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The best early Black Friday deals you can already shop

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The countdown to Black Friday is on, and the discounts are starting to appear. Although the shopping holiday isn’t officially until November 27th, retailers are already dropping early deals on some of our favorite tech. Of course, with prices rising across the board, a good discount doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a historically low price. But we’re still seeing worthwhile discounts on a host of tried-and-tested gear, with more expected in the coming weeks.

Below, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals we’ve found so far. Prices could drop further as Black Friday approaches, as is always the case, but these deals are worth considering if you’d rather shop early and beat the holiday rush. We’ll continue to update this guide as more retailers launch their holiday sales, too, so be sure to check back regularly as we get closer to the main event.

WD_Black SN850P 2TB M.2 SSD with heatsink

The SN850P M.2 SSD with a heatsink is a great, competitively-priced option for PlayStation 5 and PC owners alike. It offers fast performance and a bunch of extra storage at a price we don’t commonly see these days.

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Nothing Ear 3A earbuds

You likely won’t find wireless earbuds with a more striking appearance than Nothing’s Ear 3A. Additionally, these sound fantastic, and boast active noise cancellation. Read our review.
The Nothing Ear 3A earbuds on a mauve background with their case.

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Meta Quest 3S

The Quest 3S is a standalone VR headset with the same chipset as the pricier Quest 3, but with the same lenses and screen resolution as the Quest 2. There are plenty of great Meta Store VR games, and it can also be connected to a gaming PC to play demanding games like Half-Life Alyx. Read our review.
A person holding a Quest 3S.

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Bose SoundLink Max SE speaker

This more affordable, more streamlined version of the Max has a slightly smaller battery (16 hours versus 20), and lacks external power bank functionality, but is otherwise the same as the pricier Max, and just as good at delivering excellent audio.

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LG B6E OLED TV

Despite being an entry-level variant of the B6 OLED, this model features four HDMI 2.1 ports, a 120Hz refresh rate, a capable processor, and pixel-perfect image quality and contrast for any content you want to watch. Lower brightness is likely the biggest compromise with getting a cheaper OLED.

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Ember Mug 3 (14-ounce)

Ember’s latest smart mug is designed to keep your coffee at the ideal temperature for up to three hours, with five temp settings between 120 and 145 degrees Fahrenheit. The third-gen version is similar to prior models; however, you can now adjust the heat settings directly on the mug and throw it in the dishwasher, which wasn’t the case before.

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Hisense CanvasTV (2026)

Hisense’s 2026 CanvasTV is a 4K QLED TV that doubles as wall art when you’re not watching. It features a matte, anti-glare display and runs on Google’s excellent TV software; it’s also a great pick for gamers thanks to its snappy 144Hz variable refresh rate and a pair of HDMI 2.1 ports.

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Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 Combo is a beginner-friendly 3D printer that supports four filament spools. It features an enclosed build chamber, automatic bed leveling, and a large touchscreen, making it easy to produce reliable prints.

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Moft Trackable Tripod Wallet

Moft’s Trackable Tripod Wallet is a MagSafe-compatible wallet that holds two cards and folds into an adjustable phone stand or small tripod. It also supports both Apple’s Find My network and Google’s Find Hub, offers Qi wireless charging, and includes a detachable shutter remote for taking photos.

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Govee Christmas String Lights 2

Govee’s Christmas lights offer over 130 preset lighting effects, though you can also create your own custom light displays. The IP65-rated lights feature Matter support, so they’ll work with any major smart home platform, and are sold in lengths up to 328 feet with up to 1,000 LED beads.

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Govee Table Lamp 2

Govee’s Table Lamp 2 is way more fun than your average table lamp. The color-changing device boasts built-in scheduling and more than 60 dynamic lighting effects, including preset scenes for various holidays. You can even create custom color combos for when “Dandelion” and other presets just aren’t cutting it.

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Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 4K

Birdfy’s metal smart bird feeder features a wide-angle 4K camera that lets you get an up-close look at visiting birds, along with a 1.8-liter seed capacity and a built-in solar panel for charging. It also offers free AI-powered recognition of more than 6,000 bird species.

