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Amazon's 2026 fall Prime Day event is in its closing 24 hours, with AirPods Pro 3 discounted to $179 from $249 and AirPods Max 2 down to $429. The sale also includes M6 Mac mini models up to $150 off, record-low pricing on Apple Watch Series 12, and discounts on accessories like Nomad's Find My wallet card and Elevation Lab AirTag mounts.
9to5Mac editors compiled a roundup of items they personally added to their carts during Amazon's fall Prime Day event, which is in its final hours. Picks span Apple products like AirPods Pro 3, Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse, along with items like a Bambu Lab 3D printer, Samsung monitor, Logitech mouse, and LEGO sets.
Leaker pdfu posted images of a smart deadbolt lock and a smart thermostat that Apple reportedly co-developed for release under LG branding, following a Bloomberg report describing a broader lineup including cameras, a doorbell and a temperature sensor. The lock features a rotating keypad, customizable light ring and alarm settings, while the thermostat includes display and calibration options.
Geekom is offering discounts of up to 28% across 13 mini PC models during Amazon's Big Deal Days event, covering both Intel and AMD configurations including its newly released A9 Max (2026) with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 chip. The AMD model drops from $1,599 to $1,359, while the Intel-based IT15 with a Core Ultra 9 285H chip falls from $1,199 to $1,019.15.
Regulatory filings show Apple is working with LG Electronics on a line of smart home accessories, including a video doorbell, indoor and outdoor cameras, a floodlight camera, a smart deadbolt, and temperature devices. These products are designed to connect with Apple's upcoming smart home hub, updated HomePod mini, and new TV set-top box, all expected in mid-October, while the LG hardware itself won't ship for several more months.
Amazon has discounted several recent Apple Mac models as part of its fall Prime Day sale, including up to $149 off the new M6 Mac mini and $199 off the 2026 Mac Studio with 36GB RAM, both described as all-time lows. The retailer is also offering roughly $200 off most M5 MacBook Air configurations, $500 off a 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro with 2TB storage, and rare discounts on Apple's Magic Mouse and its new all-glyph Magic Keyboard.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple collaborated with LG Electronics to develop a line of smart home accessories, including a doorbell, thermostat, deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor cameras, and a floodlight camera. These devices will be sold under LG's brand, with LG handling manufacturing and support, while Apple is expected to launch its own hub device, a new HomePod Mini and a TV set-top box around the same time.
Apple's new M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models have removed the removable NAND storage module that was present in the previous M4 Mac mini. That earlier module let users unscrew the back panel and swap in a third-party SSD up to 2TB, bypassing Apple's costly build-to-order storage upgrades. The new models look externally similar but no longer include this swappable storage slot.
The original Auk Mini indoor garden is now priced at $199, down from its usual $260, following the early 2026 release of the Auk Mini 2. Auk has confirmed this is the lowest price the original model has ever reached.
Retailers are offering Prime Day discounts on docking stations designed to fit the current Mac Mini's chassis, adding USB-A ports, SD card slots, and SSD bays that the compact computer lacks natively. Tom's Hardware notes these bespoke docks won't fit older Mac Mini models with different chassis shapes, and that standard rectangular USB-C or Thunderbolt docks can offer similar functionality without the custom fit.
Apple is reportedly developing a significant MacBook Pro overhaul that could arrive later this year, following the March refresh. Expected changes include a shift from mini-LED to OLED displays, the first touchscreen on a Mac, and a Dynamic Island replacing the current notch, according to reporting that cites Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg. Apple is also said to be reworking macOS so controls dynamically resize and respond to touch gestures like pinching and scrolling.
Amazon's fall Prime Day sale has launched with AirPods Pro 3 at $179 (down from $249) and AirPods Max 2 at $429, a $120 discount. The sale also includes record-low pricing on several Apple Watch Series 12 models, up to $150 off the new M6 Mac mini lineup, $200 off the Mac Studio, and $200 off M5 MacBook Air models.