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Macworld At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Excellent sound quality Firm bass Competitive price Improved noise-cancellation Cons 2.5mm line-in on headphones More expensive than previous model No travel adaptor Our Verdict The Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless combines excellent sound, firm bass, and improved noise cancellation with outstanding battery life. Its lightweight, padded design stays comfortable during long listening sessions, while USB-C and analog connections add flexibility. The AirPods Max still has an edge when blocking higher-frequency noise, but the Momentum 5 costs considerably less and lasts far longer between charges. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed $399.95 Best Prices Today: Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless Retailer Price $399.95 View Deal 399.95 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide What are they? Comfortable wireless over-ear headphones with excellent sound, improved noise cancellation, and long battery life. Who are they best for? Travelers and frequent listeners seeking great sound and longer battery life for less than AirPods Max. Who should skip them? Bargain hunters who can save with the Momentum 4, or buyers prioritizing the strongest noise cancellation. The Momentum 4 was already one of our favourite over-ear headphones , and the new Momentum 5 provides a number of improvements that help to improve both sound quality and noise-cancellation. This update is a little more expensive though, now costing $399.95/329.99, although the Momentum 4 is still widely available online with a reduced price of around $299.00/199.00 so thats still a good option if youre looking for a bargain. Available in a variety of colours, the Momentum 5 looks very similar to its predecessor, with large earpieces that house 42mm drivers and are thickly padded for comfort. Despite the large earpieces, the headphone only weighs 290g compared to 386g for Apples AirPods Max so theyre light and comfortable enough to wear for long periods of time, and Sennheiser also includes a sturdy travelling case to protect the headphones when youre out and about. Battery life is impressive too, lasting for around 57 hours even when using noise-cancellation compared to just 20 hours for the AirPods Max which makes the Momentum 5 a great option for long journeys. And, if the battery does run down then you can switch to wired mode, with both USB-C and 3.5mm cables included (although the 3.5mm cable has a 2.5mm jack for connecting to the headphones, which could cause problems if you lose the cable and need to buy a replacement). Bluetooth support has been updated for this model, stepping up to Bluetooth 5.4 and aptX Lossless/Adaptive, along with AAC for Apple devices, and support for Dolby Atmos spatial audio. The Momentum 5 is also certified for hi-res audio, and provides an impressive frequency response of 6Hz 40KHz when using Bluetooth or a USB-C connection, which results in excellent sound quality. It digs really deep for the rumbling electronic bass effects on Max Richters Shadow Journal , while the spatial audio creates an atmospheric soundstage for the tracks hazy, ambient sounds. Theres clarity on the higher frequencies too, with the violins cutting through haze to add a sense of urgency to the piece. Switching to something heavier and harder, the Momentum 5 does a great job of balancing the sonic mash-up of Sing Along by Sturgill Simpson. The fuzzy guitar riffs have a head-banging power that drives the track forward, while the precise, ticking percussion is irresistibly catchy. The synths wail with dance-floor energy, and the bass drop toward the end has a real kick to it. The noise-cancellation has been improved as well. The Momentum 5 can now match the AirPods Max when it comes to blocking out low-frequency sounds such as the rumble of an aircraft engine. It does a good job with higher frequency sounds too, although the AirPods Max still has an edge in that area. Mind you, the AirPods Max are around $200/200 more expensive so the Momentum 5 is really good value for money, especially with that outstanding battery life for long journeys. Should you buy the Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless? The Momentum 5 Wireless is a strong choice if you want excellent sound, effective noise cancellation, and enough battery life for long journeys. Its deep, firm bass brings energy to electronic music and rock, while clear higher frequencies keep instruments distinct. The lightweight design and generous padding also make it comfortable for extended listening. For Apple users, AAC support, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and USB-C audio provide useful flexibility. Noise cancellation matches the AirPods Max for low-frequency rumble, although Apples headphones retain an advantage with higher-frequency sounds. The Momentum 5 counters with a considerably lower price and around 57 hours of battery life with noise cancellation enabled. At $399.95/329.99, it offers a compelling balance of sound, comfort, and endurance. However, bargain hunters should consider the Momentum 4, available for around $299/199. The improved sound and noise cancellation make the newer model appealing, but the older headphones remain a good budget option.
