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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Best Buy Memorial Day Sale: $70 off Apple Watch Series 2, iPad mini 4 $300, more!
Mophie Juice Pack Battery for iPhone 7/Plus for $50 shipped (Reg. $99)
Apple’s Great Games for $1 Sale: BADLAND, Assassin’s Creed, many more
Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro gets $124 discount, priced from $475
Best Buy is clearing out official Apple Watch Sport Bands, starting at $34 (or less)
Apple 13-inch MacBook Air 256GB gets a $279 discount to $920 shipped
Assassin’s Creed Identity for iOS drops to just $1 (Reg. $5)
- Multiponk’s local iOS multiplayer free for first time in years (Reg. $3)
- Minimalist iOS puzzler Klocki goes free for first time in nearly a year
- Lumino City’s handcrafted worlds drop to lowest price ever at $1 (Reg. $5)
- Mini Metro’s fantastic puzzle action hits lowest price this year at $1 (Reg. $5)
- Infinity Blade trilogy now down to just $1 each on iOS (Reg. up to $7)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now just $1 on the App Store (Reg. $7)
- Crazy Taxi’s wild iOS arcade racing now free for first time in years (Reg. $5)
- Cartoon Network’s iOS RPG Attack the Light hits lowest price in years: $1 (Reg. $3)
9to5Rewards: Twelve South Action Sleeve for Apple Watch [Giveaway]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Smartphone Accessories: 2-Pack Anker Screen Protectors for iPhone 7/Plus $4, more
- Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay A1 Portable Bluetooth Speaker now $208
- Status Audio HD One over-ear headphones drop to just $28 shipped today
- Memorial Day Magazine Sale from under $5/yr: Wired, ESPN, Dwell, GQ, more
- Twelve South’s sleek Compass 2 stand for iPad Pro/Air/mini $30 (25% off)
- Today’s Best iOS & Mac Game/App Deals: Samurai II, 3D Pool, more
- Today’s Best Game Deals: XCOM 2 $25, AC Collection from $20, more
- Dyson AM08 Bladeless Pedestal Fan for $144 (cert. refurb, Orig. $350)
- SanDisk Cruzer Glide 256GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $35 (Reg. $55+)
- Daily Deals: Brother All-In-One Inkjet Printer w/ AirPrint $40, more
- Amazon has this 22-inch Husqvarna Lawn Mower on sale for $288, today only
- Twelve South TimePorter for Apple Watch now $40 (Reg. $50)
- Verizon offers a $50 Visa Gift Card w/ purchase of the new Samsung Gear 360 VR
- Star Trek Enterprise: The Complete Series on Blu-ray for $50 (Reg. $75) at Amazon
- Google Home $99 (Reg. $129) for first time Express shoppers
- HD Movies to own for $5 at Amazon: Pan, Good Will Hunting, Termintator 2, more
- Ninja Nutri Bowl Blender hits Amazon all-time low at $80 shipped (Reg. $100+)
- Grab a Moto Z Play for $6/mo, or Droid at $10/mo at Best Buy
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
DEWALT overhauls Bluetooth Connect system w/ new tools, trackers, more
Gogoro’s second gen electric scooter has a lower price, same power
Pokemon’s Magikarp Jump splashes onto iOS and Android for worldwide release
- Makerball is a DIY Pinball Machine that is completely customizable
- IK Multimedia debuts new beast Mac synth w/ Moog, Prophet, Oberheim sampler-instruments
- 8Bitdo rolls out free Nintendo Switch support for all its retro-style controllers
- Two:35 is a computer building kit for kids that can actually get them certification
- DJI’s new $499 Spark drone offers gesture controls, compact design [Gallery]
- Sphero unveils iOS-controlled Lightning McQueen racer for $300
- BIKI is an underwater 4K camera drone that can go wherever you swim
- Belkin intros new line of compact Pocket Power banks starting at $20
- Ambi Climate returns with its second generation Alexa-enabled air conditioner controller
- Haikara smartwatch focuses on fashion with customizable watch faces and bands
- This Vintage Vinyl Bluetooth Speaker is actually made out of reclaimed records
- Beyond Zero’s liquor freezer puts your cocktail “in the rocks”
- NikeLab releases urban commuter, all-condition ACG.07.KMTR
- Monoprice is now making a professional quality 3D Printer at just $159
- Love Hultén’s new vintage-inspired mahogany Astovox Hi-Fi System
- Atomos Ninja Inferno: A great way to speed up your Panasonic GH5 workflow [Video]
- LEGO’s latest is a massive 2,800-piece Minecraft Mountain Cave set
- WATTS is the customizable battery backup system meant to fit any home
- Kanex debuts new GoPower Magnetic Charging Apple Watch Stand, more
- BOSON Building Blocks bring LEGOs and other projects to Life!
