if you do not have Spend all your vacation hunting for deals (as we did), you’re in luck. Many gadgets that typically go on sale later in the year — including headsets and video games — have already seen their prices cut again. Transactions cannot be hidden for too long. Be sure to check out our deals on WFH gear and phones from earlier in the week for even more savings.
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Speaker and Headphone Deals
This wireless sound system from Platin (8/10, wired recommended) isn’t completely wireless—you still need to be connected to a power source—but it’s otherwise frictionless and wireless. It features five WiSA-powered speakers, as well as a subwoofer.
Another pair of Soundcore earbuds from Anker we like for working out. They’re similar, but lack the over-ear hooks that help keep them in place. If you want equally great sound quality and battery life, but don’t care too much about heavy workouts, these might be for you.
use promo code new year 25 Get full discount at checkout. It’s hard to find great noise cancellation, but Bose is a clear winner. This set of cans (7/10, WIRED Recommends) has the same wireless over-ear noise-canceling features as our favorite Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II.
It’s not a huge discount, but these are most of our favorite earbuds (8/10, WIRED Recommends). They fit well, sound great, have a decent mic for calls, and are rain and sweat resistant. Once you’ve paired them to your Android phone, you can integrate nicely with the Google Assistant to hear and respond to notifications, but they work with your iPhone as standard Bluetooth headphones.
These earbuds (9/10, WIRED Recommends) step up the sound quality of the A-Series and also offer excellent active noise cancellation and a really good transparency mode so you can hear the world around you. They get 7 hours of listening time, can quickly switch between devices, and support wireless charging.
Gaming Deals
Logitech’s G Pro wireless mouse is one of our top picks, especially for gamers, thanks to its millisecond response time and solid mechanical buttons. It lasts about 48 hours on a single charge, and it lasts on Logitech’s wireless charging mouse pad.Note that this deal is specifically for the mouse League of legends If you care about how your device looks, use branding.
other League of legends-Theme Logitech Accessories, The Logitech G Pro X (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is our top gaming headset for most people. This is the wired version of the headphones, but it has the same great sound and comfortable earcups as the wireless models.
While the Arctis 1 Wireless (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has gradually fallen from our favorite gaming headsets, it’s still a nice little bundle if you can find it (like you can right now). It has decent battery life, rich sound and a handy — if easy to lose — dongle.
Need a new gaming laptop? It’s a luxurious pick in our guide to the best gaming laptops. You’ll get a big clicky trackpad, a wide selection of ports, and the power to hit 60 frames per second (if not more) for most games (at various graphics levels). This model comes with Nvidia’s RTX 3060 chipset, a 12th-gen Intel Core i7, and 16 GB of RAM.
A bunch of Nintendo Switch games
If you bought a Switch for the holidays — or are just looking for your next game fix — you’re in luck, because Ton of games are currently on sale. Read our guide to the best Switch games for more recommendations.