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Macworld Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isnt a little different from the likes of PlayStation Plus, EA Play, or Xbox Game Pass. If youve got questions about it, weve got plenty of answers. Updated November 6, 2026: There are four new games on the service this month: Crossy Road Rush , Food Stylist Design Game+ , KAMI 2+ , NBA 2K7 Arcade Edition . What is Apple Arcade? Apple Arcade is a gaming subscription service for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AppleTV that features several hundred games. The games are a mix of genres and styles, and include original games youll only find on the service and others that can be found on the regular App Store or even other platforms. Apple Arcade isnt a streaming service like Xbox Live Cloud Gaming or GeForce NOW. Games must be downloaded onto your device in order to be played. What do I need to run it? Apple Arcade was made available as part of iOS 13, iPad OS 13, tvOS 13, and macOS Catalina or later. Some of the more visually-intensive games may only run well on newer hardware, though, and some Mac games require macOS 11 (Big Sur). How much does Apple Arcade cost? Apple Arcade costs $6.99/6.99 per month, and youll also get a one-month free trial or you can get three months free if you purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac. To claim your free trial click here . You can get Apple Arcade for less than $6.99 a month if you subscribe for a year upfront. A year of Apple Arcade is $49.99/49.99 (so $4.16 a month). If youre currently on the $6.99 month-to-month plan and want to switch to the annual plan and save some money, you can do so on youriPhone or iPad. Open the App Store app, then tap your account icon in the upper right. Tap Subscriptions , then tap the entry for Apple Arcade . Here, you can switch to the annual plan. Apple Arcade is also included in the Apple One subscription bundles , which range from $20 a month to $38 a month and include access to Apple Music and Apple TV and iCloud storage. There is also a month free trial of Apple One. To claim the trial, or sign up for Apple One, click here . How do I sign up for Apple Arcade? There isnt an Apple Arcade appits built into the App Store. On your iPhone, iPad, or Mac open the App Store and look for the Apple Arcade tab at the bottom of the screen (or in the left column on macOS). A sign-up screen with a Try It Free button will appear. After the trial youll be charged either the monthly or annual fee, depending on your selection. When subscribing, youll need to enter your Apple ID password or use Touch ID or Face ID to sign in, and youll have to confirm your subscription purchase a few times. Once youre done with the sign up, the Arcade section of the App Store shows what games are available to you. To access a game, tap on it in the App Store, then tap the Get button. When the game is done installing on your device, the Get button turns into a Play button, and you can tap it to launch the game. The game app icon will also appear on your devices Home page. On the Apple TV, there actually is an Arcade app. Open that to see the sign-up offer. Youll also find an Arcade tab within the App Store. Does my subscription include family sharing? Yes. One $6.99 per month subscription can be shared between up to six people (including you). How do I cancel Apple Arcade? First off, keep in mind that if you cancel Apple Arcade (either before your free trial is up or after subscribing), you wont be able to keep playing the games unless you re-subscribe. If youre okay with that, you can use the same process you use to cancel any other subscription service. Heres the easiest way to do it on the iPhone and iPad: Open the App Store app and tap on your profile photo in the upper right. In the screen that pops up, press Subscriptions near the top of the page. Youll then see a list of active subscriptions, and Apple Arcade should be listed there. Tap it. Youll either see Cancel Free Trial or Cancel Subscription toward the middle of the page that appears. Tap whatever option is available , then Confirm Cancellation . And heres how to cancel Apple Arcade on the Mac: Open the App Store app and then press the icon with your profile photo in the lower left. The Account window will appear, and you should then click View Information at the top of the window. Enter your password when/if prompted. When your Account Information appears, scroll down to the Manage section and click the Manage link to the right of Subscriptions . When the list of your active subscriptions appears, click Edit to the right of Apple Arcade . Toward the middle of the page that appears, youll see a button that says either Cancel Free Trial or Cancel Subscription . Click it, then click Confirm Cancellation and Confirm . Do Apple Arcade games have in-app purchases? No. In Apples words, since every game includes access to the full experience, including all game features, content, and future updates, no additional purchases will be required. Even games that have in-app purchases on the App Store wont have any in Apple Arcade. Do Apple Arcade games have ads? Also no. On a related note, Apple says Apple Arcade has no ad tracking. Is Apple Arcade a game streaming service like GeForce NOW or Xbox Game Streaming? No. All Apple Arcade games are downloaded. Are there demos for Apple Arcade games? No, and theyre not really necessary. Like regular App Store apps, games download quickly and can easily be removed if you dont want to keep it anymore. Apple partly envisions Apple Arcade as a way of letting players try out games with more freedom than the App Store currently allows (which is basically none). In Apples words, rather than pay upfront for each game, a subscription to Apple Arcade will give players the opportunity to try any game in the service without risk. The service has a free trial, though, as weve seen with other Apple subscription services. Am I able to keep playing Apple Arcade games if I cancel my subscription? No. As with most subscription services, you only have access while youre a subscriber. Can I use controllers with Apple Arcade games? Yes. In additional to traditional MFi (Made for iOS) controllers, you can pair some specific Bluetooth controllers for either PlayStation or Xbox with your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. Since many Apple Arcade games are playable on Mac and Apple TV (where controller support is more common), many games will support them. Some games, especially those that are also available in the broader App Store and only for iPhone or iPad, have no controller support. How often are new games released? 