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Saturday, November 27, 2021

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44KMashable / 1d
It's Thanksgiving, which means Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench are celebrating the holiday together — an annual tradition sparked five years ago by a viral text exchange. The unlikely duo's tradition of enjoying the holiday together started in 2016, when Dench mistakenly sent a text message to Hinton inviting him to Thanksgiving dinner. The message had been meant for Dench's grandson, a mistake that



2KArs Technica / 19h
Enlarge / Microphotograph of thalassiothrix frauenfeldii, Thalassionemataceae, phytoplankton. (credit: De Agostini Picture Library | Getty Images) On November 19, 1969, the CCS Hudson slipped through the frigid waters of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia and out into the open ocean. The research vessel was embarking on what many of the marine scientists on board thought of as the last great, unchart



200+TechCrunch / 19h
When TechCrunch asks Flowrite if it’s ‘Grammarly on steroids’, CEO and co-founder Aaro Isosaari laughs, saying that’s the comment they always get for the AI writing productivity tool they’ve been building since late summer 2020 — drawing on early access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 API, and attracting a wait-list of some 30,000 email-efficiency seeking prosumers keen to get their typing fingers on its beta.




Dog•
TL;DR: The Essential 2022 Dog Training Bundle is on sale for £14.97 as of Nov. 27, saving you 98% on list price. Your furry friend is already a good boy, but he has potential to be a very good boy. He just needs a little bit of training. With eight courses on dog care and training, the Essential 2022 Dog Training Bundle will lead you in the right direction. You’ll be in good hands under Nikki Bro



TL;DR: iMazing iOS Manager is on sale for £11.20 this Black Friday, saving you 57% on list price. With all the devices we use on a daily basis, it can be frustrating that there isn't an easy way to streamline how you manage each device. That is, there isn't an easy way to do it if you don't have iMazing. iMazing is the software management system that allows you to run your iPhone, iPad, and iPods



SAVE 83%: Private Internet Access provides access to a massive network of secure servers located all around the world. A three-year subscription to Private Internet Access is on sale for £1.67 per month this Black Friday, and includes an extra three months for free. Private Internet Access provides access to an absolutely massive network of geographically diverse servers, which means you should a



SAVE 68%: NordVPN is a fast and reliable security service that can unlock leading streaming sites like Netflix. A two-year subscription to NordVPN is on sale for £2.74 per month this Black Friday, saving you 68% on list price. Another day, another Black Friday VPN deal. There have been absolutely loads of deals on offer from all the most popular services, and NordVPN's discount might be the best



Owlet Stops Selling FDA•
100+Gizmodo / 5h
Owlet Baby Care’s family of popular baby monitoring socks, which claim to keep an eye on infants’ oxygen level, heart rate, and hours slept, can no longer be bought in the U.S. at this time because the company did not obtain proper Food and Drug Administration approvals for the products. Read more...



It goes without saying that you often have to sacrifice some performance in your gaming laptop if you want to get one for under $1,000, but with these Black Friday gaming laptop deals , you can enjoy high performance gaming on the road with RTX 30-series graphics. When it comes to Black Friday deals , budget gaming laptops under $1,000 are some of the biggest sellers out there, like this Dell G15



Amazon has a bunch of electric toothbrushes from Oral-B on sale this Black Friday. As of Nov. 26, save on our picks below. OUR TOP PICK: Oral-B Genius X Limited, Electric Toothbrush with Artificial Intelligence , an AI-enabled toothbrush that will ensure you're getting in between the molars — $99.99 $199.99 (save 50%) BEST BUDGET PICK: Oral-B OralPro 1000 CrossAction Electric Toothbrush , a smart



Spotify Car View Feature•
89Engadget / 5h
When Spotify announced its stripped down Car View mode in 2019, it seemed like a smart way to prevent drivers from being distracted on the road. Whenever you connected to your car over Bluetooth, it would remove extraneous elements like menu buttons and album art. Instead, it gave you large buttons to pause and play music; jump to the previous or next track; or like a specific song. Nifty! But ho



With loads of great Black Friday Kindle deals , we wouldn't blame you for picking up a discounted Amazon ereader - but if you've done so, maybe your money-saving adventure isn't over just yet. You see, not only are Kindles reduced in the Black Friday deals , but so are loads of important extras you should consider buying. These include cases, screen protectors and yes, the books themselves. We've



