Well, bargain hunters… the mystery has finally come to an end because Amazon announced preliminary details for its huge Black Friday 2019 sale. We’re not sure there was really much mystery to begin with since “Black Friday” hasn’t actually been a single Friday for about a decade, but holiday shoppers will obviously still be happy to see Black Friday 2019 sale details confirmed by the nation’s #1 online retailer.

Ready to mark your calendars? Amazon’s Black Friday 2019 sales event officially kicks off at 12:01 AM PT on Friday, November 22nd, and runs for one full week until the end of the day on Friday, November 29th, which is actually Black Friday. Of course, you can expect plenty of killer deals to spill over into the week before Amazon’s big event, as well as the weekend following the event. Then comes Cyber Week, which will undoubtedly be chock-full of even more crazy deals and discounts. Looking to get an even bigger jump on your holiday shopping this year? Well you’re in luck because Amazon’s huge Holiday Sales Event is already live with new deals each day and new Lightning Deals each hour.

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Amazon just announced its big plans for Black Friday 2019 originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 09:47:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fossil Group executive vice president Steve Evans mused at one point a few months ago about how much the health and wellness industry has converged with modern smartwatch technology — a comment that also tracks the arc of Fossil’s new product announcements and releases of late, which include a growing line of feature-rich smartwatches for health-conscious users.

On Wednesday, the company rolled out its latest addition to its hybrid smartwatch line. It’s a new watch called the Hybrid HR that promises more than two weeks of battery life, an always-on display, and integrated heart rate tracking, with retail availability starting today.

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Fossil’s new Hybrid HR smartwatch has an always-on display and 2+ weeks of battery life originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 09:26:47 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re only a few days into November, but we’re already seeing some terrific early Black Friday deals start to pour in. As always, the BGR Deals channel will be your one-stop shop for all the best Black Friday and Cyber Week bargains, but you don’t have to wait until the last week of the month to start getting in on the action. In fact, Amazon already kicked off its early holidays sales and the company’s two most popular products of all time got some killer discounts in the process. First up, you can save 20% on the beloved Fire TV Stick 4K Streaming Media Player, which is the top-of-the-line version of the Fire TV Stick. The insanely popular Echo Dot got an even bigger 40% discount, dropping it to just $29.99! These are both limited-time deals and there’s no way to tell when they’ll end, so get in on the action while you can.

Fire TV Stick 4K

• The most powerful 4K streaming media stick with a Wi-Fi antenna design optimized for 4K Ultra HD streaming.
• Launch and control content with the Alexa Voice Remote. Watch favorites from Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Apple TV, HBO, STARZ, SHOWTIME, and more, plus stream for free with Tubi, IMDb TV, and others.
• Enjoy brilliant picture with access to 4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, HDR, and HDR10+. Experience immersive sound with Dolby Atmos on select Prime Video titles.
• Fire TV Stick devices have more storage for apps and games than any other streaming media stick.
• Experience tens of thousands of channels, apps, and Alexa skills, plus millions of websites like Facebook and Reddit.
• Alexa on Fire TV provides the most comprehensive voice experience of any streaming media player—view live camera feeds, check the weather, dim the lights, and stream music.
• Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to thousands of movies and TV episodes, plus ad-free listening to millions of songs with Prime Music.

Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, streaming media player: $39.99

Echo Dot

• Meet Echo Dot – Our most popular smart speaker with a fabric design. It is our most compact smart speaker that fits perfectly into small spaces.
• Improved speaker quality – Better speaker quality than Echo Dot Gen 2 for richer and louder sound. Pair with a second Echo Dot for stereo sound.
• Voice control your music – Stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Sirius XM, and others.
• Ready to help – Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
• Voice control your smart home – Turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, and more with compatible connected devices.
• Connect with others – Call almost anyone hands-free. Instantly drop in on other rooms in your home or make an announcement to every room with a compatible Echo device.
• Alexa has skills – With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more.
• Designed to protect your privacy – Built with multiple layers of privacy protections and controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.