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Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $250 off vs. Ultra 4 at $100 off
A pair of the best early Black Friday deals are now live with last years Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $250 off and the new Ultra 4 at nearly $100 off . If last years Black Friday event is any indication both models are already at, or extremely close to, the lowest price they will drop to for the big shopping season, but which should you get? Black Apple Watch Ultra 3 Black Milanese $649 (Orig. $899) Black Apple Watch Ultra 4 Milanese Loop $799 (Reg. $899) Natural Apple Watch Ultra 3 Natural Milanese $649 (Orig. $899) Natural Apple Watch Ultra 4 Milanese Loop $799 (Reg. $899) more
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No ****! And 5 other Apple Watch Live Rewind testing takeaways
Macworld Live Rewind, one of the more compelling features demonstrated at the launch of the Apple Watch Series 12 back in September, has finally become available with the launch (in beta form) of watchOS 27.3 and iOS 27.3. Ive spent several days testing Live Rewind, and can report that its a thoroughly impressive proof of concept. But there are flaws and limitations to be aware of, even if several of the latter are the result of good intentions. Here are six takeaways from my extensive hands-on testing with Live Rewind on the Apple Watch Series 12. Live Rewind is surprisingly accurate I was skeptical, but Live Rewind does a surprisingly decent job of understanding and transcribing what it hears. I started by playing YouTube videos of restaurant conversations for people learning English as a foreign language: slow, clear, with largely simple vocabulary. I sat close to the iPad playing the video. An easy task to begin with, and Live Rewind coped easily. The transcripts were virtually perfect, not to mention beautifully formatted with line breaks to denote separate short speeches. I stepped up the difficulty by looking up some menus online (I selected this fancy restaurant ) and acting the part of the waiter myself. I selected esoteric dishes I hadnt heard of, spoke quickly and was careless with my enunciation, chucked in some ums and ers, varied volume and occasionally mumbled a little. And the feature produced a mostly accurate transcript that would have been extremely useful to a diner who had missed an option on the list. This time the formatting was more of a challengeLive Rewind couldnt keep track of separate sentences, so the whole thing was jumbled together with a sometimes misleading number of commasand occasionally I had to decipher a soundalike guess when the feature didnt recognise a term. (IV instead of Ivy, 7 and Y instead of the British rivers Severn and Wye, for example.) But the information was mostly there. The most difficult task was when I used Live Rewind (after obtaining consent!) to recall snatches of random conversations with my family. This was more mixed. It caught the gist a lot of the time. But there were more soundalike guesses than before, and some sentences were missed entirely. This mostly related to distance, I think, and Ill come back to that later. So Live Recall is by no means perfect. But considering the difficulty of the taskhandling variations in accent and diction, mumbling and muffled speech, irregular grammar, slang, in-jokes, proper nouns, brand names, technical or foreign termsit does a very solid job. My verdict is that the accuracy is high enough to be useful as backup if you missed something, but not yet accurate enough to depend on as an alternative to paying attention. That should be tenderstem broccoli, obviously. David Price / Foundry Live Rewind has a short memory Like the proverbial goldfish, Live Rewind has a memory of 15 seconds. Which is shorter than you might think. On one test I read out a list of just four main courses, but made sure to include the additional verbiage for each one, as I suspect many waiters in high-end establishments would be encouraged to do. Nothing extreme, just an extra sentence detailing ingredients and/or preparation. The result of this slight bulking out was that Live Rewind, despite being triggered the very moment I finished my list, missed a big chunk of it. The first main and half the second were lost to history. Bear in mind, too, that while lists of specials in restaurants may frequently fit in the 15-second window (assuming the waiter refrains from prolixity), other scenarios may not work so well. Will the list of cocktails at a bar fit in 15 seconds, or the list of films at a cinema, or the list of changes your boss told you to make to a document? I have my doubts, although Siri Recap, if you use it, does not have a time limit and may be able to step in. The short memory, its worth noting, applies whether or not Live Rewind is currently hearing anything. If you trigger the feature, it wont rewind to the last 15 seconds of audio it heard; it will show you any speech it has heard in the past 15 seconds, ending when you double-press the Digital Crown. If youve been sitting