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Nothing's Ear (3a) wireless earbuds are now $69 on Amazon as part of an Early Black Friday deal, down $30 from their $99 list price. The earbuds feature 12mm drivers, active noise cancellation up to 45dB, LDAC and Hi-Res Audio support, Bluetooth 6.0 with multipoint pairing, and up to 42 hours of total battery life with the charging case.
Nothing's sub-brand CMF has cut the price of its milk carton-shaped Speaker S to $39, a $20 discount, through Amazon and Nothing's own store. The larger Speaker M model is also discounted to $79, a $30 reduction, as part of an early Black Friday promotion.
Google has launched Pixel Tag, its Bluetooth tracker for Android devices, following an August announcement at Google I/O. Google's own footnotes confirm that the tracker's advanced precision-finding features require a phone running Android 9.0+ and Bluetooth 6.0+, a combination only found in recently released models like the Pixel 10 series and Galaxy S26 Plus/Ultra.
Anker's Soundcore Q31i noise-canceling headphones are on sale for $64.99 on Amazon, a $25 discount off their $89.99 list price and the lowest price recorded since their launch this year. The headphones offer up to 50 hours of battery life with noise canceling on, up to 80 hours with it off, and support LDAC audio streaming via Bluetooth 6.0.
The Tribit StormBox Micro 3, a palm-sized Bluetooth speaker released in 2026, is now selling on Amazon for $52, its lowest price yet. The speaker features Bluetooth 6.0, USB-C audio, IP68 water and dust resistance, and drop protection, aimed at travel, biking, and outdoor use. Tribit's accompanying app adds extra controls, and the device includes a strap system plus reported magnetic mounting options.
Amazon is selling the black JBL Live 680NC (2026) headphones for $79, down $81 from their $159.95 list price, a 51% cut that marks an all-time low. The headphones only launched in March, and they feature True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, LDAC support, Bluetooth 6.0 with LE Audio and Auracast, multipoint pairing, and up to 80 hours of battery life with ANC off.
Samsung has released its Galaxy Buds On, open-ear clip-style earbuds that support Gemini Live voice commands and head gestures for answering or declining calls. The buds use Samsung's proprietary SSC and SSC UHQ Bluetooth codecs for high-resolution audio on compatible Galaxy devices, offer up to 9.5 hours of battery life plus 38 hours from the case, run on Bluetooth 6.2, and carry an IP54 dust/water-resistance rating.
CMF, Nothing's sub-brand, has released two milk-carton-shaped portable speakers: the $59 Speaker S with a 45mm driver and passive radiators, and the $109 Speaker M with a 10W tweeter, dual drivers and a 25W woofer. Both offer Bluetooth 6.0, IP68 water and dust resistance, up to 18 hours of battery life, USB-C charging and audio input, and support for NFC, Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair and Auracast, with the ability to pair two identical units together.
JBL has introduced the PartyBox Ultimate 2, its most powerful portable speaker to date, featuring 1,500 watts of output and a large, 41.4-inch design. The speaker includes a built-in light show with ripple-wave effects, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, and multiple audio inputs, along with a touch control panel. It is available for pre-order at $1,800, with shipping scheduled for late October 2026.
Samsung unveiled the SmartTag 3, its latest Bluetooth tracker, which for the first time works with iPhones through the SmartThings app, though features like Compass View, Ring Phone, and Left Behind Alerts remain Android-exclusive. The device is 35% smaller and 33% lighter than earlier models, offers battery life up to 550 days, extends directional finding to about 200 feet, and adds Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding and geofenced Place Notifications. It starts at $29.99 and is expected in the US by early November.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy SmartTag 3 alongside its new Galaxy Tab S12 lineup, priced at $30 for a single unit or $100 for a four-pack. The tracker gains longer Bluetooth range, extended battery life of up to 550 days, ultra-wideband precision finding, a geofencing 'Place Notification' feature, and cross-platform compatibility through the SmartThings app for both iPhone and Android users. Samsung also added a new pet activity monitoring function as a notable feature of the device.
Nothing has released the Headphone 1 Pro, a premium follow-up to its $299 Headphone 1 launched in 2025. The $399 headphones use a triple-driver setup, a 10-microphone active noise cancellation system, and tuning developed with Metropolis Studios, housed in an aluminum, titanium and scratch-resistant glass build. Nothing claims 68 hours of battery life with ANC off, 30 hours with it on, plus Auracast and Bluetooth 6.1 support.