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Best Deals In Best Buy's Early Black Friday Sale: Games, 4K TVs, Headsets, And More For Cheap – GameSpot
Amazon Prime Day 2020 ended earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still find some great deals across gaming and tech today. Competing retailers have been getting in on the action with steep discounts on games and tech all week long. Best Buy is one of those retailers that’s been running a big anti-Prime Day sale of its own, and it made the biggest move we’ve ever seen to compete with Amazon by announcing its first Black Friday deals will go live this week.
Select deals from Best Buy’s Black Friday ad went live on Tuesday, offering fantastic discounts on laptops, tablets, and 4K smart TVs along with Arcade1Up cabinets. While the main promotion period is over, this won’t be the last you see of Best Buy’s Black Friday sale. Best Buy plans to release its full Black Friday ad and offer even more deals later this month. For now, there are still plenty of leftover deals from this week’s anti-Prime Day sale at Best Buy, though some of the best deals have returned to full price.
The retailer is also offering a Black Friday price guarantee this year. If you buy anything during the sale that gets an even better deal before November 28, you’ll be reimbursed for the difference. The holiday return period for products has also been extended–anything you buy starting October 13 can be returned for a refund through January 16, 2021.
Check out some of the best deals still available from Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale below. Plus, check out more of the best gaming deals still available after Prime Day 2020, including deals for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Best video game deals at Best Buy
Best Blu-ray deals at Best Buy
$700 (was $1,000)
Sony’s X750H 4K TV is a great budget option, especially at this sale price. It supports HDR 10, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a wide number of smart features like Google Assistant and streaming services.
$950 (was $1,100)
The Lenovo Legion 5 is a good option for those looking for a laptop under $1,000. During Best Buy’s anti-Prime Day sale, the retailer is discounting it to $950. It comes equipped with an i7-10750H processor, GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, and 8GB of RAM as well as a 512GB SSD that’s plenty space to store a number of big games.
$950 (was $1,100)
Gaming PC maker iBuyPower is a solid company, and this gaming PC is a pretty good deal at $950. It comes with an i7-9700F processor, GTX 1660, and 16GB of RAM. For storage, it boasts a 240GB SSD and 2TB hard drive, giving you plenty of space for your favourite games on the SSD and everything else on the hard drive.
$280 (was $350)
TCL is one of our favorite smart TV brands, and you can snag this 50-inch 4K Smart Android TV for just $280 during Best Buy’s Black Friday sale, down from its usual $350. It features three HDMI inputs for connecting your consoles and other devices, a customizable home screen for organizing all your various apps and streaming services, and Google Assistant integration.
$680 (was $830)
The brand-new Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 gets a significant discount at Best Buy this week. Normally $830, the tablet is $150 off for the next two days (or until it sells out), so you can grab it for $680 ahead of the holidays. It’s a 2-in-1 device that can be used laptop-style with a clip-on keyboard, though unfortunately the keyboard is sold separately. It also comes with DeX mode, which allows you to throw your screen up on a monitor or TV. If you have access to Xbox cloud gaming (available free with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate), you’ll be able to stream games on this tablet as well using a paired controller. Check out our sister site CNET’s great breakdown of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 for more details.
$130 (was $260)
A good soundbar will give you a much richer audio experience when watching movies or playing games. This Samsung soundbar offers 2.1 channel surround sound and can connect to your TV via Bluetooth for a wireless experience. It also comes with a wireless subwoofer and a remote to control the power, volume, sound effects, and more.
$300 (was $400)
One of our favorite arcade cabinets has gotten a major discount at Best Buy this week. For $3000, you can get the Arcade1Up Golden Tee cabinet, which comes with four classic games: Golden Tee Classic, Golden Tee 2K, Golden Tee ’99, and Golden Tee ’98. It also features a 17-inch high-res LCD screen and a riser to make standing play more comfortable.
$50 (was $70)
Corsair’s HS60 Pro wired gaming headset is down to $50 from its usual $70 and delivers 7.1 surround sound for immersive gaming, a detachable microphone that filters out ambient noise, and adjustable memory foam ear cups.
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Meta Expands VR Operating System to Third-Party Hardware Makers – MacRumors
Facebook parent company Meta today announced the upcoming expansion of Meta Horizon OS, a virtual and augmented reality operating system that will be available to third-party hardware manufacturers that want to design their own headsets.
