We’re within the thick of the most important gross sales occasion of the yr as Black Friday merges into Cyber Monday, and we’re swarmed with offers upon offers. We’ve got loads of deal hubs that can assist you all make knowledgeable choices on the issues we expect you may need to purchase, however they’re additionally there to assist us resolve if there’s something value spending our hard-earned cash on. In any case, who can ignore sale?
The Android Central employees took to a few of the offers to buy varied gadgets, and a few of us truly bought tech merchandise, both for ourselves or for others. So this is an inventory of the issues we purchased in case you discover one thing that may curiosity you.
Derrek Lee, Managing Editor
Sony ULT Subject 1: I have been searching for a brand new moveable Bluetooth speaker for a while since my UE Growth is so outdated that it simply cannot maintain a cost anymore. I used to be tempted to get a brand new UE Growth 4, however the critiques deterred me, so I settled on this 25% off Sony ULT Subject 1 deal (which you’ll be able to learn extra about right here). From what I’ve learn, together with from our personal Sony ULT Subject 1 overview, the speaker is simply what I want, with loads of quantity and bass, because of the ULT button. I am excited to take this out on my upcoming New 12 months’s get-together!
Andrew Myrick, Senior Editor — Smartphones, Chromebooks, Tablets
SanDisk Excessive 2TB microSD Card: I am of the mindset that there is no such factor as having an excessive amount of storage, though I have not reached peak-Harish standing simply but. Even nonetheless, SanDisk JUST launched its first 2TB microSD card, and it is already on sale. That is going to be good to retailer my emulation library so I can alternate between the totally different gaming handhelds I am utilizing at any given time.
Nick Sutrich, Senior Content material Producer — Smartphones, VR
New Meta Quest 3/3S video games: I purchased a bunch of video games on Steam and thru the Meta Quest 40% off sale (Into Black and Medieval Dynasty so I can play with my son), plus a couple of board video games from Barnes & Noble that we have been eyeing, like Botany. I am contemplating choosing up a second Meta Quest 3S for my spouse so all three of us can play VR video games collectively since there have been so many nice gross sales on the brand new headset.
Harish Jonnalagadda, Senior Editor — Smartphones (Asia, Europe)
Sharge Shargeek 170: The Sharge 170 is in contrast to some other energy financial institution I’ve, and the distinctive design is eye-catching. Distinctive design apart, the Sharge 170 delivers 140W through a single port, making it the perfect energy financial institution to cost notebooks, and the 24,000mAh battery is travel-friendly whereas nonetheless having sufficient capability to cost a pocket book and two telephones. It costs as much as three units directly, and in contrast to most energy banks, the chassis has IP66 ingress safety. I used it all through 2024 and favored it a lot that I am now shopping for a unit to offer as a present. Cyber Monday is one of the best time to take action because it’s on sale for $135, $52 lower than its normal retail worth.
Michael Hicks, Senior Editor — Wearables
New watch bands for the Garmin Fenix 8: Garmin could have discounted its watches for Cyber Monday, however its bands are nonetheless fairly costly. I’ve tried Abanen hook and loop nylon bands earlier than, and I like how they make Garmin watches even lighter, however I am excited to do this EKINGEEK band that appears a bit extra rugged and safe than a standard nylon band. Collectively, each value lower than one official Garmin band, they usually give me extra choices to maintain my Fenix 8 comfy.
Patrick Farmer, eCommerce Editor
Google Pixel 9 at Mint Cell: I made a decision to make use of Black Friday as a chance to improve my cellphone and at last ditch Verizon as my wi-fi provider. It is bought out in the meanwhile, however Mint Cell caught my consideration a couple of days in the past by slashing $500 off the Pixel 9 throughout its Black Friday sale. That was adequate for me, however I spotted that Mint was additionally pairing that low cost with 50% off its Limitless plan after I paid for a yr prematurely. So, for the worth of a midrange cellphone, I mainly acquired a full yr of wi-fi and a Google Pixel 9, and now I haven’t got to consider my cellphone invoice once more for one more 12 months.
Brady Snyder, Full Time Contributor
ANNAPRO head strap: This Black Friday, I picked up an ANNAPRO pressure-reducing head strap for my VR headset. Whilst you could not have heard of ANNAPRO, the corporate makes a speciality of creating supplemental head straps that mix together with your VR headset’s current strap so as to add additional assist, normally close to your brow. It could possibly cut back facial stress and make the headsets extra comfy to put on.
There’s an ANNAPRO head strap for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional and an ANNAPRO battery head strap for the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S — plus an ANNAPRO A3 Max strap for the Quest 3 sequence with a ten,800mAh battery and additional facial assist. They’re all about $10+ off their normal sticker worth by means of Cyber Monday.
These are simply a few of the issues we have picked up through the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend. It’s also possible to learn how Jerry Hildenbrand is planning to construct his personal NAS on a budget with a Raspberry Pi and another merchandise on sale. He has additionally put the Motorola Razr 2024 in his cart, and he’s lastly prepared to drag the set off on a flip cellphone, because of this spectacular Google Fi Wi-fi low cost.
With Black Friday over, loads of offers are nonetheless stay as we transfer into Cyber Monday on December 2. Nonetheless, you do not need to wait to choose up that band, strap, charger, or cellphone earlier than the worth goes again up.
