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Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure drops to $55, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

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This week brought deals on Apple devices, gaming gear and more. The Mac Mini M1 remains on sale for $600 while the 3rd generation AirPods have fallen back to a record low of $140. Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure is back in stock and costs $25, while you can still get a year-long Switch Online family membership plus a microSD card for 50 percent off. Here are this week’s best tech deals to get today.

Nintendo Ringfit adventure

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the Ringfit adventure is available again for $55, or $25 off the regular price. It’s a good option for Switch owners who want to exercise more in the new year but don’t want to go outside to do it. Joy-Cons attach to the included ring and leg strap so the game can track your movements as you do things like squats and crunches to move through a fantasy world, defeat enemies, and more.

Buy Ring Fit Adventure at Amazon – $55

AirPods (3rd generation)

Apple completely revamped the AirPods for the third-gen version, with the biggest changes coming in design and audio quality.

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Apple’s latest AirPods are currently on sale for $140, which is 22 percent off the regular price. These are the company’s newest earbuds and we’ve given them one Score of 88 for their improved design, better audio quality and long battery life.

Buy AirPods (3rd Gen) at Amazon – $140

2020 MacBook Pro M1

Apple's latest MacBook Pro with M1 chip.

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the 2020 MacBook Pro M1 remains $150 cheaper, bringing the model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage down to $1,150. It’s not the latest MacBook Pro with the high-end CPUs Apple has recently released, but it’s still a viable option. We gave it a score 84 for its fast performance, beautiful display and long battery life of 16.5 hours.

Buy the 2020 MacBook Pro M1 at Amazon – $1,150

Mac Mini M1

Apple Mac mini

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the base Mac Mini M1 Thanks to a sale and an additional coupon, you get a $100 discount, bringing the price down to $600. This model runs on the M1 chipset along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. This is Apple’s most affordable M1 device, making it a good option if you need an updated desktop.

Buy Mac Mini from Amazon – $600

Nintendo Switch Online Bundle

SanDisk 128GB microSD card Nintendo Switch

sandisk

Amazon has another one bundle up That includes a one-year Switch Online family membership and a 128GB SanDisk microSD card for $35. You get the microSD card essentially for free here, and the Family Plan subscription gives up to eight people access to online gaming, cloud data storage, and a library of NES and SNES games to play whenever you want .

Buy the Switch Online bundle from Amazon – $35

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2

Revival of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2

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the Galaxy Buds 2 are currently down to $100 or $50 below their normal price. We gave them one score 84 for their enhanced sound quality, adjustable ambient noise mode, comfortable design, and wireless charging support.

Buy Galaxy Buds 2 at Woot – $100

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE on Amazon will receive a $100 gift card

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Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy S21 FE, is officially available and starting shipping and Amazon is throwing in a $100 gift certificate if you order the handset through the online retailer. we briefly tested the FE at CES 2022, calling it “last year’s no-frills flagship,” and it includes a 5-nanometer processor, 120Hz display, 32-megapixel front-facing camera, larger battery, and more.

Buy the Galaxy S21 FE bundle on Amazon – $700

Google Nest Audio

the Nest audio Smart Speaker is down to $75, which is $25 off the regular price. While it’s not as good as the Black Friday price, it’s still a good discount on one of our favorite smart speakers. It received a score of 87 from us for its excellent audio quality, stereo mode, and minimalist design. You can also pick them up nest mini for only $25.

Buy Nest Audio at Best Buy – $75

Google News Hub (2nd generation)

The second generation nest hub has been reduced to $60 or $40 off the normal price. That’s also only $10 more than during the holiday shopping season. We gave it a Score of 89 for its beautiful 7-inch display, improved performance and audio quality, and its new sleep tracking feature.

Buy Nest Hub (2nd Gen) at Best Buy – $60

Withings Body+ smart scale

Withings

Withings

The Withings Body+ smart scale is 41 percent discount for today only under one Daily deal on Amazon which includes a number of other similar scales. The Withings gadget connects to WiFi and tracks things like your weight change, body fat and water percentage, muscle and bone mass, and more.

Buy the Body+ Smart Scale at Amazon – $59

Libro.fm

Libro.fm collage

Libro.fm

Engadget readers can receive a total two free audio books when you subscribe to Libro.fm, the audiobook subscription service that supports local bookstores. Similar to Audible, a Libro.fm membership costs $15 per month and gives you one audiobook credit per month, as well as a 30 percent discount on any audiobooks you buy a la carte.

Subscribe to Libro.fm – $15/month

New tech offers

echo show 5

The second generation echo show 5 is available for $45, or 47 percent off the regular price. Not much has changed from the first to the second generation, but that’s ok. We have the latest model one score 85 for its good sound quality, tap-to-snooze function and rustic design.

Buy Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen) at Amazon – $45

WyzeCam v3

the WyzeCam v3 with Spotlight Kit is 32 percent cheaper and costs $36. This is one of the easiest smart home security cameras to use and one of the cheapest, and the spotlight kit makes it more useful as an outdoor camera at night.

Buy Wyze Cam v3 on Amazon – $36

HBO Max

HBO Max has a sale knocking through January 25th 20 percent discount on its monthly plans. That means you can get the service with ads for $8 a month or the ad-free tier for $12 a month, with both discounted plans valid for one year. Current HBO Max subscribers can’t take advantage of the deal, but if you recently canceled and wanted to come back, you should be able to get the discount.

Subscribe to HBO Max from $8/month

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