Hip-Hop Wired Holiday Gift Guide For The Techie/Gamer In Your Family

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The arrival of Thanksgiving not only means grubbing on your momma and grandmother’s cooking but it also means it’s time to start your holiday shopping. Once you scrape your plates, it’s time to grab your wallets and do some shopping all while saving a buck or two thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, especially on gizmos and gadgets.

The two mega-shopping days benefit nobody more than the techie and gamer in the family. Granted there will be tons of items on sale—but, we’re going to point to the devices, consoles, and accessories that should be on your radar when you start your search.

Wireless Headphones

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To kick things off, you can start by crossing headphones off your list. Thanks to smartphones going wireless and music streaming the accessory have become of the utmost importance before you set out on your daily commute. While Apple won’t be unveiling its sale until Friday, so we don’t know the company’s popular but expensive AirPods will be a part of it.

Until then right now there are some great deals from wireless headphones from brands such as Beats By Dre, Sony, Bose, Samsung, and JBL. Here is a list of headphones currently on sale right now:

1. Samsung AKG N60 Noise Canceling Headphones $179.99 originally $299.99
2. Samsung AKG N200 Wireless $89.99 originally $149.99
3. Bose Soundlink Wireless Around-Ear Headphones II $199.99 originally $229.99
4. Bose SoundSport Free Wireless Headphones $169.99 originally $199.99
5. Sony – WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Over-the-Ear Headphones with Google Assistant $349.99
6. Beats By Dre – Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones $279.99 originally $349.99
7. Beats By Dre – Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones $239.99 originally $299.99
8. JBL – E65BTNC Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-The-Ear Headphones $99.99 originally $199.99

Video Game Consoles

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If you have been waiting for the right moment to purchase either a PlayStation 4  or Xbox One or the 4K models and VR gaming now is the perfect time to do so. Both companies are offering deals on just the console alone or in bundles knocking down the prices of each powerful systems significantly.

Both PlayStation and Xbox currently have Black Friday deals going on right now and ends on the 26th. Here are some of the console bundles and accessory deals both companies are offering:

PlayStation

1. Spider-Man 1TB PS4 Bundle $199
2. PlayStation 4 Pro 1TB Red Dead Redemption II Bundle $399.99
3. PlayStation VR ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission and Moss Bundle $199.99
4. PlayStation VR CREED: Rise To Glory and SUPERHOT VR Bundle $249.99
5. Dualshock 4 Wireless Controllers $39.99 originally $59.99

Xbox

1. Xbox One X Shadow of The Tomb Raider Bundle (1TB) $429.00
2. Xbox One X NBA 2K19 Bundle (1TB) $429.00
3. Xbox One X Fallout 76 Bundle (1TB) $429.00
4. Xbox One X Gold Rush Special Edition Battlefield V Bundle (1TB)  $429.00
5. Xbox One S Two Controller Bundle (1TB) $229.00
6. Xbox One S Fortnite Bundle (1TB) $229.00
7. Xbox One S NBA 2K19 Bundle (1TB) $229.00
8. Xbox One S Starter Bundle (1TB) $229.00

Nintendo also will have their own Black Friday sale beginning on November 23 offering a Nintendo Switch system with a Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe full game download for $299. You can also grab a yellow-and-red Nintendo 2DS system with the Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS game pre-installed for $79.99.

Of course, you’re going to need some games as well, and all three companies are offering great deals on the hottest titles out such as NBA 2K19, Spider-Man, PUBG & more. You can head over to PlayStation, Microsoft and Nintendo’s websites to see the full list of games currently on sale.

4K Televisions 

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Of course, you’re going to need a 4K UHD smart television to take full advantage of your new 4K system. Now is the best time to purchase one. Best Buy currently has brands like Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio and more on sale in a range of different size options to fit your gaming and viewing needs.

1. Samsung 55″ Class – LED – NU7100 Series 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV with HDR $519.99 originally $599.99
2. LG – 65″ Class – LED – UK6090PUA Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV with HDR $599.99 originally $799.99
3. Sony – 65″ Class – LED – X850F Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV with HDR $999.99 originally $1,399.99

To see the complete list of televisions on sale head here now.

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SmartWatches

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Wearables/smartwatches are all the rage right now and getting the regular watch out of the paint. So you shouldn’t be shocked if you spot one on someone’s wishlist as a must have this holiday season. As mentioned before Apple has not revealed the contents of its upcoming sale so we have no idea if the series 3 Apple Watch will go on sale, but it would be a safe bet to assume so.

BUT don’t fret Samsung and Fitbit have shared details on their upcoming sales on their wearables. While Samsung’s deals are already live allowing shoppers to save $70.00 on both Galaxy Watch 42mm ($259.99) 46mm ($279.99) Bluetooth only models. If you are interested in the Gear Sport model, you will be saving $100 as that watch is on sale for $178.99.  Fitbit’s sale officially starts on November 22, and all of the brand’s popular modes such as the Versa, Ionic, Charge 3, Alta HR and Ace are all on sale.

Tablets

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Apple’s iPad is the clear favorite among the masses we won’t know until Friday if any of the older models or if the new iPad Pro model will be a part of the sale. BUT if you’re in the market for a tablet and not necessarily locked in on just Apple’s popular tablet, Amazon, Samsung, and Microsoft are offering some great deals on its devices.

If you head over to Microsoft’s site right now, you can purchase a Surface Pro 6 + Type Cover bundle for $799.99 saving you $260. Samsung also has a wide range of Galaxy Tabs on sale on its website as well that includes:

1. Galaxy Tab S3 9.7″ (S Pen included) $449.99
2. Galaxy Tab A 8.0″ 32GB $149.99
3. Galaxy Tab A 10.1″ 16GB (S Pen included) Wi-Fi $209.99
4. Galaxy Tab A 10.1″ 16GB Wi-Fi $159.99
5. Galaxy Tab A 7.0″  8GB  Wi-Fi $99.99
6. Galaxy Tab E Lite 7.0″ 8GB Wi-Fi $69.99
7. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7″ 32GB Wi-Fi $289.99
8. Galaxy Tab E 9.6″ 16GB Wi-Fi $149.99

Amazon deals include:

1. Fire 7 tablet with Alexa: $29.99 ($20 off)
2. Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet: $69.99 ($30 off)
3. All-New Fire HD 8 tablet with Alexa Hands-Free: $49.99 ($30 off)
4. All-New Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet: $89.99 ($40 off)
5. Fire HD 10 tablet with Alexa Hands-Free: $99.99 ($50 off)

Smart Speakers/Fire Stick

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Last but certainly not least smart speakers and if you’re looking to ditch your cable box Fire devices. Amazon is offering plenty of discounts both Fire TV and Echo Devices during its week-long Black Friday sale.

1. All-New Echo Dot: $24.00 ($25.99 off)
2. Echo Dot Kids Edition: $49.99 ($20 off)
3. Echo (2nd generation): $69 ($30.99 off)
4. Echo (RED) edition: $69.00 ($30.99)
5. All-New Echo Plus: $109.99 ($40 off)
6. Echo Spot: $89.99 ($40 off)
7. All-New Echo Show: $179.99 ($50 off)
8. Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote: $34.99 ($15 off)
9. Fire TV Cube with Far-Field Voice Control and 4K UHD/HDR: $59.99 ($60 off)
10. Fire TV Recast 500 GB with two tuners: $179.99 ($500)

For the full list of Amazon’s discounted devices head over to their page right now. Happy holidays and happy shopping from Hip-Hop Wired.

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