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Tessan Voyager 205 Universal Travel Adapter

Tessan’s universal travel adapter delivers up to 205W of combined USB charging power and can charge up to eight devices, including a pair of laptops, at the same time. It features six USB-C ports, including two that can deliver up to 140W individually, a USB-A port, and an AC outlet. It also works in over 200 countries and regions.

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Bambu Lab P2S Combo

Bambu Lab’s P2S Combo is a 3D printer that can print in multiple colors and automatically dry its materials to help improve print quality. It also features a 5-inch touchscreen, a built-in camera for monitoring prints remotely, and AI-powered tools that can detect printing problems.

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Dreame X60 Ultra

The Dreame X60 Ultra is a powerful robot vacuum and mop that does a great job of cleaning carpets, thanks to its dual roller brushes and 35,000Pa of suction. It can climb over tall thresholds, squeeze under low furniture, and automatically detach its mop pads when vacuuming carpets.

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Eight Sleep Pod 6

Eight Sleep’s Pod 6 automatically adjusts your bed’s temperature based on your sleep patterns, heart rate, and breathing. It features a redesigned hub that’s half the size of its predecessor and adjusts temperatures faster. The system also tracks sleep quality, detects snoring, and lets couples control the temperature on each side of the bed independently.

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Flextail Zero Pump 2

Flextail’s Zero Pump 2 might weigh a mere 1.7 ounces, but it can quickly inflate and deflate a sleeping pad. It comes with six nozzles and a replaceable battery that recharges via USB-C, allowing you to inflate up to 30 pads on a single charge.

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Litter-Robot 4 Starter Bundle

The last-gen Litter-Robot 4 can monitor your cat’s visits, track their weight, and automatically separate waste from clean litter after each use, so you can go up to eight days without emptying your cat’s litter box. The so-called starter bundle also includes 20 pounds of litter, 25 waste drawer liners, a host of odor-control accessories, a litter-trapping mat, and a three-year warranty.

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Headspace subscription

Headspace makes it easier to build mindfulness into your everyday life, whether you’re looking to manage stress, improve focus, or get a better night’s sleep. An annual subscription gives you access to hundreds of guided meditations, breathing exercises, and other tools for beginners and experienced users alike.

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Casetify Moonaries illo Edition 2 phone case

Part of Casetify’s early Black Friday sale, which offers up to 50 percent off select phone case styles, this Moonaries Illo case features playful artwork from the illustrator behind Mocha Cat. It’s available for the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro, and other iPhone models.

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Sharge Icemag 3 Power Bank

The Icemag 3 can wirelessly deliver up to 25W of power to compatible smartphones and up to 35W wired charging via USB-C. The 10,000mAh Qi2 charger can also act as a foldable kickstand, comes with an integrated USB-C cable that serves as a lanyard, and sports a transparent design with colorful RGB lighting.

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Update, 10:49AM ET, November 13th: Fleshed out our list of early Black Friday deals with a handful of new additions located near the top of the article. More will be added in the coming days.

Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues

Service is gradually starting to recover for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state, some people (including Verge staffers) are reporting that access to their emails has been restored, though the flow of Outlook mail might be delayed while efforts to fully fix the outage continue.

Senior Verge correspondent Tom Warren reports that according to his sources, the outage is linked to Azure VNet config changes. Microsoft has said that it hasn't found any evidence of the outage being connected to "malicious activity," …

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Apple announces release dates for the first Apple Home Collection smart devices

The Apple Home Collection LG Floodlight Cam mounted to a brick wall outside a building.

The first few smart home devices and accessories that Apple co-developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric for its new Apple Home Collection are now available for preorder through the company's online store, with delivery expected in mid-December. Apple announced the collection a month ago as part of a stronger push into the smart home space that's led by its new Siri AI-powered HomeView smart display which is also now available starting today.

Of all the Apple Home Collection devices currently listed on its online store, only a handful of LG accessories are available for preorder. These include the $299.95 LG Outdoor Cam and $199. …

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What’s really at stake in the Jensen Huang saga

One part of the saga surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ended on Thursday, when Huang resigned from his position at the top of AI's most important company. But in the coming weeks and months, a much bigger story may be about to unfold. A story about Nvidia's dealings in China, about the US government's willingness to turn a lot of blind eyes to protect a powerful ally, and about the very stability of the AI industry as a whole. It's a lot.

