XBox, Apple, and More Black Friday Tech Deals You Can Still Get Today

Sony’s WH-1000 headphones have been some of my favorites for listening to music since I started testing headphones in 2020. The latest version, which came out just this year, is down to its lowest price ever. It has more balanced sound than its predecessor, better noise cancellation, and a new foldable design that makes it more portable.

The previous generation of Sony’s headphones is down to its lowest price and sounds almost as good.

If you want headphones that can block out everything from coffee-shop chatter to the roar of an airplane engine, Bose’s latest can’t be beat.

Apple’s over-ear headphones have solid noise cancellation and excellent sound, and they can seamlessly switch among all your Apple devices. Right now, they’re down to the lowest price I’ve seen since July.

Sonos’s first headphones are down to their lowest price ever. They sound as good as Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra, and they’re surprisingly comfortable. “Other over-ear headphones give me tension headaches within an hour or two, but the Ace’s light grip lets me wear them all day without discomfort,” says Strategist senior writer Michael Zhao.

Our pick for the best less expensive noise-canceling headphones is down to its lowest price ever. While these don’t sound quite as good as the Bose or Sony headphones, their sound can’t be beat for this price.

I’ve long been a fan of JBL’s Tour Pro line ofearbudsthanks to their impressively rich sound, effective noise cancellation, and on-case display that lets you control media playback without having to pull out your phone. Using the newAuracasttechnology, you can also use the case to transmit audio to a second device such as a friend’s headphones or speakers. They’re down to nearly their lowest price yet.

The company’s Live Beam 3 earbuds are like a pared-down version of the Tour Pro 3’s in a lighter case. They don’t have Auracast support, but their battery life is a bit longer than the Tour Pro 3’s.

This year’s update of the AirPods Pro is the most impressive yet. They’re more comfortable than previous models, have richer and more balanced sound than the AirPods Pro 2, and feature on-device heart-rate tracking so you don’t need to wear a watch to track your runs.

These are the first standard AirPods to feature noise cancellation, and they sound even better than their predecessors.

Like the AirPods Pro 3, Apple’s fitness earbuds feature heart-rate monitoring and good noise cancellation, plus they have clips that ensure they won’t fall off your ears while you’re on a ride or run.

These are my favorite earbuds to use with Android phones as they can pair quickly, just like AirPods do with iPhones.

If you have a Galaxy phone, these earbuds will pair more seamlessly with it than other models. They sound nearly as good as the AirPods Pro 3.

For under $100 — the best price I’ve seen for these earbuds — you won’t find a better-sounding pair.

Our pick for the bestBluetooth speakeris down to its lowest price yet. Despite its compact size — which makes it easy to toss in a bag and carry around — it’s quite loud and sounds excellent.

This speaker is about as portable as the Wonderboom, but it has a built-in strap so you can latch it onto your bike or shower head.

If you want a speaker that can fill your room with rich sound and booming bass plus put on a light show while it does it, get this party speaker from Sony while it’s down to its lowest price yet.

I love traveling with this speaker. It’s light, comes in a fun purple color, and has a built-in carabiner you can clip to a bag, a showerhead, or camping gear.

This is one of the best-sounding Bluetooth speakers I’ve tested, and its unique design makes it worthy to flaunt on a shelf. It also works with Google Assistant and Alexa so you can switch tracks totally hands free.

While this speaker can function as a typical Bluetooth speaker, it works better when paired with other Sonos equipment. The handle on the back makes it easy to scoop off the table and move around.

They’ve been out for a while now, but Apple’s main smart speaker still sounds excellent; you can even pair two together.

If you’re sick of cranking your TV’s volume to hear what an actor just said, now’s the time to get a soundbar. We named this thebest soundbar overallthanks to its outstanding sound and ability to connect with other Sonos speakers for a more robust listening experience. It’s down to its lowest price right now.

If you want a soundbar with a dedicated subwoofer (without having to buy one separately), you can save a few bucks on our best less expensive soundbar, too.

This tiny soundbar has Roku’s streaming software built right in, so you don’t have to worry about having a bunch of cables behind your TV. And like most soundbars, you can connect this one to other devices like a computer or PlayStation 5.

Strategist senior writer Michael ZhaosaysLG’s C-line of 4K TVs is the only one he recommends thanks to its balance of value, design, and size options. This 42-inch model is 10 percent off right now, which isn’thuge, but it will save you $100.

Our pick for the bestportable projectoroverall is down to its lowest price to date. According to Strategist senior writer Michael Zhao, it “combines class-leading excellent image quality with decent portability yet looks elegant enough to live permanently on a coffee table.”

