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When is Black Friday? Black Friday 2025 falls on November 28, and Cyber Monday (which only became a thing in 2005) follows on December 1. Beat the store chaos and do your shopping from the comfort of your home (or office!).Are gadgets really cheaper during Black Friday? The short answer is yes, gadgets can be significantly cheaper in the run-up to and during Black Friday. It’s a time of year when retailers want to make up for the discounts they offer with a high volume of sales. Yes, price manipulation does happen sometimes, where some brands and retailers increase their prices in advance to make their cuts seem even better, but it happens a lot less these days because there’s more competition and people are getting savvy to it.How did we choose these Black Friday deals?ZDNET (and I) only writes about the deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or and would recommend wholeheartedly. Our experts look for the best deals, or products that are hardly ever on sale, using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. I also review customer feedback to determine what matters to real people who already own and use the products I’m recommending. There are also recommendations that are based on my own testing and reviews. Our goal is to provide you with the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter and save money.  More

J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Perplexity and PayPal have launched an “instant buy” feature. It allows users to complete purchases within a Perplexity chat. Only five brands are currently available, with more on the way. Perplexity and PayPal are capitalizing on the upcoming holiday […] More

When is Black Friday 2025? Black Friday takes place on Nov. 28 this year. During the sale, retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target cut prices on thousands of products (and many products from brands Amazon owns, like Kindle, Alexa, Ring, and more). Unlike Prime Days, which mainly discounts Amazon products, Black Friday is the universal deals day. Since more retailers participate, there’s more competition (and sometimes better deals). Are fitness trackers really cheaper on Black Friday? I’ve been following deals during events like Black Friday, Cyber Week, and Amazon Prime Day for several years. During these events, there are steeper deals on all sorts of merchandise, whether that’s a fitness tracker or a household good. (I do lots of my cleaning supply shopping during these events.) Retailers know Black Friday commences the holiday shopping season, so they will cut prices on all sorts of goods, whether that’s household necessities or brand-new gadgets. Of course, the best deals on gadgets will be the ones that are a year or two older than the newest model. For example, we’ll see a steeper deal on Apple’s Series 10 Apple Watch that debuted last year, and maybe $10 or $30 off Apple’s latest Series 11. How did we choose these Black Friday deals?ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing — in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter.  More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The LG G4 OLED was the company’s flagship TV last year, and continues to see generous discounts in 2025. LG has made great strides with its OLED picture quality, and this model is truly exceptional. With the G5 OLED hitting the market now, it’s no longer the ‘best option’ when it […] More

The JBL Tour One M3 are comfortable to wear for long durations. Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETThe JBL Tour One M3 might go under the radar when we talk about the best headphones. After all, the Sony WH-1000XM6 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) are good improvements over their predecessors. But you shouldn’t sleep on the JBL headphones this year. The company is pushing boundaries in what you can expect from a pair of $449 headphones. The JBL Tour One M3 More

Current price: $115 (67% off)Original price: $350A good Black Friday deal generally sits in the 20% off range, and at 67% off, this deal is entirely out of the norm. The Amazon Echo Frames have built-in speakers, helping you access experiences you would typically need devices like your headphones, Bluetooth speaker, or Alexa devices for. For the $115, you also get an Echo Spot, which is an excellent offer, since the Echo Frames alone typically retail for $270. While you won’t be getting all of the smart features of the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, including the camera, this is a good entry point into the world of AI glasses. Review: I replaced my Ray-Ban Meta with these Amazon smart glasses, and was impressed More

It’s the time of year when we start looking back at our favorite products that we got to test (the De’Longhi Rivelia coffee maker More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Brick is a $59 device that blocks you from accessing your most-used apps It’s on sale for $47 right now It helped me develop a better relationship to my phone Its positive reinforcements work better than competitors or Screen Time limits. –> <!–> nov / 2025 Follow ZDNET: Add us as a […] More