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Retailers are offering early Black Friday discounts on smart bird feeders, including a 29% price cut on the Birdfy Original (blue, with solar) to $127 from $180. A non-solar version is available for $110, while the yellow variant costs about $13 more than the blue one on sale.
Dyson launched a dedicated promotional event called Dyson Week, offering discounts of up to $300 across vacuums, hair tools, and air purifiers. The sale runs through Halloween and includes deals like the V15 Detect vacuum bundled with a car cleaning kit for $600.
Microsoft is sending emails to Xbox Series X/S owners who haven't used their consoles recently, encouraging them to trade them in at Best Buy for as much as $375 in store credit, provided the hardware and accessories are in excellent condition. The push comes months after Microsoft raised Xbox console prices by $100-$150, and follows its earlier announcement of retail partnerships to sell refurbished consoles at lower prices.
Weeks after its debut, the latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for half its normal price at both Amazon and Best Buy, hitting an all-time low of $29.99. The device can power itself directly from a TV's USB port, eliminating the need for a separate power adapter, and supports 4K video at up to 60fps with HDR10 Plus.
Early reviews of Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, converge on a consistent set of findings. Critics call it the best foldable phone currently available, while flagging a visible and tangible crease, lagging third-party app support for the inner screen, and a design better suited to people who plan to use the unfolded display often rather than occasionally.
Best Buy is selling the Alienware 16X Aurora gaming laptop for $1,949.99, down from its $2,899.99 list price. The configuration pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, 16GB of DDR5 memory, a 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch 240Hz OLED display.
Samsung's 2026 Frame Pro (55-inch) has dropped $100 to its lowest price yet, around $1,098, down from its $1,498 retail price in August. The standard 2026 Frame is also discounted to $898, matching the price of last year's model and marking its cheapest price so far.
A WIRED gift guide for moms recommends items including a Troubadour AirPods case, the Nintendo Switch 2 priced at $449 alongside games like Pokopia and the upcoming Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, and budget-friendly titles such as Stardew Valley and Fields of Mistria. It also mentions a Steam Machine starting at $1,049 and touches on photo-related gift ideas for preserving family memories.
Best Buy is selling the Lenovo Legion 5i 16-inch gaming laptop for $1,799.99, down from its $2,649.99 list price, a $850 discount. The configuration includes an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5070 mobile graphics with 8GB VRAM, 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch 3K display with a 240Hz refresh rate.
Matt Ebert, CEO of 650-location collision repair chain Crash Champions, has produced about 35 episodes of his podcast, PodCrash with Matt Ebert, featuring conversations on leadership, entrepreneurship and trades. He says the show helps build familiarity with customers before they ever need a repair, and has become an unexpected recruiting tool, with job candidates saying they feel they already know him. Ebert also uses the podcast to highlight that the company's technicians earn more than $100,000 on average and increasingly work with tablets alongside traditional tools.
DJI's Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera is currently discounted to $395 from its usual $499 price at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo. The compact camera is designed for creators who need dedicated video capture beyond what smartphone cameras typically offer.
Maverick1000's under-30 network, Maverick NEXT, is highlighting advice from young entrepreneurs including Tim Highnam of Seven Sigma, Sean Meer of Cleantech Inc., and Jess Cox of Impact Loop. The group runs an annual Impact Award sending five founders under 30 to Necker Island with Richard Branson, with applications due November 30. Founders shared lessons from building AI studios, commercial cleaning firms with direct employment, and philanthropic advisory services.