On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay start by trying to unpack the many parts of the story. We're all going to learn a lot more about Megaspeed than we ever planned or wanted, and we're goin …

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Meta discussed attacking Jonathan Haidt — now even his haters are annoyed

Mark Zuckerberg seen through the window of a black SUV.

Three years ago, Meta apparently considered a plan to turn public opinion against one of its most influential opponents, Jonathan Haidt. But since the proposal was revealed in court filings last month, it's backfired. In fact, if there's one thing Anxious Generation author Haidt and his critics can agree on, it's being mad at Meta.

Recent court filings in California revealed that Meta employees had discussed in 2023 a "Whisper strategy" to "turn academics against Haidt," who would soon publish a bestselling book arguing that platforms like Meta's were hurting kids. Haidt had spent years popularizing his theory that social media and smartpho …

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Claude’s Duet agent is a little neurotic and surprisingly helpful

Let’s get to work. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

Normally, the products I test don't offer to help me write up my experience with them. Duet is different.

Claude Duet is Anthropic's AI agent for consumers, the latest attempt by an AI company to try to convince us that agents can be useful for people who don't write code. It's been an interesting couple of months: Instinct gave us an impressive text-based assistant, Meta offered us its cute little guy, Muse, to help us buy things, and OpenAI gave us the more work-oriented Dots. Claude Duet is even more focused on work than those. It's also more consumer-friendly than Claude Cowork, which was more consumer-friendly than Claude Code - the co …

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Apple should have made the MacBook logo RGB

An edited photo of a MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, showing its Apple lid logo illuminated in red and a graphic of an RGB color picker circle around it.
Get that apple back to its rainbow roots, but for a new generation. | Image: The Verge

When Apple CEO John Ternus announced the first touchscreen Mac last month, the biggest reaction in the room wasn't for the PROLED MacBook Pro's OLED touchscreen or the thinner and lighter chassis; it was for the illuminated lid logo. It's a throwback to the light-up logos on the old MacBooks, which Apple started phasing out in 2015, and which were completely gone by the 2018 MacBook Air redesign. It's a nostalgia play, but boy did it work. It's fun!

Just like in the old days, the new logo's brightness is linked to the screen's: The brighter or dimmer the screen, the brighter or dimmer the logo. But the light-up logo on the old MacBooks was …

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Let’s talk about Jensen Huang’s many affairs!

Digital photo collage of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Usually, we'd be offering to answer your questions about a news event, but honestly we don't really have any answers about what the hell is going on over at Nvidia. I can't speak for Nilay but at the rate Jensen Huang's new mistresses are dropping, I am concerned we are approaching an affair Singularity. If things don't decelerate soon, we may be looking at existential risk. Maybe the future of AI really does depend on Jensen's sex life, but not in the way I was thinking!

As much fun (?) as we are having with all the assorted ladies, it's important to stay focused on what's really important: Chips and China. President Donald Trump was repor …

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Donald Trump really wants Tim Cook to run Nvidia

Jensen Huang resigned this morning as Nvidia's CEO following reports of affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy. Right now, the company is being led by its CFO on an interim basis. But President Donald Trump is already throwing around one person he thinks should take over the chipmaking giant: former Apple CEO Tim Cook, who stepped down from leading the company on September 1st and moved into an executive chairman role.

Shortly after Huang's resignation was announced today, Trump posted his idea about Cook on Truth Social: "NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take …

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Xbox announces Wolfenstein 3

A screenshot from Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

It's been nearly a decade since Bethesda's MachineGames released Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017, and now Xbox is ready to announce a sequel from the studio. Wolfenstein 3 was officially announced today, just days after Bethesda also confirmed that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel.

In a post, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the name and a photo of a script. "Looking forward to sharing more," she said. MachineGames also announced the game in a post, saying the game is "in production" and sharing a photo from a motion-capture session. IGN reports that Brian Bloom (who plays protagonist William …

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