Our favorite headphones and earbuds are cheaper during October Prime Day
We spotted a variety of discounted headphones and earbuds during October’s Prime Big Deals Days, with some of our favorite options discounted to at (or near) their all-time low prices. While some deals on Amazon require a Prime subscription, there are plenty that are available to anyone, and other retailers have gotten in on the action, too. While you’re shopping, make sure to check out our full roundup of the best deals we’ve found so far from the sale.
Nothing Headphone 1
Nothing’s first pair of over-ear headphones feature a retro transparent design and high-end features like active noise cancellation, spatial audio with head tracking, and plush ear pads. They also feature a paddle button that allows you to control music playback. Read our review.
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AirPods Pro 3
The AirPods Pro 3 have a new design that improves their fit, superior noise cancellation, better bass, and fairly accurate heart rate sensors. Read our review.
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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro by Anker have the best call quality of any earbuds we’ve tested, and include features like ANC and a screen on the charging case. Read our review.
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JLab Go Air Pop
The JLab Go Air Pop are an affordable pair of wireless earbuds with eight hours of battery life (or 32 hours with the included charging case). The case also houses a built-in USB-A charging plug, so you’re never without a charging cable.
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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
Significantly smaller and lighter than their predecessors, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 also offer stronger noise cancellation, a crystal clear transparency mode, and lengthy battery life.
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni
These SteelSeries gaming headphones support multiple systems, with hi-res audio to boot. Read our review.
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Bose QuietComfort Headphones Gen 2
These Bose headphones feature excellent ANC, convenient physical controls, and come in a variety of funky colors. Read our review.
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones (second-gen)
The upgraded Bose over-ear headphones come loaded with features, and the company is continuing to support them with updates. Read our latest coverage.
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Apple AirPods Max (second-gen)
Apple’s updated over-ear headset have amazing sound and active noise-cancellation, but carry over some of the usability issues from the first generation. Read our review.
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Beats Powerbeats Fit
A new version of the Fit Pro wireless earbuds, which are upgraded with a redesigned wing tip that Beats says is 20 percent more flexible, a smaller case, and other advantages.
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Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
The latest Powerbeats Pro are a no-brainer for athletes. They pack fantastic sound and thumping bass, along with active noise cancellation, IPX4 water resistance, and heart rate monitoring. Read our review.
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Beats Studio Pro
The over-ear Beats Studio Pro feature premium upgrades like ANC with transparency mode, lossless audio over USB-C, and better compatibility with both iOS and Android. Read our review.
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Nothing Ear 3A earbuds
The eye-catching and wallet-friendly Nothing earbuds are discounted to their lowest price to date. Read our review.
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Shokz OpenRun Pro 2
The OpenRun Pro 2 are Shokz’s best bone conduction headphones yet, with better sound and more bass than their predecessor. Our reviewer Victoria Song praised their cozy fit as well as their USB-C charging (goodbye, proprietary charger!). Read our review.
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Ozlo Sleepbuds 2
The unique Ozlo Sleepbuds are built for side sleepers, with a private alarm that can wake you up without alerting anyone else, and 14 hours of battery life.
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Sony WH-1000XM5
Sony’s previous-generation over-ear headphones are still a great choice, particularly for under $200. Read our review.
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Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones
They might cost $50 more than their predecessor, but the latest iteration of Sony’s best-in-class noise-canceling headphones up the ante in every way. Sony made subtle improvements to every facet of the WH-1000XM6, from sound quality to ANC performance, while wisely bringing back the foldable, travel-friendly design last seen on the XM4.
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Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds
The Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds have top-notch noise-canceling performance with excellent, balanced sound, if you can get a good seal in your ears.
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Nothing Ear 3
Nothing’s Ear 3 earbuds carry the company’s distinctive style, with great audio at a solid price. Read our review.
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AirPods 4
Apple’s AirPods 4 are the latest update to the company’s base-model wireless earbuds. The hard, plastic buds feature improved audio over the third-gen model, along with deep iOS integration and spatial audio with head tracking. Read our review.
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We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’
With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of gadget history, it'd be reasonable to assume that a device with a microphone or camera is either recording you or it isn't; it's either on or off, without much gray area. Microphones capture sound. Cameras capture images. That data is saved onto a device. Sometimes, it's also sent to the cloud - hopefully with end-to-end encryption - for processing. That data is a preserved instant in time and is therefore a recording.