in silence for at least 15 seconds, youll see the message No voice detected. And even if you do manage to capture the transcript of some speech, Live Rewind will by default forget it the moment you tap the X button to close it. You need to explicitly save it to the Siri app if you want to keep the record. (Youll save only the transcript, needless to say, not the audio from which it was created.) This short memory is deliberate, by the way, as well discover. Live Rewind has a short range My first impressions of the feature were not good. When I tried to use it on a conversation with my daughter, who was sitting perhaps 6 or 8 meters away and speaking unusually clearly, it produced a transcript of all my words and literally none of hers. But after more testing it became apparent that this was an issue of range, not accuracy. Live Rewind is good at picking up speech thats close to you, and far less effective when someone is speaking even from the other side of the room. I havent been able to find any evidence that this is deliberate (I know, for example, that the closely related feature Siri Recap can and will listen to people further away, since Apple gives the example of a lecturer in an otherwise quiet room in its notes ) but suspect that it may relate to privacy. If the waiter leans in and tells you about todays delicious cod cheeks, one may assume they consent to being heard. If the speaker is three tables away, things become murkier. Live Rewind doesnt approve of swearing I dont want to shock you, but while testing this feature I happened to hear a YouTuber use the word shit. Live Rewind transcribed this as ****. (Siri Recap did the same, incidentally.) The closest I can find to an explanation is in the support document, where Apple says Siri Recap is designed to omit potentially harmful content, such as language that promotes self-harm or hateful speech. But thats a different issue, and shit does not, as far as I can see, constitute hateful speech. So its a bit of a mystery. But very much the sort of family-values prudishness weve come to expect from Apple. How very shocking. David Price / Foundry The range of privacy measures is admirable For better and worse, the issue of privacy is absolutely central to Live Rewind. Apple is conscious that most of us are creeped out by the idea of a wrist-mounted surveillance bot listening in on conversations. Its conscious that previous surveillance-adjacent tech (Google Glass, for example) has encountered significant public pushback, and wants to avoid bad PR. So everything has been done with privacy in mind. To trigger Live Rewind, you have to double-press the Digital Crown, a distinctive gesture intended to be hard for creeps to disguise. A similar intent lies behind the on-screen animation and non-mutable sound effect, both of which alert anyone close enough to be recorded by the feature that you are summoning a transcript of what they just said. Its also worth mentioning that the feature works on your device. (The processing legwork happens on the companion iPhone, not the Apple Watch, by the way, so make sure its nearby.) It doesnt happen in the cloud, and Apple insists it does not have access to the data. I wont pretend Im completely on board with listening tech in general. I fear that such technologies are becoming more and more widespread and normalised. But with Live Rewind, Apple has done everything it can to take privacy concerns into consideration. and sometimes frustrating I applaud Apple for its efforts to safeguard privacy. But like the AirTag, which quite rightly took steps to combat stalking and in the process made itself a far less effective anti-theft device , Live Rewind finds itself in a position where good intentions lead to many of its most frustrating limitations. The short memory is there to limit the features surveillance capabilities. Ditto, I suspect, the short physical range. It also doesnt attempt, by design and for explicitly privacy-related reasons, to identify or differentiate between multiple speakers (not even speaker A and speaker B), despite this being an obvious way to make transcripts easier to parse. When viewing the transcript on your Apple Watch, youll find that the screenshot function is disabled, presumably to make it slightly less convenient for bad actors to eavesdrop and then share the results. But this also makes life less convenient if you want to share them for innocent reasons, such as sending the list of specials to a latecomer on their way to the restaurant, or publishing an article about how well the feature works. Live Rewind would be much more useful if these limitations were cast aside, but it would also be more controversial, and Apple doesnt like that. Youll need a new Apple Watch Series 12 to use Live Rewind. Mahmoud Itani / Foundry Conclusions Im way more impressed by Live Rewind than I expected to be. The accuracy is very solid. Yes, it makes some mistakes when tested under the most challenging conditions, but a lot of those mistakes will actually be phonetic best guesses that can be deciphered with little effort. And it usually gets the important details right. Its not quite sharp enough that you can ignore the waiter listing off specials or the senior colleague asking you a question and assume everything will be transcribed perfectly. But its a handy backup for the parts you missed while mostly paying attention. The main issues I have with Live Rewind, if they can be called issues, are the limitations deliberately put in place for privacy reasons. Its got very short range, for instance, and the 15-second memory window is on the low side in terms of usefulness. But privacy matters, and I understand why Apple made these decisions. Speaking only for myself, I still find the concept a tiny bit creepy. But Apple has done its best to minimise that factor, and this is overall a very decent effort.