It's a widely-known fact that Chespin is the best Pokemon. This Black Friday toy deal on a Pokemon figure collection doesn't include the fabulous monkey 'Mon, but it has most of the other favorites. We're seeing lots of Black Friday deals relating to toys, or Pokemon, and this set gets you both at a fairly decent discount - it's $25 off, and if you know anything about Pokemon, you'll know it's ra



To work in a fast-moving field like coding means you constantly need to be learning. For a limited time, you can save an additional 70% on 3 rapidly growing libraries of coding and IT courses, with a VPN to protect your privacy, with our Black Friday Mega Lifetime Bundle . Use code BFSAVE70 to get it for just $37.50 (reg. $14,493) at checkout. Infosec4TC Platinum Membership: Cyber Security Traini



The Black Friday camera deals have produced some real bargains this year, thanks to a perfect storm of mature mirrorless tech and fierce competition between the likes of Canon, Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm and Panasonic. Yes, the best phone cameras have landed a few blows on the traditional camera giants in recent years, but the big names have come back swinging – and the big beneficiaries have been pho



As one of the best VR headsets you can buy, the Oculus Quest 2 is very much in demand this Black Friday. Thankfully, there's an Amazon Black Friday deal happening right now that doesn't drop the price, but does net you a AU$100 Amazon voucher to spend on the site. By heading to Amazon Australia, you can take advantage of an Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday deal that adds AU$100 Amazon credit to your a



Let's face it, PC gaming can seem intimidating. The hardware is generally expensive and complicated and for someone just looking to get into PC gaming, or if you want to buy someone a gaming PC as a gift but don't have a whole lot of money, you might think that even the best Black Friday PC gaming deal will be out of reach. You'd be wrong though, since the best budget gaming PCs often have the be



The 2021 Black Friday sale is officially underway, and we've already seen some of the best offers leaping from the virtual shelves. And one of the biggest Aussie retailers with deep discounts is Amazon, with practically anything you can think of getting price cuts for the big deals event. From smart speakers to gaming gear, there's a whole load of tech on Amazon Australia that's currently discoun



Plenty of Ninja products, including a Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer, are on sale for Black Friday at Amazon. Check out our top picks below. OUR TOP PICK: Ninja Foodi 12-in-1 Deluxe XL , a top-rated pressure cooker and air fryer— $139.99 $249.99 (save 44%) BEST COOKWARE: Ninja Foodi NeverStick Hard-Anodized 3-Piece Cookware Set , a chip-proof, flake-proof, nonstick pan that's built to



If you're looking for a great Black Friday PC gaming deal , look no further than this Alienware Aurora R12 gaming PC starting at just $1,289 over at Dell right now . Gaming PC s are usually among the more exciting Black Friday deals – especially higher end PCs like the Alienware Aurora – since the typical retail cost is higher than many can comfortably afford, and Black Friday is usually a great



Sennheiser makes some of the best headphones on the planet, from noise-cancelling over-ears to tiny true wireless earbuds you can slip in your pocket - and the brand's best models have been discounted heavily for Black Friday 2021 . Whether you're in the US or the UK, you can get some incredible Black Friday headphones deals on Sennheiser cans this year, with highlights including $165 off the Sen



The vast majority of Apple Watch deals over Black Friday are on three different Apple smartwatches; if you've been perusing the discounts, you've probably caught yourself wondering 'which of them should I buy?' These three models are the Apple Watch 3 from 2017, which Apple now treats as its low-end offering, the Apple Watch SE from 2020 which was designed as a budget alternative to its contempor



Thinking of buying the Sonos Arc soundbar this Black Friday ? Don't do it! Instead, you should buy the brilliant Samsung HW-Q700A, which has been reduced from £699 to £399 at Currys , saving you £300. (Not in the UK? Scroll down for the best deals in your region.) The Sonos Arc may be our pick for the best soundbar you can buy in 2021, but it's no secret that the Sonos Black Friday deals have bee




My friends and I have a fun game we like to play, which we call WTF Wish. The F stands for frick, obviously. Hearkening back to the heyday of rogue, random sellers on Amazon, Wish is the wild west of e-commerce these days, giving us some top-notch randomness delivered straight to our social media news feeds. Its marketing strategy works, too - at least, in terms of the fact that I almost always s



Some Black Friday laptop deals force you to do a double take, and this Dell Inspiron deal is definitely one of those - even if it's generally a laptop just for creatives. Right now on Dell's website, you can get the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus for just $1,249 as a Black Friday deal, equipped with an Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and most importantly, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 - though i



Tired of all the turkey and yearning for the sweet moment that your laptop's clock turns to midnight on Monday? You're a Cyber Monday deals junkie, friend - and you'll love what Target's just announced. The brand is going to have an additional sale, starting Sunday, that runs on top of Target's current week-long Holiday Best deals. What's coming next week, I hear you ask? You want me to tell you?



