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The AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s best noise-canceling earbuds. If you’re considering gifting the AirPods Pro 3 for Valentine’s Day, now’s a great time to pick them up. Today only, Best Buy is selling the noise-canceling earbuds for $199.99 ($50 off), matching their all-time low. AirPods Pro 3 Where to Buy: $249.99 $199.99 at Best Buy $249 $239.95 at Amazon For iPhone owners, nothing else really compares to the AirPods Pro 3. They deliver the best active noise cancellation and richest sound of any Apple wireless earbuds to date, combined with a more comfortable, angled design that fits securely and naturally in your ear canal. The AirPods Pro 3 also feature a new XXS ear tip size and a more robust IP57 sweat and water resistance rating, making them better suited for workouts. The earbuds pull double duty as well, functioning as a fitness tracker thanks to a built-in heart rate sensor that works with Apple’s Fitness app to track calories burned across more than 50 workout types. They even support real-time live translation, making them especially useful for travel. And, as you’d expect, they play well with other Apple devices, offering conveniences like automatic device switching and a case with Find My capabilities. Read our AirPods Pro 3 review. Three more ways to save: With the Switch 2 upgrade for the game expected to arrive on March 26th, now is a great time to grab a copy of Super Mario Bros. for $46.99 ($13 off) at Woot, which is its best price to date. The side-scrolling game builds on the best of classic Mario Bros. games, adding fun, bizarre new elements, surprising twists, and levels that test everything from combat skills to speed. Read our review. Now through January 23, Woot is selling the Amazon Smart Thermostat in refurbished condition for $39.99, which is $40 less than buying it new. In her review, The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy was impressed by how capable the budget thermostat is for the price. It delivers features usually reserved for models that cost more than twice as much, notably the ability to adapt to your habits and preferences. The attractive thermostat integrates well with Amazon Alexa too and while it doesn’t come with native temperature sensors, it’s a good investment to make if you’re embedded in Amazon’s ecosystem. Read our review. Amazon is selling the Anker Nano II 30W for $9.99 ($14 off), which is the lowest price we’ve seen on the charger. It features a single USB-C port that can deliver up to 30 watts of power, making it capable of quickly charging a laptop, smartphone, tablet, and other devices. While its prongs don’t fold, the charger is still small enough to easily slip into a bag.

Most of the US is bracing for a prolonged stretch of frigid weather and a massive winter storm that could wreak havoc on roads and power grids over the next several days. At least 170 million Americans are under winter weather alerts. "Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills" will linger even after the storm is done dumping heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the Southern Rockies all the way to New England through Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned Friday. Forecasters expect low temperatures to break numerous records, with wind chills as frigid as minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the Northern Plains … Read the full story at The Verge.