Apple’s AirTags have dropped to one of their best prices to date

By wazup on November 2, 2024 Comments Closed / 34 views

Apple’s AirTags have dropped to one of their best prices to date

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We also found steep savings on Samsung’s Galaxy Buds FE and the excellent OnePlus Watch 2.

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, meaning airports everywhere are about to get slammed. Thankfully, if you plan on flying out of town this holiday season, Apple’s AirTags can help you speed through the baggage claim with some extra piece of mind. A four-pack normally goes for $99, but right now, you can buy them for just under $74 at Walmart and Best Buy — a mere $1 shy of their best price to date.

If you own an iPhone, Apple’s AirTags are the best Bluetooth trackers you can buy. They offer impressively precise tracking thanks to Apple’s ultra wideband chip and their ability to tap into Apple’s vast Find My system, which lets them cover a broader range than Bluetooth alone. You can also share them with up to five people — assuming your phone is running iOS 17 or 18 — allowing everybody to keep tabs on valuables if you’re traveling with a family or group. The water-resistant trackers even have user-replaceable batteries, so you don’t need to get a new one whenever a battery dies. Now, if only Apple outfitted them with a lanyard hole or some way to attach them to your bag…

Read our original AirTag review.

An AirTag wedged into some planks of wood.

An AirTag wedged into some planks of wood.

Apple’s AirTags are unobtrusive, waterproof, and tap into the massive Find My network for out-of-range locating.

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds FE are down to an all-time low of $59.99 ($40 off) at Amazon for a limited time. The entry-level earbuds offer a number of welcome features for the price, including active noise cancellation, great sound quality, and reliable performance. Granted, you don’t get perks like wireless charging and multipoint Bluetooth connectivity — which isn’t surprising given even the newer Galaxy Buds 3 Pro can’t pair with multiple devices at the same time — but the omissions are somewhat to be expected for a pair of earbuds that cost under $60. Read our review.

OnePlus is throwing in an extra leather or rubber strap when you buy the OnePlus Watch 2 on sale for $219.99 ($80 off) and apply promo code PUMPKIN at checkout. That’s one of the better prices to date on the terrific Android watch, which remains one of the few third-party options running Wear OS 4 and our default pick if you don’t want a watch from Samsung and Google. It supports Google Assistant and offers up to 12 days of battery life in power saving mode, rendering it an impressive option even if it only comes in a single 47mm size and lacks LTE connectivity. Read our review.

Belkin’s BoostCharge Power Bank 20K is on sale at Amazon in pink starting at $27.56 (about $12 off), which marks a new all-time low. (It’s also available at Amazon and direct from Belkin for about $4 more in other shades). The newer power bank is on the slower side and only truly suitable for charging phones — its lone USB-C port tops out at 15 watts and its two USB-A ports 12 watts — but it’s a high-capacity option that won’t hurt your wallet.

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