- Amazon upgrades Fire tablet lineup w/ thinner design and new features [Deal]
- Nanoleaf ditches the smartphone with its 12-sided Aurora Remote
- Moog unveils the new limited edition Subsequent 37 CV synth
- The Witcher takes on Game of Thrones with new Netflix series
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
iHome SmartPlug with HomeKit/Alexa hits Amazon all-time low: $42 shipped
Apple’s official Silicone iPhone 7 cases are on sale at Amazon from $24
Pad & Quill offering 20% off leather/linen iPad & Apple Watch accessories
Tips for working out with Apple Watch
Apple Watch is an excellent fitness tracker and has proved to be an effective workout coach for me personally. If you want to get outside more over the three-day weekend or just use your Apple Watch in new ways for the first time, read along for a few of my favorite tips for working out with Apple Watch.
857 missing/abducted children rescued as a result of AMBER alert program
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says that a total of 857 children who were reported missing or abducted have been successfully rescued as a direct result of the AMBER alert program.
AMBER alerts are designed to get descriptions and vehicle details to everyone in the area as quickly as possible. They include television and radio appeals, but are notable for the text notifications sent to every mobile phone within range, known as Wireless Emergency Alerts …
Watch artist create this week’s New Yorker cover on an iPad Pro
The cover illustration for this week’s issue of New Yorker was created by an artist using an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, and as the magazine did back in January, it’s shared a time-lapse video showing how the drawing was created …
Poll: Will you buy the iPhone 8 with or without embedded Touch ID, or will you wait?
The latest in a long line of will-they/won’t-they reports on Touch ID embedded into the display of the iPhone 8 says yes – but there have been so many conflicting reports, it remains an unknown for now.
Conflicting reports have suggested that Touch ID could be moved to the back of the iPhone or even dropped altogether in favor of face-recognition.
Some have suggested that Apple could move Touch ID to the power button, but it seems unlikely this would offer sufficient surface area for the type of sophisticated sensor used in existing iPhones …
Yale/UC study finds extensive Facebook usage decreases health & happiness
iPhone credited with saving the life of woman badly injured in Manchester bombing
An iPhone has been credited with saving the life of a woman badly injured in the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK. The phone was said to have ‘diverted and slowed’ a nut that went through the woman’s cheek.
Report: iPhone 8 to feature Touch ID directly on the OLED screen with optical fingerprint sensor
A new report from Economic Daily News, via Digitimes, indicates that the iPhone 8 will use a new optical fingerprint sensor technology to enable users to place their fingers directly on the OLED display and have the phone scan the print, as an elegant replacement for the existing Touch ID home button.
The screen ratio will change from 16:9 on iPhone 7 to 18.5:9 (corroborating many other sources) and ‘invisible’ Infrared sensors will unlock enhanced camera and augmented reality features. Apparently, TSMC discussed these upcoming flagship iPhone features at a Taipei symposium.
Apple updates Final Cut Pro & iMovie for Mac w/ bug fixes & performance improvements
Apple this evening has released minor updates to iMovie and Final Cut Pro for Mac. The updates bring the former to version 10.1.6 and the latter to version 10.3.4, including primarily bug fixes and performance improvements for both
iPhone 8 case leak claims to show device compared to iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus [Video]
Over the weekend, we saw a purported iPhone 8 mold compared to molds of the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus, offering a look at how the iPhone 8’s bezel-less design will lend itself to a smaller form factor. Now, Japanese blog Macotakara has gotten its hands on a purported iPhone 8 case and compared it side-by-side to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus..