Prime Day: Beats Pill Drops to Record Low — What to Know Amazon Prime Day in October brings a standout deal: the Beats Pill portable speaker has hit a record-low price of $50 on some color options, with other colors currently listing between $80 and $100. Key features: 24-hour battery life Lossless audio over USB-C Durable build with IP67 water & dust resistance About 1.5 lbs — very portable Why it matters: Beats relaunched the Pill in late 2024 after discontinuing the Pill+ previously. Reviews highlight a major jump in sound quality and battery life, making this one of the best portable Bluetooth speakers in its class. Buy on Amazon: Search for Beats Pill on Amazon (affiliate link) Source: Engadget (review coverage). Have questions or want hands-on impressions — comment…

Prime Day Speaker Deals — Top Picks Prime Day brings deep discounts across portable speakers, smart speakers and soundbars. Below is a curated list of standout deals — portable party speakers, 360° Bluetooth options, smart speakers with assistants, and home-theater soundbars. Prices and discounts reflect the Prime Day offers. Top portable Bluetooth speakers JBL Xtreme 2 — $297 (15% off). Powerful portable sound; two-unit setup gives surround. Buy: JBL Xtreme 2 on Amazon JBL Flip 6 — $100 (23% off). Durable, 12h battery. Buy: JBL Flip 6 on Amazon Ultimate Ears Miniroll — $47 (41% off). Tiny but loud, ~12h battery. Buy: UE Miniroll on Amazon Ultimate Ears Boom 4 — $95 (37% off). Waterproof, 360° sound. Buy: UE Boom 4 on Amazon Bose SoundLink Flex — $99 (34% off).…

Best Prime Day Vacuum DealsWe rounded up top Prime Day discounts on traditional and robotic vacuums to help you choose: corded, cordless or robot — and which brands deliver the best value. Below are our picks with short notes and Amazon affiliate search links. Top robot vacuums Dyson V15 Detect Plus — $570 (33% off)Powerful cordless stick with LED "Fluffy Optic" head and five attachments. Buy/search on Amazon Dyson Ball Animal Total Clean Upright — $400 (39% off)Bagless upright with Ball steering and excellent sealing. Buy/search on Amazon Shark AV2501AE AI Robot Vacuum — $600 ($50 off)Self-empty base lasting ~60 days, LiDAR mapping and 2-hour runtime. Buy/search on Amazon Shark PowerDetect NeverTouch — $450 (36% off)Robot mop/vac that self-cleans mop, refills water and self-empties up to 30 days. Buy/search on…

Prime Day Deal: Samsung Galaxy S25 — $660 (Save $200) Prime Day brings a strong deal on the Samsung Galaxy S25: the phone is currently discounted to $660, roughly $200 off the usual price. This makes Samsung's latest flagship more compelling, especially with a guaranteed 256GB base configuration. Quick Specs Display: 6.2" 120Hz AMOLED Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite (3nm) Cameras: 50MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP 3x telephoto Storage: 256GB base Battery: noticeably improved over S24 (~+4 hours in typical use) AI: Galaxy AI features and Google Gemini on-device integration Why this deal matters At full price ($800), the S25 looks a lot like the S24 with modest upgrades. But at $660, the combination of a high-refresh AMOLED display, a power-efficient 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, longer battery life, and built-in…

Best October Prime Day SSD deals October Prime Day brings steep discounts on SSDs for PCs, consoles and portable storage. Below are top picks and quick notes — use the links to search each product on Amazon (affiliate tag applied). Crucial BX500 1TB — Budget internal SATA SSD, ~540MB/s read. Shop on Amazon Crucial P310 2TB — Compact NVMe, great for small laptops/Steam Decks, built-in heatsink. Shop on Amazon Samsung 990 Evo Plus 1TB — Excellent performance (7,250MB/s). Shop on Amazon Samsung 990 PRO 2TB — High-end NVMe with heatsink and top speeds. Shop on Amazon Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB — Extreme capacity/speeds for heavy workloads. Shop on Amazon Samsung Fit Plus 256GB — Tiny, rugged high-speed flash storage. Shop on Amazon Kingston Fury Renegade G5 — PCIe Gen5 speeds…

