9to5Toys Lunch Break: LG 34″ UltraWide Monitor $299, Philips Hue Starter Kit $163, Bluetooth Headphones $22, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
LG 34-inch UltraWide WFHD Monitor w/ HDMI for $299 (Reg. $399)
Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance Starter Kit $163 (Reg. $200)
Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus 2nd Gen. $65.50 (Reg. $82, Prime only)
TaoTronics Sport Bluetooth Headphones $22 Prime shipped (Reg. $30)
Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro 256GB w/ Touch Bar now $249 off
Final Fantasy VI hits its lowest price ever on iOS: $7 (Reg. $15)
- App Store Free App of the Week: Cut the Rope Magic on iOS free (Reg. $1)
- Archibald’s Adventures for iOS hits lowest price in years at $1
- Flashout 3D sci-fi racer for iOS drops to just $1 (Reg. $3)
Review: Yesgo iPhone 7/Plus cases offer protection at a value price
Review: Pad & Quill’s Leather Roll Top Backpack has impeccable craftsmanship and style
Hands-on with Anker’s robust 120,000mAh PowerHouse portable generator [Video]
9to5Rewards: Audioengine’s gorgeous B2 Bluetooth Speaker [Giveaway]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Daily Deals: Harman Kardon Onyx Bluetooth Speaker (Refurb) $70, Sony XPERIA XA 16GB (Unlocked) $150, more
- D-Link Wi-Fi 802.11ac Range Extender $20 (Reg. $40+)
- Logitech’s C920 HD Pro 1080p Webcam is an Amazon best-seller: $55
- Lumsing Bluetooth in Car Kit Adapter charger $6, more
- Garmin vívomove Classic Activity Tracker w/ Leather Band $89
- Penna is the retro-inspired Bluetooth keyboard we’ve been looking for
- DJI keeps it coming with new VR Goggles for Phantom and more
- Nike Flash Sale takes up to 50% off through Friday evening
- Learn to Code from Scratch: 80+ Hours of Premium Tutorials for $49
- Today’s Best iOS/Mac App Deals: Cloud Outliner 2 Pro, Radar Pro, more
- Today’s Best iOS/Mac Game Deals: He Likes The Darkness, Hexus, more
- Today’s Best Game Deals: Fallout 4 + MGS V $28, Outlast $32, more
- Nintendo Switch in-stock at GameStop + $200 off w/ trade-ins
- Dremel’s best-selling Saw Tool Kit hits Amazon all-time low at $78
- DEWALT extra 30% off + free bare tools with kit purchase
- Dyson Ball Animal Complete Upright Vacuum with Bonus Tools (Refurb) $262
- Up to 60% Off Designer Jewelry and Watches in today’s Gold Box: Armani, Versace, more
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
Ultraloq is a secure, user-friendly and affordable home smart lock
DJI announces new 100MP Drone that’s overkill for everyone
DeskView brings a standing desk to your office window
- NuAns NEO Android Smartphone made of stone, cork, denim, more
- Amazon details new Echo Look Camera with Alexa, fashion-focused features
- Call of Duty heads back to WWII: official reveal trailer, details, more
- Genie is the multi-lingual translator for Siri and Google Assistant
- Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite for Xbox One/PS4 release date & new trailer
- Verizon launches Fios Gigabit Internet Connection starting at $80/month
- This power bank has an AC Outlet and USB-C to power everything imaginable
- VIZIO’s wireless soundbar packs Chromecast built-in for $250
- VIZIO unveils new M and P-Series 4K Ultra HDTVs, priced from $800
- Elago returns with M4 iPhone dock sporting familiar vintage Apple styling
- Welle transforms any surface into a smart touch-controller
- Mellow multimedia table delights with fresh design and functionality
- Bridgestone’s unique air-free tire promises to change the game
- The fan-made 2D Legend of Zelda Breath of the NES is now playable!