LEGO Animal Crossing set adds Goldie as your neighbor with her cozy house and it
LEGO Animal Crossing Goldies Cozy House Buy for $14 (Reg. $18.50) What we love If youre looking to expand your own or a loved ones LEGO Animal Crossing village, this 149-piece set lets you add Goldie as a neighbor, complete with her cozy house. You can arrange the furniture inside to your preferences, create musical moments on Goldies piano, have breakfast at her picnic table (with a croissant, pear, and drink), discover creatures in the garden (like a snail on a rock), and otherwise enjoy all the heartwarming charm from the game. more
The EU accuses TikTok's 'rabbit hole' algorithm of breaching its content rules
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Furbaby parents can grab Bissell
Amazon is currently offering the Bissell Little-Green Pet Deluxe Portable Deep Cleaner package down at $109.99 shipped. Down from $140, it fell further to this same rate during Octobers Prime Day event, where its been holding out at. The deal here gives you a $30 markdown for the best price we have tracked this year. While other models are currently keeping to their full rates, you can also find the Limited-Edition Bordeaux model down at $115 right now, which sits $2 above its all-time low since releasing in September. more
Lexar made a huge splash earlier this year at IFA when it debuted the Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD . Its a ridiculously thin external drive, which the brand says is the worlds thinnest portable SSD. Its finally up for grabs now, and you can reserve your unit with a pre-order starting at $249.99 shipped . You can get this in 512GB and 1TB capacities, and you can learn more about it in detail below. more
Update 11/6: Baseus has dropped its latest U2 Pro camera to a new all-time low of $139.99 shipped. Through the official Baseus Amazon storefront you can now get the first savings on the brands latest U2 Pro 3K Dual-Lens AI Solar Outdoor Security Camera first discount for $149.99 shipped . This new model just hit the market earlier in the month at $280, with this first-time deal giving you a 46% markdown that is much larger than we usually see right out the gate, giving you $130 savings. more
LEGO Editions Olivia Rodrigos Vinyl Buy for $28 (Reg. $35) What we love Weve been seeing a few Olivia Rodrigo LEGO sets getting discounts lately, and now you can expand your collection with this 360-piece set that stacks up to build a vinyl record, complete with the singers signature symbols like a megaphone, red lips, and a butterfly. Its a great way for fans to show their love plus, it comes with a minifigure of her alongside an autograph plaque with star elements. more
Clear out winter on a budget with Worx
Amazon is offering a pre-winter chance to pick up Worxs 40V 20-inch Cordless Electric Snow Thrower with 2x 20V 6.0Ah batteries down at $377.99 shipped. Its dropping from a $420 full price, beating out previous mention in October when it fell to $395, with the deal here only beaten out by the short-term fall to $357 during last months Prime Day event. Youre looking at a $42 markdown here, giving you a more budget-friendly snow clearing solution at the second-lowest price we have tracked since it hit the market in mid-May. more
Jackery has launched its own early Black Friday savings on power stations, with a lucky spin game for subscribing, and by signing up/in as a member, youll also be getting 3x points for every one unit of local currency, too. Among the group, you can find options like the 2026 Explorer 1500 Ultra Portable Power Station with 2x 100W Prime solar panels down at $1,399 shipped , which beats out Amazon where its keeping to its full $1,579 rate. This is a more outdoor-ready solution that first hit the market after CES 2026, and has mostly seen discounts to $1,419 since August, though there were the few days of Octobers Prime event that saw it dip a little lower to $1,339. While it has gone lower in the past before prices began ramping up more due to ongoing tariffs, youre looking at a solid $180 markdown off the going rate. You can also find the standalone station going for $1,079 shipped , down from $1,199. Head below to browse the full lineup of deals. more
Official animatronic 16-inch Pikachu plushie drops to $36 Amazon all-time low (Reg. up to $80)
RealFX animatronic Pokmon Pikachu plushie Buy for $36 (Reg. $79) Clip the on-page $12 off coupon. What we love Theres a ton of Pikachu plushies and toys out there, but Amazon just undercut the early Black Friday price on this sizable 16-inch Puppetronic option that delivers a whole lot more. This one features motion-activated action and touch sensors all over the place for realistic movement, sound and expression. Another perfect gift for the kids or very adult Trainers if you ask me. more
A Stranger Things prequel series is coming to Netflix in 2028
Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure takes place in Nevada in the 1950s.
