This years Amazon Spring Sale is in full swing, and as promised, a ton of household, fashion and outdoor gear has dropped to record-low prices. Tech isnt a huge focus for this sale, but there are a decent number of devices on sale right now for some of the best prices weve seen all year. The selection may not be as good as that of Amazon Prime Day in July, but it still provides a good opportunity to save on things like headphones, robot vacuums, air purifiers and more. Weve collected the best Am

Anker power banks and other charging gear have been discounted thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale . Noteworthy among the deals is this Anker 321 MagGo power bank that's going for only $20 for Prime members. The discount applies to all colorways, too, including white, black, pink, green and purple. Anker devices are some of our favorites and a few of them have made it onto our list of the best power banks and portable chargers. This particular model on sale is MagSafe-compatible, so it will mag

As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive in 2025, over eight years after its predecessor. Nintendo officially revealed the successor to its best-selling home console in a brief trailer on January 16. The Switch 2 looks functionally very similar to the original system, albeit with a larger display, magnetic Joy-Cons and a sleeker design. The company also reaffirmed that the upcoming console will be backwards compatible with Switch games. While the revea

The Amazon Spring Sale has made me jealous I'm envious of those who can now pick up Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones at a record-low price, as someone who paid full price for them long ago. Our top picks for the best wireless headphones you can buy are on sale for $318, which represents a 20 percent discount. The sale is available on the Silver and Smoky Pink models. There are few tech products I would recommend to anyone, but Sony's XM5 headphones are one of them. I've raved so muc

There's a lot in the world to be angry about today. So, why not do like we did in the '90s and channel that aggression into beating the living hell out of bad guys in a delightfully loud and over-the-top arcade game? Marvel Cosmic Invasion takes characters like Spider-Man, Captain America and Wolverine and gives them a beat-'em-up that looks straight out of a grunge-era cabinet. If this sounds like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge , that's no coincidence. Marv

In the final days of our pre- Switch 2 world, Nintendo is trying to rethink how sharing games works. The biggest announcement from the company's latest Direct was its upcoming Virtual Game Cards feature , a new approach to sharing digital games that improves on the company's current system, but still carries limitations that keep it from feeling truly modern. Virtual Game Cards attempt to make digital games as easy to share as physical ones. That starts with the company visually represen

Shadow Labyrinth , an utterly bonkers riff on Pac-Man and sidescrolling Metroidvania games, will hit digital store shelves on July 18 . Itll be available for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S . The game casts players as Swordsman No. 8 as he befriends a yellow orb called Puck. For the gaming historians out there, Puck-Man was the original name for Pac-Man. The gameplay involves switching from the classic sword-wielding hero to Puck, with the latter able to crawl on walls and

Ubisoft is continuing its efforts to course-correct after several challenging years . Today, the video game company announced that it will launch a subsidiary centered around three of its most familiar franchises: Assassin's Creed , Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six . The as-yet-unnamed subsidiary will fold in the teams working on those three series, including Ubisoft studios in Montral, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Barcelona and Sofia. This new business will receive an investment of

Meta has spent the last few years remaking Facebooks main feed into a discovery engine that primarily serves up recommended content from pages, groups and accounts users dont already follow. But while the company has said the change is necessary to compete with TikTok, its also frustrated Facebook users who miss seeing posts from people they actually know. Now, Meta is trying to remedy this with a revamped Friends section of the app that will only show posts and content related to your Facebook

More than a decade after debuting on the iPhone in 2014, the Monument Valley series is making its way to Switch consoles. On Thursday, Nintendo announced Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 would hit the eShop on April 15, with Monument Valley 3 , the most recent entry in the series, arriving sometime this summer. This isn't the first time Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 have been available outside of mobile devices. In 2022, series creator Ustwo Games released the two games on PC .