30Wired / 9h
It's a good time to spoil your cats, dogs, reptiles, or hamsters with deals on some of our favorite products.



Batteries – who needs 'em, right? Among the best Black Friday deals live right now, it's no surprise that fancier tech like earbuds , TVs and games consoles are the products stealing the headlines. But only a fool would underestimate the value of a good old Duracell multi-pack. Like that superfluous utensil buried away in your kitchen drawer, you may only find yourself reaching for a set of batte



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Christmas magic. We all want to cherish it, but it isn’t always easy to do that when faced with the whirlwind of planning, shopping, cooking and end-of-year logistics. Sometimes the magic is easier to capture when you step out of your normal life for a minute and into somewhere different — somewhere like, say, Hogwarts. If you though



Gizmodo / 10h
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, where you’ll find no deals today other than the deal of exchanging a large quantity of money to preorder some of the latest cool toys on the internet. This week Hot Toys swears in a new President, Transformers gets on track, and a snazzy new Darkwing Duck swings by. Check it out! Read more...



Alienware is known for its great gaming gear, but Black Friday deals for Alienware gaming chairs have been few and far between this year. That's why we were excited to spot the Alienware S5000 gaming chair on offer at Dell for just $339.99 at Dell . Plus, it comes with a $100 Dell egift card, so if you're a regular shopper for computing gear, you're in luck! 16% off might not be the biggest disco



If you're looking to upgrade to a NVMe M.2 SSD this Black Friday, you can't go wrong with this SanDisk PCIe Gen3 NVMe internal SSD for just $79.99 at Best Buy , a $150 savings . This is definitely one of the better Black Friday deals we've seen for computer builders out there, and while it's not the fastest NVMe M.2 SSD around, for this price this makes a perfect secondary drive (if you have an a



61Mashable / 10h
In his acceptance speech at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards , Korean director Bong Joon Ho said: “Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” As the explosive popularity and pile of Oscars for Parasite proved, Bong knew what he was talking about. So much of what's behind that one-inch barrier lives on Netflix, including an impressi



Mashable / 10h
Save $84 : With one base and three clip-on barrels, the T3 Twirl Trio interchangeable curling iron set gives you plenty of hairstyling possibilities. As of Nov. 26, you could get it for just $251.25 — 25% off its usual price — at Amazon in honor of Black Friday. Whether you have pin-straight hair, curls, or frizzy locks that need to be tamed, T3 Micro's award-winning hair styling tools have you c



28Wired / 10h
They're comfy, cheaper than usual, and will ship right to your door.



The 2021 Black Friday deals event is officially underway, and we've already seen some of the best sales leaping from the virtual shelves. If you're looking for today's cheapest offers still around, we've scoured the internet to bring you the best Black Friday deals under $50. From tablets to smart speakers, air fryers, blenders, security cameras, and more, you'll find all the latest tech and home



Some of the best Black Friday deals - at least for fans of the classier things in life - come from Amazon, and its huge range of spirits, liqueurs and other drinks that are reduced. You can see the whole list here . Whether you like a post-dinner apertif or to entertain guests with your cocktail combinations, there's something here for everyone. In fact, it'd be too easy just to point out the bes



Outages can be extremely detrimental to business operations which is why Microsoft has announced that it will extend its “outage mode” in Azure to cover both web-based and desktop applications. Azure Active Directory ( Azure AD ) is the software giant's cloud directory responsible for handling authentication for Office 365 though it can also be linked to on-premises Active Directory. However, whe



I’ve been on the airline and broader travel beat for about five years now, and I’ve loved almost every minute of it (aside from the first 12 months of the pandemic, which were devastating for the airline industry and depressing to report on.) But until now, I’d never made it to the pinnacle events of aviation, a major air show. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly



