Mondays are all about football hangovers, really strong coffee and bargains. If the weekend gave you some heartbreak due to big playoff upsets, we’re here to ease the pain with big savings on gadgets. What better way to lessen the sting of an abysmal 13-10 loss to the sixth seed when you’re supposed to be the favorite to win it all? Put down the cheese and dry your tears with great deals.
First, the latest Blink Outdoor Camera with Spotlight Attachment is currently only $89.98 at Amazon and Best Buy, which is $50 less than its regular price of $139.98. It is equipped with a 700 lumen LED projector and Sync Module 2 for connectivity. If you want battery anxiety to be a thing of the past, the Blink Outdoor Camera with a Solar Charger Mount is just $79.98 (also $50 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. It’s the same camera in a configuration that pretty much guarantees you’ll never be able to swap out the batteries (although you’ll have to buy your sync pod separately for around $35).
If you’ve considered smart outdoor home cameras, you’ve probably encountered the conundrum of going wireless and dealing with limited battery life or going wired and dealing with installation. These cameras from Blink offer a practical compromise, with up to two years of battery life on just two 1.5-volt AA lithium batteries. They might not offer some of the extra features like people detection or package detection, but they nail the essentials with motion detection and 1080p video.
The most basic Apple AirPods are still a good choice in 2022, especially when they come down to as affordable a price as a Benjamin. Amazon offers the second-generation AirPods with a wired charging case for $99.99, saving you about $29 off the regular price. The only time this price gets better is around Black Friday or maybe Prime Day. These 2019 AirPods were overtaken in performance by the excellent AirPods Pro (which are currently discounted to $179.99) and usurped by the new third-gen model, but they’re still readily available and a worthy pickup if you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac and enjoy the convenience of their excellent connectivity and audible Siri notifications. Read our review.
Speaking of Apple products that perform well for their price and size, the popular HomePod Mini is just $79.99 ($20 off) at Costco in white or space gray. This offer is exclusive to Costco members with a limit of three per member and costs an additional $2.99 for shipping. The HomePod Mini is Apple’s small smart speaker that supports Siri voice commands, easy HomeKit integration for smart home connectivity and solid audio quality from a small speaker, with pairing multi-speakers. It’s the only smart speaker currently offered by Apple since its bigger sibling was discontinued in 2021. Read our review.
If you start buying a new TV a little early before the Super Bowl, the deals slowly start rolling in. The 48-inch LG C1 OLED, one of our favorite picks for watching movies or working out and playing games, is currently $1,096.99 at BuyDig and comes with a four-year extended warranty against accidental damage and a $50 Visa gift card. If you buy it from BuyDig’s eBay store, that $50 gift card is replaced with $100 eBay credit to use later. This eBay deal is one of the best possible prices for the 48-inch model, and there’s a similar deal on the 55-inch version for $1,296.99 if you prefer a larger size of LG’s excellent OLED.
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LG C1 OLED (48 inch)
LG’s C1 OLED starts with a 48-inch model, going all the way up to 83-inches. All sizes of this OLED feature a 120Hz refresh rate, FreeSync and G-Sync support, and a fast processor.
We’ve seen a plethora of Google Nest Hub Max deals come and go, but today’s one hits a new all-time low that even tops Black Friday by another $10. Best Buy and BuyDig have the 10-inch camera-equipped smart display for around $170, a savings of $60. It’s exceptional value for the larger Nest Hub with a bigger sound output that also works great for video calls. One of the main features of Google’s screens is integration with Google Photos, allowing the screensaver to be automatically filled by a shared album – and that experience is maximized with the Max’s large screen. Read our review.
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Google Nest Hub Max
The Nest Hub Max has a 10-inch screen and a built-in camera for making video calls. It’s Google’s largest and most comprehensive Google Assistant smart display.