It might be around that time of year when youre starting to figure out your summer vacation plans. Google has revealed some new features that can help with that, including a handy AI-powered one for Maps . If you turn on the new screenshot list, Gemini can automatically recognize locations that are mentioned in screenshots you take in the app. You can then save the places you're interested in to a list. These saved spots will appear on the map, and you can share the list with your travel com

iRobots Roomba Combo Essential machine, which is a robot vacuum and mop in one, is down to only $149 as part of the Amazon Spring Sale . Normally priced at $275, this is the best discount we've seen on the 2-in-1 robot, matching the sale price we saw during the holiday shopping season last year. As you can see in our roundup of the best budget robot vacuums , weve consistently rated iRobots machines highly for their reliability and ease of use. The Roomba Combo Essential is a simple, no-fril

Todays Nintendo Direct gave us our first real look at the forthcoming Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake , and it sure is easy on the eyes. It uses Square Enixs HD-2D engine, just like last years Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake . We knew this JRPG was coming, but now we have some actual in-game footage. As the name suggests, this title will include remakes of the first two Dragon Quest titles that were originally released all the way back in the 1980s. This is a very good thing, as the first game is pr

The highly customizable Vivaldi web browser now has built-in ProtonVPN integration. CEO Jon von Tetzchner described the collaboration as part of a broader shift toward privacy over profiling, sovereignty over surveillance, independence over inertia, noting Vivaldi and Proton's headquarters are in Europe (a region with significantly better privacy regulations than the US). We don't believe your personal data should be a bargaining chip. Built-in ProtonVPN is only available on Vivaldi'

While computers are great and all, there is something so satisfying about physically writing something down. Digital notebooks kind of provide the best of both worlds, allowing you to handwrite as much as you want on just one device. One of the newest options on the market is Amazon's 2024 Kindle Scribe with a redesigned display and uniform borders. Right now, the 16GB version is on sale for $325, down from $399 a 19 percent discount. Our pick for best e-reader E Ink tablet is marked down a

Amazon's week-long Big Spring Sale is still rolling on, and while the event is mostly focused on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it does include a few noteworthy deals on electronics. Were highlighting the best of those across Engadget, but if youre on a tighter budget, weve also dug up a few decent discounts on gadgets and services we like that are available for less than $50. As a reminder, the event runs through March 31, and you dont need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to see mo

If youre looking to upgrade your kitchen with a versatile countertop oven, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer is currently on sale for $280 thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale down from its usual $350. Thats a $70 discount on one of the most well-regarded air fryer toaster ovens out there, and its close to the lowest price weve ever seen. Brevilles Smart Oven Air Fryer combines convection baking and air frying into a single, compact appliance. It features Element iQ system technology, which intelli

Figuring out the best iPad for you can be tricky. Apples lineup now includes three 11-inch tablets and two 13-inch ones, each with key differences in pricing, specs and accessory support. The iPad mini is still hanging around, too. If youre looking to upgrade, weve tested each current iPad and broken down which ones best fit different needs, whether you want a laptop replacement or just a big screen for streaming. Table of contents The best iPads for 2025 iPad FAQs Recent updates The best iPads

Electronic Arts (EA) has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Luna , the tech company's cloud gaming service. Now Luna+ subscribers can access EA games such as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor , Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Dead Space . The games will be available on any device with Luna , including Amazon's Fire TV and tablets, PC, Mac, smartphone and some LG and Samsung smart TVs . More of EA's titles, including some of its EA Sports games, will also come to Luna in the coming months.

The original AirFly Pro is a fantastic little device that lets you stream wireless audio from any standard 3.5mm headphone jack. This made it a great tool for inflight entertainment systems, treadmills, CD players and any other old-school gadgets that lack Bluetooth. Manufacturer Twelve South just announced a follow-up, the AirFly Pro 2 , that brings even more features to the table. The AirFly Pro 2 doesnt reinvent the wheel. Its still a dongle that connects to headphone jacks to provide wireles