With countless Black Friday deals and discounts now available from almost every retailer under the sun, it can be a great time to buy something practical. A car seat for your dog, for example, can really improve your quality of life and make journeys far less stressful… unless you have a Japanese Shiba Inu, that is. I’ve had my Shiba Inu, Lily, for just over a year now, and in that time I’ve disc



David Tennant 80 Days•
43Ars Technica / 10h
Phileas Fogg (David Tennant), Abigail Fix (Leonie Benesch), and Jean Passepartout (Ibrahim Koma) set out on the adventure of a lifetime in a new TV adaptation of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days The series debuts January 2, 2022. Jules Verne's 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days , inspired numerous real-life attempts to navigate the globe, as well as various film, TV, and radio a



Mashable / 10h
Some of us are just cartoon people. That’s not to say our bowties spin and steam comes out of our ears when we get mad, but we are wired to adore these kinds of animated antics. The tenuous grasp on reality, the exaggerated emotion, the loose relationship with physics — cartoons stretch the imagination past its limits (and then some!), and we just can’t get enough. Luckily, it’s a glorious time f



2021 One Google Password•
Believe it or not, but we’ve gotten even worse at coming up with unique, secure passwords. Nordpass’ yearly list of the most popular passwords looks worse than ever in 2021, despite an increased awareness of privacy and security among the general public. And it probably comes down to the fact that people still aren’t using password managers. Read This Article on Review Geek ›




ExpressVPN is one of the fastest VPN services available today, it doesn’t log users’ activity, and it supports up to five devices at a time. There’s never a bad time to subscribe with ExpressVPN (or our other favorite VPN services), but this Black Friday, we’ve got a deal that’s hard to pass up. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



At some point, every kid wished that their toy car could magically turn into a full-size vehicle they could drive down the road. This year, Mattel made every kids’ dream come true by bringing a life-sized, road-worthy Barbie Extra EV to the LA Auto Show. Yes, Barbie got her own EV before you. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



24How-To Geek / 11h
Stargazers near Alabama and Georgia were recently treated to a spectacular light show as a rare meteor zipped across the night sky. The meteor entered our atmosphere at a shallow angle, and some of its fireballs even “bounced” off of it and back into space. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Bread baking has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the last few years. If you have a baker in your life, these gifts for bread bakers just might be what they’ve been looking for! Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



35How-To Geek / 11h
When it comes to Thanksgiving leftovers, there’s nothing easier (or tastier) than a turkey sandwich. But there’s no need to be boring about it! From panini’s to Croque Madames, these seven sandwiches will take those leftovers to the next level. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Yep, the title is not simply hyperbole - Amazon's Black Friday deals on its own devices really are selling out quickly this year. If you're looking for a cheap smart hub, streaming stick, or home security camera then we highly recommend you put your order in sooner rather than later. It's so bad this year, in fact, that we're seeing some delivery dates stretch all the way out to January in some e



Engadget / 11h
Wearables are getting to be as ubiquitous as smartphones, but that also means companies like Apple and Samsung are making better and more expensive devices. Regardless of if you prefer a smartwatch, fitness tracker or another kind of wearable, it's best to wait until a big sale — like Black Friday — to get one for the best price possible. This year, a bunch of wearables have been discounted and w



During the pandemic American Airlines reduced the number of flight attendants working on Boeing 787, Boeing 777, and premium cross country Airbus A312T aircraft. Now that travel demand has returned, the airline is keeping these lower staffing levels. And the airline is beginning to restore inflight service. Continue reading ...



100+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but odds are that on most days, breakfast at home is a pretty hasty affair. If we manage wheat toast, jam and a piece of fruit, we’re doing great. But, when we’re on vacation, it’s normal to want to take the time for a real breakfast, ei



Mashable / 11h
SAVE $45 : Amazon has the Instant Pot Ultra 8-Quart 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker on sale for just $114.99 for Black Friday on Nov. 26. That's 28% off its usual retail price of $159.99. Do you smell that? That heavenly scent is coming from this Instant Pot deal we just cracked open. Whether you're in the market for a new Instant Pot or you're looking for a Black Friday deal for a friend, the Instant Po



Fortnite Chapter C2•
SlashGear / 11h
Epic Games/YouTube Epic Games has kicked off Black Friday by dropping a new Fortnite Chapter 3 teaser, one that all but confirms players will, indeed, drop onto an entirely new map once the current season ends. Rumors about the new map have been circulating for a while, but the first real indication came from Epic itself with the Chapter 3 announcement. Following … Continue reading



82Gizmodo / 11h
For years, I believed Indiana Jones was immortal . I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when it was first released in theaters and, since he’d taken a drink from the holy grail before he rode off into the sunset, I thought Indiana Jones would live forever. It wasn’t until years later that the explanation on how… Read more...