Echo Dot (3rd Gen) – Smart speaker with Alexa – Charcoal: $29.99

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Amazon’s 2 most popular products of all time got early Black Friday discounts originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 09:03:42 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Black Friday sales are just around the corner. Considering how many gizmos and gadgets go on sale ahead of the holidays each year, it’s a safe bet that some of your Black Friday buys are going to be battery-powered. That’s why Amazon is running a killer pre-Black Friday deal right now on top-rated AAA batteries from everyone’s favorite brand, Anker. 24-packs of Anker AAA batteries are down to $6.99 right now, which matches the lowest price ever. Anker’s AA batteries are also on sale, but we won’t even bother linking them because there’s a much better deal — a whopping 100 AA batteries from top-rated brand ACDelco are on sale for under $20!

Anker Alkaline AAA Batteries (24-Pack)

• The Anker Advantage: Join the 50 million+ powered by our leading technology.
• Long-Lasting Power: Power small devices like remotes for up to 240 days, or keep toys and game controllers running for much longer than other brands are able to.
• PowerLock: An air- and liquid-tight seal keeps the power inside; until you’re ready to unleash it.
• 10-Year Shelf Life: Buying batteries in bulk never made more sense. Anker Alkaline batteries work flawlessly for up to 10 years after they are first purchased.
• Adaptive Output: Anker Alkaline batteries deliver only the power required by your devices, ensuring universal compatibility and long life.

Anker Alkaline AAA Batteries (24-Pack), Long-Lasting & Leak-Proof with PowerLock Technology, Hi…: $6.99

ACDelco AA Super Alkaline Batteries

• 100 AA batteries in recloseable storage pack; each battery has 1.5 volts of power
• Performs better than the competition in high-drain and super high-drain devices
• Long shelf life; holds power and will not vent or leak when stored in a cool, dry place
• Contains no mercury or cadmium; safe for the home and better for the environment
• Trust ACDelco for all your battery needs: alkaline batteries, lithium coin cell batteries, rechargeable batteries, car batteries, and more

ACDelco AA Super Alkaline Batteries in Recloseable Package, 100 Count: $19.48

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Back in 2017 before Apple’s new iPhone X was released, people were losing their minds over one particular design feature that had been repeatedly pictured in leaks. That’s right, we’re talking about the notch. Apple wasn’t the first smartphone maker to cut a chunk of out a smartphone screen; that honor goes to LG, which released a phone called the LG V10 back in 2015 that had a notch carved out of the top corner of its display. Then a small startup called Essential released a phone with a tiny notch in mid-2017, a few weeks before Apple’s iPhone X was announced. Neither of those phones was very popular though, whereas Apple’s iPhone X was the tenth-anniversary iPhone that featured Apple’s most significant redesign ever. People went crazy complaining about how ugly the notch was, and how disruptive it would be to the iPhone’s user experience. Heck, even I chimed in and wrote about how ugly the notch was before eating crow after the iPhone X was released. In fact, pretty much all the complaints about the iPhone X’s notch quickly faded away after the phone hit store shelves.

What made me and all these other people change our tune? It was pretty simple: the notch doesn’t matter. Once you start using a smartphone with a notch in the display, you stop noticing it almost instantly. It becomes just another feature of the phone’s design. The area at the top edge of the screen is really only useful for elements of the status bar anyway, and Apple just pushed them to either side of the notch so nothing important was even lost. That’s why all the whining and whingeing stopped so soon after people actually got the phone in their hands.

History repeated itself earlier this ahead of Apple’s big iPhone 11 series launch, with people screaming across all corners of the internet about one particular design feature. Now there’s nothing but silence, and no one is complaining that the upcoming iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max will have the same design feature. Why? Because just like the notch, it was a stupid thing to complain about in the first place.