Levoit's Core 400S air purifier is down to $190 from its usual $220 price, thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale . While its not the lowest price weve seen the air purifier briefly hit $177 last year its still a solid discount on one of the most convenient air purifiers for large spaces. Just clip the $30 on-page coupon to get the discount. Weve featured Levoit in our list of the best air purifiers for its strong performance and smart features. The Core 400S can cover rooms up to 1,980 square f

You can save on some of our top picks for the best security cameras as part of a sale on Blink gear thanks to the Amazon Spring sale. For instance, the Blink Mini 2 is available for $20 , which is half off the list price. It matches a record low. A two-pack of the Blink Mini 2 is down to $38 as well. That's not quite a record low, but you'll still save $22 due to the 46 percent percent discount. We reckon the Blink Mini 2 is the best budget security camera around. You can adjust the webc

It's been a while since Engadget has highlighted a Humble Bundle, but the latest one is just too good to ignore. The Dice and Destiny collection brings together six incredible RPGs in support of CARE , an NGO that fights hunger and poverty globally. For about $15, you get Broken Roads , Citizen Sleeper , Disco Elysium , Pillars of Eternity , Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire , Roadwarden and a coupon for 15 percent off of Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector . Having played most of the games i

Amazons latest Big Spring Sale is into day three, and while the week-long event still isnt as big on tech as Black Friday or Prime Day, weve still found a few genuinely decent discounts on Apple devices. If youre looking for a new iPad, Apple Watch or set of AirPods, weve rounded up the best Apple deals going on right now below. In truth, most of these offers arent explicitly tied to the Spring Sale, but they still drop a number of Apple (and Beats) gadgets we recommend to lower prices than usua

We've now hit the third day in Amazons Big Spring Sale and, like last year, it seems to focus less on tech deals and more on home, cleaning and fashion discounts. But luckily, tech and home cleaning neatly intersect in the category of robot vacuums. Weve tested dozens of these handy automatic floor cleaners and put the results in a couple of our buying guides . Most of the deals that debuted when the sale kicked off are still live. Well, really, many of these deals went live before the sale&

If you've ever seen Dyson's Hot+Cool Jet Focus in a store and wished the ultra-sleek appliance was more affordable, today's your lucky day. Amazon has the product, which usually costs $470, on sale for $300. That's nearly a record low. As its name suggests, the Dyson Hot+Cool AM09 Jet Focus can heat your room in the winter and cool it off in the summer. Its fan mode includes Air Multiplier tech, which creates a smooth and uninterrupted airstream thanks to its lack of traditional

Anker makes some of the best power banks on the market and debuted a few great options earlier this year. That included Anker's Laptop Power Bank , a 25,000mAh portable charger with triple 100W USB-C ports and one USB port. Well, currently, that charger is on sale for $88, down from $110 a 20 percent discount as part of Amazon's Spring Sale . The new power bank , available in Black and Silver, comes with two USB-C cables and can charge four devices simultaneously. It works with laptops

If you're on the market for a new smartwatch, Amazon has a great sale on the latest Apple Watch. You can pick up the Apple Watch Series 10 for only $299 right now, which is $100 off its usual price. This flagship model came out in September 2024 alongside the iPhone 16 series, and it has all of the latest features you'd expect in a high-end wearable. If you'd rather spend less, the Apple Watch SE is also on sale for only $169. The Apple Watch Series 10 is our pick for the best smartw

Robinhood might have broken into the zeitgeist as a platform for trading meme stocks and cryptocurrencies , but now its following through on long-held ambitions in the hope of becoming a one-stop shop for all your finance needs. Starting this fall, it will offer banking services. Those with a Gold subscription will have access to Robinhood Banking, billed as a private banking offering with individual and joint checking and savings accounts as well as luxury benefits on offer. There will be the o

Nintendo is cutting out the middle man (us). In Thursday's Nintendo Direct presentation , the company announced its new smartphone app, Nintendo Today! , that will provide daily updates on games, characters and events. These tidbits might show up as videos, comic strips or quick break downs. The app also has an animated calendar that is customizable to themes from some of Nintendo's biggest titles, like The Legend of Zelda , Super Mario and Animal Crossing . Plus, it will include a sched

