9to5Toys Lunch Break: BeatsX $100, Apple 13-inch 256GB MacBook Air $920, Logitech K280 Keyboard $23, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

BeatsX W1-enabled Bluetooth Earphones under $100 in multiple colors

Apple 13-inch MacBook Air 256GB gets a $279 discount to $920 shipped

Daily Deals: Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard K480 $23, WD easystore 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive $45, more

LEGO, Batman, Adventure and Fantasy iTunes Digital Movie Sale from $5

Apple iPhone 6s (manufacturer refurb): 16GB $280, 64GB $340, more

App Store Free App of the Week: Eggggg platformer free for very first time (Reg. $3)

Review: This is Ground takes on Apple Watch in style w/ new Connoisseur bands

Review: Eufy’s RoboVac 11 does the dirty work for less than a Roomba, $150 today only

9to5Rewards: Twelve South Action Sleeve for Apple Watch [Giveaway]

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

GameStop, Domino’s, Jiffy Lube, Cabela’s, more gift cards up to 20% off

Save on Mac/PC and iPad input devices in today’s Amazon Gold Box, priced from $15

NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:

Monoprice is now making a professional quality 3D Printer at just $159

Love Hultén’s new vintage-inspired mahogany Astovox Hi-Fi System

MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Bose SoundLink Mini Series I Bluetooth speaker for $130 shipped (refurb, Orig. $200)

 

Samsung Gear IconX Cord-free Earbuds w/ 4GB storage $75 shipped

Blue Yeti Blackout Microphone + Watch Dogs 2 for PC: $90 (Reg. $140)

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Leaked 10.5-inch iPad Pro case compared to current 9.7-inch iPad Pro [Gallery]

Earlier today we got a brief glimpse at some of the first iPad cases leaking for the new 10.5-inch (as well as that refreshed 12.9-inch model also expected soon). Now we get our best look yet at the new model with the images above and below showing a case for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro next to the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro model. The images come from sources in China and were shared with 9to5Mac by @ShaiMizrachi, a tipster that has shared accurate information for unreleased products on several occasions in the past.

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Apple Pay accused of violating patents after inventor held discussions with Visa, pitched Apple

Apple has been accused of violating the patents of a Boston-based company through its launch of Apple Pay. Universal Secure Registry CEO Kenneth Weiss says he ‘was the first in the space, and the secure payment technology that he developed goes right to the core of Apple Pay.’

In an interview, Weiss says that the patents cover all three key elements of Apple Pay.

Kenneth P. Weiss, received 13 patents for authentication systems that use a smartphone, biometric identification such as a fingerprint and the generation of secure one-time tokens to conduct financial transactions.

While it’s not unusual for more than one company to be simultaneously working on the same technology, Weiss says that in this case both Visa and Apple were aware of his technology four years prior to the launch of Apple Pay …

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Comment: Today at Apple could easily backfire unless carefully managed at busier Apple Stores

Among the images that Apple proudly featured in officially launching its Today at Apple initiative was one from an event I attended myself: an acoustic concert at London’s Regent Street store.

The official photo of the event, below, shows singer Dua Lipa performing one of the tracks from her upcoming new album, while smiling customers enjoy the show.

That was an accurate reflection of the event. The singer gave an excellent performance to an appreciative audience. But it didn’t provide the complete picture. The top photo, taken with my iPhone from my position close to the stage area, shows another aspect of the event: massive crowding with basically zero attempt at controlling those crowds …

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