Ocarina of Time is here, and HORI has new Zelda Switch 2 accessories to match
Nintendos Ocarina of Time remake is now out on Switch 2, and HORI has a couple of new Zelda-themed accessories arriving right alongside it. The officially licensed Adventure Pack for Nintendo Switch 2 is now up for pre-order at Amazon for $34.99 shipped , offering a more stylish way to carry the console along with a few accessories. Theres also a new Zelda-themed variant of the HORI Wireless HORIPAD Turbo gamepad up for grabs at $64.99 shipped . The timing on this new Zelda carry bag couldnt be much better, as the classic is now back to Nintendos latest handheld with updated visuals, orchestral music, expanded cutscenes, and more. more
Friday Switch 2 game deals: Star Fox, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Metroid, Pragmata, more
The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and a price drop on the Switch 2 version of Capcoms Pragmata. Scope them all out below. Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2 $43 (Reg. $50) Amazon low more
All-new Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3 UWB tracker now available for purchase from $25 each
The all-new Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3 tracker is now live and available for purchase. Youll find the single 1-pack listing live at $30 and the 4-pack at $99.99 both are now live at Amazon and the official Samsung site . more
Automate your Christmas lights for just $22 today with this Apple HomeKit/Google Home smart plug
Linkind Matter Outdoor Smart Plug Buy for $23 (Reg. $27) What we love Linkinds Matter Outdoor Smart Plug is particularly handy this time of year if youre setting up Christmas lights, inflatables, or other outdoor decorations and dont want to keep heading outside to turn everything on and off. Its two outlets can be controlled independently, with support for Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Home alongside timers and schedules. It also has IP65-rated enclosure for outdoor use. more
Shure makes what are easily some of the best podcasting and streaming mics out there, not to mention some of the most legendary professional and home recording solutions you can buy. You have probably seen most, if not all, of the Shure mics on sale in the early Black Friday sales on the podcasts you watch on a regular basis, and for good reason they are some of the best you can buy and there are some relatively rare deals now up for grabs . more
Google's Find Hub can finally notify you if you've left a tracker behind
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Official Monopoly Pokmon Edition Board Game Buy for $13 (Reg. $17.50+) Clip the on-page $1.87 off coupon. What we love This is another one of those official Pokmon crossovers that is as good a gift for the kids as it is in a professional trainers collection. Youre looking at the official Pokmon Monopoly board to offer up a pocket monster twist on the classic experience if you ask me the four Pokmon player tokens are worth the price of entry alone (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, and Pikachu). more
Best Buy early Black Friday Doorbuster: Save $500 on this iBUYPOWER RTX 5060 gaming PC
As part of its now live early Black Friday Doorbuster deals , Best Buy is offering an iBUYPOWER RTX 5060 Slate gaming PC for $899.99 shipped right now. Youre looking at an AMD-powered machine with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD, which typically goes for $1,400, and todays offer takes $500 off its usual going rate. This is one of the best gaming PC deals were tracking right now as part of the early Black Friday offers, and it delivers some serious value if youre looking to set up a new battlestation ahead of the holidays or upgrade an older rig. Head below for more details. more
Apple HomePod mini 2 deals now live from $126 (Best Buy open-box)
While Amazon has owned the early pre-order deals on HomeView and Apple TV 4K thus far, it does not official carry Apples new HomePod mini 2 and deals are likely to be quite rare on this thing. However, while we do not expect to see any particularly notable straight up cash deals on Apples new Siri AI home speaker, Best Buy does have some early excellent condition open-box units on the Midnight and White models. more
The touchscreen MacBook Pro only makes me miss the Touch Bar
Macworld After years of rumors and speculation, Apple has finally begin shipping its first MacBook with a touchscreen . But while this may sound like a dream come true for some users, others are still trying to figure out whether this change actually makes sense. After all, the move appears to contradict principles laid down in 2010 by no less a commentator than Steve Jobs . Im not entirely against the idea of touchscreen Macs. There are a lot of touchscreen Windows laptops out there, and plenty of use cases to suit them. Its just that Apples implementation doesnt seem particularly effective. The touchscreen doesnt seem to add anything new to the user experience, or to the rest of the market. In fact, the more I look at the new MacBook Pro and its marquee feature, the more I find myself missing something else: the Touch Bar. The Touch Bar was misunderstood The Touch Bar was an OLED strip that sat above the keyboard on MacBooks. Introduced in 2016 , it replaced the classic function keys with virtual buttons that changed depending on what was on the screen; each app had its own controls. The idea seemed too good to be true when it was announced, and I was really excited about it. Apple itself seemed to lose interest in the Touch Bar after a while and stopped adding new features. Not only that, but the Touch Bar never made its way to any Mac other than the MacBook Pro: not the MacBook Air, or Apples wireless keyboard for its desktops. The reality is that users didnt have many reasons to like or prefer the Touch Bar over conventional function keys. At least physical function keys were easier to hit without looking. Perhaps it was for this reason that Apple brought back the physical Esc key on later MacBook Pro models, before finally getting rid of the Touch Bar for good. But the Touch Bar also had its good side, like being able to adjust the MacBooks brightness or volume with just a swipe. It was also handy to have quick controls for picking emojis or scrolling through the Final Cut Pro editing timeline. None of these features were really a must-have, but they made the Mac experience a little bit nicer. And crucially, they were accessible in a place that was easy to reach . By contrast, Apples examples of how owners should use the new MacBook Pros touchscreen seem awkward and uncomfortable. When you use a conventional laptop, your hands sit on the keyboard and the palm rest most of the time. You dont have to lift your arm to move the cursor and click buttons. Constantly lifting your arm to touch a screen facing you vertically seems unergonomic and tiring. Theres a reason why piano keys lie on a horizontal plane. Apple How does a touchscreen help the Mac? One of the things that bothers me most about the new MacBook Pro is that Apple seems to be trying too hard to convince us that touching a laptop screen is something weve been missing. Apple showed some examples of how people can use the new touchscreen, like playing a virtual piano. Im sure this is a fun way to show off what the new hardware can do, but in reality the average user is unlikely to do this often, if ever. Theres a reason why the iPad works so well as a touchscreen device. You can hold it in your hands, place it flat on a table, or adjust the screen angle depending on what youre doing. A MacBook, on the other hand, is still designed primarily around a keyboard and trackpad. There are laptops designed for touch, with screens that can be tilted at steeper angles or even flipped over so you can use them like a tablet. Thats not the case with the new MacBook Pro. Apple is rarely the first to introduce new technologies, but it usually takes its time to get them right. We saw this with the iPhone Duo : it isnt the first foldable phone, but it solved problems that stumped rival companies. Thats not the case with the touchscreen on the MacBook Pro. It feels like Apple added the feature just for the sake of it. The new MacBook Pro is essentially the same laptop with the same user experience, but now you can touch the screen. What a natural and comfortable way of working! Apple Ahead of its time That brings me back to the Touch Bar. It wasnt perfect, but it was an idea that made more sense than the current implementation of a touchscreen on a MacBook. We had something to touch that was right at our fingertips. Perhaps it would have been successful if more apps had supported it, or if Apple had figured out how to combine it with traditional function keys for those who need them. Its hard to argue in favor of the Touch Bar when Apple killed it because most users werent interested. Still, to me it seems like a good idea that was poorly executed, or something that was ahead of its time. It was nice to see Apple trying to bring touch to the Mac in a unique way that only Apple could do. When we heard rumors about touchscreens finally coming to the Mac, I hoped for a thoughtful execution of a long-requested feature. I wanted Apple to do more than just let users touch the screens of the MacBooks we already had. But based on the latest MacBook Pro, I have to say Im a little disappointed.
Giant $450 price drops hit Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in brand new condition today
While Amazon is delivering the latest Galaxy Z Fold 8 at a sizable $300 off right now (be sure to scope out the bundle deals youll find directly on Samsung right now too), it is also now offering a massive $450 off 2026 Galaxy S26 Ultra in brand new condition this includes both the 256GB and 512GB models . more
Tesla is 'winding down' Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory
Tesla Cybertruck production will wind down in the middle of 2027 to make room for the Cybercab robotaxi.
AirPods Pro 3 $50 off, AirPods Max 2 $100 off in early Black Friday sales launching today
The big-time early Black Friday sales are kicking off today with a seriously notable $250 off M5 MacBook Air , clearance deals on Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $250 off , and you can even score yourself some sweet Apple Polishing Cloths at $9 Prime shipped . But we wanted to touch down this morning to take stock of the AirPods deals Amazon is still delivering the best price on AirPods Pro 3 at $ 50 off and it has now dropped all colors of the latest AirPods Max 2 at $100 off . AirPods Pro 3 $199 (Reg. $249) AirPods Max 2 $449 (Reg. $549) more
Best Buy is getting an early jump on Black Friday , turning up the heat with a fresh batch of Doorbusters and other limited-time offers. Were also kicking off our daily look at the retailers Deals of the Day lineup , with flash-sale pricing on notable gear across a range of categories. Todays listings includes discounts on gaming PCs, monitors, power banks, and other home essentials , with some items dropping to their best prices yet ahead of the main Black Friday rush. You can browse the full list of Best Buy Deals of the Day right here , or head below for a closer look at some of the standout offers were tracking today. more
Perplexity's 'teammates' are the company's AI agents for daily work tasks
Perplexity launches personal AI agents that can act as your 'teammates.'
Heads up: 1TB M5 MacBook Air just dropped even lower, now $250 off in early Black Friday sale
With another blast of giant early Black Friday sales going live today as we ready for the weekend, Amazon is delivering the best deal on M5 MacBook Air we have tracked in months. Undercutting the fall Prime Day offer, you can now score both the 13-inch and 15-inch 1TB M5 MacBook Air models at a major $250 off the list price. more
Use GPT, Claude, and Gemini on your Mac for life for $69.97
Macworld TL;DR: Replace your separate AI writing, image, and audio apps with a 1min.AI lifetime subscription for $69.97 (reg. $540). Writing, image editing, and voiceovers each tend to need their own AI app with their own monthly bill. Mac users who make content often pay for three or four of them at once. You can avoid that with 1min.AI , an all-in-one AI app for macOS, and its Advanced Business Plan lifetime subscription drops to $69.97 (reg. $540). For images, you can generate new pictures, upscale old ones, remove backgrounds or stray objects, and turn a rough sketch into a finished image. Writing help includes a rewriter, expander, shortener, and summarizer. In the chat window, you choose between GPT-5.5 Pro, Claude 4.6 Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and other models. Audio and video tools are in the same app, with text-to-speech, voice cloning, a caption generator, and YouTube summaries. Every month, youll get 4 million credits, enough for about 1,186 images or 1.1 million words. Visiting the web app each day adds 15,000 bonus credits, up to 450,000 a month on top of that. Up to 20 people can share one account, and 1min.AI also runs on iPhone and iPad for edits away from your desk. AI drafts still need a human edit, so plan to review what it makes before you publish it. Write, design, and record with AI from one Mac app. Get a 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan lifetime subscription on sale for $69.97. Offer ends November 8. 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan Lifetime Subscription See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change .
Airbnb is threatening to launch an AI travel agent next year
Airbnb is developing an AI travel agent that it says will eventually be able to help plan your whole trip.
Okay folks here we go, Best Buy has now officially launched its early Black Friday deals and the second batch of Doorbusters. Alongside the all-time low now live on the new Google Home Speaker , the ongoing pre-order discount on the new Apple HomeView , these Apple Watch Ultra 4 models at nearly $100 off , and Apples AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off , we are getting an influx of brand new discounts starting today as part of Best Buys official early Black Friday sale . Everything is waiting right here and youll find even more details below. more
NASA unveils mysterious X-70 experimental aircraft using AI-generated image
NASAs X-70 Fractal announcement comes as agency aims to grow X-plane fleet.
Velotric has launched its Black Friday Sale lineup with up to $760 in savings on e-bikes, offer guarantees, and several first-ever discounts among the group. One of those first-ever cash savings deals is on the 2026 Discover 3 Ultimate Comfort Commuter e-bike with a FREE rack top bag and mirror ($136 value) at $1,899 shipped . The bike alone has been keeping to its $1,999 full price since releasing in February, with only FREE bundle deals occasionally being offered in the time since. Now, not only are you getting the bundled gear, but also $100 slashed from the tag for the all-time lowest price we have tracked. I recently received my own Discover 3, so keep an eye out for our upcoming hands-on review. Head below to check out the full lineup of deals for the month of November. more
Blue Origin's New Glenn launch delay will continue into 2027
Repairs have been slow after an explosion earlier this year.
Bose recalls S1 Pro battery packs due to fire and overheating risks
Over 670,000 units are being recalled in the US and Canada.
Following the launch of the new Elite 30 Mini Power Station , Bluetti has officially launched its Black Friday Early Access deals , complete with our exclusive bonus savings code, FREE gifts with purchases of certain units, and a lucky draw spin with purchases over $1,000 that can give you various rewards. One notable leader that launched alongside this sale is the new Apex 200 Portable Power Station down at $1,044.05 shipped , after using the code 9TO5TOYS5OFF at checkout, which is not yet available at Amazon. As I stated, this is a brand-new unit that only just hit the market with an initial discount from $1,399 to $1,099, which gets even better with our exclusive code for $355 savings. Head below to check out the full lineup of deals. more
Google is ditching Firebase Studio soon, and it wants you to use its newer AI tools instead
The company is going all-in on Antigravity and Google AI Studio and hopes developers will do the same.
A BioWare documentary is set to arrive next year
Massive Effect: The BioWare Story started filming two years before EA shut down the studio.
Super Mario Galaxy Yoshi Figure now just $8 Prime shipped (Save 46%)
Super Mario Galaxy Yoshi 5-Inch Action Figure Buy for $8 (Reg. $15) What we love Whether its gifts for the kids or just for your shelf in the game room, this is an official 5-inch Super Mario Super Mario Galaxy Movie Yoshi figure, complete with a removable hat, sunglasses and satchel, as well as 20 points of articulation. And now its just $8 Prime shipped. more
Wired headphones are going through a bit of renaissance right now and Sony is reviving its iconic Walkman-style over-ears with the new MDR-3R USB-C Wired Retro On-Ear Headphones . Now available for purchase at $60 for the standard issue set and at $80 for the Stranger Things edition . more
