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B<\/span>lack Friday started off as a way to score some great deals on gifts, but let\u2019s be honest: it\u2019s also a chance to pick up some nice, deeply discounted goodies for yourself. This is especially true in the world of tech, where high prices and personal taste mean it\u2019s often just safest to buy what works for you rather than guessing on a gift. Don\u2019t worry, we won\u2019t judge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian\u2019s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link.\u00a0Learn more.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n But when you\u2019re inundated with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, it\u2019s easy to get spun around by specs: is that really enough storage? Is the screen big enough? Will I regret not getting the newer version? That\u2019s when you turn to the experts.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been a professional tech reviewer since 2013 and I have reviewed all manner of gadgets, from phone to keyboards and even augmented reality glasses. If they ever put Wi-Fi in a hamburger, I\u2019ll tell you what\u2019s great about it, and what still needs work.<\/p>\n For this list of deals, I studied deal sites, forums and databases of deals to find deep discounts on products that I know and love. I\u2019ve personally used many of the items in this roundup, held them up in my hand, used them daily in my life, and in many cases, written reviews of them. And in the cases where I haven\u2019t, I know the companies and product space enough to feel confident making recommendations. While plenty of these gadgets would make great gifts, you\u2019ll also find plenty of opportunities to upgrade your own home, if you\u2019re so inclined.<\/p>\n Here are some of the best deals I\u2019ve been able to find so far. This list will be constantly updated through November, so make sure to check back.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet<\/strong><\/p>\n Now $69.99, originally $139.99 at Amazon (50% off)<\/span><\/p>\n Whether I\u2019m reading or watching a movie, the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet has a beautiful screen and just the right amount of power to stream content: you don\u2019t need much computing muscle to turn pages of a book or play back a video. It\u2019s also very durable, so it\u2019s great for coffee table reading. While a Fire tablet isn\u2019t as useful as a full Android tablet, at this price it\u2019s still a great deal, even if it only ends up as your Netflix screen to go.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n JBL Live Pro 2<\/strong><\/p>\n $89.95, originally $169.95 at Amazon (47% off)<\/span><\/p>\n JBL is an iconic name in sound, and the JBL Live Pro 2 are some of my favorite earbuds. They have excellent Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), which makes it easier to listen to your music at a lower volume to avoid hearing damage. You also get excellent battery life, at up to 10 hours on a single charge, so these can be a great musical companion for the vibe-coders in your life to blot out the world for hours while they crack on the next big thing. I\u2019d heartily recommend them at full price, so at half-off they\u2019re a no brainer.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Blink Outdoor 4 Wireless smart security camera<\/strong><\/p>\n $51.99, originally $129.99 at Amazon (60%)<\/span><\/p>\n Smart cameras typically come with a big trade-off: you need to either run an ugly wire to them or change the battery every couple months. But the Blink Outdoor 4 Wireless camera sidesteps both with a battery that can last up to two years. I\u2019ve had one for about a year so far, and the battery shows no signs of stopping. You can put this camera anywhere it has access to wifi and basically forget it exists, except when you want to see what\u2019s going on in your yard. At 60% off, it\u2019s worth grabbing a few for different parts of the house and yard.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n $24.99, originally $49.99 at Amazon (50%)<\/span><\/p>\n The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K plus remains the single easiest way to turn a regular TV into a smart TV. Just plug it into your TV and a power source, and just like that you have access to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, Amazon and Blink camera feeds, and of course Alexa. The ultra-simple remote makes for easy navigation, and has a built-in mic for voice commands (\u201cHey Alexa, play The Office.\u201d) At 50% off, you can grab one for every TV in the house, or even one to travel with \u2013 it\u2019s tiny.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet Plus Standing Cover Bundle<\/strong><\/p>\n $79.98, originally $132.98 at Amazon (34%)<\/span><\/p>\n The Amazon Fire HD 8 is a slightly smaller version of the aforementioned Amazon Fire Tablet that\u2019s better suited to travel. This particular bundle also includes a case with an origami-style leg to prop up the tablet up for watching shows on the go. Like the larger model, it\u2019s mainly a media machine, so imagine it more like a portable TV than a full-fledged tablet. At this price, it\u2019s still well worth it.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/strong><\/p>\n $1,057.91, originally $1,499.99 at Amazon (25%)<\/span><\/p>\n I review phones year-round, and this is the one I go back to when I\u2019m not reviewing anything else. It\u2019s simply one of the best Android smartphones. It has an amazing camera setup great for ultrawide snaps and zooming in to a crazy degree, onboard AI including Gemini Live, epic battery life (easily a day and a half), and a built-in stylus for those times you want precision in your tapping and swiping. This price tag may not seem like much of a discount since the S25 Ultra usually starts at about $1,200, but this is the upgraded model with 512GB storage, which you\u2019re going to want.