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A Wireless Gaming Headset Fell to $89, Its Lowest Price Yet

Wireless mouse bundles — base station, mouse, and keyboard — rarely drop below $25, and when they do, it’s typically refurbished stock. This week’s deal includes a full-size keyboard with tactile feedback and a mouse with reliable 2.4GHz connectivity. Neither will win awards for feel or precision, but for office work and light gaming, both earn solid reviews at this price.

Noise-cancelling earbuds under $100 are rare enough that this $60-off sale — dropping them to $99 — warrants attention. Each earbud runs 6 hours on a charge with ANC enabled, and the case adds another 18 hours. Compared to premium brands at $300+, you lose touch controls and boutique sound tuning, but the core promise — peace and quiet — is fully delivered.

Fitness smartwatches with ECG, SpO2, and stress monitoring used to cost $300+. This one, down $60 to $189, includes all of those plus GPS and 14-day battery life. You lose the fancy display and exclusive features of the pricier watch, but the health tracking is nearly identical, and the longer battery means fewer charging sessions.

The air-fryer market has become so competitive that a genuinely capable 6-quart model now costs less than dinner for two. At $99 this week — down 33% from usual pricing — this one has dual heating zones and a digital timer. For apartment dwellers or small families, you trade the crispy results of a full convection oven for something that takes 20 minutes to preheat and uses a fraction of the electricity.

Streaming device bundles typically bundle last year’s model with free months of service to justify the price. This week’s $30 discount brings the bundle to $99, including two 4K devices and three months of a major service. You’re not getting the newest processor, but 4K streaming and 60fps gaming are fully supported, making it a no-brainer for cord-cutters.

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Mechanical keyboards used to be a luxury. This 75% compact with Cherry-style switches at $59 represents what’s possible at the budget tier: solid build quality, hot-swappable switches, and programmable keys. You’re not getting premium stabilizers or aluminum cases, but the typing experience is miles ahead of the rubber-dome keyboard in your desk drawer.

A well-reviewed 65-inch TV landing under $300 signals a real shift in the smart-TV market. At this price point, you get 4K resolution, HDR support, and built-in streaming apps — features that cost $600+ just three years ago. The trade-off is a 60Hz refresh rate rather than 120Hz, so it’s better for movie watching than gaming, but for most living rooms, that’s a fair compromise.

A mechanical keyboard with RGB backlighting, hot-swappable switches, and programmable layers at $79 is a steal by any measure. This compact 75% layout fits standard desks, and the Cherry-style switches have a satisfying tactile bump. The downside: no wrist rest included and the case is plastic rather than aluminum, but the typing experience is immediately better than membrane alternatives.

A longer version of this article appeared in print last weekend.

Priya Raghavan

News Editor. Covers politics, policy, and civic governance. Joined after a decade at a regional wire service.

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