500+The Points Guy / 11h
Editor’s note: This is a continually updated story Due to a spike in new COVID-19 cases across Paris, face masks are now required in certain outdoor spaces following an order issued by the Paris Police Prefecture on Nov. 26. The police order requires people to wear masks outside in many public spaces, even just waiting in line, including entering markets, schools/universities, places of worship,



Engadget / 12h
Parenthood, while constantly entertaining, is also one of the most eye-ball meltingly frustrating experiences I’ve personally ever had. At the end of the day, I do not have patience for any additional extra hassles, be it an unresponsive device, lagging apps or diaper wipes that come out 15 at a time. There are some parenting gadgets that are actually worth your money because they can make life w



We’ve all been there: Waiting for what seems like an endless amount of time for your customs and immigration documents to be examined, whether you’re abroad or arriving back to the United States. At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport ( JFK ), one of the nation’s busiest, wait times for customs screening on a recent Friday afternoon shortly before Thanksgiving was as long as an hour.



27Mashable / 12h
Bad Lip Reading took on the movie Dune and the results were predictably great. The YouTube account takes well-known video clips — athletes talking, famous movies, political debates — and inserts audio that somehow matches the mouth movements of the people in the videos. It most recently reworked the dialogue in the Timothée Chalamet-driven sci-fi flick Dune . The video is full of good jokes, an a



SlashGear / 12h
Over the last several years, there has been a significant push in the automotive industry to prevent distractions that force drivers to look away from the road to operate their vehicle’s systems. This drive has ushered in a number of features in modern cars, such as voice control systems for infotainment and other car functions. Increasingly common are head-up displays, … Continue reading



26Wired / 12h
Keep your belly full, your kids busy, and your digital life secure with these Black Friday deals on subscription services.



Many of us were hoping that with the release of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, we might see some coveted Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch deals this Black Friday . Not only does the dock feature some very cute artwork of Tom Nook and his protégés, Timmy and Tommy Nook atop an island in a pastel blue sea, but this special edition of the Switch also comes with some aest



Vodafone Idea India•
T-Mobile will no longer be able to advertise its 5G network as the 'most reliable' in the US according to a new ruling from the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau. In a new press release , NAD recommended that the company discontinue all claims that it has the most reliable 5G network based on third-party testing from the Accenture-owned advisory firm umlaut . Howev




Black Friday is a day that brings a lot of great laptop deals... and a lot of terrible laptop deals too - trust us, we know. Every year we literally sort through thousands of listings to find the creme of the crop for our big Black Friday deals roundup. That page is great, but with over 300 recommendations it can be hard to find what you're looking for quickly. So, here are the very best Black Fr



It's curious that Lego decided to release its brand-new Star Wars AT-AT on Black Friday , but the lack of deals on the priciest-ever Lego set clearly hasn't stopped people buying the set. You can see the brand-new AT-AT here , which costs $799 / £699 / AU$1,299 - but if you're in the US or Australia, you'll find the kit has already sold out. In the UK there's stock left but we imagine there are o



LG Electronics Cho•
Engadget / 12h
LG has appointed a new CEO to lead its electronics business. Starting December 1st , current Chief Strategy Officer William Cho will take over for Bong-seok Kwon as the CEO of LG Electronics. Meanwhile, according to The Korea Herald , Kwon will head up LG’s main holding company. Cho has been with LG Electronics since 1987. Prior to his most recent role, he served as the president of LG Canada, an



Mashable / 12h
SAVE $45 : There's a rare deal on the Apple TV 4K live at Walmart for Black Friday. Its $179 price tag is usually hard to justify, but you can slash 25% off and get it on sale for $134.18 while supplies last. Sound the alarm! While the Apple TV 4K usually inspires clicking to a new tab


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