- SirCharge is “the world’s smallest” Keyring USB charger for your iPhone
- Symphonica all-wood natural acoustic speaker for iOS/Android devices
- Foxshot could be the lightest portable action camera for iOS
- Take a look at this giant DualShock 4 PlayStation Controller [Video]
- The Gamller controller won’t drain your iPhone battery and makes playing games a snap
- VAUX makes Echo Dot portable, adds battery and external speaker
- Knops are the volume control to your life
- GoPro provides details on upcoming Fusion spherical camera
- Cold War card game uses hidden messages to uncover double agents
- Mu tag is the world’s smallest item tracker
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
Apple (Product)RED Leather Case for iPhone 7: $30 (Reg. $45)
Canon PIXMA Inkjet w/ AirPrint 2-pack for $88 (Reg. $80/ea)
Exxon Mobil Speedpass+ now lets you Apple Pay for gas from Apple Watch
Exxon Mobile Speedpass+ launched Apple Pay payments for gas from the iPhone last year, and today the latest app update will let you pay for fuel from the Apple Watch. Speedpass+ relies on in-app Apple Pay for transactions but works at Exxon Mobile gas stations without contactless payment terminals.
IDC: Apple’s iPhone sales remained flat in Q1 following RED iPhone 7 and SE launch
IDC is out today with its data for the worldwide smartphone market in Q1 which show that Apple remained largely flat during the quarter following the introduction of its new Product (RED) iPhone 7 and refreshed iPhone SE. Apple remaining steady comes as the rest of the market grew 4.3% during the quarter.
IDC’s data shows Apple shipped around 51.6 million iPhones during the quarter, up very slightly from 51.2 million in the year ago quarter:
Opinion: We may now be just two or three years away from an iPhone replacing a DSLR
I’ve always been a keen photographer. At 14, my father bought me an old fully-manual film SLR, and my aunt gave me her old darkroom equipment, so my bedroom became a darkroom with a bed in the corner.
When the first DLSRs hit the market, I waited impatiently for them to drop below the $1000 mark. That early Nikon D70 was replaced by a D3 which I still have today. If you had suggested then that it could be just a few short years before cameraphones could replace a DSLR, I’d have laughed.
But camera technology has developed at an astonishing pace. That D3 already spends most of its time gathering dust in a drawer. My Sony a6300 compact camera delivers near-identical results in most situations. And the camera I use most on an everyday basis is my iPhone.
There are just four remaining pieces of the puzzle before an iPhone can replace a DSLR, and it looks to me like we’re just 2-3 years away from cracking all of them …
Report: Apple in talks to extend Apple Pay with person-to-person payments, offer its own prepaid debit cards
Apple is reportedly in talks with partners to launch its own person-to-person payments service, extending the breadth of Apple Pay and closely competing with services like Venmo or Square Cash. Recode reports that the company wants to announce the payments-between-friends feature later this year — although plans can change.
Recode says that Apple has also held talks with Visa about the possibility of creating virtual Apple prepaid debit cards. This would allow users to spend the money they get from the new peer-to-peer payments service instantly without having to wait for the money to clear in their bank account.
SiriusXM buys connected car accessory maker Automatic for over $100 million
SiriusXM has acquired smart car accessory maker Automatic for over $100 million, TechCrunch reports. Automatic makes a Bluetooth device that lets you track and read driving data from your iPhone.
Review: mophie’s wireless charging battery comes to OtterBox’s uniVERSE Case System
After the success of having partnered with multiple companies for its modular case system, OtterBox is ready to add another household brand to its roster. Available today, OtterBox is introducing mophie’s charge force battery technology to the uniVERSE case system.
I spent the past week with the new charge force battery and charge force adapter to see how well the two companies were able to integrate their products.
iOS 11 may include new video features in Apple Music, up to 10 original series planned this year
Eddy Cue and Jimmy Iovine at Code Conference in 2014
Apple Music may be planning to release as many as 10 original series this year, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports in a new profile of Apple’s Jimmy Iovine. The piece also describes more video-centric features in the iOS 11 version of Apple’s Music app than we’ve seen so far.
B&O launches its most portable Bluetooth speaker: leather, aluminum & tap controls
Danish hifi manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has launched its most portable Bluetooth speaker to date: the P2 …
Largely unchanged design of iPhone 7 hurt sales, suggests CIRP data
New data from CIRP suggests that iPhone 7 sales suffered as a resulting of having a very similar design to the older iPhone 6 and 6s. The firm says that it led more buyers to opt for an older model in the last quarter.
Despite upgraded features like each new flagship iPhone release, the legacy models accounted for almost a third of iPhones sold in the quarter, the highest percentage since Apple started releasing two new phones each fall in 2014.
There was, however, some good news that helped protect the Average Selling Price (ASP) …