Todays Nintendo Direct provided a surprising bit of software news. The company just announced something called Virtual Game Card, which is a way to make playing and sharing downloaded titles more convenient. As the name suggests, this system creates a digital simulacrum of a physical game card. This means that multi-Switch households will easily be able to start a game on one console and transfer to another without any real hassle. Nintendo says they want to make digital games as easy to use as

The weather might be getting nicer, but that doesn't reduce the need to sometimes stay home and have cozy nights in front of the TV. That's all the more desirable thanks to the great discounts available for Amazon's Spring Sale . For instance, the newest Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is currently down to $20 from $35. Amazon released the Fire TV Stick HD last October in a move that can best be defined as a rebrand. The company cut its price by $5 (pre-sale) while keeping pretty much all th

Light, the company behind a pair of minimalist handsets , just released the Light Phone III . This is the perfect device for those who are tired of modern smartphones, with their easy access to doomscrolling and their abundance of wonky AI tools . The Light Phone III features a sleek black-and-white OLED display , which is a new design element. The previous models included e-paper screens. The big draw, however, is not what this phone has but what it doesnt have. There are no third-party apps. T

The Amazon Big Spring Sale is in it's third day now and most of the deals look to be sticking around. To be fair, many of the deals started before the sale's official kick-off, but we'd be surprised if they remained after the sale's last day this coming Monday. Like last year, the discounts appear to be more focused on kitchen, fashion, cleaning and home decor. Those last few categories dont really apply to what we cover here at Engadget. Kitchen gear, however, is getting more an

On Saturday, March 29, a solar eclipse will darken the skies. Unlike the Great American Eclipse of 2024 , though, this will not be a total eclipse; instead, a partial eclipse will be visible in the early morning hours in parts of the northern hemisphere. A partial eclipse isnt as dramatic as a total eclipse, but its still worth seeing. While the sun will not be fully obscured, with proper eye protection, you will be able to see the moon take a bite out of the sun. Because the eclipse will occur

A pair of cult classics from Sony's PlayStation Portable library are heading to the Switch. On Thursday, Nintendo announced Patapon 1 + 2 Replay , a package that brings together brand new remasters of 2007's Patapon and 2008's Patapon 2. Originally developed by Pyramid and Sony Japan Studio, which shuttered in 2021 , the two games combine elements from strategy and rhythm games. As the player, you must guide a tribe of anthropomorphic eyeballs to victory over their foes through a com

After years of delays and at least one complete reboot , Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming in the near future. During a Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday, Nintendo offered a closer look at gameplay. The trailer shows Samus exploring a jungle planet called Viewros that she was unexpectedly transported to. She'll battle malevolent alien creatures and scan relics to learn information that may help her escape. Not only that, Samus will receive new psychic abilities she can use to open doo

Amazon's Spring Sale is bringing a lot of tempting deals on everything from robot vacuums to AirPods. The latest discount is also an Apple markdown, with the new 128GB iPad Air with M3 chip dropping to $549 from $599. Apple only released the 11-inch iPad Air M3 at the beginning of this month and it's already our pick for best iPad for most people in 2025 . We gave it an 89 in our recent review thanks, in part, to the M3 chip's power. Geekbench 6 scores showed the iPad Air M3's si

The Backbone One is a fantastic accessory that brings a controller-like experience to mobile devices . There have been multiple iterations throughout the years , but now the company has announced a nifty-looking Xbox Edition. This could be the perfect way to finally work through that ever-burgeoning Game Pass library . First of all, this model is transparent Xbox green, which is a nice touch. It also includes a dedicated Xbox button, just like an actual gamepad. This button has multiple uses. Wh