ICE Spent $825,000 on Vehicles Equipped with IMSI-Catchers U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 this year for vehicles fitted with cell-site simulators (IMSI-catchers), according to public-contract reporting covered by TechCrunch. These devices impersonate cellular towers to collect identifiers, location, and potentially intercept phone data from all devices within range. What are IMSI-catchers? IMSI stands for International Mobile Subscriber Identity, a unique identifier for each cellular user. Cell-site simulators (aka "stingrays") act as fake cell towers to force nearby phones to connect, enabling location tracking and data interception. There are passive and active variants: passive devices are less intrusive; active devices can intercept calls, messages, and data streams. Key concerns Warrantless use can sweep data from innocent bystanders, raising Fourth Amendment issues. Active IMSI-catchers can disrupt emergency calls (e.g.,…

Prime Big Deal Days: Best Tech Deals Under $50 (curated) Amazon’s October Prime sale (aka Prime Big Deal Days) brings lots of small-but-useful tech bargains. Below is a curated, Engadget-inspired list of tested picks under $50, with quick notes and Amazon search links (affiliate tag included). I removed the original RSS link to Engadget; the summary is based on their roundup. Note: affiliate search links use Amazon’s search query format (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=searchterm&tag=f1rede-20). Beats Pill (Kim Kardashian edition) — portable Bluetooth speaker. Search: Beats Pill (Kim Kardashian) Anker Nano 30W USB-C charger — compact, good for iPhones/iPads. Search: Anker Nano 30W Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — 4K streaming dongle with Dolby Vision/Atmos. Search: Fire TV Stick 4K Max Anker Soundcore Space A40 — budget true wireless earbuds with ANC. Search:…

Prime Day Deal: Ninja DZ302 10‑Quart Dual‑Basket Air Fryer — $160 (30% off) Looking for a kitchen upgrade this Prime Day? The Ninja DZ302 10‑quart Dual‑Basket Air Fryer is on sale for $160 (about 30% off). It’s a versatile, countertop-friendly model designed to cook two different dishes at once with minimal fuss. Key Features Dual 5‑quart baskets — cook two foods simultaneously at different settings Six cooking modes: Air Fry, Air Broil, Bake, Dehydrate, Keep Warm, Roast Smart Finish — times the baskets so both foods finish together Match Cook — apply the same settings across both baskets when needed Compact footprint — under 15 inches wide (may be large for the smallest kitchens) Dishwasher‑safe baskets and crisper plates for easy cleanup Why it’s worth considering If you often make…

Best October Prime Day Amazon Device Deals — Kindles, Echoes, Fire TVs & Tablets Amazon’s October Prime Day is offering record-low prices (or close to them) on many Amazon-made devices. Below are top picks and quick links so you can shop via Amazon (affiliate links included). Kindles Kindle Kids — $95 (was $130) — Shop Kindle Kids Kindle Paperwhite — $125 (was $160) — Shop Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Color — $200 (was $250) — Shop Kindle Color Kindle Scribe — $300 (was $400) — Shop Kindle Scribe Echo smart speakers & displays Echo Pop — $25 — Shop Echo Pop Echo Dot — $35 — Shop Echo Dot Echo Show 5 — $55 — Shop Echo Show 5 Echo Show 8 — $100 — Shop Echo Show 8 Fire TV…

Mastodon Introduces “Packs” — a Bluesky‑style Follow List for Newcomers Mastodon is testing a new feature called “Packs” — curated collections of accounts new users can follow to jumpstart their timeline. Inspired by Bluesky’s Starter Packs, Mastodon’s approach emphasizes user control and Fediverse compatibility. Key points What Packs are: Curated lists of accounts you can follow in one go to help new users find interesting people faster. User control: Mastodon gGmbH says users can opt in or out of appearing in Packs by toggling the existing “Feature profile and posts in discovery algorithms” setting. Neutral removal: Unlike Bluesky (where removal required blocking or reporting), Mastodon will let users remove themselves from a Pack in a neutral way after they’re notified. Fediverse standard: Mastodon is collaborating on a Fediverse Enhancement Proposal…