Perhaps not anymore.
Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple is working on a smart hom …
HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance
HBO Max and Paramount Plus will become one streaming service under Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In a press release announcing the completion of the deal, Skydance - the name of the combined companies - says both streamers will "unify into a single service over time."
Skydance CEO David Ellison hinted at this possibility in March, saying during a call with investors that merging Paramount Plus and HBO Max would give the combined companies "a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers." There are still no details about the timing of this change, or the name of the merged streamers, which HBO CEO …
The stylish Nothing Headphone 1 are cheaper than ever
There’s no denying that Nothing knows how to make eye-catching headphones. If you’re considering a new pair of over-ear cans, the Nothing Headphone 1 pack style and great sound, and they’re on sale for $189 at Amazon. That’s a big discount considering the usual price drifts between $240 and $299.
Nothing Headphone 1
Nothing’s first pair of over-ear headphones feature a retro transparent design and high-end features like active noise cancellation, spatial audio with head tracking, and plush ear pads. They also feature a paddle button that allows you to control music playback. Read our review.
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In addition to the unique design, these headphones sport features you’d expect to find in more expensive flagship offerings, like spatial audio and active noise cancellation. There are some odd omissions, like a lack of multipoint pairing, and the 3.5mm analog port only works when the headphones are charged.
Read our Nothing Headphone 1 review.
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The earbuds with the best call quality are cheaper than ever
Normally $169.99, the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro are discounted to $135.99 during Amazon’s October sale, beating their previous low price of $149.99, and coming in $14 lower than the AirPods 5. While these earbuds stand out for a number of reasons, like great ANC and a handy screen on the charging case, our favorite aspect is the excellent call quality.
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
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Even beyond the crisp call quality, these earbuds are equipped with several features that feel like a treat at this price, with a IP55 dust and water resistance rating, LDAC for high-resolution audio with supported devices, and built-in voice commands. Our only minor complaint was that the default sound settings are a bit bass-forward, but that was easy to fix thanks to a set of seven sound examples that let you dial in the profile for your tastes.
Read our Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro review.
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Following more images of the previously leaked Google Fitbit Edge surfacing a few days ago, new details about the upcoming fitness tracker have been revealed, including potential features and pricing. The Fitbit Edge will reportedly sell for €179 in Europe, and £159 in the UK, according to leaked details shared by Dealabs. Given the €99/£85 pricing of the $99 screen-free Fitbit Air in those regions, 9to5Google estimates the new Fitbit Edge will cost around $180 in the US.
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A Trump Mobile breach may have exposed data of more than 3,600 people
Trump Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach that may have exposed the data of 3,615 people, according to reports from PCMag and Straight Arrow News. The breach reportedly included names, home addresses, emails, phone numbers, and order information.
PCMag and Straight Arrow News contacted several individuals in the dataset, who confirmed that the leaked information was accurate. The leaked data may include people who never fully signed up for Trump Mobile, as one person told PCMag that they never managed to set up their account but still gave the company their email address and phone number. It also reportedly includes information re …
The Pixel Watch 5 is a better value at $65 off
The Google Pixel Watch 5 is discounted by $60 during Amazon’s October sale, with the 41mm version on sale for $334.99, and the 45mm version for $364.99. The latest version of Google’s smartwatch rolled out alongside the Pixel 11 phones in August with improved GPS, gesture controls, and offline Gemini, although we had mixed results ahead of its launch with Google’s AI assistant’s proactive notifications. It’s possible that it has gotten better since.
Google Pixel Watch 5
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The discount here helps offset the Pixel Watch 5’s $50 price hike over the Pixel Watch 4, and is particularly notable for coming so soon after the watch released. While every one of its new health features wasn’t rolled out in time for our initial review, Google is continuing to expand the watch’s functionality.
Read our Pixel Watch 5 review.
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Paramount has completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, forming a combined company known as Skydance. The merger officially puts Paramount and WBD's film studios, along with major networks and brands like HBO, CBS News, and CNN, under one roof.
The road to the media megamerger has been a rocky one for Paramount, which secured an agreement in February after waging a months-long battle against Netflix for WBD. Since then, it has faced criticism from both lawmakers and Hollywood talent about the negative impact of media consolidation.
Paramount cleared its last major hurdle last month, as it settled with 12 states that …