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Black Friday is less than a week away, and there’s a high possibility you or someone you know is in need of a new pair of headphones or earbuds. Many headphones released last year or earlier are expected to see steep discounts, but you can find small discounts on this year’s releases, such as the Sony WH-1000XM6, AirPods Pro 3, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen).Also: Our favorite Black Friday deals live nowI review headphones, and this year, I’ve seen the lowest prices ever on models like the Sonos Ace, Google Pixel Buds Pro 2, Sony WH-1000XM5, Bose QuietComfort Ultra, and AirPods Max. Other models, like the Apple AirPods Pro 2, Sennheiser Momentum 4, and Beats Studio Pro, are always a shoe-in for $100+ discounts during seasonal sales, so it’s a great time to snag them.I’ll be tracking the best headphones and earbuds deals from now until shortly after the holiday sale season. These are the best ones to shop so far.Black Friday headphone deals at a glanceBest Black Friday headphone deals More

Roborock Saros Z70 <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Roborock Saros Z70’s full price is $2,599, but it’s currently on sale for $1,300 The Saros Z70 is the first robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to lift lightweight objects and clean those missed areas This robot vacuum performs impressively well, but you can expect some bugs […] More

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Bim/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for an item using your phone’s […] More

Maria Diaz/ZDNETAs a smart home reviewer, I’m particularly fond of robot vacuums. I enjoy unboxing, setting up, and testing them, and I love seeing new technologies emerge each year. Even if robot vacuums look similar, each one is actually quite different, which means I’m constantly learning new things about these devices. We test dozens of robot vacuums each year at ZDNET, both in our lab and at home. As a result, I’m always writing reviews for different models and updating our choices for the best units you can buy. Also: The best Black Friday robot vacuum deals live nowNow, our team has compiled data on the top-selling robot vacuums across various retailers through 2025 so far. The following are listed in order of units sold through the links clicked from ZDNET stories. (A note: Your privacy is protected — we only have access to aggregate data from our user base, and there is no way for us to identify individual people’s purchases.) Here are ZDNET readers’ most-purchased robot vacuums this year so far (and several are on sale already for Black Friday). 
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