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As we prepare for Cyber Monday, this may be your last chance to score on Cyber Week tech sales still available. If you’ve been eyeing one of the new Apple Watches, you’re in luck, as this is one of the only times of the year for such steep discounts on all the Apple Watch models. Also: Best Cyber Monday deals: Live updatesAlthough Apple products don’t frequently see discounts, Cyber Week is a great time to save between 10-25% on select devices, including Apple watches, like the SE (2nd Gen) and new Series 10.I cover Apple Watches at nearly every sale event with ZDNET, so rest assured, I’ve tracked the best deals throughout this year. Plus, I’ve gone hands-on with many watch accessories, like watch bands, chargers, and more. Here are the best Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals you can shop, including on some of the most popular models. Our favorite Apple Watch deals for Cyber Monday 2024Apple Watch Series 10 GPS 42mm More

Kerry Wan/ZDNETAs a long-time Mac user, I regularly jump between a 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro, an old Intel-based 27-inch iMac, and the newly redesigned 2024 Mac Mini, which I recently reviewed. But my preferred Mac is the M3 MacBook Air. So I was thrilled to see that this year Amazon is running the best Cyber Monday deal I can ever remember on a MacBook Air.For Cyber Monday, Amazon is selling the 2024 M3 MacBook Air for $899 More

Stack Social/ZDNETProject management is key for companies, no matter the size, but can be a challenge. Software solutions can help maximize precision and efficiency. Two popular options are Microsoft Project Professional 2024 and Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for Windows — both of which are currently on major discount through StackSocial. Both platforms are on sale for $80, down from their usual prices of $1,130 for Project Professional and $580 for Visio Professional.Also: The best Cyber Monday deals: Live updatesMicrosoft Project Professional is a user-friendly option for managing projects from start to finish, and includes pre-built templates, timesheet submissions, and visual representations of complex schedules and timelines. It syncs with Project Online and Project Service, and supports Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) and is compatible with Office LTSC and Office 2024. Microsoft Visio Professional is a diagramming software that helps visually represent complex data, processes, and workflows across different industries, including IT, engineering, business, and architecture. It offers a number of different diagram types (including flowcharts, process maps, floor plans, network diagrams, and organizational charts), templates, and real-time collaboration. A caveat: While StackSocial is an authorized Microsoft partner and offers “lifetime” access to Microsoft Project Professional and Visio Professional, it is possible that Microsoft could end the license. But the site has been running these Microsoft deals for years, and I can personally vouch for them — I purchased an Office license from StackSocial about two years ago, and it’s still working on my personal MacBook today. Save big when you buy either Microsoft Project Professional 2024 or Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for Windows right now.  More

Adam Breeden/ZDNETApple offer very fancy iPads these days and several of them now cost over $1,000. But for the things most people do with their iPads — watching streaming content, making video calls, reading books and documents, answering messages, and surfing the web, the best iPad to buy is the standard 10th-generation iPad, which even looks very similar to the two high-end models — the iPad Pro and the iPad Air. But the standard iPad is the one I recommend to everyone other than artists and high-end multimedia professionals. And while heavy discounts on Apple products are rare, the iPad 10th-Gen More

Black Friday is over, but Cyber Monday is here to keep the savings rolling. Many of the best deals on robot vacuums are still live, and these are truly some of the best discounts we’ve seen all year. We’ve curated the top Cyber Monday deals right here so you can skip the hassles and dive straight into the savings. Also: The best Cyber Monday deals: Live updatesAs a robot vacuum reviewer and a dog owner, I’m always looking for great devices to help keep my home clean with little effort. I test different types of robot vacuums daily and have grown exceedingly familiar with each brand’s strengths and weaknesses and their price fluctuations. This is the best time of year to buy that robot vacuum you’ve had your eye on all year or as a holiday gift for that family member who’s always wanted one. For example, the iRobot Roomba s9+ robot vacuum is bundled with a Braava Jet m6 robot mop More

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Tharon Green/ZDNETI have to admire the patience of people who know the tech products they want but wait for the best deals and discounts to show up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That patience has been rewarded big time this year because there are some outstanding deals on some of the best tech products that ZDNET has tested. It’s been brutal to try to narrow down the best deals this year, but the ones below are my top five — with one bonus pick. I have either purchased or tested all five of these products this year, so I can personally vouch for the fact that all of them are worth the money. And I’ve been thrilled to see all of them at or near record low prices for Cyber Monday so that more people can benefit from them. Also: The best Cyber Monday deals: Live updates1. Meta Ray-Ban smart glassesSmart glasses have never looked this good — or as much like regular glasses. Meta teamed up with Ray-Ban to put its audio-based augmented reality glasses into these iconic frames. And the audio quality is actually the best feature. These glasses are terrific for taking phone calls and video calls and for playing podcasts and audiobooks. And while the convenient audio is their top feature, these glasses can also take photos and video that are as good as a 3-4 year old smartphone camera. They also offer a hands-free AI assistant that can answer questions, translate languages, and is regularly getting software updates to add new features. Also: I recommend this rare Meta Ray-Bans deal for 20% off for Cyber MondayThe Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses More

bigtunaonline/Getty Images  Generative AI is everywhere. It’s hard to believe it’s been only about two years since this new paradigm of productivity went mainstream, but here we are. As part of my job, I test AI tools. I’ll dig into just about any AI-related technology and see what I can make it do. Many of […] More