If you’re still using your smart TV’s built-in streaming apps, it’s time to move to astreaming devicesince TVs tend tocollect a lot of data. This one from Roku is down to its lowest price to date. It can access nearly any streaming service and plays everything in 4K. Plus it’s small enough to travel with so you can bring your favorite shows to your hotel room.

If you can splurge a little more, our pick for the best streaming device overall has a nicer interface and better control than the Roku. Since it works with Google Assistant, it’s also a decent smart-home hub.

If you want a more customizable streaming device, Amazon’s streaming stick does everything Roku’s can, and it has a much larger app ecosystem.

It’s not Apple’s most powerfuliPad, but it’s the most affordable and it’s still a great tablet. This bundle, which comes with two years of AppleCare+, is down to the lowest price I’ve seen.

Despite not having the same M5 processor as the latest iPad Pro, the Air’s M3 chip is powerful enough to get through a day’s worth of emails, document editing, and note-taking. And like the standard iPad, it’s the cheapest it has ever been.

Black Friday is the best time to buy a Kindle as Amazon consistently discounts most of its e-readers. The flagship Paperwhite, which has been our pick forbest e-reader overallfor several years running, is at its lowest price to date right now. For $30 more, you can get thekid-friendly versionthat already has ads removed and comes with a case.

The standard Kindle, which is smaller than the Paperwhite, is on sale right now too. It has become my go-to when I’m traveling.

Kobo’s stylus-friendly Libra Colour is my favorite color e-reader to date since it doubles as adigital notebook.

Amazon’s first color e-reader feels a lot like the Paperwhite, but it’s better for reading comic books and graphic novels.

Onyx’s Boox line of Android-powered e-readers is more customizable than the Kindle, and they can run apps from the Google Play Store. The Note Air 4C is a tad smaller than the standard iPad and has a color e-ink screen and stylus support, so it works for taking notes as well as reading.

The Boox Palma 2 is my favorite e-reader to date. It’s about the size of my iPhone 15 Pro Max, so it fits in my pocket. And because it runs Android, I can read articles and newsletters on it; Kindles can’t do that without some extra fiddling. This is the lowest price I’ve seen for it, so I’d recommend grabbing it now.

Amazon’s biggest Kindle is great for taking notes thanks to its stylus support. You can even write over text inside your books if you’re a staunch annotator.

Apple’s most recent watch just came out two months ago, but it’s already getting a nice discount at $50 off. It’s a minor upgrade over the Series 10, with longer battery life and a more durable screen.

The more affordable — but still new — SE 3 is the first in the SE line to have an always-on display.

This year’s Apple Watch has a larger display and better battery life than its predecessor, plus 5G connectivity for the first time.

The last-generation Apple Watch Ultra is currently at its lowest price to date, and it’s still an excellent watch. It’s the one I always wear thanks to its large, vibrant display, additional action button to trigger workouts, and extra-rugged design.

If you want a feature-packed fitness tracker that won’t add another screen to your life, get the latest Whoop tracker while it’s on sale. It can track workouts, sleep patterns, stress levels, menstrual cycles, and more.

The newest Galaxy Watch isn’t a huge upgrade from the Watch 7, but its bright, colorful display is easy to see in broad daylight and it’s a great workout tracker. It’s been out for only a handful of months, but it’s already getting a pretty significant discount.

Google didn’t make any massive changes to the design or functionality of the Pixel Watch this year, but the company made the watch way more repairable so it should last you for years to come.

Strategist contributor Brent Rose calls thisfitness trackerGarmin’s “do-everything multisport watch” as it can track everything a smartwatch can (plus more) with better accuracy. It’s quite pricey for a wearable, so get it while you can save yourself some cash.

This has quickly become my favorite fitness tracker. Unlike the Apple Watch I usually sport, this ring can be worn while I’m kickboxing and still track the calories I’m burning. It’s quite pricey for a ring, but right now it’s down to the lowest price I’ve seen.

If you have a Samsung phone, the company’s smart ring works about as well as the Oura and it’s never been cheaper.

Our pick for thebest robot vacuum for petsis powerful enough to pick up most pet hair, and it was already quite affordable for a robot vacuum before this discount. Now it’s a steal.

But if you need a robot that’ll scrub your floors, too, few have performed as well in my testing as the Qrevo Slim. I’ve never seen it discounted this much, so grab it while you can.

Thisalarm clockconvinced me I shouldn’t use my phone as my alarm anymore. Its wake-up tones are gentler than Apple’s, and it has a soft light that simulates a sunrise, which makes waking up a tad more pleasant. It also has Bluetooth built in, so you can use it to listen to a podcast or playlist before bed.

I love the Loftie but prefer the Hatch Restore 3 thanks to its multicolored LED that gets brighter than the Loftie. Its buttons are also easier to hit without looking, which is nice since my eyes are usually the last things to wake up.