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy S25 FE<\/strong><\/p>\n $534.99, originally $709.99 at Amazon (25%)<\/span><\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s \u201cfan edition\u201d (FE) devices are designed for buyers who want a flagship phone experience at a lower price point. That means the S25 FE phone has most of the same chops as its larger siblings, including all the same AI tricks, and an impressive triple-camera setup that\u2019s no joke. It\u2019s a great value even at full price, and at 27% off one of the best phone deals out there for Black Friday.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Bose QuietComfort Bluetooth Headphones<\/strong><\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/p>\n A guide to buying fewer, better products.<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span><\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n $199, originally $349 at Amazon (43%)<\/span><\/p>\n Bose has been a leader in noise-cancelling headphones for decades, and the QuietComfort series of headphones carry on the legacy. These headphones are great for frequent travelers as they can cancel out the drone of planes, trains, or automobiles, while you enjoy the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. You don\u2019t often see these headphones at this price, so these would be a great pickup.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Bose QuietComfort Earbuds<\/strong><\/p>\n $129, originally $179 at Amazon (28%)<\/span><\/p>\n If the traveler in your life doesn\u2019t want to carry a bulky set of over-the-ear headphones (like me), earbuds like these are a great solution. Like their bigger brothers, these offer outstanding active noise cancellation to drown out airplane noise, but they\u2019re also compact and still have good battery life. Since they\u2019re earbuds, they form a great seal in your ear canal, which passively seals out noise even when ANC isn\u2019t active. At this price, these earbuds are hard to resist, especially when compared to their peers at $130.<\/p>\n <\/span>A pair of black Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds<\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Sony<\/p>\n WF-1000XM5 Earbuds<\/strong><\/p>\n $229.99, originally $329.99 at Sony (30%)<\/span><\/p>\n Sony headphones are a cut above the rest in terms of sound quality: when I tested the WF-1000XM5, I heard tones in music that I had never heard before. I believe they\u2019re the best-sounding earbuds you can buy, and the Guardian\u2019s reviewer loved them too. Their popularity means Sony seldom needs to discount them, so 30% off is hard to ignore. If you know someone who loves music but still listens with cheap headphones, this will open a whole new world.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Kasa Smart Light Bulbs<\/strong><\/p>\n $15.99, originally $24.99 at Amazon (36%)<\/span><\/p>\n Lots of smart-home products are gimmicky, but we wholeheartedly recommend smart bulbs. You can have them turn on automatically at dusk, wake you up slowly in the morning as an alarm clock, or just answer to your voice commands. A multicolor bulb like this Kasa model also lets you set the mood with one of 16m colors. A two-pack for $15.99 is an instant upgrade to your home.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n TP-Link Deco X15 Dual-Band AX1500 WiFi 6 Mesh Wi-Fi System<\/strong><\/p>\n $107.99, originally $149.99 at Amazon (28%)<\/span><\/p>\n If you have wifi dead spots in your home, a mesh wifi network is an easy modern way to fix the issue. A mesh system uses multiple access points to blanket your home in signal, and automatically switches your devices to the closest one, so you\u2019ll no longer drop Zoom calls when you walk into that one corner of your basement. This system comes with three points, which should be plenty for most homes, but you can easily add more.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n Sony BRAVIA Theater Bar 6<\/strong><\/p>\n $498, originally 699.99 at Amazon (29%)<\/span><\/p>\n Few flat-screen TVs come with sufficient built-in sound, and even if yours seems OK, a soundbar takes things to another level. This BRAVIA Theater Bar 6 comes with a separate subwoofer and two rear-channel speakers to fill your room with sound, and the rear channels are wireless for easier installation. Once you hear it, you will never want to watch TV again without it.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Walmart<\/p>\n Hisense 75\u201d Class H5 Series QLED<\/strong><\/p>\n Now $378, originally $499 at Walmart (24% off)<\/span><\/p>\n We live in an amazing time when you can buy a 75in 4K TV for under $400. This model even uses QLED technology for better color accuracy, which used to be a premium feature just a few years ago. Since it\u2019s a Roku TV, all of your streaming services are at your fingertips right out of the box. This is a one-off model that appears to be exclusive to Walmart, so you won\u2019t find reviews on it, but Hisense is a reputable brand and TVs have matured so much that even budget models hold their own to most eyeballs.<\/p>\n <\/span> Photograph: Courtesy of Samsung<\/p>\n Samsung OLED S90F 4K TV<\/strong><\/p>\n $1,399.99, originally $2499.99 at Samsung (44% off)<\/span><\/p>\n For color fidelity and contrast, most home theater enthusiasts still turn to OLED screens, but they seldom come cheap. This is a great deal on a high-end example, just one rung below Samsung\u2019s flagship S95F. 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