Right now, Meta sells the Quest line of headsets, but the company wants to provide the software for third-party VR and AR products in the future, much like Microsoft offers Windows for all manner of third-party PCs.
Meta Horizon OS is the mixed reality operating system that Meta created for its own Quest headsets, and it has support for eye, face, hand, and body tracking along with passthrough, spatial anchors, scene understanding, and other features. There is a “social layer” that will allow the identities, avatars, and friends of users to move between virtual spaces on different devices.
According to Meta, multiple companies are working on devices that will use Meta Horizon OS. ASUS ROG is developing a performance gaming headset and Lenovo is working on mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment. Meta says that it is also creating a limited edition version of Meta Quest in partnership with Xbox.
With the expansion of Meta Horizon OS to third-party hardware manufacturers, Meta is making it easier for any developer to ship VR software on the platform by removing barriers between the Horizon Store and App Lab.
By creating an operating system that can be used by other hardware manufacturers, Meta is inserting itself into the growing AR/VR ecosystem and creating opportunities for it to outpace Apple in mixed reality development. Apple launched the Vision Pro headset earlier this year, but software is lacking given the high price and limited distribution of the device.
According to a report from earlier today, interest in the Vision Pro is already waning at Apple’s retail locations with fewer people requesting demos.
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Brian's Randoms from Sea Otter 2024 – Pinkbike.com
There have been more launches in the past two weeks than any other two-week period I can remember since I started sweeping floors at Freedom Bike Shop back in 2001. Yes, that means I’m very old. It also means that after several years of delayed product releases, some brands have finally cleared out enough inventory to share what they’ve been working on.
The Pinkbike team came down to Sea Otter this year with mixed expectations, and there were definitely some weird vibes. Everyone is concerned for the remaining Kona employees, and more than one brand expressed that their plan is to #surviveto2025. But overall we loved catching up with everyone, the weather was great, and somehow there was even more gear to cover. The industry might be going through a tough time, but ultimately riding bikes is still ridiculously fun and bike tech is as interesting as ever.
And on that note, here are a few of the random things that caught my eye during the show.
OutsideBrendan works smarter not harder, and dog Bubbie(?) is awesome.
I mistakenly thought it was a garage project kind of thing, but it’s a real brand with a promo video and everything.
And with that, it’s time to face my expense report. Until next year, Sea Otter!
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We tried these three beauty products this week. Here are our thoughts – Vancouver Sun
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.
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Skin Caviar Eye Lift Serum
They say: A luxury serum that firms, smooths and lifts the eye area. The dual-chamber product features the Swiss skin-care brand’s Cellular Complex to ‘restore youthfulness to the eye contour,’ along with a blend of caviar components.
We say: Our tester applied one pump of this serum to the eye area daily. Gently dabbed onto skin, the serum gave an instant boost of hydration. The liquid-serum formula was lightweight and non-sticky, providing an easy base for any additional skin-care or makeup products. With use, our tester reported fine lines and firmness were noticeably improved.
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$760 | Holt Renfrew, holtrenfrew.com
Marc Anthony
Strictly Curls Curl Envy Leave-In Conditioner
They say: A leave-in hair conditioner formulated for curly hair. Boasting strand-smoothing ingredients such as avocado oil, Vitamin E and shea butter, the spray can be used on course, fine, thick or thin curls to promote softness, fight frizz and lock in hydration.
We say: Our tester spritzed this conditioner on her ultra-curly, frizz prone coif. The spray format makes application easy and mess-free. Used both as a de-tangler on freshly washed hair and as a curl pick-me-up in between washes, she found it left curls looking formed, smooth and not stiff.
$12.97 | Mass retailers, walmart.ca
Ghlee
Lip Balm
They say: A nourishing lip balm that features antioxidant-rich ghee, along with mango seed butter and Vitamin E to hydrate lips. Available in Original, Rose, Chai, Mango-Papaya and Mint.
We say: This lip balm gives a dose of smoothing hydration with one swipe. Our tester loved the rose iteration, which boasted the scent of a fresh bloom. It’s the kind of balm you keep reaching for in your bag, she reports.
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