Our pick for thebest digital picture frame overallhas a 12-inch screen that will make all your photos pop. You can upload pictures from Aura’s app, and if you know someone else with an Aura frame, you can send pictures to their frame, too. It makes a great gift.

Aura’s Carver has a lower-resolution screen than the Mason, but it’ll save you some money and pictures still look great on it. Because its screen is bigger than the Mason’s, it’s easier to see from a distance.

Aura’s frames have long beenStrategist favorites, but the Skylight Frame 2 is a great alternative. Unlike Aura’s, the Skylight has swappable frames you can easily switch to match the vibe of whatever room it’s in.

If your family calendar is always stacked, Skylight’s calendar is an excellent way to show everyone what’s happening on any given day so no appointments or practices get missed. Several Strategist editors swear by theirs.

The Hearth Display, which works similarly to the Skylight Calendar, is down to the lowest price I’ve ever seen.

If you like to control your electronics hands free, this plug works with Alexa so you can flip a switch with a quick voice command.

Smart lightbulbsare often costly, so bundles are a handy way to get enough to cover your house and save a bit of money. These bulbs are multicolored so you can set custom colors from the Philips Hue app, and you can always get more lightbulbs later if you need them.

Zhao named these thebest less expensive smart lightbulbs, and they’re almost as feature packed as offerings from more well-known brands like Philips and WiZ.

If you’re just getting started on your smart-lighting journey, this pack comes with everything you need. And with the money you save, you can pick up a couple extra bulbs.

If you want to add some accent lighting to your room (like, say, for a Twitch setup), Zhao says this one produces accurate whites and colors and gets extremely bright.

If you’ve been holding off on dipping your toe into the world of VR,Meta’s budget headsetis a good entry point. It’s powerful enough to play games likeBatman: Arkham Shadowand has hand tracking so you can control certain games without needing the physical controllers.

If you’ve been delaying getting a PS5, it’s down to nearly its lowest price ever.

Lenovo’s Steam-focused handheld console is down to one of the lowest prices I’ve seen.

With this controller — which comes in five unique colors — you can get console-style controls on your PC or smartphone.

Or, if you do game on a console, you could get yourself a new controller.

The newest version of Backbone’s mobile controller, which can also pair to a computer or tablet via Bluetooth, is down to its lowest price to date.

If you only plan on using the Backbone with your smartphone, the original Backbone One is on sale right now, too.

Apple’s M-series of processors have consistently impressed me with their balance of battery life and performance. The latest M5 is the fastest yet, and since my M1 MacBook only started to show its age late last year, the new one will be sure to last for years to come.

I’ve been using this computer as my main work machine for almost a year, and it has yet to let me down. It’s plenty powerful for handling everyday tasks like document editing, web browsing, chatting in Slack, and batch-photo processing.

This all-in-one charger has a built-in cable so you can charge any USB-C device, plus A/C prongs so you can charge it without needing an extra power brick.

I take this charger everywhere. It has MagSafe built in so I can slap it right onto my iPhone or use the attached USB-C cable to charge my headphones, e-reader, or any other gear I’m carrying.

If I’m traveling, I bring this charger along, too. It doesn’t have any cables built in, but it has enough battery to charge a laptop, and it can charge up to five devices at once. It even has a Qi charging pad on top.

Three-in-one wireless charging stations usually aren’t cheap, but they’re extremely convenient. This one from Anker can charge an iPhone, AirPods case, and Apple Watch all at once. It even collapses so you can stuff it in your bag and travel with it.

Twelve South makes some of my favorite Apple accessories, including this three-in-one charger. Its MagSafe base is adjustable; perfect for watching movies in bed. It’s down to the lowest price I’ve seen right now.

But if you just want a puck to charge your phone without needing to find the charging port, this two-pack of Qi chargers is at an all-time low.

This four-pack of Apple trackers is far cheaper than replacing your suitcase, wallet, or whatever else you attach an AirTag to.

I get myself this case whenever I upgrade my phone; the one on my iPhone 15 Pro Max is still going strong after two years.

I’ve been using a mattescreen protectorall year to make my phone’s screen less vibrant and distracting. It makes the screen look more like an e-reader, and it’s just as good at preventing scratches as any other screen protector I’ve tried.

You can slip this slim card right into your wallet, and it works with Apple’s Find My so you’ll never lose your wallet.

I’ve kept this tiny charging cable on my keychain for the past two years, and I haven’t had a gadget die on me since.

If you prefer to take your notes on paper but still want to sync them to your computer, Moleskine’s writing system is the most seamless way to accomplish that. All you have to do is use the included smart pen, which will upload all your pen strokes to Moleskine’s app in almost real time.

This kit has all the tools you need to replace your phone’s screen or battery. Many of the tools can also come in handy for DIY repairs around the house.