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14 Jun

Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything to know and Amazon deals to shop ahead of the sale in July

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 is coming soon, and if history is any indication, it will bring a swath of discounts on everything from gadgets to clothes to household necessities. If you’re a Prime member, you’ll have access to all of the Amazon Prime Day deals, which is great in theory, but it will undoubtedly make Amazon's website overwhelming during the shopping event. Engadget will be surfacing all of the best tech deals we can find – both on Amazon and elsewhere – during Prime Day, but there are some important things to know ahead of time so you can get…

12 Jun

The best mobile microphones for 2024

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For mobile creators, having a dedicated microphone is essential to enhance the quality of your content. Whether you're recording a podcast, streaming live, making videos, or capturing a jam session, using a high-quality mobile microphone can significantly improve your audio. From wireless microphones to cell phone microphones to condenser mics and charging cases, the right equipment can make your recordings stand out, regardless of your location. Quick OverviewRode Lavalier IIBest 3.5mm phone micSennheiser Pro Audio Condenser Microphone, XS Lav USB-C (509261),BlackBest USB-C phone micRode VideoMic GO II Camera-Mount Lightweight Directional Microphone,BlackBest budget shotgun micIK Multimedia iRig Stream Mic ProBest phone…

11 Jun

The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2024

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Live TV streaming combines elements of cable with standard, on-demand video. You can watch live news, live sports and linear “always on” channels just like with cable, but you also get a contract-free, cancel-whenever subscription. Live TV streaming has always been more expensive than on-demand options like Netflix or Peacock, but once upon a time it was cheaper than cable. Now that nearly every plan out there has gone up in price, you may be able to find some basic cable plans that cost less. Ultimately, picking the best live TV streaming service depends on what you like to watch.…

11 Jun

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

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The popular budgeting app Mint has been gone for a while now, and you may not have found quite the right replacement yet. I was a Mint user for many years before, in March 2024, parent company Intuit shuttered the service. I, along with millions of other Mint users, liked the app for how it easily allowed us to track all accounts in one place and monitor credit scores. I also used it regularly to help me stick to a monthly budget, and set goals like pay my mortgage down faster.Ahead of Mint’s demise, I gave Credit Karma, Intuit’s other…

10 Jun

Amazon sale bundles the Echo speaker with a smart light bulb for only $65

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The fourth-gen Amazon Echo smart speaker in white , and the deal includes a Sengled Bluetooth smart light bulb. That’s two smart thingamajigs for the price of one. This is a discount of 40 percent. It’s not the lowest price ever for the Echo speaker, light bulb or not, but it’s close.AmazonThis Echo easily made our list of the . We really appreciate just how loud this thing can get, especially when compared to competing speakers. The bass is punchy and everything sounds great, though we do wish the high frequency range was a bit more prevalent. You can, however,…

10 Jun

Apple’s MacBook Air M3 drops to an all-time low of $899

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There's a bit of an Apple price war happening between Amazon and B&H Photo, which is good news for buyers. The 13-inch MacBook Air M3 with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM just hit its lowest price yet at both Amazon and B&H, falling to just $899 or $200 (18 percent) off the retail price. In addition, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro chip (18GB of RAM, 512GB storage) is on sale for $1,699, or 15 percent ($300) off at Amazon and B&H — another all-time low.AppleApple's 13-inch MacBook Air M3 is on sale at an all-time…

10 Jun

The best air purifier for 2024

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As houses and apartments get more energy efficient, they also get more airtight, limiting air exchange with the outside world. That’s partly why it’s widely accepted that indoor air is often far more polluted than outdoor air. Mucking up our indoor air are factors like synthetic building materials, cleaning products, pet dander, cooking emissions and smoke. Opening windows can lower the levels of most pollutants, but bad weather, wildfires and high pollen-count days mean you can’t always do so. That’s where air purifiers can help. They use a combination of specialized filters, fans and sensors to suck in particulate matter,…

09 Jun

The Beats Solo 4 headphones with AppleCare+ are on sale for $150

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You can get the new over-hear headphones with two years of AppleCare+ for $80 off thanks to a limited-time deal running on Amazon right now. The Solo 4 headphones were released just this past April and normally go for about $230 with the AppleCare+ bundle. Under the current 34 percent discount, they’re only $150. The deal applies to all three colors of the Solo 4: Cloud Pink, Matte Black and Slate Blue.BeatsThe Beats Solo 4 headphones brought significant improvements under the hood compared to earlier models, but stuck to the same familiar design externally. They’re touted to get about 50…

07 Jun

One of our favorite pairs of wireless earbuds for running is on sale for only $78

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The Jabra Elite 4 Active earbuds are , which is a discount of 35 percent. This isn’t a record-low price for the earbuds, but it’s dang close. Unfortunately, this major discount only applies to the black version, though many of the other colorways are still on sale.JabraThese earbuds easily made our list of the , and it’s not just because the word “active” is in the name. We appreciated the comfortable fit and IP57 water and dust protection, which includes protection from sweat. They’ll do fine with your daily exercise routine.Of course, earbuds live and die by their sound quality…

07 Jun

Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything we know about Amazon’s sale in July

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 is coming soon, and if history is any indication, it will bring a swath of discounts on everything from gadgets to clothes to household necessities. If you’re a Prime member, you’ll have access to all of the Amazon Prime Day deals, which is great in theory, but it will undoubtedly make Amazon's website overwhelming during the shopping event. Engadget will be surfacing all of the best tech deals we can find – both on Amazon and elsewhere – during Prime Day, but there are some important things to know ahead of time so you can get…