MEMS solid-state drivers have provided a big sound boost to wireless earbuds recently, offering the ability for companies to pack in a hybrid setup for a wider, more immersive soundstage. xMEMS' silicon-based micro speakers have been a popular choice for this purpose, with the company's Cowell and Muir drivers already appearing in products from Creative Labs and others. Now, xMEMS has developed what it calls the first amplifier-less silicon tweeter for wireless earbuds in a bid to take i

Yes, you can save on Apple devices during the Amazon Spring Sale . One of the best Apple deals at the moment is on the latest Mac mini: the M4 desktop with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage is on sale for $499, or $100 off its usual price. You'll find the same $100 discount on other configurations as well: the 16GB/512GB model is currently going for $699 and the machine with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage sitting at $899. The M4 Mac mini earned a review score of 90 in our

Just a few days ahead of Nintendo's big Switch 2 deep dive on April 2 , the company is switching gears with an earlier surprise Direct presentation today, March 27, at 10AM ET. You can watch the stream above as it happens. The video will run for around 30 minutes and focus on upcoming games for the original Switch console. There won't be any Switch 2 info, but pretty much every game you see here will run on the new console anyway, thanks to backwards compatibility . Since this isn't

Free ChatGPT users will have to wait a while longer to be able to use its built-in image generation capability. OpenAI has just launched a feature that will allow users to generate images directly inside of ChatGPT, and it was supposed to roll out to all Plus, Pro, Team and Free users. But according to company CEO Sam Altman , it has been way more popular than OpenAI had expected even though they already had high expectations to begin with. As such, its rollout to the free tier is unfortunately

We still think getting a live TV streaming service is a better deal than paying for cable but the gulf between the two options is narrowing. Now that many of the major providers go for more than $80 per month, its not the amazing deal it once was. Still, live TV streaming plans have no contract, offer relatively simpler pricing and need no special equipment beyond a smart TV and an internet connection. There are a handful of major players and, after testing them all, we found YouTube TV to be t

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing 25 percent tariffs on all cars that are not made in the United States on top of taxes that are already in place. The tariffs will apply to all imported sedans, SUVs, crossovers, minivans, cargo vans and light trucks. They will also apply to key automotive components not made in the US, including engines, transmissions, powertrain parts and electrical components, and they could expand to cover additional parts if necessary. The new tariffs

Uber has new shuttle routes for NYC travelers. Less than six months after launching bus rides between LaGuardia Airport and Manhattan , the company is adding four routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Manhattan. Beginning on Thursday, you can book up to four seats for one of the new routes. You can reserve them as early as seven days in advance or as late as two minutes before you hop on. Each bus has a 14-passenger limit at launch. Much like your flight, you can bring o

Few things are more panic-inducing than a phones battery hitting five percent when youre nowhere near a charger. Thats what power banks are for. Keep a full one in your bag and youll never have to worry about a dead phone (or tablet or even laptop) again. For over two years, Ive tested dozens of portable chargers, ranging from small MagSafe-compatible packs to massive 27,500-milliamp-hour bricks. Not every battery out there is a winner, and the tech seems to be steadily improving what Im testin

Not everyone needs to spend a fortune to get a mobile phone that does everything they want. The best budget Android phones prove you can snag a new phone with great performance, solid build quality and all the key features you actually care about without the hefty price tag. You might not get a flagship device with every bell and whistle, but for most people, thats probably just fine. Maybe youre not chasing the latest camera system or trying to capture the perfect selfie, and instead, you just

YouTube Shorts has introduced a change that brings analytics for its bite-sized video option into closer parity with rival services TikTok and Instagram. The video platform will remove the minimum play time requirement it previously had for a user watching a clip to count as a view. Beginning March 31, a view will be added any time a YouTube Short is played or replayed. This will likely mean that creators will see higher view counts after the change takes place. YouTube will continue to track en

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the App Store Accountability Act into law, making it the first state to require that app store makers verify their users' ages. Under this law , people in Utah will need to be over age 18 to make a new account with an app store; underage users will either need to link their account to a parent's so that the adult can give permission for the child to use certain apps. The legislation is intended to protect children and teens, according to bill sponsor