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Bose makes some of the best headphones in the world, and they’re also some of the most expensive headphones in the world. That’s why the brand’s wares are always so popular when they go on sale, and Bose is getting the party started early this year. Two of Bose’s most popular headphones models were just discounted on Amazon, matching the lowest prices of the year so far. Bose SoundSport Wireless In-Ear Headphones can be had right now for just $129, while the wildly popular Bose SoundLink II Over-Ear Wireless Headphones get an even bigger $50 discount. If you’re in the market for new headphones, definitely check out these great deals.

Bose SoundSport Wireless In-Ear Headphones

• A high quality audio experience, consistently balanced at any volume, thanks to Bose active EQ. Connectivity Technology: Wireless
• Wireless convenience, with easy Bluetooth and NFC pairing aided by voice prompts
• Exclusive Stay Hear+ tips keep the headphones comfortably in place during workouts
• Sweat and weather resistance for reliability while exercising
• Up to 6 hours battery life per charge. Please refer the User Guide before use

Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones – Black: $129.00

Bose SoundLink II Over-Ear Wireless Headphones

• Deep, immersive sound, improved EQ best in class performance for wireless headphones. Connectivity Technology: Wired/Wireless
• Latest Bluetooth technology for easy connectivity and seamless audio/video syncs
• Advanced microphone system, HD voice for clear calls in windy or noisy environments
• Up to 15 hours play time with rechargeable lithium ion battery
• Switch between two Bluetooth devices so you can watch a video while staying connected to your smartphone.Wireless range up to 30 feet (9 meter)

Bose SoundLink Around Ear Wireless Headphones II – Black: $229.00

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Popular Bose wireless earphones and headphones were just discounted ahead of Black Friday originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 07:54:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung announced a 108-megapixel camera sensor for smartphones back in mid-August, the Isocell Bright HMX, which was design together with Xiaomi. That very sensor is now rumored to equip the Galaxy S11 phones next year, which would be a significant upgrade for the Galaxy S line, at least when it comes to megapixels. However, the first phone in the world to rock the 108-megapixel comes from Xiaomi, and the first samples are already here.

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The Pixel 4 is Google’s latest Android flagship, and like its predecessors, it’s far from perfect. The phone features a design that’s stuck in 2017 and launched with a few issues out of the gate that need software fixes. More disturbingly, it turns out the Pixel 4 can bend with relative ease, a problem that you can’t fix on your own. And the Pixel 4 does cost a pretty penny, in spite of all those issues. It’s even more expensive than the cheapest new iPhone, and that entry-level iPhone 11 is a lot faster than the Pixel when it comes to day-to-day performance. If you’ve been looking to upgrade your old Google hardware and trade it in for a Pixel, we’ve already told you that Google has a poor opinion of its previous Pixel versions compared to iPhones. If you happen to still rock a Nexus handset, then you’re seriously out of luck. Any Google ad that says you can get a tiny price cut on the Pixel 4 if you trade-in your Nexus phone is hilariously misleading, as Google won’t honor the deal.

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The internet is a magical place where you can find just about anything. Unfortunately for doctors, medical misinformation tends to spread across the internet just like everything else, and anonymous people on sites like Reddit don’t mind issuing medical advice despite having no expertise. A new study published in JAMA took a close look at the particularly troubling trend of STD “crowd-diagnosis.”

STDs are absolutely booming in the United States. Recent stats reveal that some STDs are reaching all-time highs, and hookup apps have been blamed for the spikes. On Reddit’s r/STD board, the number of people asking for STD advice from anonymous visitors is on the rise.

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The arrival of Disney+ now exactly one week away.

For a variety of reasons, Disney’s new direct-to-consumer streaming product is shaping up to be the first major competition Netflix has had in a long while (maybe ever). And as a result of Disney’s aggressive marketing push, one study estimates the service already has more than 1 million subscribers pre-launch. Meanwhile, Disney is also teasing new details about the only show you absolutely must check out above all others on day 1. We’re talking, of course, about the new Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

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New Disney+ teaser reveals more about the one show you need to watch on launch day originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 5 Nov 2019 at 22:14:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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