026 8

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Surfshark VPN Passes the Sniff Test (When Most VPNs Are Fishy)

There aren’t many virtual private networks (VPNs) that I like or trust or don’t go “Puh!” when waved underneath my nose. Seriously, most of...

29.06.2026 10

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The Casio x Pokémon G-Shock Watch Collab Pre-Orders Open on July 1

Weird, isn’t it, that Pokémon celebrates its 30th year in 2026? All wrapped up simultaneously, I both can’t conceive of a time before Pokémon...

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